Patents
US 12271057 B1: Chromatic aberration tuning ophthalmic corrector lens methods
- Granted
- 2025-04-08
- Filed
- 2020-12-21 application 17129727
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to methods of tuning chromatic aberration of the eyes of a subject for the treatment of myopia. Refractive errors of an eye of the subject are assessed in the presence of one or more of red, blue, or green colored light, individually. A hybrid achromatic lens having a refractive portion and a diffractive portion is then designed, with the hybrid lens having a distribution of power varied between the refractive portion and diffractive portion. As such, the hybrid lens produces a state of chromatic aberration for the eyes of the subject capable of reducing or eliminating myopia advancement for the eyes of the subject.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250408.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 275 patents | US company or organization | Birmingham, AL | UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville 88 patents | US company or organization | Huntsville, AL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Reardon | Madison, AL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy J. Gawne | Birmingham, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Tolles Norton | Homewood, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02C | Spectacles; sunglasses or goggles insofar as they have the same features as spectacles; contact lenses | G02C7/027 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B3/0008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-26 | Government interest Confirmatory license | UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM signed 2021-04-21 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT BETHESDA, MD | 65380/726 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-09-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GAWNE, TIMOTHY JERNER signed 2023-09-06 NORTON, THOMAS TOLLES signed 2023-09-06 | THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION BIRMINGHAM, AL | 64828/868 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-09-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | REARDON, PATRICK JOHN signed 2023-08-15 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE HUNTSVILLE, AL | 64828/774 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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