AU526913B2 - Moulding contact lenses - Google Patents

Moulding contact lenses

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Publication number
AU526913B2
AU526913B2 AU53943/79A AU5394379A AU526913B2 AU 526913 B2 AU526913 B2 AU 526913B2 AU 53943/79 A AU53943/79 A AU 53943/79A AU 5394379 A AU5394379 A AU 5394379A AU 526913 B2 AU526913 B2 AU 526913B2
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
mold
female
molding surface
contact lens
flexible
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Ceased
Application number
AU53943/79A
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English (en)
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AU5394379A (en
Inventor
Robert J. Lefevre
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Allergan Inc
Original Assignee
Npd Technologies Inc
National Patent Development Corp
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Publication of AU5394379A publication Critical patent/AU5394379A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AU526913B2 publication Critical patent/AU526913B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/04—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
    • G02B1/041—Lenses
    • G02B1/043—Contact lenses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/0038—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with sealing means or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00019—Production of simple or compound lenses with non-spherical faces, e.g. toric faces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
    • B29D11/00125—Auxiliary operations, e.g. removing oxygen from the mould, conveying moulds from a storage to the production line in an inert atmosphere
    • B29D11/00192—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves
    • B29D11/00221—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves using prying means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/0048—Moulds for lenses
    • B29D11/00528—Consisting of two mould halves joined by an annular gasket
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/76—Office equipment or accessories
    • B29L2031/7602—Maps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S425/00—Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
    • Y10S425/808—Lens mold

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
AU53943/79A 1978-12-20 1979-12-18 Moulding contact lenses Ceased AU526913B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/971,241 US4208365A (en) 1978-12-20 1978-12-20 Method and apparatus for molding toric contact lenses
US71241 1979-12-20

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU5394379A AU5394379A (en) 1980-06-26
AU526913B2 true AU526913B2 (en) 1983-02-03

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AU53943/79A Ceased AU526913B2 (en) 1978-12-20 1979-12-18 Moulding contact lenses

Country Status (12)

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US (1) US4208365A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5584634A (enExample)
AU (1) AU526913B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1144316A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2949951A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2444553A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2039248B (enExample)
IE (1) IE49029B1 (enExample)
IL (1) IL58929A (enExample)
MX (1) MX149945A (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ192456A (enExample)
SU (1) SU915789A3 (enExample)

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DE2949951C2 (enExample) 1993-08-05
US4208365A (en) 1980-06-17
SU915789A3 (en) 1982-03-23
AU5394379A (en) 1980-06-26
IL58929A0 (en) 1980-03-31
MX149945A (es) 1984-02-13
FR2444553A1 (fr) 1980-07-18
CA1144316A (en) 1983-04-12
GB2039248B (en) 1982-10-13
IE792476L (en) 1980-06-20
FR2444553B1 (enExample) 1984-02-17
DE2949951A1 (de) 1980-07-10
GB2039248A (en) 1980-08-06
JPS5584634A (en) 1980-06-26
IE49029B1 (en) 1985-07-10
IL58929A (en) 1983-03-31
NZ192456A (en) 1983-03-15

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