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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2020
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
William D. Carpenter, Galway, IE;
Forrest R. Blackburn, Monroeville, PA (US);
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Abstract
A system for marking a coated optical article () having at least one first mark () on a surface of a substrate () of the coated optical article () includes at least one mark () identification device having at least one electromagnetic radiation source () configured to irradiate at least a portion of the surface of the substrate () having the at least one first mark () with electromagnetic radiation (A,). The at least one mark () identification device further includes at least one imaging device configured to receive a portion of the electromagnetic radiation (A,) reflected from the surface of the substrate () having the least one first mark () and determine a position of the at least one first mark () on the surface of the substrate (). The system further includes at least one marking device configured for marking the coated optical article () with at least one second mark () based on the position of the at least one first mark ().