Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Burns

Thomas S. Burns 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).

  • Patent number: 11925578
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye. In several embodiments, the devices are capable of controlled release of two or more drugs, the release of each drug into a different ocular space (e.g., an ocular compartment versus an ocular fluid outflow pathway).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Glaukos Corporation
    Inventors: Harold A. Heitzmann, Thomas W. Burns, David S. Haffner
  • Publication number: 20240065887
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are drug delivery implants configured to be implanted into the eye of a subject and serve as intraocular drug depots. The implants reside in an intraocular target site until activation, at which time the implants release the drug (or drugs) housed within the implant in a controlled release fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Harold A. Heitzmann, Thomas W. Burns, David S. Haffner
  • Patent number: 5566636
    Abstract: A mooring system for mooring a turreted vessel off-shore, which comprises: line pulling equipment mounted in the vessel turret; a block located in the water at a depth below expected wave action and at a distance from the vessel; a mooring line extending from the puling equipment, through a fairlead at the bottom of the vessel turret, through the block and back for releasable attachment to the vessel; and mooring tackle attached to the block and extending away from the vessel to an anchor. The mooring line and mooring tackle form a catenary between the vessel and the anchor which has a curve adapted to maintain the anchor securely attached to the sea bottom, and to maintain the block below the depth of expected wave action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Reading & Bates Development Co.
    Inventors: Christian V. Wolf, Thomas S. Burns
  • Patent number: 5390618
    Abstract: A mooring system for mooring a vessel off-shore, which comprises a block located in the water at a depth below expected wave action and at a distance from the vessel; a mooring line extending from line pulling equipment on the vessel, through the block and back, for releasable attachment to the vessel; mooring tackle attached to the block and extending away from the vessel to an anchor. The mooring line and mooring tackle form a catenary, between the vessel and the anchor, which has a curve adapted to maintain the anchor securely attached to the bottom and to maintain the block below the depth of expected wave action. Preferably, the mooring line passes from the pulling equipment through a fairlead located near the vessel's waterline, and then to the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Reading & Bates Development Co.
    Inventors: Christian V. Wolff, Thomas S. Burns