ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. D1,140,001, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Ophthalmologic instrument" was invented by Niels Alexander Abt (Winterthur, Switzerland), David Boyle (Ashford, Ireland), Michael W. Calhoun (Lighthouse Point, Fla.), Wesley Hastings Elden (Southlake, Texas), Gary Ganiban (Merritt Island, Fla.), Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, Texas) and Owen Ryan (Ireland, Ireland).

The patent was filed on Oct. 8, 2024, under Application No. D/967,016.

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