Abstract: A contact lens package includes a first layer, a support coupled to the first layer, a lens, and a second layer. The support includes a scaffold and a porous member attached to the scaffold where the porous member includes a curved surface. The lens includes an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and the posterior surface of the lens is disposed on the curved surface of the porous member. The second layer is coupled to the first layer to seal the support and the lens between the first layer and the second layer.

Abstract: A contact lens package includes a first layer, a support coupled to the first layer, a lens, and a second layer. The support includes a scaffold and a porous member attached to the scaffold where the porous member includes a curved surface. The lens includes an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and the posterior surface of the lens is disposed on the curved surface of the porous member. The second layer is coupled to the first layer to seal the support and the lens between the first layer and the second layer.

Abstract: A method includes subjecting an ophthalmic device mold-forming material to drying conditions in a first inert gas environment for a time period sufficient to substantially dry the ophthalmic device mold-forming material; molding a first ophthalmic device mold part and a second ophthalmic device mold part from the dried ophthalmic device mold-forming material; and subjecting the first ophthalmic device mold part and the second ophthalmic device mold part to a second inert gas environment for a time period sufficient to substantially remove all oxygen in the first ophthalmic device mold part and the second ophthalmic device mold part.

Abstract: A method for making ophthalmic devices includes direct compression molding one or more ophthalmic device forming polymers in a mold to form ophthalmic devices.

Abstract: In one aspect, an epidermal coolant includes a porous material and a phase change material retained in the porous material. The phase change material has a melting point between about 0-degrees Celsius and about 65-degrees Celsius and is retained in the porous material when the phase change material is in either the solid or liquid phase. In another aspect, an epidermal coolant dispensable by an aerosol container includes a phase change material that changes phase between about 28-degrees and 40-degrees Celsius. The coolant also includes a solvent in which the phase change material is dissolved and a surfactant. The coolant may further include a propellant to express the product from the aerosol container.

Abstract: In one aspect, an epidermal coolant dispensable by an aerosol container includes a phase change material that changes phase between about 28-degrees and 40-degrees Celsius. The coolant also includes a solvent in which the phase change material is dissolved and a surfactant. The coolant may further include a propellant to express the product from the aerosol container. In another aspect, an epidermal coolant includes a porous material and a phase change material retained in the porous material. The phase change material has a melting point between about 0-degrees Celsius and about 65-degrees Celsius and is retained in the porous material when the phase change material is in either the solid or liquid phase.

Abstract: In one aspect, an epidermal coolant dispensable by an aerosol container includes a phase change material that changes phase between about 28-degrees and 40-degrees Celsius. The coolant also includes a solvent in which the phase change material is dissolved and a surfactant. The coolant may further include a propellant to express the product from the aerosol container. In another aspect, an epidermal coolant includes a porous material and a phase change material retained in the porous material. The phase change material has a melting point between about 0-degrees Celsius and about 65-degrees Celsius and is retained in the porous material when the phase change material is in either the solid or liquid phase.

Abstract: In one aspect, an epidermal coolant includes a porous material and a phase change material retained in the porous material. The phase change material has a melting point between about 0-degrees Celsius and about 65-degrees Celsius and is retained in the porous material when the phase change material is in either the solid or liquid phase. In another aspect, an epidermal coolant dispensable by an aerosol container includes a phase change material that changes phase between about 28-degrees and 40-degrees Celsius. The coolant also includes a solvent in which the phase change material is dissolved and a surfactant. The coolant may further include a propellant to express the product from the aerosol container.

Abstract: A phase change formulation includes a reversible phase change material and a thermal conductivity additive formulated for application to a user's epidermis.

Abstract: An improved filter assembly for a solenoid-actuated fuel injector having a fuel-resistant porous filter element in a filter retainer tube for disposition in the fuel tube of the fuel injector. Fuel flow through the filter element is axial. The filter retainer tube replaces the calibration tube in a prior art fuel injector, also acting as a seat for the injector spring and being positioned axially within the fuel tube by a press-fit calibration ring. The retainer tube is preferably formed of glass-filled nylon, and the filter element is preferably formed by injection molding of an open-cell polyamide foam. By selecting the porosity and flow characteristics of the filter element material in known fashion, the length and diameter of the filter element may be minimized, permitting reduction in the length and diameter of the fuel tube and also the size and cost of the actuating solenoid assembly.

Abstract: A corrosion-resistant electrochemical device includes a plurality of fuel cells connected in electrical series, each fuel cell having a membrane-electrode-assembly comprising an anode catalyst layer and an anode diffusion layer disposed on one side of an electrolyte membrane and a cathode catalyst layer and cathode diffusion layer disposed on an opposite side of the electrolyte membrane; at least one bipolar plate disposed between adjacent fuel cells; and at least one neutralization agent or ion exchange media sufficient to neutralize corrosive species in fuel cell effluent in situ disposed within the device. The neutralization agent may be disposed in one or more locations including in flow channels of the bipolar plate, embedded within diffusion layers of the MEA, disposed in combination with the catalyst layers on the electrolyte membrane, and as an integral part of the material comprising the bipolar plate itself.

Abstract: An improved filter assembly for a solenoid-actuated fuel injector having a fuel-resistant porous filter element in a filter retainer tube for disposition in the fuel tube of the fuel injector. Fuel flow through the filter element is axial. The filter retainer tube replaces the calibration tube in a prior art fuel injector, also acting as a seat for the injector spring and being positioned axially within the fuel tube by a press-fit calibration ring. The retainer tube is preferably formed of glass-filled nylon, and the filter element is preferably formed by injection molding of an open-cell polyamide foam. By selecting the porosity and flow characteristics of the filter element material in known fashion, the length and diameter of the filter element may be minimized, permitting reduction in the length and diameter of the fuel tube and also the size and cost of the actuating solenoid assembly.

Abstract: Concentrated lubricant compositions, dilutable for use in high temperature metal forming processes and containing a triaryl phosphate ester; a non-ionic and/or amphoteric surfactant, an organic sulfur-containing extreme pressure additive, an amine salt of an organic acid, and, optionally, sodium thiosulfate, exhibit improved performance in forming operations and produce parts with less part to part variation.