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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:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Hayes Powell, Irvine, CA (US);
David C Rupp, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan Sales, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C98L / ; C98L / ; A61K / ; C08F / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523106 ; 523122 ; 424427 ; 424429 ; 5262922 ; 526312 ; 549552 ;
Abstract
A polymeric material incorporating a polyvalent cation chelating agent in an amount effective to inhibit the growth of an ocular pathogen, particularly a protozoan, can be used to produce eye care products such as contact lens cases and containers for containing eye care solutions and contact lenses.