Patents by Inventor Craig A. Barrile-Josephson

Craig A. Barrile-Josephson 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 separating material from a mold surface
    Publication number: 20020079609
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing unwanted excess material from a mold section is particularly adapted for removing a monomer ring adhered within a reservoir of a female mold section used to mold a contact lens. The invention involves piercing the monomer ring and rotating the piercing members (e.g., annularly spaced pins) relative to the mold section whereby the monomer ring is sheared from the mold section to which it was adhered while the molded lens is left intact in the mold section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Michael H. Dobner, Craig A. Barrile-Josephson
  • Apparatus for separating material from a mold surface
    Patent number: 6368096
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing unwanted excess material from a mold section is particularly adapted for removing a monomer ring adhered within a reservoir of a female mold section used to mold a contact lens. The invention involves piercing the monomer ring and rotating the piercing members (e.g., annularly spaced pins) relative to the mold section whereby the monomer ring is sheared from the mold section to which it was adhered while the molded lens is left intact in the mold section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael H. Dobner, Craig A. Barrile-Josephson