1-4. (canceled)
5. An arrangement for testing an LCD display module having an LCD display, comprising:
a look-up table having video input values and assigning video output values to the video input values, the video output values fed to the LCD display;
a test picture having a plurality of test patterns, the test picture stored in or generated by the arrangement; and
a controller configured to receive via a communication interface at least one control command during a calibration phase, the control command triggering the controller to allocate specific video output values to the look-up table, the specific video output values configured to select at least one of the test patterns from the test picture.
6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the control command is generated by a computer, a PDA or a mobile telephone upon a user input.
7. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the control command is automatically generated by a computer, a PDA or a mobile telephone.
8. The arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the computer, PDA or mobile telephone generates a further control instruction for loading the test picture onto the arrangement upon the or a further user input.
9. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the computer, PDA or mobile telephone generates a further control instruction for loading the test picture onto the arrangement upon the or a further user input.
10. The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the further control instruction is generated by actuating at least one key of the LCD display module or by activating an OSD function of the LCD display module.
11. The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the further control instruction is generated by actuating at least one key of the LCD display module or by activating an OSD function of the LCD display module.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-30. (canceled)
31. A method for making a colored silicone hydrogel contact lens, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a contact lens constructed of a silicone hydrogel;
(b) applying a color coat to at least a portion of a surface of the lens with an ink, wherein the ink comprises at least one colorant, a silicone-containing binder polymer, one or more vinylic monomers, and optionally a diluent, wherein the silicone-containing binder polymer is a copolymerization product of a polymerizable mixture including
(i) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer;
(ii) at least one functionalizing vinylic monomer containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group \u2014OH, amino group \u2014NHR (wherein R is hydrogen or C1 to C8 alkyl), carboxylic group \u2014COOH, epoxy group, amide group \u2014CONHR, and combinations thereof;
(iii) at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer; and
(iv) optionally one or more components selected from the group consisting of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a solvent; and
(c) curing the ink in the presence of an adhesion promoter, thereby causing the color coat to adhere to the lens.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the hydrophilic vinylic monomer is devoid of functional groups, wherein the functionalizing vinylic monomer is selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, glycidylmethacrylate, glycidylacrylate, hydroxyethylmethacrylate, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, N-hydroxymethylacrylamide, and mixtures thereof.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the hydrophilic vinylic monomer is DMA or NVP.
34. The method of claim 33, wherein the functionalizing vinylic monomer is HEMA or HEA.
35. The method of claim 32, wherein the siloxane-containing monomer or macromer is methacryloxyalkylsiloxanes, 3-methacryloxy propylpentamethyldisiloxane, bis(methacryloxypropyl)tetramethyl-disiloxane, monomethacrylated polydimethylsiloxane, mercapto-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, N-tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylpropylacrylamide, N-tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylpropylmethacrylamide, tris(pentamethyldisiloxyanyl)-3-methacrylatopropylsilane (T2), tristrimethylsilyloxysilylpropyl methacrylate, or a combination thereof.
36. The method of claim 32, wherein the polymerizable mixture comprises a solvent, a thermal initiator or a photoinitiator, and a chain transfer agent.
37. The method of claim 31, wherein the adhesion promoter is a diphenolic compound, a diepoxide compound, a dimelamine compound, a diisocyanate compound, or a dialdehyde compound, (HOH2CPh)n-R9, (CH2OCH)n\u2014R9, (HCO)n\u2014R9 or (CH3CO)n\u2014R9, (OCN)n\u2014R9, or (HOH2C-MeI)n\u2014R9, where Ph is a phenol group, wherein R9 is a C1-C35 aliphatic, alicyclic, aliphatic-alicyclic, aromatic, or aliphatic-aromatic radical, a vinyl alcohol radical, a vinyl butyral radical, or a vinyl acetate radical, wherein n is a number greater than 1, and wherein MeI is
38. The method of claim 37, wherein the adhesion promoter is hexamethylene diisocyanate, 2,4-toluene diisocyanate, bis(isocyanato pheyl)methane, bisphenol, diepoxide, epichlorhydrin, or combinations thereof.
39. The method of claim 31, wherein the ink includes one or more vinylic monomers or macromers, a photoinitiator or thermal initiator.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the ink includes a monomer mixture having a functionalizing vinylic monomer and a hydrophilic vinylic monomer, and optionally a silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer, wherein the functionalizing vinylic monomer contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group \u2014OH, amino group \u2014NHR (wherein R is hydrogen or C1 to C8 alkyl), carboxylic group \u2014COOH, epoxy group, amide group \u2014CONHR, and combinations thereof.
41. The method of claim 31, wherein the color coat is applied to at least a portion of the anterior surface of the colored silicone-hydrogel contact lens.
42. The method of claim 31, wherein the method further comprises forming a clear coat covering at least the colored coat after the step (b).
43. A method for making a colored silicone hydrogel contact lens, comprising the steps of:
(a) applying a color coat to at least a portion of at least one of the molding surfaces of a lens mold with an ink, wherein the ink comprises at least one colorant, a silicone-containing binder polymer, and optionally a diluent, wherein the silicone-containing binder polymer is a copolymerization product of a polymerizable mixture including
(i) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer;
(ii) at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer, and
(iii) optionally one or more components selected from the group consisting of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a solvent,
wherein the lens mold includes a first mold half having a first molding surface defining the anterior surface of a contact lens and a second mold half having a second molding surface defining the posterior surface of the contact lens, wherein the first and second mold halves are configured to receive each other such that a contact lens forming cavity is formed between the first and second molding surfaces, wherein the colored coat contains a first surface exposed to the interior of the lens-forming cavity and a second surface in contact with the molding surface;
(b) partially or completely curing the ink printed on the mold in the presence of an adhesion promoter to convert the colored coat to a colored film;
(c) dispensing a silicone hydrogel lens-forming material into the lens-forming cavity of the mold; and
(d) curing the lens-forming material within the lens-forming cavity to form the contact lens, whereby the colored film detaches from the molding surface and becomes integral with the body of the contact lens.
44. An ink for making colored contact lenses, comprising at least one colorant, a silicone-containing binder polymer, an adhesion promoter, a solvent, optionally a vinylic-monomer mixture, and optionally a photoinitiator or thermal initiator, wherein the silicone-containing binder polymer is (A) a silicone-containing polyurethane andor polyurea polymer having at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino (primary or secondary), isocyanato groups, and combinations thereof, or (B) a copolymerization product of a polymerizable mixture including (i) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer; (ii) at least one functionalizing vinylic monomer containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group \u2014OH, amino group \u2014NHR (wherein R is hydrogen or C1 to Ca alkyl), carboxylic group \u2014COOH, epoxy group, amide group \u2014CONHR, and combinations thereof; (iii) at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer, and (iv) optionally one or more components selected from the group consisting of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a solvent,
wherein the silicone-containing polyurethane andor polyurea polymer is a polymerization product of a mixture containing: (a) at least one aminoalkyl polyalkyleneglycol (a poly(oxyalkylene)diamine) or one polyalkyleneglycol (poly(alkylene oxide)) or one \u03b1,\u03c9-dihydroxyl alkyl end-capped polysiloxane (b) optionally at least one compound having at least two hydroxy or amino (primary or secondary) groups, (c) at least one diisocyanate, and (d) optionally a polyisocyanate,
wherein the ink is characterized by having a good transferability from a mold to a silicone hydrogel contact lens cured in the mold and by having a good adhesion to the silicone hydrogel contact lens.