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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2024
Atheneum Optical Sciences, Llc, Orange Park, FL (US);
Randall Pugh, Jacksonville, FL (US);
W. Anthony Martin, Orange Park, FL (US);
Atheneum Optical Sciences, LLC, Orange Park, FL (US);
Abstract
Improved methods and apparatus for holding a polymeric optical lens, such as an ophthalmic lens (contact lens or intraocular lens 'IOL'); or other polymeric item; in a hydrated state in a hydrated lens inspection container (“HLIC”) that is conducive for measurement of characteristics of the ophthalmic lens (or other polymeric item) being inspected. According to the present invention, a HLIC receives the polymeric optical lens into a HLIC lens retention cavity, and a hydration fluid fills the HLIC to a level above a cavity upper edge of the HLIC container, hydration fluid is permitted to reach a level above the cavity upper edge via formation of a meniscus with the hydration liquid.