US Patent Issued to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care on Aug. 25 for "Slotted contact lens packages and methods of handling" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,681, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Slotted contact lens packages and methods of handling" was invented by Sam Jonathan Popwell (Jacksonville, Fla.), Daniel Graham Ward (Cambridge, Great Britain), Stephen Sams (Cambridge, Great Britain) and William Stephen Honey (Bath, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages and methods of use. A contact lens package (100) may include a base (110) and a lid (140) connected to the base. The base may include a base cavity (124) that houses a contact lens (150) and packaging...