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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Gregory J. Hofmann, Jacksonville Beach, FL (US);
Douglas G. Clark, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Hofmann, Jacksonville Beach, FL (US);
Douglas G. Clark, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/02 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods for designing patterns for use in tinted contact lenses in which the patterns are generated using algorithms. The method of the invention provides an objective description of the pattern for purposes of tooling, metrology and manufacturing of a lens incorporating the pattern.