American Optical Corporation

Peter R Ramirez

Bernard L Laurin

Don H Rotenberg

Patricia M Cuffe

Bertram R Goodwin

Bradford Canterbury

Cast multifocal lenses are produced from ledged casting pieces molded from a master die having a molding surface made up of juxtapositioned die components each precision surfaced to a curvature and finish corresponding to a multifocal surface desired to be cast upon a lens and relatively prearranged according to desired height and position of cast lens ledging.

Apparatus and method for making cast ophthalmic lenses

A coating composition which results from hydrolyzing 35 to 70 weight percent tetraethyl orthosilicate and 60 to 20 weight percent of certain silane is useful for providing abrasion resisting coatings for plastics after curing. Optionally, up to 20 weight percent of a silane having a reactive polar site or, in the alternative, a small percentage of a surfactant may be used to provide a dyeable coated article.

Coating composition

A coating composition which results from hydrolyzing 40 to 70 weight per cent tetraethyl orthosilicate and 60 to 20 weight per cent of certain silane is useful for providing abrasion resisting coatings for plastics after curing. Optionally, up to 20 weight percent of a silane having a reactive polar site or, in the alternative, a small percentage of a surfactant may be used to provide a dyeable coated article.

A lens block having locating bosses for fixturing to lens-surfacing equipment and an interconnected oppositely disposed lens holding portion all cast of a eutectic blocking medium. The blocking medium is cast over and through an apertured preform of rigid, relatively high melting temperature material functioning as a heat sink and material filler.

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Southbridge, MA, United States of America

Peter R Ramirez