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Aleksander Franz, Winchester, MA US
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| 20100003575 | STRESSED THIN-FILM MEMBRANE ISLANDS - A structure including a support defining an opening, and a tensilely stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a material having a characteristic crack spacing greater than one-half of a minimum dimension of the membrane and less than ten times the minimum dimension. A structure including a support defining a opening having a minimum opening dimension, and a compressively stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a membrane material having a critical aspect ratio for buckling that is greater than a ratio of one-half of the minimum opening dimension to a thickness of the membrane, and the critical aspect ratio for buckling is less than a ratio of ten times the minimum opening dimension to the thickness of the membrane. | 01-07-2010 |
Alexander J. Franz, Westford, VT US
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| 20090183133 | TOOL AND METHOD TO GRAPHICALLY CORRELATE PROCESS AND TEST DATA WITH SPECIFIC CHIPS ON A WAFER - A tool and method is provided to graphically correlate process and test data with specific chips on a multi-project wafer. The tool and method is configured and implemented to select certain sites and export these sites to an industry standard map that can be used in a variety of chip picking or test tools. In one embodiment, the method includes importing a wafer floor plan with chips of different design parameters and importing manufacturing logistical information of the chips. The method further includes graphically rendering each chip on the wafer to scale within a unit cell using the imported wafer floor plan and the manufacturing logistical information. | 07-16-2009 |
Alexander Mark Franz, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080262828 | Encoding and Adaptive, Scalable Accessing of Distributed Models - Systems, methods, and apparatus for accessing distributed models in automated machine processing, including using large language models in machine translation, speech recognition and other applications. | 10-23-2008 |
Birkner Franz, Encinitas, CA US
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| 20100283705 | ANTENNAS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS BASED ON METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES - Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antenna, antenna arrays and other RF devices can be formed based on CRLH metamaterial structures. The described CRLH metamaterial structures can be used in wireless communication RF front-end and antenna sub-systems. | 11-11-2010 |
Brian Franz, Flower Mound, TX US
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| 20090143845 | NOTCHED ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSTIMULATION LEAD - According to one embodiment, an electrode for use in electrostimulation is provided, where the electrode comprises a notch that operates to substantially eliminate gaseous material from being trapped about the electrode during a molding process of an electrostimulation lead. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20120010671 | NOTCHED ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSTIMULATION LEAD - According to one embodiment, an electrode for use in electrostimulation is provided, where the electrode comprises a notch that operates to substantially eliminate gaseous material from being trapped about the electrode during a molding process of an electrostimulation lead. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120110846 | COMPLIANT ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEADS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - In one embodiment, a neurostimulation lead for stimulating neural tissue of a patient, comprises: a lead body of insulative material; a plurality of electrodes; a plurality of terminals; a plurality of conductors, wherein the plurality of electrodes are electrically coupled to the plurality of terminals through the plurality of conductors; wherein the plurality of conductors are disposed in a helical manner in a repeating pattern of groups of conductors separated by gaps along a substantial length of the lead body, each gap being larger than an inter-conductor pitch within the groups of conductors; wherein the insulative material is a compliant material permitting elongation of the lead at low stretching forces and the insulative material of the lead body is fused through a substantial volume of the lead body and along a substantial length of the lead body. | 05-10-2012 |
David Franz, Pasadena, MD US
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| 20100012849 | DETECTOR FOR DUAL BAND ULTRAVIOLET DETECTION - The invention concerns a single detector with two designable wavelengths and bandwidths for ultraviolet detection based on n | 01-21-2010 |
David E. Franz, Pasadena, MD US
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| 20110284756 | DETECTOR FOR DUAL BAND ULTRAVIOLET DETECTION - The invention concerns a single detector with two designable wavelengths and bandwidths for ultraviolet detection based on n | 11-24-2011 |
James A. Franz, Kennewick, WA US
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| 20090038932 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE ULTRASONIC TREATMENT OF FLUIDS AND MATERIALS IN CONDUITS AND CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS - A system, method, and device are described for ultrasonic treatment of viscous fluids, including, e.g., crude oils that provide a variety of desired modifications. The invention includes a container having a circumvolving outer wall configured to allow passage of a quantity of a material within a passageway therein and ultrasonic transducers that attach to and circumvolve the outer wall of the container. The ultrasonic transducers transmit ultrasonic energy into material within the container at preselected frequencies thereby achieving desired effects. | 02-12-2009 |
