Patents by Inventor Yves Nold

Yves Nold has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9023290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a contact lens storage solution, in particular having contact lenses in said contact lens storage solution. The container has a vessel (14), which has a filling opening (20), and a first closing element (24), which can be attached to the vessel (14) and which closes the filling opening (20). The first closing element (24) has a gas supply channel (42) for a cleaning and/or sterilizing gas, which extends from at least one inlet (40) on an outer face of the first closing element (24) to at least one outlet (48) on an inner face of the first closing element (24) facing the interior of the vessel (14). On the outer face of the first closing element, said first closing element (24) has at least one venting opening (50) for the escape of gas from the vessel (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Albert Sturm, Yves Nold
  • Publication number: 20130280142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a contact lens storage solution, in particular having contact lenses in said contact lens storage solution. The container has a vessel (14), which has a filling opening (20), and a first closing element (24), which can be attached to the vessel (14) and which closes the filling opening (20). The first closing element (24) has a gas supply channel (42) for a cleaning and/or sterilizing gas, which extends from at least one inlet (40) on an outer face of the first closing element (24) to at least one outlet (48) on an inner face of the first closing element (24) facing the interior of the vessel (14). On the outer face of the first closing element, said first closing element (24) has at least one venting opening (50) for the escape of gas from the vessel (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Albert Sturm, Yves Nold
  • Patent number: 5051137
    Abstract: A process for decontamination and cleaning of ocular prostheses, particularly contact lenses and to an apparatus for practicing this process chaacterized in that it consists essentially in treating the contact lenses by dipping in an isotonic solution, disposed in a receptacle (5), by bubbling ozone produced by ionization in an ionizing tube (2) and moved by a pump (3) and a conduit (4) for connecting the ionizing tube (2) to the receptacle (5) for reception of the isotonic solution and the lenses, this bubbling being effected for a predetermined duration, preferably comprised between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventor: Yves Nold