Mold release sheet

US8944795B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944795-B2
Application numberUS-63777809-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 15, 2009
Priority dateDec 18, 2008
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a mold half for making an ophthalmic lens, in particular a contact lens, wherein the mold half comprises a release sheet removably arranged on the mold surface of said mold half to separate a lens forming material from the mold surface, as well as to a method for applying a removable mold release sheet to said mold half. The mold half of the invention comprises a vacuum means to removably attach said release sheet to said mold surface, and preferably the mold half further comprises a pinch-off rim for forming the edge of said ophthalmic lens.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mold half, for making an ophthalmic lens, comprising a mold surface, a lens forming area and a release sheet removably arranged on the mold surface of said mold half, characterized in that the release sheet has a thickness of from 5 to 50 μm, tightly conforms to the contour of at least the lens forming area of said mold half and extends substantially beyond said lens forming area, wherein said mold half comprises vacuum means to removably attach said…

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What does patent US8944795B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a mold half for making an ophthalmic lens, in particular a contact lens, wherein the mold half comprises a release sheet removably arranged on the mold surface of said mold half to separate a lens forming material from the mold surface, as well as to a method for applying a removable mold release sheet to said mold half. The mold half of the invention comprises …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Heinrich Axel, Heidrich Halina, Bayer Alexander, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29D11/00009. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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