Patent SG-11201907388Y-A (SG)
Title: Carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens during its treatment in a bath
Inventor: STUTZ MICHAEL
IPC: B29D11/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 11 October 2018 (11.10.2018) WIPO I PCT omit IIl °nolo OH IIIII Kum no iflo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/185630 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B29D 11/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2018/052209 (22) International Filing Date: 29 March 2018 (29.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/480,677 03 April 2017 (03.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: NOVARTIS AG [CH/CH]; Lichtstrasse 35, 4056 Basel (CH). (72) Inventors: STUTZ, Michael; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). LEIBOLD, Thomas; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). SCHMITT, Jennifer; c/o CIBA Vi- sion GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). BELL, Roger; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). BRAUN, Matthias; c/o CI- BA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). STRUCKMEIER, Katrin Sylke; c/o CIBA Vi- sion GmbH, Postfach 4, D-63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). WALDERN, Michael Frederick; Stablistrasse 5, 8006 Zurich (CH). WILHELM, Daniel; Hammerstrasse 103, 8032 Zurich (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 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, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 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, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 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, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = (54) Title: CARRIER FOR CARRYING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS DURING ITS TREATMENT IN A BATH (57) : A carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens comprises: a basket (10) comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens (100), the basket further comprising at least three recesses (12) arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket (10); and a retainer (20) comprising at least three retainer arms (21) arranged in a star-shaped configuration corresponding to the arrangement of the recesses (12) along the circumference of the basket (10). In an assembled state each retainer arm (21) of the retainer (20) engages with a corresponding one of the recesses (12) in the basket wall of the basket (10) to retain the 12 ophthalmic lens (100) in the cavity. Fie. 1 [Continued on next page] 10 W O 20 18/ 185 630 Al WO 2018/185630 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOMMHERIONIONVOIS Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))