SG11201906776SA - Apparatus for the thermal curing of a lens-forming material - Google Patents

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coco N O O (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 04 October 2018 (04.10.2018) W I PO I PCT D IV °nolo How oo mom ow (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/178823 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B29D 11/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2018/051955 (22) International Filing Date: 22 March 2018 (22.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/477,039 27 March 2017 (27.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: NOVARTIS AG [CH/CH]; Lichtstrasse 35, 4056 Basel (CH). (72) Inventors: STUTZ, Michael; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, 63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). GOLLAS, Nicholas; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, 63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). BRAUN, Matthias; c/o CIBA Vision GmbH, Postfach 4, 63868 Grosswallstadt (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (54) Title: APPARATUS FOR THE THERMAL CURING OF A LENS-FORMING MATERIAL Fig. 1 Fig. 2 31 (57) : An apparatus (1, 2) for the thermal curing of a lens-forming material contained in a lens mold (10, 60) to form an ophthalmic lens comprises: a tray (30, 40) made of metal, the tray having a fixation opening, a mold support (20, 50) made of plastic, wherein the mold support has a fastener (25, 53) fixed to the tray at the fixation opening (31, 41) and fixing the mold support to the tray, wherein the mold support further has a positioning guide (27, 55) configured to position a lens mold on the mold support in a predetermined position relative to the tray and wherein the mold support further has a support surface (23, 52), and a lens mold arranged on the mold support, the lens mold having a bearing surface (11, 61) resting on the support surface of the mold support. The lens mold is arranged spaced apart from the tray by a clearance distance (C, T) [Continued on next page] WO 2018/178823 Al MIDEDIMOMMIONEEMOMMEEMOIMIMOVOIMIE EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))