Patents by Inventor Gerald Yewey

Gerald Yewey 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).

  • Punctal plugs for controlled release of therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 9301874
    Abstract: Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret A. Coldren, Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Victor Lust, Gerald Yewey
  • BALLOON PUNCTAL PLUG
    Publication number: 20130220346
    Abstract: A lacrimal insert such as a punctal plug may incorporate a balloon or other similar structure to facilitate anchoring of the punctal plug within the lacrimal canaliculus. The balloon may be inflated once it is positioned and deflated if removal is required or desired. The balloon may be affixed to an external portion of the punctal plug or incorporated into a chamber within the punctal plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Lust, Jeffrey Miller, Gerald Yewey, Robert Wade Allen, Richard W. Mendius
  • METHOD FOR DELIVERING OPHTHALMIC DRUGS
    Publication number: 20130018360
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of delivering ophthalmic drugs, specifically prostaglandins and prostamides. This method may also be applied to other types of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering drugs (e.g. carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, beta blockers, alpha-adrenergic agonists, and parasympathomimetics) as well as other types of ophthalmic drugs for other indications (e.g. dry eye, inflammation, and infection).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Marissa Dockendorf, Günter Solms, Bailin Laing, Bret A. Coldren, Gary Yewey, Gerald Yewey
  • PUNCTAL PLUGS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS
    Publication number: 20120283669
    Abstract: Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Bret A. Coldren, Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Victor Lust, Gerald Yewey
  • Compositions and methods for treating female sexual arousal disorder using hydrophobic-calcitonin gene related peptide
    Publication number: 20050239714
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and composition for the treatment of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder. Calcitonin gene-related peptide, a naturally occurring substance in the human body, is chemically conjugated to a hydrophobic agent thereby increasing its permeability across the skin membrane. When locally applied to female genitalia localized blood flow is promoted thus resulting in increased sexual arousal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Southard, Gerald Yewey, Gary Rosenthal