Global Patent Index - EP 1078284 A1

EP 1078284 A1 20010228 - METHOD FOR COLOURING FLEXIBLE HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENSES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR COLOURING FLEXIBLE HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENSES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM FÄRBEN VON WEICHEN KONTAKTLINSEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE COLORATION DE LENTILLES DE CONTACT HYDROPHILES SOUPLES

Publication

EP 1078284 A1 20010228 (FR)

Application

EP 00900606 A 20000119

Priority

  • FR 0000102 W 20000119
  • FR 9900958 A 19990128

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2789081A1] The invention concerns a method which consists in contacting the contact lens with an aqueous solution containing a solvent for swelling the polymer material forming the lens, and a colouring agent selected among the azoic complex chromium salts and their mixtures and in removing the lens from the solution. The invention is useful for producing brown coloured contact lenses.

IPC 1-7

G02B 1/04; B29D 11/00

IPC 8 full level

B29D 11/00 (2006.01); C08J 7/02 (2006.01); D06P 3/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B29D 11/00317 (2013.01); G02B 1/043 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0045198A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2789081 A1 20000804; FR 2789081 B1 20010420; EP 1078284 A1 20010228; JP 2002535733 A 20021022; NO 20004870 D0 20000928; NO 20004870 L 20000928; WO 0045198 A1 20000803

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9900958 A 19990128; EP 00900606 A 20000119; FR 0000102 W 20000119; JP 2000596397 A 20000119; NO 20004870 A 20000928