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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288520 | Cyclosporin compositions A composition is disclosed herein comprising from about 0.001% to about 0.4% cyclosporin A, castor oil, and a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alcohols, alkyl glycosides, alkyl polyglycosides, alkylphenol ethoxylates, amine oxide... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276552 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting protein on surfaces The use of NIPAM polymers to prevent or reduce the formation of protein deposits on the surfaces of medical devices is described. The invention is particularly directed to reduction of the adsorption of proteins on surfaces of contact lenses and other medical prosth... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7256169 | Pulverulent laundry and cleaning detergent ingredient consisting of polycarbosylate and silicate The invention relates to a pulverulent laundry and cleaning detergents ingredient, to a process for its preparation and to its use. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7135442 | Lens care product containing dexpanthenol The present invention relates to contact lens care product comprising dexpanthenol. The invention similarly relates to the usage of a contact lens care compositions of this kind for cleaning and optionally disinfecting contact lenses. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135446 | System for cleaning and protecting windshields A system for cleaning acid rain marks from automobile glass includes powdered kaolin clay in a spray can. The automobile glass is preferably cleaned with this system, then a system for more effectively delivering Fibershield 218 and like protectants to glass is used... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7087569 | Stable solid block metal protecting warewashing detergent composition The dimensionally stable alkaline solid block warewashing detergent uses an E-form binder forming a solid comprising a sodium carbonate source of alkalinity, a metal corrosion protecting alkali metal silicate composition, a sequestrant, a surfactant package and othe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6943211 | Polymer compounds Provided is a composition comprising a pre-formed, hydrolytically susceptible non-addition polyanionic polymer comprising polymer strands formed from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and linking the polymer strands by at least one linking moiety compri... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939511 | Contact lens treating method and composition A method and composition for disinfecting a contact lens is disclosed. The method includes treating a lens with an aqueous solution having reduced toxicity to the eye which contains an effective amount of a monoperphthalic acid compound in a concentration of less th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6872695 | Method for in-eye cleaning of contact lens comprising polymeric beads An in-eye method for cleaning contact lenses comprises use of a cleaner using water-containing beads. The water-containing beads are prepared such that the bead size is smaller than the punctual opening. They are easily flushed from the ocular environment by normal ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6790409 | Method of disinfecting contact lens and disinfecting liquid for the method A method of disinfecting a contact lens is provided, including the steps of preparing a disinfecting liquid which contains water-dispersible fine particles of a titanium oxide dispersed in an aqueous medium, immersing the contact lens in the disinfecting liquid; and... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6638902 | Stable solid enzyme compositions and methods employing them The present invention relates to a solid enzyme cleaning composition in which the enzyme is stable in the presence of mixtures of carbonate and bicarbonate at alkaline pH, and methods employing this composition. The enzyme cleaning composition preferably ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6569824 | Contact lens treating method and composition A method and composition for disinfecting a contact lens is disclosed. The method includes treating a lens with an aqueous solution having reduced toxicity to the eye which contains an effective amount of a monoperphthalic acid compound in a concentration... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6528464 | Composition and method for inhibiting uptake of biguanide antimicrobials by hydrogels The invention provides a method for inhibiting the binding of a biguanide antimicrobial in aqueous solution to a hydrogel in contact with said solution comprising providing in said solution an amount of cyclodextrin sufficient to inhibit sorption of the b... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6482781 | Multi-purpose contact lens care compositions Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability. Such solutions include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component, preferably a biguanide polymer present in an amount of less than ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6432893 | Method for removal of protein from contact lenses The present invention provides an agent for contact lenses, which contains an oxo-acid compound and/or a polyacid compound. The agent for contact lenses of the present invention can remove protein as, for example, a protein remover, irrespective of the ki... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6319883 | Multi-purpose contact lens care compositions Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability. Such solutions include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component, preferably a biguanide polymer present in an amount of less than ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6303560 | Compacted disintegrant granulate for compression-molded articles, its production and its use A compacted granulate and a method for making the same, comprises 60-99 wt.-% of a water-insoluble, water-swellable cellulose and optionally at least one water-swellable polysaccharide derivative, 1-40 wt.-% of at least one polymeric binder of a polymer o... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6162835 | Stable active-ingredient combination for the disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses, and packing and process for the preparation thereof Contact-lens disinfectant containing (a) magnesium monoperphthalate and (b) sodium cumenesulphonate, (c) sodium alkylbenzenesulphonate, (d) isotridecanol ethoxylate and (e) methylhydroxyethylcellulose, and packaging and a process for the preparation thereof.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6153568 | Compositions comprising polyquaterniums in combination with polymeric biguanides for disinfecting contact lenses The present invention is directed to an ophthalmically safe disinfecting solution for contact lenses comprising the combination of a polymeric biguanide and a polyquaternium polymer of a substituted or unsubstituted vinylimidazole or its vinylimidazoliuum... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6063745 | Mutli-purpose contact lens care compositions Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability. Such solutions include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component, preferably a biguanide polymer present in an amount of less than ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5888950 | Alcohol-containing abrasive composition for cleaning contact lenses An aqueous composition for cleaning contact lenses comprises an aliphatic monohydric alcohol, a surface active agent having cleaning action for contact lens deposits, and an abrasive agent.