Pushkar S Varde

Title: Pushkar S. Varde and Sandwiched Colored Hydrogel Contact Lenses.

Introduction

Pushkar S. Varde is an inventor based in Athens, Georgia, and is associated with Alcon, Inc. His patent work addresses the design and manufacture of colored hydrogel contact lenses.

Latest Patents

Varde is credited with 1 patent, titled “Sandwiched Colored Hydrogel Contact Lenses.” The invention describes a lens with a pupil section and a generally annular iris section surrounding it. The iris section includes at least one colored, printed, opaque, intermittent pattern, covered by a clear, donut-shaped layer on the lens’s inner surface. The clear layer has a thickness of at least 25 micrometers.

The patent also describes a manufacturing method using a common polypropylene base-curve mold and two different front-curve molds. The molds provide different volume gaps to accommodate the size requirements of the lens’s two layers.

Career Highlights

Varde’s disclosed invention focuses on combining a colored iris pattern with a clear protective layer while accounting for lens structure and manufacturing requirements. His work is associated with Alcon, Inc., a company active in eye care.

Collaborations

Weihong Lang is identified as Varde’s coworker. The available information does not specify the nature of their collaboration on the patent.

Conclusion

Pushkar S. Varde’s patent presents a layered approach to colored hydrogel contact lenses, pairing an intermittent iris pattern with a clear inner layer and a mold-based manufacturing method.