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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:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean M Petty, Mesa, AZ (US);
Howard M Sage, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Sola U.S.A. Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5121 / ; 5121 / ; 5128 / ; 409189 ; 409276 ;
Abstract
A carrier is disclosed for supporting an optical blank in the chuck of a lathe, for machining the optical blank into a lens. The carrier has a substantially cylindrical body formed of a machinable material. The cylindrical body has an opening at a first end thereof through which an optical blank can be inserted, and a retaining portion for securing such optical blank in place. In a preferred embodiment, the retaining portion is an annular shoulder extending inwardly at a second end of the cylindrical body.