ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,629, issued on June 16, was assigned to Journey 1 Inc (South San Francisco, Calif.).
"Astigmatism correcting contact lenses" was invented by Eugene De Juan Jr. (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides coverings such as contact lenses which can be used to provide improved vision in an eye of a subject, such as a human or animal subject. The coverings may comprise a pillar and a plurality of fenestrations. In some cases, an annular region such as a lenticular volume may be formed on the eye of the subject which may provide enhance comfort while the covering is in use. The coverings provided herein m...