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HK1043084A1 - Apparatus and method for separating contact lens molds. - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for separating contact lens molds.

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Publication number
HK1043084A1
HK1043084A1 HK02101070A HK02101070A HK1043084A1 HK 1043084 A1 HK1043084 A1 HK 1043084A1 HK 02101070 A HK02101070 A HK 02101070A HK 02101070 A HK02101070 A HK 02101070A HK 1043084 A1 HK1043084 A1 HK 1043084A1
Authority
HK
Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
contact lens
lens molds
separating contact
separating
molds
Prior art date
Application number
HK02101070A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Mark Hodgkinson
Original Assignee
Bausch & Lomb Uk Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Bausch & Lomb Uk Ltd filed Critical Bausch & Lomb Uk Ltd
Publication of HK1043084A1 publication Critical patent/HK1043084A1/xx

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B29D11/00192—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves
    • 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
    • B29C33/44—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
HK02101070A 2000-03-31 2002-03-18 Apparatus and method for separating contact lens molds. HK1043084A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0007930A GB2360730B (en) 2000-03-31 2000-03-31 Apparatus and method for separating contact lens molds

Publications (1)

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HK1043084A1 true HK1043084A1 (en) 2002-09-06

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Country Status (8)

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US (2) US20030160343A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1268172B1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2001244318A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60103519T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2221892T3 (fr)
GB (1) GB2360730B (fr)
HK (1) HK1043084A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2001074569A1 (fr)

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DE60103519D1 (de) 2004-07-01
US20030160343A1 (en) 2003-08-28
US20050206019A1 (en) 2005-09-22
GB2360730B (en) 2004-09-22
GB0007930D0 (en) 2000-05-17
ES2221892T3 (es) 2005-01-16
AU2001244318A1 (en) 2001-10-15
GB2360730A (en) 2001-10-03
DE60103519T2 (de) 2005-06-23
EP1268172A1 (fr) 2003-01-02
EP1268172B1 (fr) 2004-05-26
WO2001074569A1 (fr) 2001-10-11

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Effective date: 20090331