Patents
US 8069979 B2: Contact lens package and storage case, holder, and system and method of making and using
- Granted
- 2011-12-06
- Filed
- 2010-10-11 application 12902103
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A reusable holder for contact lens cases includes a base, at least one receptacle formed in the base configured to receive a contact lens case, and a time keeping device formed in the base. The time keeping device may include an indicator for the at least one receptacle that indicates a period of time that has lapsed since the contact lens case currently in the at least one receptacle was placed therein to denote a need to discard the contact lens case and a contact lens associated with the contact lens case.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111206.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-800 Contacts, Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Draper, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen D. Newman | Singapore, SG | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan Coon | Holladay, UT | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin K. McCallum | Draper, UT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bruce V. Christy, III | Draper, UT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Desmond C. S. Cheon | Singapore, SG | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joanne Oliver | San Francisco, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark A. Zeh | Mountain View, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lynda Deakin | San Francisco, CA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rachel Wong | Chandler, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonah Houston | San Francisco, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony J. Rossetti | San Jose, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Ravitch | Oakland, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A45C | Purses; luggage; hand carried bags | A45C11/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D21/0204 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W30/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S134/901 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights at reel 056495, frame 0959 | KKR LOAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-01-30 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 66430/202 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2020-11-06 | KKR LOAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 56495/959 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2020-11-06 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 56495/889 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-11-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | U.S. NATIONAL BANK, N.A. signed 2020-11-06 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT CNT HOLDINGS III CORP. DRAPER, UT | 54303/458 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-11-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH signed 2020-11-06 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT CNT HOLDINGS III CORP. DRAPER, UT | 54303/356 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-27 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2016-01-22 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE AND COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 37602/18 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-25 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2016-01-22 | CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 37581/432 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-25 | Release of security interest Release of first lien security interest in intellectual property | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. signed 2016-01-22 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 37581/419 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-22 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2016-01-22 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 37559/726 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-09-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOUSTON, JONAH L. signed 2003-11-20 ROSSETTI, ANTHONY J. signed 2003-11-20 ZEH, MARK A. signed 2003-11-20 CHRISTY, BRUCE V., III signed 2003-11-24 MCCALLUM, KEVIN K. signed 2003-11-24 OLIVER, JOANNE M. signed 2003-11-25 COON, JONATHAN C. signed 2003-12-02 CHEONG, DESMOND C. S. signed 2003-12-03 DEAKIN, LYNDA signed 2003-12-03 NEWMAN, STEPHEN D. signed 2003-12-03 RAVITCH, JOHN signed 2003-12-03 WONG, RACHEL signed 2003-12-04 | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 33703/817 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-31 | Security interest Security interest Second lien patent security agreement | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2014-01-31 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 32148/913 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-31 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. signed 2014-01-31 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32146/45 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-30 | Release of security interest Lien release | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2014-01-30 | 1-800 CONTACTS PARENT CORP. DRAPER, UT 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 32144/762 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-30 | Release of security interest Lien release | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2014-01-30 | 1-800 CONTACTS PARENT CORP. DRAPER, UT 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 32143/861 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-22 | Security interest Security interest Lien | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2014-01-17 | 1-800 CONTACTS PARENT CORP. DRAPER, UT 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 32016/267 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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