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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Haifeng Shan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Peiqi Jiang, Plano, TX (US);
Steven Weber, Carrollton, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/16 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01); B30B 5/02 (2006.01); G02C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0016 (2013.01); B29C 63/16 (2013.01); B29C 66/81455 (2013.01); B29D 11/0073 (2013.01); B29C 63/0073 (2013.01); B30B 5/02 (2013.01); G02C 7/024 (2013.01); B29C 66/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for elimination of lamination defects on progressive addition lenses. The lamination method uses a flexible bladder designed to apply pressure evenly across the lens surface. A spacer is positioned between a Hard Multi-Coat carrier and the flexible bladder. The spacer is located in a region of the carrier which is designated to deliver a coating to a section of the lens which is farthest from the carrier. The spacer asymmetrically increases the pressure applied to the carrier to eliminate lamination defects.