Alcon, Inc.

Jt International S.a.

Daniel Wilhelm

Roger Biel

Andrew Robert John Rogan

Michael Stutz

Katrin Sylke Struckmeier

Roland Stalder

Matthias Braun

Thomas Leibold

Michael Frederick Waldern

Jennifer Schmitt

A heating system is provided for an inhaler device, such as an e-cigarette or a personal vaporizer device, for generating an aerosol or a vapour from a liquid to be heated. The system comprises: at least one supply channel for conveying a liquid to be heated from a supply reservoir under capillary action or surface tension forces within the at least one channel; and heating means arranged at an outlet of the at least one supply channel and configured to heat the substance as it emerges from the outlet of the at least one channel. The heating means preferably comprises at least one heating element which extends across a width or an outlet opening of the supply channel and is typically confined to the outlet of the supply channel.

Heating system and method for an inhaler device

A carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens comprises: a basket () comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens (), the basket further comprising at least three recesses () arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket (); anda retainer () comprising at least three retainer arms () arranged in a star-shaped configuration corresponding to the arrangement of the recesses () along the circumference of the basket ().In an assembled state each retainer arm () of the retainer () engages with a corresponding one of the recesses () in the basket wall of the basket () to retain the ophthalmic lens () in the cavity.

Carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens during its treatment in a bath

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Zurich, Switzerland

Daniel Wilhelm