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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442259 | Cloth accessory A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuratio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416610 | Cloth accessory A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuratio... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413614 | Cloth accessory A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuratio... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395575 | Contact lens treatment apparatus having lens capture projections A limited use apparatus for treating contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a case having a body and a left and right cover which are joinable to form chambers for receiving the lenses. Each of the chambers has an operative face for receiving the lens.... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7275275 | Contact lens treatment apparatus An apparatus (100) for cleaning contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing (110) having first (112) and second (114) housing sections which are joinable to form a chamber for receiving the lens. Each of the housing sec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7178193 | Cloth accessory A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuratio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127771 | Dental wipe An oral cleaning device that can fit onto a human finger is provided. The oral cleaning device, or dental wipe, is at least partially made from an elastomeric material, such as an elastomeric nonwoven, so that the wipe can more aptly fit onto a finger. Furthermore, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6849135 | Cloth accessory A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuratio... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6662397 | Contact lens treatment apparatus A self-contained apparatus for cleaning contact lenses comprising a deformable, non-abrasive material having an enzyme enriched layer for contact with the optical surfaces of the lenses. While in contact with the optical surfaces, the contaminants on the ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6343399 | Contact lens treatment apparatus A self-contained single-use apparatus for cleaning and hydrating a pair of contact lenses comprises a housing including a pair of hollow snap-lock lens containers in which opposed layers of a deformable relatively hydrophobic reactive material having surf... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6339860 | Glasses wiper structure Glasses wiper structure including a clamp body, two wiping units and two fixing members. The clamp body has two clamping arms on two sides. A free end of each of the clamping arms is formed with a recess having a perforation at a certain position. The rec... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6280530 | Contact lens treatment apparatus and method A self-contained apparatus for cleaning contact lenses comprising a deformable, non-abrasive material having an enzyme enriched layer for contact with the optical surfaces of the lenses. While in contact with the optical surfaces, the contaminants on the ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6138312 | Single-use contact lens treatment apparatus A self-contained single-use apparatus for cleaning and hydrating a pair of contact lenses comprises a rigid base member. A first sponge member is contained in a first recess formed on a first portion of the base member. A second sponge member is contained... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134736 | Contact lens treatment apparatus A self-contained single-use apparatus for cleaning and hydrating a pair of contact lenses comprises a housing including a pair of hollow snap-lock lens containers in which opposed layers of a deformable relatively hydrophobic reactive material having surf... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5993560 | Optical surfaces cleaning devices, compositions and methods Devices and compositions are provided for cleaning optical surfaces with carbon black. Carbon black may be impregnated on a soft pad, such as chamois leather, to provide a lens cleaning device. The soft pad may be supported on a handle. The soft pad may b... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988910 | Eyeglass cleaner This invention discloses an eyeglass cleaning apparatus including a handle, and a pair of lens engaging rollers mounted on the handle, each of the rollers comprising a soft material arranged such that the edges thereof engage the surface of a lens sought ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5694659 | Eyewear lens wiping device A small compact pocket-size flexible device for wiping eyewear lenses. The device includes a sheet-like layer of a soft non-abrasive lens-wiping flexible material which is folded within an outer flexible layer of protective material to completely enclose ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5687445 | Lens wipe A device for the removal of wetness from eyewear while simultaneously applying an anti-fogging agent. A treated piece of soft, durable material such as chamois or other like material is cut to a usable size shape, although not necessarily the same size an... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5657506 | Contact lens treatment apparatus A self-contained single-use apparatus for cleaning and hydrating a pair of contact lenses comprises a housing including a pair of hollow snap-lock lens containers in which opposed layers of a deformable relatively hydrophobic reactive material having surf... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5598601 | Disposable contact lens cleaning device and method of making the same A totally disposable contact lens cleaning device including a polyurethane ester foam, contact lens cleaning pad and a polyethylene cross linked foam, soft base member thermally bonded to the contact lens cleaning pad. The contact lens cleaning device is ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5561483 | Method and apparatus for providing and cleaning a film support surface In a rolling loop motion picture apparatus, such as a projector or camera, the movie film is pressed against a film supporting surface disposed within a light path. In order to be cleaned, the film supporting surface is moved out of the light path to an i... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5494528 | Apparatus and method for cleaning contact lenses 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 p... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5475891 | Silicone applicator for plastic eyeglass lenses An applicator for depositing a protective silicone coating onto a plastic eyeglass lens includes a plurality of soft bristles mounted on a gripping element, and the bristles hold the silicone. Preferably, the silicone is a mixture of two polydimethylsilox... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5475890 | Gelatinous elastomer swabs 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 ex... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5457842 | Portable eyeglasses wiper 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... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5444890 | Lens cleaning devices 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 fi... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5421529 | Process and device for cleaning sensors of a yarn monitoring system 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 traver... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5365630 | Apparatus for cleaning contact lenses 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 p... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363532 | Apparatus for clamping eyeglasses 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 cleani... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5347674 | Contact lens treatment apparatus 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 ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5344002 | Combination eyeglass lens polisher and eyeglass holder device 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 ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5280661 | Digital wipe device for lenses and similar articles 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 t... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5239723 | Gelatinous elastomer swabs 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 ex... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5222268 | Pocket eyeglass cleaner apparatus 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 cooper... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5197815 | Contact lens cleaning system 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.... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5180243 | Apparatus for cleaning sensitive surfaces, in particular optical glasses 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... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5153254 | Reusable lint remover 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... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5127126 | Contact lens cleaning instrument 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 cleanin... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5088146 | Contact lens cleaning and conditioning pouch and method of use 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 soluti... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083661 | Lens and/or eyeglasses cleaning device 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... | 01/28/1992 |
