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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gabriel Philip Kennedy, Tramore, IE;
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A mold is disclosed for making rotationally asymmetric contact lenses. The mold comprises a first concave or convex surface that is rotationally asymmetric for forming the surface of the contact lens thereagainst, a second concave or convex surface opposed to the first surface that is also rotationally asymmetric, and a segment of the mold between the first and second surfaces having a substantially uniform thickness.