Patents by Inventor Frans Mahieu

Frans Mahieu 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: 7540376
    Abstract: A contact lens case including a body or base portion with a pair of lens-receiving wells recessed therein, a cap or cover closable to form a substantially liquid-impermeable seal around the wells, and a latch or closure assembly engageable to secure the cover in its closed position. A compressible gasket around the wells assists in forming the seal with the cover. The wells include a primary bowl portion with a tapered secondary portion extending therefrom to assist in lens removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Frans Mahieu, Lynn Goldblatt, Kim Muenzer, Spencer MacKay
  • Patent number: 7328788
    Abstract: An integrated lens care system including a lens case for contact lenses and a container for dispensing a lens care solution. The container includes a docking site where the lens case can be stored and then removed for use, and a retainer mechanism for releasably securing the lens case in the docked position. In example embodiments, the docking site is a chamber into which the lens case is inserted, and the retainer mechanism includes at least one protrusion that extends into the docking chamber and releasably couples to at least one recess in the lens case. In another example embodiment, the docking site is a peripheral edge of the container body where a combination lens case/closure cap mounts, and the retainer mechanism includes a snap-fit coupling at the peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Frans Mahieu, Lynn Goldblatt, Kim Muenzer, Spencer MacKay
  • Publication number: 20070045354
    Abstract: The present invention includes a lens care product that can be used both to treat contact lenses in a lens case and to treat contact lenses while worn in the eye and can provide to an user an ability to clean and rewet lenses anytime anywhere without taking them out. The lens care product includes: a lens-care solution capable of cleaning, disinfecting, and/or rinsing contact lenses in a lens case and cleaning and lubricating in the eye while being worn; and a solution dispensing container containing the lens-care solution therein, wherein the container is capable of dispensing the lens solution into the lens case and applying the lens-care solution directly into the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Karen Boyd, Karen Lindley, Frans Mahieu, Vincent Bowman
  • Publication number: 20050087453
    Abstract: A contact lens case including a body or base portion with a pair of lens-receiving wells recessed therein, a cap or cover closable to form a substantially liquid-impermeable seal around the wells, and a latch or closure assembly engageable to secure the cover in its closed position. A compressible gasket around the wells assists in forming the seal with the cover. The wells include a primary bowl portion with a tapered secondary portion extending therefrom to assist in lens removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Frans Mahieu, Lynn Goldblatt, Kim Muenzer, Spencer MacKay
  • Publication number: 20050087455
    Abstract: An integrated lens care system including a lens case for contact lenses and a container for dispensing a lens care solution. The container includes a docking site where the lens case can be stored and then removed for use, and a retainer mechanism for releasably securing the lens case in the docked position. In example embodiments, the docking site is a chamber into which the lens case is inserted, and the retainer mechanism includes at least one protrusion that extends into the docking chamber and releasably couples to at least one recess in the lens case. In another example embodiment, the docking site is a peripheral edge of the container body where a combination lens case/closure cap mounts, and the retainer mechanism includes a snap-fit coupling at the peripheral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Frans Mahieu, Lynn Goldblatt, Kim Muenzer, Spencer MacKay