ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,696, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL Ltd. (Fareham, Great Britain).
"Ophthalmic lenses and methods relating thereto" was invented by Pablo Benito Lopez (Southampton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ophthalmic lens (101), methods of manufacturing such a lens (101), and methods of designing such a lens (101) are described. The lens (101) includes an optic zone (103) centred on an optical axis (102) and a peripheral zone (105) surrounding the optic zone (103). Within the optic zone (103), along a first meridian (107a), the lens (101) has a first radial power profile that varies continuousl...