Patents by Inventor Thomas George Fripp

Thomas George Fripp 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).

  • ARTIFICIAL EYES AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170165050
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial eye for fitting as a whole or partial replacement of a patient's original eye. This is done by providing an image of an iris on a substrate (100, 300) comprising at least a frontal region of an artificial eye, providing a support (108, 308) for the substrate, positioning the substrate and support in a mould (122, 322), and encapsulating the substrate within a mould material (136, 336).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas George Fripp, Lewis Green, Lesley Elizabeth Gill
  • ARTIFICIAL EYES AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150320546
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial eye for fitting as a whole or partial replacement of a patient's original eye is provided. The method includes providing a digitally acquired image of an iris and transferring the image to a substrate comprising at least the frontal region of an artificial eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Lewis Green, Thomas George Fripp, Lesley Elizabeth Gill
  • Artificial eyes and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9101464
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial eye for fitting as a whole or partial replacement of a patient's original eye is provided. The method includes providing a digitally acquired image of an iris and transferring the image to a substrate comprising at least the frontal region of an artificial eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The Manchester Metropolitan University
    Inventors: Lewis Green, Thomas George Fripp, Lesley Elizabeth Gill
  • ARTIFICIAL EYES AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130317609
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial eye for fitting as a whole or partial replacement of a patient's original eye, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a digitally acquired image of an iris; and b) transferring the image to a substrate comprising at least the frontal region of an artificial eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Lewis Green, Thomas George Fripp, Lesley Elizabeth Gill