Method and apparatus for separating contact lens mold sections
US6033603A · kind A · utility
21Cited by
10References
21Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/808
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for separating one mold section from another mold section and a contact lens molded in the two mold sections provides improved reliability that the lens is not damaged during this operation and that the lens is retained selectively on the desired. Various embodiments of apparatus for carrying out the method are disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.