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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Innovega, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jay P. Marsh, Bonsall, CA (US);
Jerome A. Legerton, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
Innovega, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00038 (2013.01); G02C 7/047 (2013.01); G02C 7/049 (2013.01); G02B 1/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for multistage molding of contact lenses containing low oxygen permeable components or oxygen impermeable components. Components may be embedded within a contact lens by forming a device on a polymer substrate, molding a spacer onto a male mold, bonding the device to the spacer, removing the polymer substrate, and molding the remainder of the contact lens.