GENEVA, May 4 -- ALCON INC. (Rue Louis-D'Affry 61701 Fribourg) filed a patent application (PCT/IB2025/060814) for "APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE INSPECTION OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS, AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS IN LENS INSPECTION" on Oct 23, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/088133, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 30, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): BRINCKMANN, Felix (c/o CIBA Vision GmbHIndustriering 163868 Grosswallstadt), HEIFT, Marcus (c/o CIBA Vision GmbHIndustriering 163868 Grosswallstadt), KESSLER, Daniel (c/o CIBA Vision GmbHI...