Patents Assigned to Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd.
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Publication number: 20170164704Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Menicon Singapore PTE LTDInventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 9615639Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Menicon Singapore PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20170072649Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 9498900Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Menicon Singapore PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20160116764Abstract: One embodiment of a contact lens includes a lens body configured to fit directly on the surface of the eye and legible characters positioned on the lens body. Another embodiment of a contact lens comprises a lens body including polymeric material and a lens enhancing material (e.g., ink, silicone material, medicament material, and the like) encapsulated in the polymeric material. The lens enhancing material can be in the form of isolated sections distributed in the surrounding polymeric material. Methods of making contact lenses include forming a first lens layer including a first surface, forming a pattern on the first surface, and forming a second lens layer over the pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. NEWMAN
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Publication number: 20160031126Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 9193119Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20150138540Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting lenses includes an inspection system including an open cuvette, a communicatively coupled CT measurement device, and a user interface communicatively coupled to the inspection system. According to one embodiment, the lens inspection system provides a single instrument for inspecting the quality of a lens, thereby minimizing the transference of the lens from one inspection component to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventors: Stephen Donald Newman, Hiroyama Oyama, Johannes Pfund, Juergen Lamprecht
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Publication number: 20150122671Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTDInventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 8955672Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20140331602Abstract: A contact lens package includes a first package layer, a second package layer, a lens receiving area defined between the first and second package layers, and first and second seal portions. The first seal portion extends around a first portion of the lens receiving area. The second seal portion extends around a second portion of the lens receiving area. The second seal portion has different sealing properties than the first seal portion. The first seal portion may include a releasable seal between the first and second package layers, and the second seal portion may include a permanent seal between the first and second package layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20140284229Abstract: A contact lens package assembly includes a sealable primary lens package, at least one contact lens sealed within the primary lens package, and a sealable secondary lens package. The primary lens package is sealed within the secondary lens package to increase a shelf life of the at least one contact lens. The secondary lens package may be resealable. The secondary lens package may be configured to retain a plurality of primary lens packages. The contact lens package assembly may further include at least one inert gas sealed within the secondary lens package and outside of the primary lens package.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20140262845Abstract: A contact lens package includes a substrate, a cover sheet, and a graphic. The substrate has a plurality of lens receiving portions each sized to hold a single contact lens. The cover sheet is removably secured to the substrate and configured to seal the contact lenses within the plurality of lens receiving portions. The graphic is positioned on the cover sheet and spans the plurality of lens receiving portions. The graphic, when viewed as a whole, has a discernable meaning and is separable into a plurality of portions associated with the individual lens receiving portions. Each of the plurality of portions of the graphic has a separate discernable meaning from the whole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20140246337Abstract: A contact lens package includes a multi-layer laminate substrate and a cover sheet. The multi-layer laminate substrate includes a first polymer layer, a first metal layer and at least one pre-formed lens receiving portion that is sized to hold at least a portion of a contact lens. The cover sheet is removably secured to the substrate and configured to seal a contact lens within the at least one lens receiving portion. The substrate has sufficient structural integrity to maintain a shape of the lens receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20120145569Abstract: A heat sealable, retortable laminated foil capable of being heat sealed to itself or to a polypropylene substrate in forming a contact lens package includes an outer polymeric barrier layer, an intermediate barrier layer, an inner polymeric barrier layer, and a heat sealable layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Kong Mun Chew
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Publication number: 20120133064Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Publication number: 20120061260Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 8104608Abstract: A contact lens package includes a substrate, a first sheet removably sealed to one side of the substrate, and a second sheet sealed to the other side of the substrate with a contact lens contained between the first and second sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 8061897Abstract: A package has a package body formed by mating film materials and sealing peripheral edge portions of the mated film materials so as to form a content accommodation compartment inside the sealed peripheral edge portions, the sealed peripheral edge portions being subjected to an easily peel-off treatment so that the sealed peripheral edge portions are separated and peeled off from each other when the package is opened. A seal opening starting portion is formed outside of one of the sealed peripheral edge portions so that the film materials are separated from each other at the seal opening starting portion, and at least one projection is provided on at least one of inner and outer side surfaces of the film materials forming the seal opening starting portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Kenji Nagata, Kong Mun Chew
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Patent number: 7967133Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman