US Patent Issued to The University of Akron on June 17 for "UV-overprotecting iridescent colored contact lenses" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,187, issued on June 17, was assigned to The University of Akron (Akron, Ohio).

"UV-overprotecting iridescent colored contact lenses" was invented by Ali Dhinojwala (Akron, Ohio) and Saranshu Singla (Sangruer, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to contact lenses that utilize a multilayer coating of alternating high RI materials, such as melanin or polydopamine (PDA) and other low RI materials to create tunable iridescent colors and contain melanin or similar materials that impart photoprotection due to their broadband UV-vis absorption spectrum and ability to quench radicals....