Patent SG-11201804023X-A (SG)
Title: Method for thermally bonding together a cover film of an ophthalmic lens package and a base part of the ophthalmic lens package
Inventor: FISCHER ALFRED
IPC: B65B25/00
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date .... ..sr.) 15 June 2017(15.06.2017) WIPO I PCT (10) WO International 111111111111311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2017/098357 Publication Number Al (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B29C 65/02 (2006.01) B65B 7/28 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, B29C 65/18 (2006.01) B65B 25/00 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (21) International Application Number: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/IB2016/056871 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (22) International Filing Date: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 15 November 2016 (15.11.2016) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (25) Filing Language: English SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, (26) Publication Language: English TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 62/266,054 11 December 2015 (11.12.2015) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: NOVARTIS AG [CH/CH]; Lichtstrasse 35, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 4056 Basel (CH). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventors: FISCHER, Alfred; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Postfach 4, 63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). KUTHER, El- LV, MC, MK, MT, NI..„ NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, man c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, 63868 Gross- wallstadt (DE). LANIG, Volker; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Postfach 4, 63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). OSTER, Peter; GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Altweg 105, 5326 Schwaderloch (CH). [Continued on next page] Title: METHOD FOR THERMALLY BONDING TOGETHER A FILM AN LENS PACKAGE (54) COVER OF OPHTHALMIC AND A BASE PART OF THE OPHTHALMIC LENS PACKAGE : A for bonding (57) method thermally together a cover film (3) of an ophthalmic lens (1) and a base package 4 part (2) of the ophthalmic lens package (1), such as a contact lens package, in particular a soft contact lens package, com- the steps of - a holder (9) support- prising providing package ing a base part (2) and a cover film (3) arranged thereon, the base depression part (2) comprising a (4) containing an oph- thalmic lens (5) immersed in a liquid (6); - mechanically 18 the film the base together _______ pressing cover (3) and part (2) along a bonding area (7) having a shape completely enclos- ing the depression (4) while applying heat to the bonding _ area (7), thereby thermally bonding together the cover film 14 9 (3) and the base part (2) along the bonding area (7); wherein the step of providing the package holder (9) includes arran- ging a flexible support element (18) on an upper surface (10) holder form , of the package (9) to a support area (19) cones- , , ip ponding in shape to and being arranged in alignment with the _ , 13 ---_-,,__- - 2 bonding area (7), with the flexible support element (18) hav- ing flexibility higher flexibility base part (2). a than the of the ' - - ,_„< 14 1-1 .4t 15 - Ir--- 12 z 17 16 in M Ot C\ 0 Fi g . 2 11 Ir--- 1-1 0 ei O WO 2017/098357 Al MIDEDIMOREHMOIDERIMEDIDEMERVOM Declarations under Rule 4.17: Published: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) — with international search report (Art 21(3)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii))