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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2003
Applicants:
John Christopher Phelan, Gurnee, IL (US);
Michael Hugh Quinn, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Inventors:
John Christopher Phelan, Gurnee, IL (US);
Michael Hugh Quinn, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aqueous ink comprising containing a colorant and a radiation-curable oligomer or polymer containing H-active groups bonded to the oligomer or polymer backbone, some or all of whose hydrogen atoms have been substituted by radicals of a N-hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylamide. Methods for printing the inventive inks upon medical devices, such as contact lenses, are also disclosed.