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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.12.2004 (43) Date of publication: 27.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/30 (21) Application number: 03774557.7 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G03F 7/00, B29D 11/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/031450 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/039554 (13.05.2004 Gazette 2004/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 28.10.2002 US 421748 P (71) Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Jacksonville, FL 32256 (US)	(72) Inventors: HARCHANKO, John New Market, AL 35761 (US) CLARK, Rodney Gurley, AL 35748 (US) MINAMITANI, Takahisa Lacey's Spring, AL 35754 (US) HOFMANN, Gregory, J. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 (US) ROONEY, Thomas, R. Jacksonville, FL 32256 (US) (74) Representative: Mercer, Christopher Paul et al Carpmaels & Ransford,43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)