Patent · US Expired

Method of making lens with colored portion

US6467904B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 2000
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2011/0041
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a lens, such as a contact lens, with a colored portion involves introducing a lens-forming monomer mixture and a colored material to a lens mold, applying a magnetic field to the monomer mixture and the colored material, whereby the colored material migrates in response to the magnetic field to form a desired pattern, and curing the lens-forming monomer mixture with the colored material forming a desired colored pattern in the lens.

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