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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066370 | Tinted contact lenses with crescent patterns The invention provides tinted contact lenses that use a crescent-shaped pattern or pattern element to enhance the lens wearer's iris. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047650 | Ophthalmic devices having a highly selective violet light transmissive filter and related methods Ophthalmic devices are provided having a violet-light vertical cut-off filter abruptly absorbs light between the wave lengths of between approximately and 400 nm and 450 nm such that a curve when plotted as percent transmission versus wavelength has the shape as dep... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038295 | Tinted contact lenses with combined limbal ring and iris patterns 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 po... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7837323 | Colored contact lens with a more natural appearance A colored contact lens having a non-opaque pupil section, an iris section surrounding the pupil section, and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris section that leaves a substantial portion within the i... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832860 | Tinted contact lenses having a depth effect The invention provides tinted contact lenses that enhance or change the color of the lens wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention impart a three-dimensional appearance to the pattern by the use of alternating clear and color layers. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7802883 | Cosmetic contact lenses having a sparkle effect The invention provides sparkle additives useful in producing cosmetic lenses, and lenses produced using the sparkle additives that produce a sparkle-effect when the lens is viewed on-eye. The sparkle effect is produced while, at the same time, maintaining the natura... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7762662 | Colored and ring-patterned contact lenses Structures of contact lenses, methods and systems for making such contact lenses where the contact lenses have an opaque ring pattern. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758187 | Contact lens for three dimensional visualization A contact lens set for stereoscopic visualization includes a left contact lens comprising a first lens substrate incorporating a first polarizer, and a right contact lens comprising a lens substrate incorporating a second polarizer. The first polarizer comprises a f... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7549742 | Tinted lenses and methods of manufacture The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that includes polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images ma... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7438412 | Colored contact lens with a more natural appearance A colored contact lens (10) having a non-opaque pupil section (20), an iris section (22) surrounding the pupil section (20), and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris sectio... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431454 | Methods for designing tinted contact lenses 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 manufactu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7368072 | Photochromic contact lenses and methods of manufacturing Described are contact lenses having photochromic materials within the central or pupillary area of the lens and methods for manufacturing such lenses. In one method, a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic material is added to the pupillary region of a ca... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364293 | Method and system for ordering customized cosmetic contact lenses A method of configuring and ordering a customized contact lens for a user. The method includes the steps of displaying a template eye image to assist the user in visualizing selected options for a customized contact lens, and displaying a plurality of contact lens s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364291 | Contact lenses with light blocking rings The invention provides contact lenses that substantially block either or both UV and blue light from entering the lens wearer's pupil by providing multiple concentric areas of certain materials that decrease or substantially eliminate the UV and blue light transmiss... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354959 | Water-based inks for hydrogel lenses The present invention is related to water-based inks for making colored hydrogel contact lenses, in particular, colored HEMA-based hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises at least one colorant, water, and a water-soluble and actinically-curable b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338704 | Coating composition having fluorescent colorants A coating composition containing a resinous binder with colorants and reflective pigments. The colorants absorb visible light at a first wavelength and produce fluorescent light at a second wavelength band when exposed to visible light. When applied to a substrate, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336290 | Method and apparatus for increasing a perceived resolution of a display According to one embodiment, a method of increasing a perceived resolution of a display includes directing light at a optical dithering element and repeatedly transitioning the optical dithering element from a first position to a second position and then back to the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329695 | Ink formulations and uses thereof The present invention provides a chemical ink for pad printing a medical device comprising water; a colorant; and a crosslinkable, water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol). The ink has a viscosity of greater than 50 centipoise, and good adhesion to the medical device. Meth... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326373 | Method for forming a wafer for use in an optical part An improved method is disclosed, for forming a wafer into a complex, curved shape, for use in an optical part. The method includes a step of moving the wafer into contact with a molding surface having a predetermined non-cylindrical, aspheric curved shape, to form t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322694 | Hybrid contact lens system and method A hybrid contact lens comprises a central zone comprising a substantially rigid, gas permeable material having a DK of at least 30, a relatively soft peripheral zone and an intermediate zone comprising a film or coating that is created around the central zone, and t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306333 | Colored contact lenses for enhancing a wearer's natural eye color The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes a very natural appearance. A colored contact lens of the invention comprises a colored central zone which includes a colored substantially-... