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Patent No.:

US 9315669 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2014

Method for making uv-absorbing ophthalmic lenses

Applicant:

Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;

Inventors:

Troy Vernon Holland, Suwanee, GA (US);

Frank Chang, Cumming, GA (US);

Uwe Haken, Norcross, GA (US);

Joseph I. Weinschenk, III, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Assignee:

Novartis AG, Basel, CH;

Attorney:

Jian Zhou

Primary Examiner:

Ling Choi

Assistant Examiner:

Jessica E Whiteley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08F 2/50 (2006.01); C08G 61/04 (2006.01); C08L 83/04 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); C08F 220/54 (2006.01); C08F 230/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 83/04 (2013.01); C08F 220/54 (2013.01); C08F 230/08 (2013.01); G02B 1/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein is a method for producing UV-absorbing silicone hydrogel contact lenses, which is free or substantially free of internal stress and also is capable of blocking ultra-violet ('UV') radiation and optionally (but preferably) violet radiation with wavelengths from 381 nm to 440 nm, according to a photocuring technology, preferably according to the Lightstream Technology™. This invention also provides UV-absorbing contact lenses made according to a method of the invention.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Holland, Troy. (2016). Method for making uv-absorbing ophthalmic lenses (U.S. Patent No. 9315669). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9315669

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