Inventors:
Praful Doshi - Poway CA, US
James Fox - Cambridge, GB
Philip Bentley - Cambridge, GB
Jagvi Patel - Roysten, GB
Chidambar Kulkarni - San Diego CA, US
Stephen Halbe - San Diego CA, US
Hananiah Dalton - La Jolla CA, US
International Classification:
G02C007/04
A61F002/14
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.