Jason Franz, Austin, TX US
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| 20110176273 | System and Method for Cooling Information Handling Resources - Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to cooling information handling resources are provided. A method for cooling information handling resources, may include conveying a flowing fluid proximate to one or more information handling resources such that the flowing fluid is thermally coupled to the one or more information handling resources and heat generated by the one or more information handling resources is transferred to the flowing fluid. The method may also include conveying the flowing fluid to a cooling unit such that heat is transferred from the flowing fluid. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110286171 | Adjustable Multi-Orientation Display Support System - A display support system includes a chassis housing an electronic display and defining a support member channel. A support member is moveably coupled to the chassis. The support member is operable to move between a stored position in which the support member is positioned in the support member channel and a support position in which the support member extends from the chassis. An adjustment member is moveably coupled to the support member. With the chassis engaging a support surface, the adjustment member is operable to engage the support surface and move relative to the support member such that an angle between the electronic display and the support surface may be adjusted. The system allows the electronic display to be supported in either a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, while allowing the angle between the support surface and the electronic display to be adjusted in either orientation. | 11-24-2011 |
Jean Franz, Tinley Park, IL US
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| 20090254423 | Sales Management System and Method - A method and system facilitates management of sales activities of sales associates. Sales information from a remote computer is received by a server computer. The server computer processes the sales information, and the system identifies weaknesses of the sales associates based on the sales information. Once a weakness is identified, the system further identifies advice content based on the identified weaknesses of the sales associates. In one component, the system utilizes an activity curve, which tracks aggregate sales information through the sales cycle. The advice content may be determined based on a shape of the activity curve. | 10-08-2009 |
Joann Franz, St. Clair Shores, MI US
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| 20110005542 | POROUS ARTIFICIAL FINGERNAIL AND METHOD FOR APPLYING THE SAME - An artificial fingernail/extension for attachment to a natural fingernail includes a flexible polyethylene body that is flexible to conform to the shape of the nail and having a lower surface contacting the upper surface of a natural fingernail over the activator. The body is sized to provide a forward extension from the natural fingernail and the body. The body is made of a porous material that wicks applied adhesive from the top surface of the body to the lower surface of the body to bond to the fingernail. The polyethylene body can be provided on a strip of material carrying a plurality of material bodies separated by perforations and having scallops formed therein. | 01-13-2011 |
John Franz, Houston, TX US
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| 20090231800 | Blade Enclosure With Replaceable Hard Drives - One embodiment has plural servers stacked in an enclosure. The servers have a front surface and at least two hard disk drives that are each hot-swappable and replaceable through an opening in the front surface. | 09-17-2009 |
Joseph A. Franz, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20090048717 | Multiple input building controller - Controllers associated with the high energy devices may are programmed or configured with processing rules by a building manager or an energy usage coordinator such that the controllers can respond to various changing conditions without having to be contacted by the energy usage controller. Such autonomous control allows the controllers to react more quickly to potentially take advantage of advantageous conditions and/or avoid disadvantageous conditions. For example, by tracking information from market information services and/or from historical, current and predicted information services, a controller may be programmed to reduce energy usage autonomously under a number of programmable conditions. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048718 | Multi-building control for demand response power usage control - An energy usage coordinator controls the energy usage of individual buildings of a group (or portfolio) of buildings in one or more load zones. These buildings have all contracted with an energy company which controls (directly or indirectly) the energy usage coordinator. By agreeing to lower energy usage during times of peak usage (when the energy company may otherwise have to pay very high prices on the spot or short term market), the owners or managers of the buildings receive a preferential energy rate from the energy company. Such a preferential rate may be in the form of a fixed rate reduction or a variable rate reduction. Alternatively, the energy company may determine that the energy is currently selling for twice what its building portfolio has contracted to pay for it so it requests some portion of the portfolio to reduce usage so that it can sell the excess/saved energy in the market. