ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,242,139, issued on March 4, was assigned to OneFocus Vision Inc. (Fernandina Beach, Fla.).
"Rotationally stabilized contact lens" was invented by Rick Payor (Cumming, Ga.), Stephane Gobron (Irvine, Calif.), Ben Lubberman (HD Wierden, Netherlands) and Steve Waite (Fernandina Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The stabilized contact lens methods and apparatus disclosed herein provide improved stabilization of a contact lens placed on a cornea of an eye. The contact lens comprises stabilization zones that allow the lens to repeatedly and consistently orient on the cornea such that a sensing zone located on the lower portion of the l...