Patents by Inventor Ruben Joel Colon

Ruben Joel Colon 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 of manufacturing and apparatus useful in manufacturing toric contact lenses
    Patent number: 9855712
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of manufacturing a toric contact lens comprising providing a toric insert (12) without an orientation mark to be used in forming a toric contact lens mold section; placing the toric insert without an orientation mark in an orientation mark fixture (10) comprising a single piece fixture housing (20) structured to hold a toric insert at an angle specified for an orientation mark, the fixture housing having intersecting surfaces (36, 40) which form a generally V-shaped region on which the toric insert is located, the generally V-shaped region contacting the toric insert at two different contact points, lines or areas; fixing the toric insert without an orientation mark to the orientation mark fixture; forming an orientation mark on the toric insert fixed to the orientation mark fixture; using the toric insert with the orientation mark to form a toric contact lens mold section; and using the toric contact lens mold section to form a toric contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LLP
    Inventors: Fernando Andres Bejarano Rodriguez, Carlos Sandoval Amaral, Ruben Joel Colon, Fernando Rentas Pedrogo
  • Methods of Manufacturing and Apparatus Useful in Manufacturing Toric Contact Lenses
    Publication number: 20160151986
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of manufacturing a toric contact lens comprising providing a toric insert (12) without an orientation mark to be used in forming a toric contact lens mold section; placing the toric insert without an orientation mark in an orientation mark fixture (10) comprising a single piece fixture housing (20) structured to hold a toric insert at an angle specified for an orientation mark, the fixture housing having intersecting surfaces (36, 40) which form a generally V-shaped region on which the toric insert is located, the generally V-shaped region contacting the toric insert at two different contact points, lines or areas; fixing the toric insert without an orientation mark to the orientation mark fixture; forming an orientation mark on the toric insert fixed to the orientation mark fixture; using the toric insert with the orientation mark to form a toric contact lens mold section; and using the toric contact lens mold section to form a toric contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Fernando Andres Bejarano Rodriguez, Carlos Sandoval Amaral, Ruben Joel Colon, Fernando Rentas Pedrogo
  • Demolding of ophthalmic lenses during the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 8313675
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for demolding lens mold assemblies are described in which the lens mold assemblies are positioned below a puncher header each with at least one punch pin. The puncher header is then moved against the lens mold assemblies so that the at least one punch pin of each puncher punches through a lens mold layer of a first mold part to then push against a second lens mold layer of a second mold part to separate the two parts in a demolding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: CooperVision International Holding Company, LP
    Inventors: Gerardo Plaza, Ricardo J. Aponte, Eli Sanchez, Ruben Joel Colon, David Chiang
  • DEMOLDING OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES DURING THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110089584
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for demolding lens mold assemblies are described in which the lens mold assemblies are positioned below a puncher header each with at least one punch pin. The puncher header is then moved against the lens mold assemblies so that the at least one punch pin of each puncher punches through a lens mold layer of a first mold part to then push against a second lens mold layer of a second mold part to separate the two parts in a demolding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Gerardo Plaza, Ricardo J. Aponte, Eli Sanchez, Ruben Joel Colon, David Chiang