Patents by Inventor Sarah Almond

Sarah Almond 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: 11871822
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Hayley Maynard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11724870
    Abstract: Contact lens dispensers are provided including a pens dispenser having an interior and a dispensing end. A delivery screw is provided in the interior of the tubular housing. The delivery screw has a thread pitch and a plurality of contact lenses, one contact lens per pitch. Upon actuation of an actuator, each contact lens moves along the thread by a distance of one pitch and a single contact lens is dispensed from the dispensing end of the tubular housing. A case and disposable foil contact lens cartridge are also provided as a re a case and disposable contact lens foil spool, wherein actuation of push-buttons dispense contact lenses ready for immediate application onto an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11684131
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided that can be stacked with other blister packages of the same design. One example of the blister package has a body that includes a dome and a handle. A seal is attached to the top surface of the body and has a seal dome that seals a volume between the outer sidewall of the body dome and the inner sidewall of the seal dome. The handle has a through-hole and the through-hole that accommodates the outer sidewall of the seal dome. Another blister package provided has a handle and a bowl and the handle has a through-hole that accommodates the bowl outer surface. Stacks of blister packages are also provided as is secondary packaging for packaging stacks of tessellating blister packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Stephen English, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11419397
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided and has a body and a seal. The body includes a handle and a deformable bowl. The seal seals the deformable bowl at a bowl top opening. The handle includes a lateral portion and an end portion. The end portion curves downwardly to a distal end that terminates at a plane. The bowl is recessed from a top surface of the body and the outer bottom surface of the bowl is arranged substantially on the same plane as the distal end of the handle. The design provides leverage in holding the blister package while a user deforms and inverts the bowl into a dome, presenting a contact lens on top of the dome in position for direct transfer to a person's finger or for application directly on an eye without the need for any finger contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Publication number: 20220142316
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Hayley MAYNARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20220144532
    Abstract: Contact lens dispensers are provided including a pens dispenser having an interior and a dispensing end. A delivery screw is provided in the interior of the tubular housing. The delivery screw has a thread pitch and a plurality of contact lenses, one contact lens per pitch. Upon actuation of an actuator, each contact lens moves along the thread by a distance of one pitch and a single contact lens is dispensed from the dispensing end of the tubular housing. A case and disposable foil contact lens cartridge are also provided as a re a case and disposable contact lens foil spool, wherein actuation of push-buttons dispense contact lenses ready for immediate application onto an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20220133007
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Hayley MAYNARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20220095757
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided that can be stacked with other blister packages of the same design. One example of the blister package has a body that includes a dome and a handle. A seal is attached to the top surface of the body and has a seal dome that seals a volume between the outer sidewall of the body dome and the inner sidewall of the seal dome. The handle has a through-hole and the through-hole that accommodates the outer sidewall of the seal dome. Another blister package provided has a handle and a bowl and the handle has a through-hole that accommodates the bowl outer surface. Stacks of blister packages are also provided as is secondary packaging for packaging stacks of tessellating blister packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Stephen ENGLISH, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Patent number: 11267643
    Abstract: Contact lens dispensers are provided including a pens dispenser having an interior and a dispensing end. A delivery screw is provided in the interior of the tubular housing. The delivery screw has a thread pitch and a plurality of contact lenses, one contact lens per pitch. Upon actuation of an actuator, each contact lens moves along the thread by a distance of one pitch and a single contact lens is dispensed from the dispensing end of the tubular housing. A case and disposable foil contact lens cartridge are also provided as a re a case and disposable contact lens foil spool, wherein actuation of push-buttons dispense contact lenses ready for immediate application onto an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11253035
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Hayley Maynard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11229266
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided that can be stacked with other blister packages of the same design. One example of the blister package has a body that includes a dome and a handle. A seal is attached to the top surface of the body and has a seal dome that seals a volume between the outer sidewall of the body dome and the inner sidewall of the seal dome. The handle has a through-hole and the through-hole that accommodates the outer sidewall of the seal dome. Another blister package provided has a handle and a bowl and the handle has a through-hole that accommodates the bowl outer surface. Stacks of blister packages are also provided as is secondary packaging for packaging stacks of tessellating blister packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Stephen English, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Patent number: 11136176
