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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Yasuo Matsuzawa, Roswell, GA (US);
Lynn Cook Winterton, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Yasuo Matsuzawa, Roswell, GA (US);
Lynn Cook Winterton, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/06 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for plasma coating of optical lenses, particularly lenses made of silicone-containing polymer. The method of the invention comprising selectively depressurizing and pressurizing an entry hold chamber and an exit hold chamber while constantly maintaining a plasma gas in a coating chamber at a process pressure without depressurizing and pressurizing repeatedly the coating chamber, wherein the coating chamber is located between the entry hold chamber and the exit hold chamber.