Patents by Inventor Aidan Fleming

Aidan Fleming 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).

  • Viscosity control and colorant circulation for printing lens molds
    Publication number: 20080131596
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems including a colorant cup that is adjacent to a cliché, wherein the cup includes a vent, an interior roof portion, and an air gap beneath the roof portion; a reservoir containing colorant; a feed conduit in fluid communication with the reservoir; and a return conduit in fluid communication with the cup. Also disclosed are various methods in which colorants are transferred in the disclosed systems from the reservoir to the colorant cup. The disclosed systems, colorant cups and methods are useful in the preparation of tinted contact lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Michael F. Widman, Paul Mark Powell, Aidan Fleming, Joseph Ryan