ZA954812B - Ultraviolet cycling oven for polymerization of contact lenses - Google Patents

Ultraviolet cycling oven for polymerization of contact lenses

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Publication number
ZA954812B
ZA954812B ZA954812A ZA954812A ZA954812B ZA 954812 B ZA954812 B ZA 954812B ZA 954812 A ZA954812 A ZA 954812A ZA 954812 A ZA954812 A ZA 954812A ZA 954812 B ZA954812 B ZA 954812B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
polymerization
ultraviolet
contact lenses
radiation
molds
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ZA954812A
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English (en)
Inventor
Wallace Anthony Martin
Ture Kindt-Larsen
Jonathan Patrick Adams
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Prod
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Publication of ZA954812B publication Critical patent/ZA954812B/xx

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    • 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
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/08—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation
    • B29C35/0888—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation using transparant moulds
    • 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
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/0277—Apparatus with continuous transport of the material to be cured
    • 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
    • B29D11/00134—Curing of the contact lens material
    • 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
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/08—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation
    • B29C35/0805—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation using electromagnetic radiation
    • B29C2035/0827—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation using electromagnetic radiation using UV radiation

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Polymerisation Methods In General (AREA)
  • Treatments Of Macromolecular Shaped Articles (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
ZA954812A 1994-06-10 1995-06-09 Ultraviolet cycling oven for polymerization of contact lenses ZA954812B (en)

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US08/257,799 US5597519A (en) 1994-06-10 1994-06-10 Ultraviolet cycling oven for polymerization of contact lenses

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EP (1) EP0686484B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP4004559B2 (xx)
AT (1) ATE187385T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU704124B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR9502725A (xx)
CA (1) CA2151347C (xx)
CZ (1) CZ146595A3 (xx)
DE (1) DE69513724T2 (xx)
IL (1) IL113943A0 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA954812B (xx)

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IL113943A0 (en) 1995-08-31
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DE69513724T2 (de) 2000-06-08
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