The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2007
Jennifer Dawn Lane, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Mary Mowrey-mckee, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Karen Belinda Sentell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Karen Frances Lindley, Cumming, GA (US);
Jennifer Dawn Lane, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Mary Mowrey-McKee, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Karen Belinda Sentell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Karen Frances Lindley, Cumming, GA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention comprises a colored lens care solution including a colored protein and a proteolytic enzyme. The kit of the invention allows customers to visually identify when their lenses are disinfected, clean, and ready to wear. The invention relies upon a color change to indicate the completion of disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses.