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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark L Pankow, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Isoclear, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; G02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041801 ; 2042 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method by which permeable contact lenses may be cleaned through electrokinetic phenomenon is disclosed. The apparatus includes an receptacle in which a lens is supportively aligned between terminals by a member or members made from a pliant transmission media. As aligned, an electric current will be focused to flow only through the lens in order to efficiently and quickly decontaminate the lens.