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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Kai C Su, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jack C White, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Technology Resources International Corporation, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for assembling a lens-forming structure, the structure having a front mold, a rear mold, and a gasket defining an axially extending bore, including a collet for supporting the gasket so that at least one of the front mold or the rear mold are insertable into the bore thereof, a robotic arm for inserting the front mold into the bore of the gasket, and a piston for inserting the rear mold into the bore of the gasket. The piston axially moves within the bore of the gasket a selected one of the front mold or the rear mold relative to the other mold to a desired one of a plurality of axial separation distances between the molds. Alternatively, the robotic arm can move the selected mold relative to the other mold.