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296891 | Colored contact lens A colored contact lens comprising a generally uncolored pupil region, a generally annular-shaped iris region and a multicolored pattern on the iris region. The multicolored pattern is sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284856 | Method for designing color filters which improve or modify color vision of human eye, and color filter means designed by the method The invention relates to a method for designing color filters which improve or modify color vision of the human eye. According to the invention a desired opponent signal function to be attained is divided by a real opponent signal function characteristic of the eye ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278739 | Adaptive optic lens system and method of use An lens for correcting human vision, for example an IOL, contact lens or corneal inlay or onlay, that carries and interior phase or layer comprising a pattern of individual transparent adaptive displacement structures. In one embodiment, the displacement structures ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278737 | Ophthalmic devices having a highly selective violet light transmissive filter and related methods Ophthalmic devices are provided having a violet-light vertical cut-off filter abruptly absorbs light between the wave lengths of between approximately and 400 nm and 450 nm such that a curve when plotted as percent transmission versus wavelength has the shape as dep... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278736 | Contact lenses imparting a vivacious appearance to the eye The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for modifying or enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes an improved lively appearance (or more lively or vivacious appearance). In particular, a colored contact lens of the invention... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262065 | Ferroelectric memory and its manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a ferroelectric memory includes: (a) forming first and second contact sections on a first dielectric layer formed above a base substrate; (b) forming a laminated body having a lower electrode, a ferroelectric layer and an upper electrode s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261844 | Photochromic contact lens having excellent discoloring characteristic A photochromic contact lens having a period of time for discoloring the contact lens from a colored state to the uncolored state shortened, wherein the photochromic contact lens is made of an oxygen-permeable polymer material having a second-order transition point o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255438 | Pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses A method comprises the steps of (a) providing a water based ink in at least one cliché with a contact lens pattern; (b) transferring the water based ink from the cliché to at least a surface of at least a contact lens forming mold by means of at least a transfer p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249847 | Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer An eyeglass lens and manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246903 | Tinted contact lenses with combined limbal ring and iris patterns 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 a plurality of tapered spokes that ov... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243599 | Method of fabricating color filter in display device A method of fabricating a color filter in a liquid crystal display device includes providing a plurality of clichés in which grooves are formed, filling color inks and a black resin in the grooves of the clichés, applying the color inks in the clichés onto a subs... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234815 | Optical viewing device having an apparatus for partial reduction of the illumination intensity The invention concerns an optical viewing device which incorporates a spectral filter to partially reduce the intensity or wavelength(s) of light transmitted to a specific region of a specimen which may be a human eye. The reduction in light intensity or wavelength ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220800 | Water soluble contact lens blocking composition with absorbent disintegrant A contact lens blocking composition with desirable melt properties can comprise a water soluble polymer such as a polyalkylpolyimine combined with an absorbent disintegrant or with a filler such as a highly soluble salt composition or both. The blocking composition ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217375 | Apparatus and method of fabricating a compensating element for wavefront correction using spatially localized curing of resin mixtures An optical wavefront correction plate incorporates a unique, three-dimensional spatial retardation distribution utilizing the index of refraction change of resin mixture in its cured state. The optical wave plate comprises a pair of transparent plates, containing a ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216975 | Method for preparing the reactive tinting compound and the tinted contact lens A method for preparing the tinted contact lens with the covalently bonded novel reactive tinting compound is disclosed. The reactive tinting compound with mono vinyl functionality is prepared by reacting the reactive dye with a hydrophilic monomer containing both pe... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213918 | Method for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses The present invention generally relates to a method for making made-to-order (MTO) or customized silicone hydrogel lenses which have printed images on and/or below lens surfaces. A preferred method of the invention comprises printing and curing an ink on the molding... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210778 | Colored contact lens with a more natural appearance A colored contact lens (10) having a non-opaque pupil section (20), an iris section (22) surrounding the pupil section (20), and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris sectio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179848 | Method for coloring a transparent article made of polycarbonate and resulting article The invention concerns a method which consists in irradiating at least one face of the article with UV radiation, causing the article to be photodegraded over a thickness of at least 1 μm, and in contacting the irradiated face of the article with a colouring agent ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172286 | Colored contact lens A colored contact lens comprising a generally uncolored pupil region, a generally annular-shaped iris region and a multicolored pattern on the iris region. The multicolored pattern is sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing t... | 02/06/2007 |
