Patents by Inventor Yann Vaillant

Yann Vaillant 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).

  • Intraocular lens and method of making an intraocular lens
    Patent number: 8685087
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention provides an IOL having an optic with a peripheral section including one or more visually observable markers formed on the optic peripheral section and located within the visually observable zone of a surgeon viewing the IOL in the implanted condition through the pupil. In a second aspect of the invention, the IOL peripheral section includes an edge provided with a plunger engagement segment configured to inhibit off-axis movement of a plunger tip when engaged therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Yann Vaillant, Benoit Bessiere
  • Intraocular Lens and Method of Making an Intraocular Lens
    Publication number: 20100152846
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention provides an IOL having an optic with a peripheral section including one or more visually observable markers formed on the optic peripheral section and located within the visually observable zone of a surgeon viewing the IOL in the implanted condition through the pupil. In a second aspect of the invention, the IOL peripheral section includes an edge provided with a plunger engagement segment configured to inhibit off-axis movement of a plunger tip when engaged therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Yann Vaillant, Benoit Bessiere