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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A. Bishop, Salem, VA (US);
Eric S. Dogan, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/580 ; B29D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/580 ; B29D 1/100 ;
Abstract
The fixture of the invention provides a bottom portion into which a mold half is placed. Movably mounted above the bottom portion is a top portion having two horizontal plates adapted to slide relative to each other to control the X direction and Y direction and hold a preform or wafer. The top portion is further adapted to allow for the adjustment of the relative angle between the preform or wafer and mold half, as well as adjustment of the distance between the top portion and bottom portion.