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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas W Dey, Springwater, NY (US);
Matthew F Walsh, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ; B24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
451 39 ; 451 42 ; 451 38 ;
Abstract
A method of shaping surface on an optical element includes directing a stream of gas and particles at the surface at a velocity sufficient to controllably remove material from the surface to figure the surface to a desired optical profile.