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Michael J. Simpson — 27 Patents

ALAlcon: 5 patents #174 of 866Top 25%
Novartis Ag: 5 patents #875 of 5,128Top 20%
3M: 4 patents #3,453 of 11,543Top 30%
ZCZimmer Knee Creations: 2 patents #13 of 22Top 60%
MLMindspeed Technologies, Llc.: 1 patents #97 of 197Top 50%
RARockwell Automation: 1 patents #3,377 of 4,211Top 85%
VRVrex: 1 patents #8 of 11Top 75%
AMAlcon Manufacturing: 1 patents #41 of 72Top 60%
ALAlcon Laboratories: 1 patents #165 of 314Top 55%
ARAlcon Research: 1 patents #145 of 267Top 55%
Arlington, TX: #31 of 1,708 inventorsTop 2%
Texas: #4,611 of 125,132 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Michael J. Simpson has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Alcon. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in September 2024. Michael J. Simpson ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Michael J. Simpson in Arlington, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2013.peak 31991: 1 patents19911992: 2 patents1993: 1 patents19931997: 2 patents2002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2010: 2 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 3 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents2023: 1 patents20232024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12094009 Electronic pharmacy adjudication system and associated method and computer program product Chad Griffin 2024-09-17
11783424 Electronic pharmacy adjudication system and associated method and computer program product Chad Griffin 2023-10-10
9717404 Multifocal lens and system and method for simulating the same Stephen Brauner 2017-08-01
RE45969 Extended depth of focus (EDOF) lens to increase pseudo-accommodation by utilizing pupil dynamics Xin Hong, Myoung-Taek Choi, Mutlu Karakelle, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Yan Zhang 2016-04-12
9271835 Implantable devices for subchondral treatment of joint pain Charanpreet S. Bagga, Shaun B. Hanson, Christopher D. Mandeen, Steven B. Cohen, Charles F. Leinberry +1 more 2016-03-01
RE45751 Computerized scheduling system and method for comparing two dates and alerting user of impending due date by changing color display of one of the two dates Robert Simpson, William S. Perrello 2015-10-13
8632178 Determining physical lengths in an eye using multiple refractive indices 2014-01-21 $12,037,000
8608802 Implantable devices for subchondral treatment of joint pain Charanpreet S. Bagga, Shaun B. Hanson, Christopher D. Mandeen, Steven B. Cohen, Charles F. Leinberry +1 more 2013-12-17
8562675 Extended depth of focus (EDOF) lens to increase pseudo-accommodation by utilizing pupil dynamics Xin Hong, Mutlu Karakelle, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Myoung-Taek Choi, Yan Zhang 2013-10-22 $8,956,000
8556421 Calculating an intraocular lens (IOL) power according to a directly determined IOL location 2013-10-15 $9,796,000
8241354 Extended depth of focus (EDOF) lens to increase pseudo-accommodation by utilizing pupil dynamics Xin Hong, Mutlu Karakelle, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Myoung-Taek Choi, Yan Zhang 2012-08-14 $12,923,000
7944553 Method of measuring diffractive lenses Jihong Xie 2011-05-17
7777872 Method of measuring diffractive lenses 2010-08-17 $108,437,000
7659970 Method of measuring diffractive lenses Jihong Xie 2010-02-09 $361,570,000
7572007 Apodized diffractive IOL with frustrated diffractive region 2009-08-11 $250,671,000
7350916 Intraocular lens Xin Hong, Jihong Xie, Stephen J. Van Noy, Dan Stanley, Mutlu Karakelle +1 more 2008-04-01 $81,769,000
7039044 Method and apparatus for early detection of DTMF signals in voice transmissions over an IP network Michael C. Whitfield, Remy Gauguey 2006-05-02 $3,333,000
6970144 Kiosk for 3D display David C. Swift 2005-11-29
6923539 Aspheric lenses Daniel Robert Carson 2005-08-02 $219,902,000
6549894 Computerized docketing system for intellectual property law with automatic due date alert Robert Simpson, William S. Perrello 2003-04-15
6491721 Toric intraocular lens material Charles Freeman, Mutlu Karakelle 2002-12-10 $25,013,000
5699142 Diffractive multifocal ophthalmic lens Chun-Shen Lee 1997-12-16
5699481 Timing recovery scheme for packet speech in multiplexing environment of voice with data applications Eyal Shlomot, Qiang Ye 1997-12-16 $31,833,000
5229797 Multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses John A. Futhey 1993-07-20 $9,490,000
5129718 Multi-focal diffractive ophthalmic lenses John A. Futhey, William B. Isaacson 1992-07-14 $19,227,000