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090048901 | Energy usage prediction and control system and method - A controller and/or a gateway acts as a feedback-based energy estimator for controlling initial and refined estimates of energy usage of one or more buildings controlled by the controller or gateway. An initial estimate of a building's energy needs for a specified time in the future (e.g., a month or a week ahead) are calculated, and then over time, in conjunction with an energy company, the initial estimate (and subsequent estimates) is revised based on the costs of the energy predicted or quoted by the energy company. The controller may examine jobs to be performed at the time as well as predictive information that may affect the building's energy needs (e.g., the predicted temperature for the time of the predicted energy needs). As expectations change (or as predicted factors such as temperature change), the energy company may be informed of the additional energy that will be needed (e.g., if the predicted temperature is increasing and cooling will be needed) or the excess energy that is expected (e.g., if the predicted temperature is decreasing and less cooling will be needed). | 02-19-2009 |
Kale J. Franz, Burlington, CO US
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| 20080273565 | EXCITED STATE QUANTUM CASCADE PHOTON SOURCE - A quantum cascade source, such as a QC laser, is provided comprising a plurality of repeat units each including an active region and an injector region. The active region includes at least two quantum wells that, in response to an applied electrical bias, provide a first, second, and third electron energy level, each resulting from a respective quantum well excited state. The first and second energy levels are configured so that an electron transition from the first energy level to the second energy level emits a photon of a selected wavelength. The second and third energy levels are configured so that an electron transition from the second energy level to the third energy level comprises a nonradiative transition to empty the second energy level sufficiently quickly to promote a population inversion between the first and second energy levels. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110080930 | Highly Power-efficient and Broadband Quantum Cascade Lasers - The present invention relates generally to highly power-efficient quantum cascade sources, such as highly power-efficient quantum cascade lasers having ultra-strong coupling between injector and active regions which may be configured to provide broadband quantum cascade lasers. | 04-07-2011 |
Karyn Elizabeth Franz, Rapid City, SD US
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| 20120122420 | Automated Alert Generation in Response to a Predetermined Communication on a Telecommunication Device - A cell phone software application that automatically informs a person's ICE contacts when their cell phone has made an emergency 911 call. Also included are systems for sending the GPS location of the cell phone to both the emergency service responders and to the ICE contacts. Personal medical information can also be transmitted automatically to the emergency service when the emergency call has been made. A system for disabling the alerting of the person's ICE contacts is also included such that the cell phone user is free to make emergency calls on behalf of other people. | 05-17-2012 |
Katherine J. Franz, Durham, NC US
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| 20090253161 | FLUORESCENT PROCHELATORS FOR CELLULAR IRON DETECTION - Fluorescent probe compound of Formula Ia or Formula Ib: | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100004204 | ROS-SENSITIVE IRON CHELATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): along with compositions containing the same and methods of use thereof in treating oxidative stress. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110184333 | PHOTOLABILE CAGED TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: (I) along with compositions comprising the same and methods of using the same, such as for photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cancer. | 07-28-2011 |
Lawrence Franz, Tinley Park, IL US
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| 20090254423 | Sales Management System and Method - A method and system facilitates management of sales activities of sales associates. Sales information from a remote computer is received by a server computer. The server computer processes the sales information, and the system identifies weaknesses of the sales associates based on the sales information. Once a weakness is identified, the system further identifies advice content based on the identified weaknesses of the sales associates. In one component, the system utilizes an activity curve, which tracks aggregate sales information through the sales cycle. The advice content may be determined based on a shape of the activity curve. | 10-08-2009 |
Matthew G. Franz, Norfolk, VA US
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| 20090055429 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION - A system and method for collecting data are disclosed. The system generates tables in a database corresponding to source data selected for collection. Using a first program thread, the system receives source data from a data source and stores the source data in a data storage device. Using a second program thread executed substantially concurrent with the first thread, the system extracts the selected source data from the data storage device, and stores the selected source data in the corresponding tables of the database. | 02-26-2009 |
Michael Franz, San Diego, CA US
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| 20120122601 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head comprises a sole, a recessed sole port in the sole; and a rotatably adjustable sole piece adapted to be at least partially received within the sole port and comprising a central body having a plurality of contact surfaces adapted to contact the sole port and being offset from each other along a central axis extending through the central body of the sole piece. The sole piece can be positioned at least partially within the sole port at five or more rotational and axial positions with respect to the central axis, wherein at each rotational position, at least one of said contact surfaces of the central body contacts the sole port to set the axial position of the sole piece. The sole port and/or the sole piece can be generally pentagonal in shape. | 05-17-2012 |
