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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:

3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Dennis E. Ferguson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);

Satinder K. Nayar, Woodbury, MN (US);

Peter T. Benson, North St. Paul, MN (US);

Stanley Rendon, Eagan, MN (US);

Donald L. Pochardt, Hastings, MN (US);

James N. Dobbs, Woodbury, MN (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/56 (2006.01); B29C 45/73 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B32B 3/10 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/08 (2006.01); B29C 45/27 (2006.01); B29C 45/34 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/26 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); B29C 45/14016 (2013.01); B29C 45/27 (2013.01); B29C 45/34 (2013.01); B29C 45/568 (2013.01); B29C 45/73 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0094 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14942 (2013.01); B29C 2045/2683 (2013.01); B29C 2791/008 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0016 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B29L 2031/756 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29C 45/1634 (2013.01); B32B 3/10 (2013.01); G02B 3/00 (2013.01); B29C 45/1671 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0053 (2013.01); B29D 11/00009 (2013.01); B01F 13/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract

Injection molding parts onto a carrier web located between mold halves, each mold half having a cavity, resulting in molded articles having parts on both sides of the carrier web. Polymer flow into the cavities is assisted by application of ultrasonic energy to the mold. After the molding operation, mold halves are separated, and the carrier web is advanced, or indexed, to a next position for another molding sequence. Articles produced include lenses with part of the carrier web between lens halves, and a carrier web bearing an array of molded parts.


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