Lens Cleaners Patents (Class 15/214)
  • Patent number: 5457842
    Abstract: The present invention is a portable eyeglasses wiper. It consists primarily of a pair of tongs and two wiping components. The pair of tongs is V-shaped and each of its two opening ends is a round head. The center of the round head has a joint, which has a joint flange on each of its two sides. Each wiping component consists of a shell seat, which has a soft pad on its top (for example, sponge). The soft pad is wrapped by a piece of wiping cloth. The excessive edge of the cloth is tucked into the space of the bottom of the shell seat. Then, a fixed disc is placed into the space. The fixed disc has a rectangular hole in the center. It enables the wiping component to attach to the inner and outer surfaces of the eyeglasses or sunglasses for wiping. The wiper is portable, too. Therefore, the present invention is very practical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Inventor: Kun S. Chang
  • Patent number: 5444890
    Abstract: A device for cleaning lens including first and second flaps including a non-lens-scratching supple material. Each flap being substantially the size of a standard eyeglass lens and including an end region and a center neck region. A main piece joins the first and second flaps at the neck region and hold the flaps in place one against the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Yuvee Company
    Inventor: Timothy B. Higginson
  • Patent number: 5421529
    Abstract: A process and device for the cleaning of the sensor surface of a yarn monitoring system used on spinning machines to monitor the yarn and/or the yarn quality. The yarn monitoring system is positioned without contact with the running yarn within the traversing area between draw-off roller and friction roller or below the draw-off roller. Cleaning of the sensor surfaces is carried out during the running of the yarn, at the reversal points of the yarn traversing movement, for the period of contact or nearness between the yarn and the limit of the yarn monitoring system until removal of the running yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Reiter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventor: Pozzo Hans
  • Patent number: 5365630
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning contact lens includes a lens cleaning case having a base and a cover pivotally mounted to the base. The base is provided with two spaced-apart domed lower cleaning pad receptacles. A cleaning pad motion plate is provided with a pair of dished upper cleaning pad receptacles adapted to be concentrically aligned with the lower receptacles when the motion plate is situated between the lower receptacles and the top of the cover. Cleaning pads having cleaning surfaces and spaced-apart handling surfaces are installed on each of the receptacles so that the cleaning surfaces of the lower pads. A stanchion or boss extends upwardly from the motion plate through a provided hole in the cover. The cleaning pads are absorbent and are impregnated with a suitable cleaning fluid. Lenses to be cleaned are placed on the top of each of the lower cleaning pads, the upper cleaning pads are placed on top of the lenses and lower pads, and the cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: Mary B. Beckrich
  • Patent number: 5363532
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning eyeglasses is disclosed in which a holding device is provided with a clamp mechanism for mounting eyeglasses in the holding device in a manner which provides clear access to the lens surfaces of the eyeglasses. A cleaning and drying device is provided with a brush at one end for use in cleaning the lenses with soap while an absorbent material is mounted to the other end to dry the lenses after cleaning. The apparatus aids in cleaning the lenses in a manner that completely removes oil from the lens surfaces and prevents the oil from being smeared over the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Inventor: Charles L. Sargent
  • Patent number: 5347674
    Abstract: A contact lens treatment apparatus for polishing and cleaning a pair of contact lenses. The apparatus utilizes a pair of polishing probes to clean each contact lens within a liquid bath. A motor rotates the polishing probes and a fluid reservoir supplies a solution to the lenses. The polishing probes include a cleaning solution measuring and dispensing system integrally formed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Inventor: Chuck Gabbert
  • Patent number: 5344002
    Abstract: The improved combination eyeglass lens polisher and eyeglass holder device includes an elongated, flexible, resilient bottom strip having opposite ends and a bottom surface and opposite upper surface. The bottom surface and, preferably, the entire bottom strip, is non-abrasive to eyeglass lenses and is adapted for polishing such lenses. A pair of flexible, resilient eyeglass holder pockets are secured, as by stitching, to the upper surface of the bottom strip adjacent its opposite ends and are spaced apart to define a central foldable portion therebetween. The pockets hold a pair of eyeglasses, with one lens thereof in each pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventor: Mark Baczkowski
  • Patent number: 5280661
    Abstract: A digital wipe device is provided for lenses and similar articles which consists of a pair of sheaths in which the first sheath fits on a thumb of a hand and the second sheath fits on a finger of the hand. An interconnecting flexible member is connected to and extends between one side of each of the sheaths. A plurality of wiping sheets are connected in a stacked manner to an underside of the interconnecting flexible member and the sheaths, so that the outermost wiping sheet can be used to clean the lenses and similar articles between the thumb and finger and than torn away when soiled to expose a fresh clean wiping sheet for further use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Inventor: Charles E. Brown
  • Patent number: 5239723
