Inventor · Jacksonville, FL, US

Ivan M. Nunez

48Patents
16h-index
55Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1991 → Apr 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5998498A Soft contact lenses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 296 Expired
US6020445A Silicone hydrogel polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 243 Expired
US5681871A Method for preparing ultraviolet radiation absorbing contact lenses Chemistry; Metallurgy 110 Expired
US6439870B1 Apparatus for automated ophthalmic lens fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5484863A Polymeric ophthalmic lens prepared from unsaturated polyoxyethylene monomers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5304584A Soft, high oxygen permeability ophtalmic lens Physics 27 Expired
US6218463A Ocular devices manufactured with free radical-polymerizable latent ultra-violet absorbers Physics 27 Expired
US5457140A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7781554B2 Polysiloxanes and polysiloxane prepolymers with vinyl or epoxy functionality Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Active
US5690953A Polymeric ophthalmic lens with crosslinker containing saccharide residue Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5648402A Contact lenses from highly permeable siloxane polyol material Physics 23 Expired
US5684058A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5196458A Soft, high oxygen permeability ophthalmic lens Physics 20 Expired
US8337551B2 Biomedical devices Human Necessities 18 Active
US5565539A Contact lenses with hydrophilic crosslinkers Physics 18 Expired
US5910519A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5490960A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5654350A Contact lenses with hydrophilic crosslinkers Physics 16 Expired
US5490959A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6630083B1 Methods and compositions for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5736409A Method of testing inert, displaceable diluents used in forming shaped hydrogel articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5498379A Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US8807745B2 Fully polymerized UV blocking silicone hydrogel lens Physics 11 Active
US5723131A Contact lens containing a leachable absorbed material Human Necessities 8 Expired
US6414049B1 Stable initiator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.