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. The blister package includes a body defining a handle and a well, a flexible top contacting the body and closing the well, and a lens cradle that includes a lens support bowl. The lens cradle is attached to the inner surface of the flexible top. By peeling away the flexible top, the lens cradle is lifted away from the bottom surface of the well and the lens is raised out of the well, cradled by the lens support bowl, and presented for easy fingertip manipulation by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sarah Almond, Carlos Ortiz, Gary Hunt, Mike Nelson, Russell Beard, Thomas Harkin, Pauline Gavelle
  • Publication number: 20200229562
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided and has a body and a seal. The body includes a handle and a deformable bowl. The seal seals the deformable bowl at a bowl top opening. The handle includes a lateral portion and an end portion. The end portion curves downwardly to a distal end that terminates at a plane. The bowl is recessed from a top surface of the body and the outer bottom surface of the bowl is arranged substantially on the same plane as the distal end of the handle. The design provides leverage in holding the blister package while a user deforms and inverts the bowl into a dome, presenting a contact lens on top of the dome in position for direct transfer to a person's finger or for application directly on an eye without the need for any finger contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20200229560
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Hayley MAYNARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20200231351
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. The blister package includes a body defining a handle and a well, a flexible top contacting the body and closing the well, and a lens cradle that includes a lens support bowl. The lens cradle is attached to the inner surface of the flexible top. By peeling away the flexible top, the lens cradle is lifted away from the bottom surface of the well and the lens is raised out of the well, cradled by the lens support bowl, and presented for easy fingertip manipulation by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20200231367
    Abstract: Contact lens dispensers are provided including a pens dispenser having an interior and a dispensing end. A delivery screw is provided in the interior of the tubular housing. The delivery screw has a thread pitch and a plurality of contact lenses, one contact lens per pitch. Upon actuation of an actuator, each contact lens moves along the thread by a distance of one pitch and a single contact lens is dispensed from the dispensing end of the tubular housing. A case and disposable foil contact lens cartridge are also provided as a re a case and disposable contact lens foil spool, wherein actuation of push-buttons dispense contact lenses ready for immediate application onto an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20200229561
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided that includes a body and a seal, one or both of which is made up of a double layer foil component. The double layer foil component can be a seal component made of a sheet of material folded upon itself and defining a seal, a flap, and a fold. The seal and the flap intersect at the fold and the flap can be pulled away from the seal to form a pull tab useful to peel back the seal and open the bowl. The body can also, or instead, be made of a double layer foil component that forms at least the bowl such that the bottom of the bowl is double-walled. The double-walled bowl exhibits improved strength and can be provided with strengthening features such as ribs, ridges, channels, or grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20200229563
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided that can be stacked with other blister packages of the same design. One example of the blister package has a body that includes a dome and a handle. A seal is attached to the top surface of the body and has a seal dome that seals a volume between the outer sidewall of the body dome and the inner sidewall of the seal dome. The handle has a through-hole and the through-hole that accommodates the outer sidewall of the seal dome. Another blister package provided has a handle and a bowl and the handle has a through-hole that accommodates the bowl outer surface. Stacks of blister packages are also provided as is secondary packaging for packaging stacks of tessellating blister packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Stephen ENGLISH, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Publication number: 20170014407
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification, for use in the prevention or treatment of an ataxic disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Sarah ALMOND
  • Patent number: 8820928
    Abstract: Silicone hydrogel contact lenses are produced without using volatile organic solvents to extract materials from the polymerized contact lens bodies, and instead are washed with aqueous liquids. The silicone hydrogel contact lenses so produced have ophthalmically wettable lens surfaces such that less than five percent of a batch of twenty or more such silicone hydrogel contact lenses have visually identifiable non-wetting spots when the contact lenses are located on eyes of subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: CooperVision International Holding Company, LP
    Inventors: Arthur Back, David Robert Morsley, Richard Rogers, Sarah Almond, Charlie Chen, Yuwen Liu, Charles A. Francis, Ye Hong