    Abstract: A novel reusable swab having a gelatinous elastomer swab head attached to one or both ends of a handle is disclosed. The gelatinous elastomer swab head exhibits a combination of properties including unexpectedly high elongation and tensile strength and excellent shape retention after extreme deformation under high-velocity impact and stress conditions. The gelatinous elastomer swabs of this invention are soft, flexible, and have elastic memory, characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram to about 800 gram Bloom. These and other properties are particularly essential for cleaning various surfaces, deeply recessed areas small crevices, curved surfaces, various hard-to-clean corners of a car interior, other nooks and crannies, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Applied Elastomerics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Y. Chen
  • Patent number: 5222268
    Abstract: A "U" shaped framework includes spaced parallel frame plates, with the frames formed of a memory retentent material to maintain the frame plates in a parallel relationship to receive an eyeglass lens member therebetween. Each frame plate includes a cooperating fibrous or brush member to effect cleaning of opposed surfaces of the eyeglass lens. A modification of the invention includes a fluid reservoir to direct a cleaning solution through a brush head onto an associated lens surface for enhancing cleaning of an eyeglass structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventor: George F. Snodgrass
  • Patent number: 5197815
    Abstract: A contact lens cleaning system has a soft tip applicator affixed to a container of lens cleaning solution and is used to apply the solution to the lenses. A supply of sterile replacement soft tip applicators are provided as a part of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventor: Murray J. Sibley
  • Patent number: 5180243
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning sensitive surfaces, in particular optical glasses or the like, having a receiving device for accommodating a wetting and wiping device for the surfaces to loosen and detach impurities. The apparatus also has a cleaning device for absorptively removing the impurities from the surface. The wetting and wiping device has a liquid-dispensing wiping head and a liquid dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Inventor: Walter Vick
  • Patent number: 5153254
    Abstract: A novel gelatinous composition is disclosed which contains an intimate melt blend admixture of poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene)triblock copolymer having said styrene end block to ethylene and butylene center block ratio of from about 20:80 to about 40:60 and high levels of a plasticizing oil.The gelatinous composition is transparent and have a novel combination of properties including unexpectedly high elongation and tensil strength and excellent shape retention after extreme deformation under high-velocity impact and stress conditions. The gelatinous products of this invention are soft, flexible, and have elastic memory, characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram to about 700 gram Bloom. These and other properties are particularly essential for the gelatinous composition to have utility as toys, therapeutic hand exercising grips, shock absorbers, acoustical isolators, and other uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Applied Elastomerics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Y. Chen
  • Patent number: 5127126
    Abstract: A cleaning instrument which can easily clean a lens in a short time without damaging the lens, which can clean both side surfaces of the lens at the same time, and which can serve also as a case for storing the lenses, includes a cleaning ball for cleaning a lens. A cleaning vessel is formed with a recessed cleaning chamber for housing a contact lens and the cleaning ball. The cleaning chamber has a bottom concave inner surface which is curved complementarily to the curvature of the lens so that the lens can be mounted in face-to-face contact therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoyasu Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5088146
    Abstract: A product and method of cleaning or conditioning contact lenses is provided. Lens cleaning or conditioning is accomplished in a pouch having first and second walls between which the contact lens can be inserted along with a cleaning or conditioning solution and gently manipulated to clean or condition the contact lens surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Polymer Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Francis X. Smith, Stanley J. Wrobel, Manohar K. Raheja
  • Patent number: 5083661
    Abstract: A device for cleaning eyeglasses wherein a soft, nonabrasive cleaning cloth can be easily stored in, and removed from, an elongated storage container. A retaining cord is attached near the center of the cloth. The cord extends through the main aperture of the storage container, passes through a small hole at the end of the container opposite the aperture, and is terminated with a stopper bead. The cloth is easily retracted into the storage container by pulling on the cord at the stopper bead end. The cloth is of of such dimensions that when it is fully retracted into the storage container a short tail extends through the aperture. The cloth is removed by pulling on the tail. The stopper bead can be a cap for the aperture or act to latch a hinged lid for the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventor: Carlton Burwell
  • Patent number: 5071276
    Abstract: A device for cleaning contact lenses is disclosed which has a tubular or pen-like reservoir having an abradant tip having an external surface which is complementary to the general shape of a surface of a contact lens. A lens support member for supporting a contact lens during the cleaning process is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Randolph D. Nielsen, Gerald W. Hietala, Clarence J. Endicott
  • Patent number: 5045116
