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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
May. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Jerry W. Dukes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Angie L. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Karin D. Mccarthy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jerry W. Dukes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Angie L. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Karin D. McCarthy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides tinted contact lenses that include a limbal ring that serves to enhance the definition of the wearer's iris resulting in the iris appearing larger to viewer's of the lens wearer. The lens also incorporates additional elements that overlie a portion of the wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention may be used as cosmetic lenses for enhancing or altering an individual's iris.