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AU2001283366A1 - Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby - Google Patents

Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby

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Publication number
AU2001283366A1
AU2001283366A1 AU2001283366A AU8336601A AU2001283366A1 AU 2001283366 A1 AU2001283366 A1 AU 2001283366A1 AU 2001283366 A AU2001283366 A AU 2001283366A AU 8336601 A AU8336601 A AU 8336601A AU 2001283366 A1 AU2001283366 A1 AU 2001283366A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
lenses
molding thermoplastic
steeply curved
thin
produced
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status 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 status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001283366A
Inventor
Simon J. Edwards
Robert H. Juul
Michael A. Morris
Colin M Perrott
Martin D. Rolph
Ray S. Spratt
Michael J. Tuhtan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sola International Inc
Original Assignee
Sola International Inc
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 Sola International Inc filed Critical Sola International Inc
Publication of AU2001283366A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001283366A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • 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
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/46—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould
    • B29C45/57—Exerting after-pressure on the moulding material
    • 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
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/46—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould
    • B29C45/56—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould using mould parts movable during or after injection, e.g. injection-compression moulding
    • B29C45/561—Injection-compression moulding
    • 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
    • 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
    • B29D11/00413—Production of simple or compound lenses made by moulding between two mould parts which are not in direct contact with one another, e.g. comprising a seal between or on the edges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
AU2001283366A 2000-09-08 2001-08-13 Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby Abandoned AU2001283366A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/658,496 US6440335B1 (en) 1998-12-30 2000-09-08 Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby
US09658496 2000-09-08
PCT/US2001/025436 WO2002020254A1 (en) 2000-09-08 2001-08-13 Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby

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AU2001283366A1 true AU2001283366A1 (en) 2002-03-22

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Country Status (8)

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US (1) US6440335B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1324874A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2004508223A (en)
KR (1) KR20030046438A (en)
CN (1) CN1452547A (en)
AU (1) AU2001283366A1 (en)
IL (1) IL154233A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002020254A1 (en)

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EP1324874A1 (en) 2003-07-09
WO2002020254A1 (en) 2002-03-14
JP2004508223A (en) 2004-03-18
KR20030046438A (en) 2003-06-12
US6440335B1 (en) 2002-08-27
IL154233A0 (en) 2003-07-31
CN1452547A (en) 2003-10-29

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