Michael E. Franz, Dublin, OH US
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| 20100313969 | FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY - A fuel filler adapter for a vehicle including a rigid housing connected to the vehicle and having a fuel pipe opening defined therethrough; and a flexible plastic overmold formed to the rigid housing. The overmold includes a radial wall defining an aperture that is in registry with the fuel pipe opening, a drainage skirt at least partially encircling the aperture for catching overflow fuel, and an overflow channel disposed below the aperture. The overflow channel may be defined by the radial wall and/or the skirt. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110121605 | ANTI-EXTREMITY PINCH GARNISH - An anti-extremity pinch garnish for preventing pinching of extremities between a hinged edge portion of a vehicle closure and an adjacent portion of a vehicle body to which the vehicle closure is pivotally mounted includes a first portion secured to the vehicle body adjacent an opening defined therein and a second portion integral with said first portion and configured to obstruct entry of an extremity between the hinged edge portion of the closure and the adjacent portion of the vehicle body. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110175389 | FUEL DOOR ASSEMBLY WITH VIBRATION DAMPER - A fuel door assembly may use a vibration damper made as a single part with a contact surface of the vehicle body or a contact surface of the fuel door. | 07-21-2011 |
Patrick Edward Franz, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110133987 | Apparatus and Method for a Directional Finder - The invention provides a determination of direction to a remote object which omnidirectionally transmits a signal. The invention includes a handheld directional and omnidirectional antenna at a user's location and a handheld circuit coupled to the antennas to determine field strengths of the signal received from the remote object by the two antennas. A comparison of the received signals at the antennas during a sweep a field of observation is made and a probable direction of the remote object relative to the user's location is selected from the data sweep. The apparatus may further comprise a digital compass which generates a compass heading corresponding to each direction in which the directional antenna is pointed. The circuit stores field strength data by compass heading and averages the field strength data according to a predetermined protocol over compass headings. | 06-09-2011 |
Patrick Joseph Franz, Portland, OR US
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| 20090071992 | Adjustable accessory mount - In accordance with one embodiment, an adjustable accessory mount mechanism uses two arms, a mount, and two attachment connections to the support structure. The arms are pivotably connected at the mount itself and at their attachments to the support structure. This arrangement produces an adjustable triangulated mechanism with the mount at one vertex and the existing support structure as one side of the triangle. The mount can be perpendicular or parallel to the support structure. The arms may be curved or otherwise shaped to avoid other objects. The accessory mount both spreads the load on the support structure and provides an inherently strong triangulated structure for mounting the object or accessory. | 03-19-2009 |
Peter H. Franz, Edina, MN US
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| 20080241227 | Composition for Treating Dehydration in Large Mammals - A re-hydration supplement composition particularly suitable to counteract dehydration stresses in mature bovine mammals in the form of a pelletized feed supplement is disclosed which includes relatively large fractions of carbohydrates including saccharides, cationic and anionic electrolytes and a minor amount of betaine osmolyte. A process for pelleting is also disclosed. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080260897 | Method of Treating Dehydration in Large Mammals - A re-hydration supplement composition particularly suitable to counteract dehydration stresses in mature bovine mammals in the form of a pelletized feed supplement is disclosed which includes relatively large fractions of carbohydrates including saccharides, cationic and anionic electrolytes and a minor amount of betaine osmolyte. A process for pelleting is also disclosed. | 10-23-2008 |
Peter Joseph Franz, Rapid City, SD US
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| 20120122420 | Automated Alert Generation in Response to a Predetermined Communication on a Telecommunication Device - A cell phone software application that automatically informs a person's ICE contacts when their cell phone has made an emergency 911 call. Also included are systems for sending the GPS location of the cell phone to both the emergency service responders and to the ICE contacts. Personal medical information can also be transmitted automatically to the emergency service when the emergency call has been made. A system for disabling the alerting of the person's ICE contacts is also included such that the cell phone user is free to make emergency calls on behalf of other people. | 05-17-2012 |
Robert F. Franz, Bridgewater, NJ US
