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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7156638 | Mold, molding system and molding machine for making ophthalmic devices This invention provides a mold comprising a first mold half which works in conjunction with a second mold half for forming ophthalmic devices wherein said first mold half comprises at least one changeable cassette comprising inserts for forming said ophthalmic devic... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6444145 | Molds for use in contact lens production The invention provides molds useful for the production of lenses with contoured edges. In particular, the molds permit production of a lens with an edge shaped to avoid its impingement on the lens wearer's conjuntival membrane.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6390887 | Pre-cutter and edger machine A pre-cutter or edger machine for processing the periphery of an optic is provided. The pre-cutter or edger machine of the present invention is advantageous in that it provides a machine that eliminates the need to mount the optic on a block, is completel... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6327973 | Printing on a carton with a vacuum support This invention provides a support for a carton which supports said carton during printing comprising a flat portion which is inserted into said carton. This invention further provides a method of printing on a carton comprising the steps of supporting sai... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6305802 | System and method of integrating corneal topographic data and ocular wavefront data with primary ametropia measurements to create a soft contact lens design A system and method is provided for integrating corneal topographic data and ocular wavefront data with primary ametropia measurements to create a soft contact lens design. Corneal topographic data is used to design a better fitting soft contact lens by a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6283825 | Automatic trimmer machine An automatic trimmer machine for finding the geometrical center of an optic having a non-round periphery, trimming the edge of the optic to a prescribed diameter for each optic, cleaning and drying the optic, and verifying the diameter of the optic. The m... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270218 | Contact lenses with off-axis bevel The invention provides contact lenses with off-axis bevels. The bevels aid in increasing stability of the lens on the eye and form a smooth junction with the lenticular zone of the lens.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6250757 | Hybrid refractive birefringent multifocal ophthalmic lenses The invention provides lenses incorporating both birefringent material and zones of more than one optical power, or focal length.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241922 | Method for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses The invention provides methods for producing ophthalmic lens by casting resin layers onto an optical preform. Resin containment in the mold assembly is achieved by the use of a high viscosity resin bead.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6179420 | Multifocal ophthalmic lenses The invention provides a pair of multifocal lenses for the correction of presbyopia. The dominant eye lens has an optic zone with the distance optical power required and additional zones of either or both distance and near optical power. The non-dominant ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6180032 | Apparatus and method for removing and transporting articles from molds An apparatus and a method for removing and transporting articles from molds. More specifically, the present invention pertains to such an apparatus and method which is particularly well suited for removing the articles from a molding machine having molds ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6154274 | Lens inspection system A system for inspecting ophthalmic lenses and including transport, illumination, imaging and image processing subsystems. The transport system moves a multitude of ophthalmic lenses along a predetermined path to move each of those lenses, one at a time, i... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6099852 | Wettable silicone-based lenses This invention provide silicone-based, biomedical devices that exhibit improved wettability as well as biocompatability through the use of functional silane agents. More specifically, the invention provides devices at least one surface of which has a func... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6090471 | Laminated foil package covering with double-sided printing A multi-layered foil laminate having at least one layer, preferably an exterior layer which is constituted of a plastic film material, and which is provided with printing on both surfaces of the layer. In essence, the method of double-sided printing inclu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079940 | Method for removing and transporting articles from molds This invention relates to a device for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077031 | Method for removing and transporting articles from molds This invention relates to a method for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071112 | Automated method and apparatus for single sided hydration of soft contact lenses in package carriers An automated means for hydrating and packaging a molded hydrophilic contact lens in one of the mold parts used to mold the lens is provided in which a first robotic assembly removes a plurality of contact lens molds from a production line carrier, each of... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6071440 | Contact lens production line pallet system A contact lens production line pallet system transports contact lens mold materials throughout a facility for producing ophthalmic lenses. Specifically, the contact lens production line pallet system includes a pallet for carrying one or more contact lens... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6054090 | Method of steam-sterilizing contact lens label A process for steam-sterilizing label-bearing containers stacked with the labels in contact, without destroying the labels such as occurs if the labels are printed by thermal transfer for product-variable data. The process features laser-ablating imagewis... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6042230 | Markings for contact lenses The invention provides marks for use in contact lenses and contact lenses that contain the marks, which marks are highly visible. The marks of the invention are useful for determining the inside versus the outside of the lens as well as for diagnostic pur... