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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:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Appleton, Rochester, NY (US);
William B Cronk, IV, Henrietta, NY (US);
Kathleen M Altobelli, Rochester, NY (US);
Emily Abrams Gabriel, Pittsford, NY (US);
Paul D Misiti, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C / ; G02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3511 / ; 3511 / ; 351177 ;
Abstract
Contact lenses include a posterior surface including a first identifiable marking, and an anterior surface includes a second identifiable marking different from the first marking, the first and second markings in combination designating the optical correction of the lenses. The lenses are useful in methods where the markings are used to identify characteristics of the lens.