Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Galas

Stephen L. Galas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of stabilizing silicone hydrogels against hydrolytic degradation
    Patent number: 6634748
    Abstract: A method of increasing the shelf life of silicone hydrogels stored in aqueous solutions. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of stabilizing a silicone hydrogel article against hydrolytic degradation comprising, storing said silicone hydrogel in an ozone-free, aqueous solution having a pH of from about 5.0 to less than about 7.2, and a viscosity of less than about 10 centipoise, wherein if the aqueous solution is substantially free of poloxamine or poloxamer surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Stephen L. Galas
  • Antimicrobial lenses and methods of their use
    Publication number: 20030043341
    Abstract: This invention relates to antimicrobial lenses containing coated zeolites and methods for their production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: David C. Turner, Azaam Alli, James D. Ford, Stephen L. Galas, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Frank L. Neely, James R. Petisce, Robert B. Steffen, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, James Jen, Joseph R. Hepting, James Ebel