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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yu-Chin Lai, Pittsford, NY (US);
Gary D Friends, Ontario, NY (US);
Paul L Valint, Jr, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08F / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523107 ; 526260 ; 526279 ; 524 95 ; 524 96 ; 524 97 ;
Abstract
Improved silicone-containing hydrogels are disclosed with enhanced wettability comprising a silicone-containing monomer, hydrophilic monomers, and a relatively non-polar ring-containing monomer able to be converted to a highly polar amino acid upon hydration.