    Abstract: A pre-moistened towelette wipes a compact disc clean without leaving a visible residue thereon. An ultra-pure tissue, free of binders, fillers and dyes, is permeated with a liquid cleaning preparation comprised of a highly concentrated solution of ultra-pure alcohol, a non-ionic, ultra-pure surfactant, and ultra-pure water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Inventor: Eric Cohen
  • Patent number: 5023971
    Abstract: A manually operable contact lens surface treatment apparatus for performing such contact lens surface treatment procedures as polishing, cleaning or lens modification. The apparatus has a sleeve like housing with open ends. A mounting drum is removably inserted in one end of the housing and carries a cloth or pad extended across the retainer opening for access from the opposite end of the sleeve. A contact lens holder is releasably mounted in the opposite end of the sleeve by a mounting assembly permitting axial rotation of the lens holder and axial movement within the sleeve so that a contact lens secured by the holder can be brought into contact with the pad and rotated with respect to it in order to perform a procedure on the lens. A first form of contact lens holder is for holding a rigid lens and a second form is for holding a soft contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Inventor: Larry W. Pompe
  • Patent number: 4965904
    Abstract: A contact lens cleaning device comprising a ball, a vessel formed with a recessed chamber for housing the lens and the ball, and a vibrator for vibrating the vessel. The chamber has a bottom concave surface so curved that the lens is mounted in face-to-face contact thereon. After the lens is sandwiched between the bottom concave surface of the chamber, the ball is cleaned when the vessel is vibrated by the vibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoyasu Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Yuzou Kaga
  • Patent number: 4931201
    Abstract: A non-woven, fabric-like multifunctional cloth for household cleaning with high absorption capacity, minimum tearing resistance and a unique scrubbing and wiping efficacy. This cloth comprises a homogeneous mixture of wood pulp fibers and polypropylene microfibers impregnated with an all purpose cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Jean Julemont
  • Patent number: 4927284
    Abstract: A pen-like eyeglass cleaner includes a hollow pen body having a first end and a second end, a wiping tip of absorbent material disposed on the first end of the pen body, a detergent container mounted detachably in the pen body, an amount of detergent held in the container, a roll of cleaning cloth mounted detachably in the pen body, and a cap which is sized to firmly cover the first end of the pen body and has a clip secured thereto. A magnifying glass is mounted detachably on the second end of the pen body. A screwdriver is mounted detachably on the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventor: Allan Tsai
  • Patent number: 4854449
    Abstract: A container having a hollow body that provides a dirt free, moisture resistent environment in which a soft, reusable lens cleaning (e.g. chamois) material is removably located. A detachable end plug is received within an open end of the container. The end plug is connected to the lens cleaning material by way of a length of chain and an associated connector. Pulling the end plug outwardly from the open end of the container correspondingly causes the cleaning material to be removed therefrom. After use, the material is returned to the interior of the container and the end plug is reattached to the open end thereof. The container is of a suitably compact size so as to be easily carried within a handbag or pocket of the user to provide a convenient and readily available means for cleaning the lens of a pair of glasses, a camera, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Inventor: Michael A. Fitzhugh
  • Patent number: 4818134
    Abstract: A cleaning pen for cleaning spectacle lenses includes a pen body, a cleaning tip, and a detergent reservoir contained in the pen body for automatically feeding the cleaning tip with detergent. A container which contains a cleaning cloth and at least one spectacle screwdriver therein is mounted removably on the pen body. A pen cap having a clip is sleeved removably on the pen body. The reservoir is designed so that the detergent is implemented therein. The container is designed so that the cleaning cloth and the spectacle screwdriver are removed conveniently therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Inventor: Allan Tsai
  • Patent number: 4779300
    Abstract: An appliance for cleaning hard or soft contact lenses, as well as other delicate optical objects. A frame carrying a cleaning pad or cloth is mounted in a base. The frame has an access opening that is covered by the pad. The pad overlaps the edges of the frame defining the access opening. The base has a mounting opening corresponding in size and shape to the shape of the frame such that the frame can be installed in the opening of the base with the edges of the pad lodged between the frame and the base and the portion of the pad covering the access opening exposed and accessible by the user. Cleaning solution is applied to the accessible portion of the pad and the contact lens rubbed upon it in order to clean the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Inventor: Larry W. Pompe
  • Patent number: 4696697
    Abstract: A composition for polishing a plastic product, a layer of non-electrolysis nickel plating, an alumite layer or an aluminum product comprises water, a polishing agent of aluminum oxide and a polishing accelerator of nickel sulfate, and is neutral or weak acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Fujimi Kenmazai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohito Kitano, Toshiki Oowaki, Takashi Baba
  • Patent number: 4666621
