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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Omar M. Buazza, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen C. Luetke, Louisville, KY (US);
Galen R. Powers, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Q2100, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for making and coating a plastic lens. Oxygen barrier containing photoinitiator is used to cure incompletely cured lens portions. Radiation pulses are used to control lens curing rate. Lens is posted while in a mold cavity using a conductive heat source. Air may be directed toward the mold cavity to help remove heat form the lens. An in-mold scratch resistant coating may be formed from two separate material which both contain a photoinitiator.