DE2949951C2 - - Google Patents

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DE2949951C2
DE2949951C2 DE2949951A DE2949951A DE2949951C2 DE 2949951 C2 DE2949951 C2 DE 2949951C2 DE 2949951 A DE2949951 A DE 2949951A DE 2949951 A DE2949951 A DE 2949951A DE 2949951 C2 DE2949951 C2 DE 2949951C2
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Prior art keywords
mold half
mold
lens
flexible
ring
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DE2949951A
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German (de)
English (en)
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DE2949951A1 (de
Inventor
Robert J. Bethlehem Pa. Us Lefevre
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Allergan Inc
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Allergan Inc
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    • 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)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (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)
DE19792949951 1978-12-20 1979-12-12 Zweiteilige form und verfahren zur herstellung einer kontaktlinse Granted DE2949951A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE2949951A1 DE2949951A1 (de) 1980-07-10
DE2949951C2 true DE2949951C2 (en, 2012) 1993-08-05

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DE19792949951 Granted DE2949951A1 (de) 1978-12-20 1979-12-12 Zweiteilige form und verfahren zur herstellung einer kontaktlinse

Country Status (12)

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US (1) US4208365A (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS5584634A (en, 2012)
AU (1) AU526913B2 (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1144316A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE2949951A1 (en, 2012)
FR (1) FR2444553A1 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB2039248B (en, 2012)
IE (1) IE49029B1 (en, 2012)
IL (1) IL58929A (en, 2012)
MX (1) MX149945A (en, 2012)
NZ (1) NZ192456A (en, 2012)
SU (1) SU915789A3 (en, 2012)

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JPS5584634A (en) 1980-06-26
FR2444553B1 (en, 2012) 1984-02-17
AU5394379A (en) 1980-06-26
FR2444553A1 (fr) 1980-07-18
GB2039248A (en) 1980-08-06
US4208365A (en) 1980-06-17
MX149945A (es) 1984-02-13
DE2949951A1 (de) 1980-07-10
NZ192456A (en) 1983-03-15
GB2039248B (en) 1982-10-13
IL58929A0 (en) 1980-03-31
IE49029B1 (en) 1985-07-10
IE792476L (en) 1980-06-20
SU915789A3 (en) 1982-03-23
AU526913B2 (en) 1983-02-03
IL58929A (en) 1983-03-31
CA1144316A (en) 1983-04-12

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8110 Request for examination paragraph 44
8127 New person/name/address of the applicant

Owner name: ALLERGAN, INC., IRVINE, CALIF., US

8128 New person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: DANNENBERG, G., DIPL.-ING., 6000 FRANKFURT WEINHOL

D2 Grant after examination
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee