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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Menicon Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Stephen D. Newman, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Menicon Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/0048 (2013.01); B29D 11/00038 (2013.01); G02C 7/04 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of a rigid gas permeable ocular lens may be formed by a process including forming a portion of a mold including a first side having a profile shaped to form an anterior surface of the rigid gas permeable ocular lens, applying a liquid lens material to the first side of the portion of the mold, and at least partially curing the liquid lens material to form the rigid gas permeable ocular lens. Methods of forming molds for rigid gas permeable ocular lenses, including molds for casting rigid gas permeable ocular lenses having a desired surface smoothness and desired dimensional tolerances are also provided.