Method for coating articles by mold transfer

US7879267B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• J&J Vision Care, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David Turner · Dearborn, US
• Lenora Copper · Jacksonville, US
• Dominic P. Gourd · Ponte Vedra, US
• Shivkumar Mahadevan · Orange Park, US
• Frank Molock · Orange Park, US
• Kevin P. McCabe · St. Augustine Beach, US
• Dharmesh Dubey · Jacksonville, US
• Jeffery S. Longo · Jacksonville, US
• Jonathan Patrick Adams · Jacksonville, US
• Andrew Wagner · Jacksonville, US
• Xiaoping Lin · Jacksonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2001
• Grant date: Feb 1, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2011/0041
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for coating hydrogel and silicone hydrogel articles, and articles made by the method, are provided in which the coating is first applied to the molding surface in which an article-forming material will be cured to form the article. The method permits the thickness and uniformity of the coating to be more easily controlled than in known coating methods.