Patents by Inventor Wangkuen Lee

Wangkuen Lee 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: 20240285395
    Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) includes a lens body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis, and a progressive phase step structure formed on a refractive surface profile of at least one of the anterior surface or the posterior surface, the at least one of the anterior surface or the posterior surface having an outer zone, an inner zone, and a transition zone continuously connecting the outer zone and the inner zone. The refractive surface profile in the outer zone provides a base power, and the refractive surface profile in the inner zone provides an add power. The progressive phase step structure includes a first annular ridge structure within the inner zone, and a second annular ridge structure extending radially from the transition zone to the outer zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Wangkuen LEE, Shinwook LEE, Sangyeol LEE
  • Publication number: 20240148490
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ophthalmic lens (such as an IOL) that is designed to enhance depth of focus for intermediate vision performance, while maintaining distance vision. The lens may include an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis. One of the surfaces (e.g., the anterior surface) may have a surface profile involving a superposition of at least three structures or profiles, including a base structure, a phase shift structure having an inner region, an outer region and a transition region, and a zonal structure having an inner power zone and an outer transition zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Myoung-Taek CHOI, Sangyeol LEE, Shinwook LEE, Wangkuen LEE
  • Patent number: 11903819
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ophthalmic lens (such as an IOL) that is designed to enhance depth of focus for intermediate vision performance, while maintaining distance vision. The lens may include an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis. One of the surfaces (e.g., the anterior surface) may have a surface profile involving a superposition of at least three structures or profiles, including a base structure, a phase shift structure having an inner region, an outer region and a transition region, and a zonal structure having an inner power zone and an outer transition zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung-Taek Choi, Sangyeol Lee, Shinwook Lee, Wangkuen Lee
  • Publication number: 20210330452
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ophthalmic lens (such as an IOL) that is designed to enhance depth of focus for intermediate vision performance, while maintaining distance vision. The lens may include an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis. One of the surfaces (e.g., the anterior surface) may have a surface profile involving a superposition of at least three structures or profiles, including a base structure, a phase shift structure having an inner region, an outer region and a transition region, and a zonal structure having an inner power zone and an outer transition zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Myoung-Taek Choi, Sangyeol Lee, Shinwook Lee, Wangkuen Lee