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039899 | Consolidated contact lens molding An automated method and apparatus is provided to mold and cure soft contact lenses. A molding station injection molds first and second mold parts for the production of the lenses and these mold parts are transferred to an inert gas or low oxygen environme... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6031059 | Optically transparent hydrogels and processes for their production The invention provides hydrogels for use in the production of biomedical devices. In particular, the invention provides hydrogels formed from siloxane prepolymers and a hydrophilic monomer, which hydrogels are optically transparent.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029808 | Primary package for contact lens This invention provides a blister pack comprising a base and a cover, wherein said base comprises a recess which houses a contact lens and solution, wherein the thickness of the material of said recess is less than 0.75 mm, and said recess houses less tha... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6024448 | Contact lenses bearing identifying marks This invention provides a contact lens comprising a front surface, a back surface and an identifying mark on at least one of said front surface and said back surface, wherein said identifying mark comprises a depressed region having a cross-section which ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6018931 | Method and support for supporting packages only at their edges during steam sterilization A method and a support for supporting a package in a steam sterilizer, featuring support members configured and positioned to support only at least a portion of at least two opposed side edges, but not a side face, of the package. A diamond shape is parti... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6020445 | Silicone hydrogel polymers This invention relates to polymers that are formed by polymerizing a reaction mixture that comprises at least one silicone-containing monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer. More particularly, this invention relates to polymers formed by polymerizin... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6012471 | Automated method and apparatus for single sided hydration of soft contact lenses in package carriers An automated means for hydrating and packaging a molded hydrophilic contact lens in one of the mold parts used to mold the lens is provided in which a first robotic assembly removes a plurality of contact lens molds from a production line carrier, each of... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007229 | Rapid robotic handling of mold parts used to fabricate contact lenses A method for removing and transporting ophthalmic lens fabricating mold sections from a molding device to an inert chamber in a predetermined time, controlled by a central processor, is disclosed. The method includes starting a timer upon opening the mold... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5998498 | Soft contact lenses A soft contact lens comprising a silicone-hydrogel made by curing a reaction mixture comprising a silicone-containing monomer.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5995213 | Lens inspection system A system for inspecting ophthalmic lenses and including transport, illumination, imaging and image processing subsystems. The transport system moves a multitude of ophthalmic lenses along a predetermined path to move each of those lenses, one at a time, i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988813 | Differential thickness contact lens utilizing multiple base curves and method of manufacturing same A method of producing a compensated contact lens that is compensated for power deviation from target due to differential shrinkage, and also a compensated contact lens. The invention includes the steps of designing a lens to have first and second areas of... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983608 | Packaging method for contact lenses A base member for a blister package for the containment of a contact lens includes a planar flange extending outwardly about a cavity for housing the contact lens. Proximate the peripheral edge of the flange, there is formed a continuous groove into which... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980184 | Apparatus for removing and transporting articles from molds This invention relates to a device for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981618 | Mold clamping and precure of a polymerizable hydrogel An apparatus and method for partially curing a polymerizable monomer or monomer mixture to form a soft contact lens includes a transport device for transporting a plurality of contact lens molds to a precure station in a low oxygen environment, each conta... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975875 | Basecurve mold designs to maintain HEMA ring/basecurve adhesion Designs for basecurves are disclosed which are designed to promote adhesion of an excess polymer HEMA ring to the basecurve during a demolding operation such that the excess polymer HEMA ring is removed along with the basecurve during the demolding operat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5968284 | Method for removing a solution from a container package A method for removing a liquid from a container having a bowl and a flange, the bowl holding the liquid and containing a hydrophilic ophthalmic lens, wherein there is provided a nozzle with a central face and a shoulder around the periphery of the face. T... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965172 | Contact lens production line pallet system A contact lens production line pallet system transports contact lens mold materials throughout a facility for producing ophthalmic lenses. Specifically, the contact lens production line pallet system includes a pallet for carrying one or more contact lens... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962548 | Silicone hydrogel polymers A silicone hydrogel polymer prepared by curing a reaction mixture comprising a hydroxyalkylamine-functional silicone-containing monomer.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5944853 | Method for preparing halotriazine dye- and vinyl sulfone dye-monomer compounds A highly purified monomer-dye unit is disclosed. A method for producing a highly purified monomer-dye unit is also disclosed. A hydrophilic monomer is reacted with a halotriazine or vinyl sulfone dye in the presence of a base under conditions that yield h... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942188 | Interactive control system for packaging control An interactive control system for controlling the automatic consolidation of contact lenses in a contact lens product flow, the interactive control system comprises a product line having random variations in product flow. A consolidation buffer receives t... | 08/24/1999 |
