Patents by Inventor John T. Triplett

John T. Triplett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for the production of plastic lenses
    Patent number: 6960312
    Abstract: A lens forming apparatus for preparing a plastic eyeglass lens includes a first lens curing unit, a second lens curing unit and a conveyor system for moving mold assemblies between the two units. The apparatus may also include an anneal unit configured to apply heat to a substantially polymerized lens. The apparatus may be used to form an eyeglass lens from a lens forming composition that may include an aromatic containing polyether polyethylenic functional monomer, a photoinitiator, and a coinitiator. The lens forming composition may be cured by the application of activating light or activating light and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Q2100, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen R. Powers, John T. Foreman, Omar M. Buazza, Stephen C. Luetke, Matthew C. Lattis, Larry H. Joel, John T. Triplett, Loren C. Lossman
  • Apparatus and method for heating a polymerizable composition
    Patent number: 6716375
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a heated polymerizable lens forming composition is described. The dispensing system includes a body configured to hold the lens forming composition, a heating system coupled to the body for heating the monomer solution, and a valve positioned proximate an outlet of the body for controlling the flow of the lens forming composition out of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Q2100, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen R. Powers, John T. Triplett, Matthew C. Lattis
  • Apparatus and system for the production of plastic lenses
    Publication number: 20030146527
    Abstract: A lens forming apparatus for preparing a plastic eyeglass lens includes a first lens curing unit, a second lens curing unit and a conveyor system for moving mold assemblies between the two units. The apparatus may also include an anneal unit configured to apply heat to a substantially polymerized lens. The apparatus may be used to form an eyeglass lens from a lens forming composition that may include an aromatic containing polyether polyethylenic functional monomer, a photoinitiator, and a coinitiator. The lens forming composition may be cured by the application of activating light or activating light and heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Q2100, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen R. Powers, John T. Foreman, Omar M. Buazza, Stephen C. Luetke, Matthew C. Lattis, Larry H. Joel, John T. Triplett, Loren C. Lossman
  • Apparatus and system for the production of plastic lenses
    Patent number: 6464484
    Abstract: A lens forming apparatus for preparing a plastic eyeglass lens includes a first lens curing unit, a second lens curing unit and a conveyor system for moving mold assemblies between the two units. The apparatus may also include an anneal unit configured to apply heat to a substantially polymerized lens. The apparatus may be used to form an eyeglass lens from a lens forming composition that may include an aromatic containing polyether polyethylenic functional monomer, a photoinitiator, and a coinitiator. The lens forming composition may be cured by the application of activating light or activating light and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Q2100, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen R. Powers, John T. Foreman, Omar M. Buazza, Stephen C. Luetke, Matthew C. Lattis, Larry H. Joel, John T. Triplett, Loren C. Lossman