Patent · US Expired

Colored contact lenses that change the appearance of the iris to olive green

US6030078A · kind A · utility

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41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1998
Grant dateFeb 29, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/046
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A colored contact lens comprising a non-opaque pupil section, an iris section surrounding the pupil section, and a colored, opaque, intermittent patter over the iris section. The pattern having elements which are indiscernible to the ordinary viewer. The elements of the pattern are a color which provides a contact lens capable of making change or modifications to the appearance of the color of the iris to a striking olive green color, while importing a very natural appearance.

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