Lens mold assembly
US4921205A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/808
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mold assembly for casting optical lenses in which an integral lens blank-mold cup unit is created by placing liquid monomers in a cup mold which tightly adheres to polymerized lens material. A radial die is disposed upon the cup mold to contain the monomers during polymerization and to provide the polymerized material with an optical surface. A contact lens is manufactured from the integral lens blank-mold cup unit by machining off the first cup and then extraneous portions of the blank to create a finished lens.
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