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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Danbury Mission Technologies, Llc, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventor:
Bari M. Southard, Bridgewater, CT (US);
Assignee:
Danbury Mission Technologies, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 23/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 23/0066 (2013.01); C03C 23/0025 (2013.01); G02B 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for shaping an optical element includes heating a first surface of an optical element, and allowing the first surface of the optical element to cool, thereby causing residual stress in the first surface which deforms the optical element to a predetermined shape. Heating can include applying a laser to the first surface.