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| 20120101776 | EMBEDDED PROGNOSTIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AERONAUTICAL MACHINES AND DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for monitoring the characteristics of key components of aeronautical machines (e.g., airplanes, helicopters, etc.), processing obtained data, and delivering prognostic health indicators to improve machine performance and detect early warning signs of failure. In one embodiment, a method of maintaining prognostic health management accuracy of an aeronautic system comprises providing a control module and a sensor pod having a plurality of sensors, and physically positioning the plurality of sensors on a mechanical component of an aircraft; obtaining operational data from the sensors while the aircraft is operating in a native environment; transmitting operational data to the control module and determine real-time system performance characteristics; processing real-time system performance characteristics against a set of historical records containing past system performance characteristics and generating predictive indicators for forecasting remaining component lifetime and future component failures; and providing predictive indicators on an indicator means. | 04-26-2012 |
Roger L. Franz, Mundelein, IL US
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| 20090015547 | Electronic Device with Physical Alert - An electronic device ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110254383 | SMART MODULE AND METHOD WITH MINIMAL STANDBY LOSS - A smart method ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110273376 | Stylus Devices Having Variable Electrical Characteristics for Capacitive Touchscreens - Disclosed are devices and methods of stylus devices that when in contact with a capacitive touchscreen and a grounding element, can vary the signal level detected on a capacitive touchscreen to create a more realistic writing experience. Disclosed are elements of a touchscreen stylus, which individually or in combination, can enable a touchscreen stylus to have at least one electrical characteristic that is variable. In this way the resistive link between the touchscreen and a grounding element can be varied to enable features such as a capability to vary the width of line being drawn, to vary a region of influence on the touchscreen and/or to vary a temperament of action. The elements of a disclosed stylus can include at least one mechanical feature to provide at least one electrical characteristic that is variable and/or at least one material in an arrangement to provide at least one electrical characteristic that is variable. | 11-10-2011 |
Scott M. Franz, Clawson, MI US
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| 20090033084 | Sensor assembly for a vehicle occupant protection device - A vehicle occupant protection device ( | 02-05-2009 |
Scott M. Franz, Clinton Township, MI US
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| 20120097781 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WITH DEEP DRAWN SPOOL - A seat belt retractor ( | 04-26-2012 |
Sue F. Franz, Holland, MI US
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| 20100033319 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A notification system and method of visual notification of different types of events by flashing different colors is provided, wherein the notification system includes a master controller and a notification device. The master controller is configured to communicate at least one signal. The notification device includes an enclosure accepting a plurality of conductors providing both signaling and electrical power to the notification device, and at least one strobe drive circuit configured to supply an electrical signal for periodically flashing at least one strobe. The notification device further includes a strobe system configured to flash at least one strobe, such that the strobe system flashes one of at least two different colors, and a control logic configured to determine which color of the at least two different colors to flash at least one strobe based upon the signal received from at least one of the plurality of conductors. | 02-11-2010 |
Susan Franz, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20100196541 | Frozen Sheeted Icing Formulation - A frozen sheeted icing comprising 2 to 10% by weight water; 10-30% by weight fat; 60-75% by weight sweetener solids; and 0.2 to 5.2% by weight of one or more gums. The composition can be prepared by mixing the ingredients to form an icing composition. The composition is then sheeted into desired shape, size and thickness. The sheeted icing is frozen and can be stored in the freezer until use. Also a method for icing a food product comprising the steps of providing a frozen sheet of icing; disposing the frozen sheet of icing on a surface of the food product; and exposing the disposed frozen sheet of icing to a temperature such that the frozen sheet of icing becomes sufficiently pliable and conforms or can be conformed to a surface of the food product. This results in forming an icing layer on the desired surfaces of the food product. | 08-05-2010 |
Sylvia Franz, Laguna Beach, CA US
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| 20080262610 | BIOMECHANICAL DESIGN OF INTRACORNEAL INLAYS - Provided herein are intracorneal inlays for correcting vision impairments by altering the shape of the anterior corneal surface. The physical design of the inlay to induce the desired change of the anterior corneal surface includes consideration of the biomechanical response of the corneal tissue to the physical shape of the inlay. This biomechanical response can differ depending on the thickness, diameter, and profile of the inlay. In one embodiment, inlays having diameters smaller than the pupil are provided for correcting presbyopia. To provide near vision, an inlay is implanted centrally in the cornea to induce an “effect” zone on the anterior corneal surface, within which diopter power is increased. Distance vision is provided by a region of the cornea peripheral to the “effect” zone. In another embodiment, small diameter inlays are provided that induce “effect” zones on the anterior corneal surface that are much larger in diameter than the inlays. | 10-23-2008 |