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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;

Inventors:

Hao-Wen Chiu, Dallas, TX (US);

David Bracero, Dallas, TX (US);

Shawn McDermott, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/0048 (2013.01); B29D 11/00692 (2013.01); G02B 5/003 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for injection molding of a plus power lens element comprises injecting a melt of thermoplastic material comprising at least one UV absorber at a temperature higher than a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic material in an initial molding cavity delimited by two facing mold inserts. During the injecting, the two facing mold inserts are moved toward one another to define a final molding cavity whose volume is less than that of the initial molding cavity. After cooling and opening of the mold cavity, the plus power lens element is recovered. One of the two facing mold inserts comprises a flat surface facing the initial molding cavity, thereby to form a flat surface on one side of the plus power lens element, and the other of the two facing mold inserts comprises a concave surface facing the initial molding cavity, thereby to form a convex surface on an opposite side of the plus power lens element.


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