Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Shone

Thomas R. Shone 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).

  • Publication number: 20090033864
    Abstract: Pairs of multifocal contact lenses are described. Each contact lens of the pair includes a central area that provides substantially all of the distance vision correction of the lens, and an annular area surrounding the central area and providing intermediate vision correction and near vision correction. A pair of contact lenses can be used to correct a person's vision, especially presbyopia of an emerging presbyopic patient. Methods of producing the present pairs of contact lenses are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas R. Shone, Nikoo Iravani, Leslie Donahue