    Abstract: A pre-moistened wipe for cleaning hard surfaces to a shiny, substantially streak-free and lint-free finish comprising a flexible substrate of a mechanically bonded nonwoven material containing wood pulp and synthetic fibers having incorporated therein a low level of an acrylic polymer and impregnated with a liquid cleaning solution having a surface tension less than 40 dynes/cm and comprising an anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surface active agent, a monohydric aliphatic alcohol of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and demineralized water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Sterling Drug Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Clark, David Pregozen
  • Patent number: 4559662
    Abstract: A contact lens is trapped on an axis of revolution while one side of it and then the other is rotated against the opposing surface of a mating scrubber element normally treated with cleaning solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Inventor: Robert Kunold, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4546517
    Abstract: An apparatus for wiping lenses or the like to clean them includes a wiping means for wiping a lens and a support means for supporting the wiping means in operative relation. Adhesive means may be used to attach the wiping means to the support means. Respective support means may be connected by a force fit frictional engagement of a protruding member in a receptacle associated with respective support means. A pair of support means may have respective heads for holding respective wiping means in operative relation; one of the heads may be concave and the other convex with respect to a plane therebetween. Moreover, means to facilitate manual grasping of the apparatus for convenient use also may be provided as part of the support means. A cleaning material or the like may be provided in the wiping material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Inventor: Joseph E. Caniglia
  • Patent number: 4504994
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning conventional contact lenses with a suitable cleansing preparation including a body formed of a soft, slightly abrasive material and having a recessed area formed therein for receiving a contact lens. A handle assembly includes a projecting portion of the same or a similar soft, slightly abrasive material which can be inserted in the recess to engage the lens and manipulate it to be rubbed on its inward and outward surfaces by the surface of the body recess and the surface of the handle projecting portion. The cleaning operation is carried out by first applying the cleaning preparation to the concave recessed surface of the body and to the convex projecting portion of the handle assembly, placing the lens in the recessed area 22 and inserting the projecting portion of the handle assembly therein and manipulating the lens against the surfaces to apply the cleaning preparation to the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Inventor: Calvin M. Johnston
  • Patent number: 4480352
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning lenses, mirrors and the like. A single, elongated piece of essentially flat plastic material has a pair of parallel, transverse grooves which demarcate a pair of jaws with a connecting element there between. By folding along such grooves, the jaws can be positioned to function as a pincer. A cleaning pad is affixed to the free end of each of the jaws for simultaneous cleaning of two parallel surfaces of a lens or a mirror or the like when the jaws are positioned to function as a pincer. Each of the cleaning pads comprises a soft, supple cleaning cloth having a velvety surface finish and a soft, cushiony base of foam or sponge rubber or other similar absorbent material. The velvety surfaces of the cleaning cloths permit effective, non-scratching cleaning of lenses, mirrors and the like, including plastic eyeglass lenses, without the use of water, chemical cleaning solutions or similar liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: Trend Setter Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John G. Eggett
  • Patent number: 4441796
    Abstract: A film support element assembly is disclosed, primarily for supporting film in relation to a projection aperture in a motion picture projector having a rolling loop film transport mechanism. In a preferred embodiment the film support element is a so-called "field flattener" and has a cylindrically curved surface over which successive frames in the film are laid by the mechanism. Cleaning means are provided adjacent the film path and the lens element can be displaced to bring a fresh portion of the surface into the film path. At the same time, the cleaning means remove debris from the surface. In one embodiment the lens element is vibrated to discourage adhesion of debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Imax Systems Corporation
    Inventor: William C. Shaw
  • Patent number: 4434520
    Abstract: An apparatus for wiping lenses or the like to clean them includes a wiping means for wiping a lens and a support means for supporting the wiping means in operative relation. Adhesive means may be used to attach the wiping means to the support means. Respective support means may be connected by a force fit frictional engagement of a protruding member in a receptacle associated with respective support means. A pair of support means may have respective heads for holding respective wiping means in operative relation; one of the heads may be concave and the other convex with respect to a plane therebetween. Moreover, means to facilitate manual grasping of the apparatus for convenient use also may be provided as part of the support means. A cleaning material or the like may be provided in the wiping material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Inventor: Joseph E. Caniglia
  • Patent number: 4269306
    Abstract: An eyeglass case is disclosed wherein the eyeglass lenses may be cleaned without need for the fingers to touch the lenses. The eyeglass case construction permits the user to insert his fingers to clean the lenses without the fingers in direct contact with the lenses. The case construction is of low cost, disposable material so that after exhaustion of the cleansing surfaces, the case may be disposed and a fresh case utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Inventor: Arnold R. Feniger