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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Axel Heinrich, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Halina Heidrich, Kahl am Main, DE;
Alexander Bayer, Niedernberg, DE;
Karsten Straube, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, DE;
Peter Hagmann, Erlenbach am Main, DE;
Stephan Pirl, Obernburg, DE;
Jan Bernard, Niedernberg, DE;
Matthias Braun, Hausen, DE;
Axel Heinrich, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Halina Heidrich, Kahl am Main, DE;
Alexander Bayer, Niedernberg, DE;
Karsten Straube, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, DE;
Peter Hagmann, Erlenbach am Main, DE;
Stephan Pirl, Obernburg, DE;
Jan Bernard, Niedernberg, DE;
Matthias Braun, Hausen, DE;
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mold half for making an ophthalmic lens, in particular a contact lens, wherein the mold half comprises a release sheet removably arranged on the mold surface of said mold half to separate a lens forming material from the mold surface, as well as to a method for applying a removable mold release sheet to said mold half. The mold half of the invention comprises a vacuum means to removably attach said release sheet to said mold surface, and preferably the mold half further comprises a pinch-off rim for forming the edge of said ophthalmic lens.