Patent ID: 8807076
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B05D,B29D,B33Y,G02C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing a Lens Precursor, the apparatus comprising: a mandrel with an arcuate surface for supporting said Lens Precursor; a chamber enclosing a vapor phase environment proximate to the Lens Precursor and at least a portion of the arcuate surface of the mandrel, wherein said vapor phase environment affects at least one physical property of the Lens Precursor during processing; an inlet for admitting one or both of a gas and a liquid into said chamber; and a registration feature for aligning the apparatus with an external device, wherein said external device comprises a digital mirror device as a source of voxel by voxel radiation, and wherein the processing of the Lens Precursor is done in a Free Form manner on a voxel by voxel basis within said chamber.