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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2004
Praful Doshi, Poway, CA (US);
James Edward Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Philip Gareth Bentley, Cambridge, GB;
Jagvi Ramesh Patel, Roysten, GB;
Chidambar L. Kulkarni, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen D. Halbe, San Diego, CA (US);
Hananiah J. Dalton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Praful Doshi, Poway, CA (US);
James Edward Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Philip Gareth Bentley, Cambridge, GB;
Jagvi Ramesh Patel, Roysten, GB;
Chidambar L. Kulkarni, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen D. Halbe, San Diego, CA (US);
Hananiah J. Dalton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using an ink that includes oligomers, polymers or polymerizable monomers. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are may be digital or analogue and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.