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5868868 | Peg-modified proteases and methods of use in contact lens cleaning The invention discloses PEG-modified proteases, compositions containing these modified enzymes, and methods for using them to clean contact lenses. The methods of the present invention are also directed to the simultaneous cleaning and disinfecting of con... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5840250 | Compositions and methods for disinfecting a contact lens and detecting the presence of an oxidative disinfectant Compositions and methods useful for disinfecting a contact lens are disclosed. The present methods comprise contacting a contact lens with a liquid medium containing an effective amount of an oxidative disinfectant component at conditions to effectively d... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5820696 | Method of cleaning and disinfecting contact lens A method of simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting a contact lens is disclosed, which method comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a cleaning solution for the contact lens comprising an effective amount of a proteolytic enzyme, 15-60 w/v % (percent by w... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5785767 | Cleaning and disinfecting solution for contact lens and method of cleaning and disinfecting contact lens using the solution It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning and disinfecting solution for a contact lens to be cleaned and disinfected simultaneously in a simplified manner with high efficiency. It is also an object of the present invention to provide ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5723421 | Stable liquid enzyme compositions and methods of use in contact lens cleaning and disinfecting systems Compositions containing a stable, liquid, ophthalmically acceptable enzyme and methods involving the combined use of these compositions with a polymeric antimicrobial agent are disclosed for the simultaneous cleaning and disinfecting of contact lens. Meth... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719110 | Contact lens care compositions with inositol phosphate components Compositions and methods for caring for a contact lens include an inositol phosphate component in an amount effective to at least facilitate the beneficial treatment of the lens.... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5703024 | Compositions and methods for disinfecting a contact lens and detecting the presence of an oxidative disinfectant Compositions and methods useful for disinfecting a contact lens are disclosed. The present methods comprise contacting a contact lens with a liquid medium containing an effective amount of an oxidative disinfectant component at conditions to effectively d... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5654262 | Contact lens cleaning composition containing polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes Compositions and methods are provided for cleaning and wetting of contact lenses, especially rigid, gas-permeable contact lenses. The compositions comprise low molecular weight polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes, which are particularly effective in rem... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5580392 | Contact lens cleaning compositions with particles of variable hardness and processes of use Compositions and methods for treating a contact lens are disclosed. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an ophthalmically acceptable liquid aqueous medium and a plurality of particles which possess a hardness gradient. The hardness gradient of th... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5576277 | Granular detergent compositions Granular detergent compositions of density >55 g/liter are provided comprising a plurality of particulate components, wherein one or more surfactant-containing particulate components comprise a surfactant system consisting essentially of one or more prima... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5538663 | Detergent composition A detergent composition is disclosed. The composition comprises polymer particles having an average particle size of 50-500 μm in 5% by weight sodium chloride aqueous solution and a modulus of elasticity of 1×103 -5×105 dyne/cm | 07/23/1996 |
| 5491091 | Contact lens disinfecting system A method is disclosed for disinfecting contact lenses with peroxide whereby the usual peroxide neutralization step is eliminated. This is accomplished by carrying out the disinfecting process at a hydrogen peroxide concentration of about 0.01 to less than... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5310429 | Contact lens cleaning method A hard contact lens formed of a polymer having silicon and chlorine incorporated therein is exposed to a solution containing an admixture, an alkylphenyl polyether alcohol surfactant, a second surfactant which is anionic and a third surfactant having a pr... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5302312 | Detergent for contact lens comprising a water-soluble compound and a copolymer of polyhydric alcohol and a cross-linked acrylic acid and a method for washing contact lens A detergent for a contact lens comprising 40 to 80% by weight of fine particles of a water-soluble compound which has a salt value of at most 0.65 and a solubility in water of 3 to 30 at 30° C. and at most 40 at 60° C., with the product of the salt valu... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5190594 | Contact lens cleaning material and method New contact lens cleaning materials are designed for use in cleaning fluorine and silicon containing hard contact lenses. The contact lens cleaning materials are water based and contain an alkylphenyl polyether alcohol surfactant, an anionic second surfac... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5145644 | Hydrogen peroxide destroying compositions and methods of making and using same Compostions, and method useful for making such compositions and for using such compositions, which are useful to destroy hydrogen peroxide in a liquid aqueous medium, such as that used to disinfect contact lenses, are disclosed. The composition comprises ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5128058 | Contact lens cleaner containing a microcapsular polishing agent This invention relates to a contact lens cleaner comprising microcapsules and a desired liquid or semi-solid containing the microcapsules, the microcapsules each being formed by laminating a wall material comprised of an inorganic polishing agent on the s... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5089053 | Contact lens cleaning material and method New contact lens cleaning materials are designed for use in cleaning fluorine and silicon containing hard contact lenses. The contact lens cleaning materials are water based and contain an alkylphenyl polyether alcohol surfactant and an anionic second sur... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5037484 | Cleaning agent for optical surfaces Soft and hard contact lenses are freed from deposits by rubbing them with a particulate organic polymer with a carrier, the polymer having a particular size in the range from about one micron to about 600 microns and a Rockwell hardness in the range of fr... | 08/06/1991 |
