(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,464,484 Bi
Powers et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 15,2002
(54) APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC LENSES
(75) Inventors: Galen R. Powers, Louisville, KY (US);
John T. Foreman, Louisville, KY (US);
Omar M. Buazza, Lou, KY (US);
Stephen C. Luetke, Louisville, KY
(US); Matthew C. Lattis, Louisville,
KY (US); Larry H. Joel, Louisville,
KY (US); John T. Triplett,
Taylorsville, KY (US); Loren C.
Lossman, Louisville, KY (US)
(73) Assignee: Q2100, Inc., Louisville, KY (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/538,872
(22) Filed: Mar. 30, 2002
(51) Int. CI.7 B29D 11/00
(52) U.S. CI 425/143; 264/1.38; 425/174.4;
425/808
(58) Field of Search 425/174.4, 143,
425/162, 404, 445, 446, 808; 264/1.38,
1.1, 1.36
(56) References Cited
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