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Method and mold for molding plastic lenses

US6843940B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2002
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S425/812
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for making an organic glass lens or lens blank which comprises providing a two-piece mold defining a molding cavity having a vertical axis which is part of a fixed reference system comprising said vertical axis and a horizontal axis which intersects at the center of the mold, a liquid tight annular closure member disposed at the periphery of the mold pieces for maintaining the two mold pieces and closing the molding cavity, wherein the annular closure member comprises at least a portion thereof made of a material that is initially gas permeable but becomes gas impermeable when in contact with a liquid polymerizable composition.

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