ZA954816B - Low oxygen molding of soft contact lenses - Google Patents
Low oxygen molding of soft contact lensesInfo
- Publication number
- ZA954816B ZA954816B ZA954816A ZA954816A ZA954816B ZA 954816 B ZA954816 B ZA 954816B ZA 954816 A ZA954816 A ZA 954816A ZA 954816 A ZA954816 A ZA 954816A ZA 954816 B ZA954816 B ZA 954816B
- Authority
- ZA
- South Africa
- Prior art keywords
- lens molds
- soft contact
- contact lenses
- low oxygen
- filling
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
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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
- B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
- B29C33/38—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the material or the manufacturing process
- B29C33/3842—Manufacturing moulds, e.g. shaping the mould surface by machining
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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
- B29C37/00—Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group B29C33/00 or B29C35/00
- B29C37/006—Degassing moulding material or draining off gas during moulding
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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
- B29C39/00—Shaping by casting, i.e. introducing the moulding material into a mould or between confining surfaces without significant moulding pressure; Apparatus therefor
- B29C39/22—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C39/42—Casting under special conditions, e.g. vacuum
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- 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
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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
- B29C2791/00—Shaping characteristics in general
- B29C2791/001—Shaping in several steps
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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
- B29C2791/00—Shaping characteristics in general
- B29C2791/004—Shaping under special conditions
- B29C2791/005—Using a particular environment, e.g. sterile fluids other than air
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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
- B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
- B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
- B29K2105/0002—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped monomers or prepolymers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
- B29K2825/00—Use of polymers of vinyl-aromatic compounds or derivatives thereof as mould material
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- 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
- B29L2011/00—Optical elements, e.g. lenses, prisms
- B29L2011/0016—Lenses
- B29L2011/0041—Contact lenses
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- 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
- B29L2031/757—Moulds, cores, dies
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
- Eyeglasses (AREA)
- Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
- Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
- Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
- Catalysts (AREA)
- Glass Compositions (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US25780294A | 1994-06-10 | 1994-06-10 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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ZA954816B true ZA954816B (en) | 1996-12-09 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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ZA954816A ZA954816B (en) | 1994-06-10 | 1995-06-09 | Low oxygen molding of soft contact lenses |
Country Status (12)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5753150A (xx) |
EP (2) | EP0687550B1 (xx) |
JP (1) | JP4094072B2 (xx) |
AT (1) | ATE226884T1 (xx) |
AU (1) | AU708998B2 (xx) |
BR (1) | BR9502735A (xx) |
CA (1) | CA2151333C (xx) |
CZ (1) | CZ146895A3 (xx) |
DE (1) | DE69528686T2 (xx) |
DK (1) | DK0687550T3 (xx) |
IL (1) | IL113691A0 (xx) |
ZA (1) | ZA954816B (xx) |
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1995
- 1995-05-11 IL IL11369195A patent/IL113691A0/xx unknown
- 1995-06-07 CZ CZ951468A patent/CZ146895A3/cs unknown
- 1995-06-08 CA CA002151333A patent/CA2151333C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-08 BR BR9502735A patent/BR9502735A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-06-09 EP EP95303994A patent/EP0687550B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-09 EP EP02076126A patent/EP1223026A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-06-09 DE DE69528686T patent/DE69528686T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-09 AU AU20557/95A patent/AU708998B2/en not_active Expired
- 1995-06-09 JP JP16816895A patent/JP4094072B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-09 ZA ZA954816A patent/ZA954816B/xx unknown
- 1995-06-09 AT AT95303994T patent/ATE226884T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-06-09 DK DK95303994T patent/DK0687550T3/da active
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1997
- 1997-03-06 US US08/812,817 patent/US5753150A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ATE226884T1 (de) | 2002-11-15 |
US5753150A (en) | 1998-05-19 |
DK0687550T3 (da) | 2003-02-24 |
DE69528686T2 (de) | 2003-06-12 |
EP0687550A3 (en) | 1996-11-20 |
AU2055795A (en) | 1995-12-21 |
BR9502735A (pt) | 1996-03-12 |
CA2151333C (en) | 2006-06-06 |
DE69528686D1 (de) | 2002-12-05 |
AU708998B2 (en) | 1999-08-19 |
CA2151333A1 (en) | 1995-12-11 |
IL113691A0 (en) | 1995-08-31 |
JPH08187794A (ja) | 1996-07-23 |
EP0687550A2 (en) | 1995-12-20 |
CZ146895A3 (en) | 1997-04-16 |
JP4094072B2 (ja) | 2008-06-04 |
EP0687550B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 |
EP1223026A1 (en) | 2002-07-17 |
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