Patents by Inventor Michael Gartley

Michael Gartley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lens with colored portion and coated surface
    Publication number: 20060114409
    Abstract: A lens with a colored portion is composed of a lens-forming polymer having a front lens surface and a back lens surface. A colorant is applied to at least one of these surfaces, and these surfaces may be coated with a coating layer composed of a material different than the lens-forming polymer. In the case of a cosmetic contact lens, the colorant may be applied in an annular ring pattern corresponding to an iris, so that the colorant pattern masks and changes the apparent color of the natural iris when the contact lens is worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Jay Kunzler, Gary Friends, Daniel Ammon, Joseph McGee, Michael Gartley