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Tinted contact lenses with combined limbal ring and iris patterns

US7641336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMay 12, 2004
Grant dateJan 5, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention provides tinted contact lenses that include a limbal ring that serves to enhance the definition of the wearer's iris resulting in the iris appearing larger to viewer's of the lens wearer. The lens also incorporates additional elements that overlie a portion of the wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention may be used as cosmetic lenses for enhancing or altering an individual's iris.

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