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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:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Essilor International, Charention Le Pont, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351169 ;
Abstract
In a progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens providing excellent performance in the far vision region, good width of the near vision region and gentle progression in the intermediate vision region therebetween, the far vision region comprises an angular sector defined by two half-lines that intersect at the geometrical center of the lens forming an upwardly-directed angular segment with an included angle of preferably more than 145.degree. in which all points have a cylinder less than A/2 diopters, and constraints are applied governing the gentleness of progression in the intermediate vision region and the relative width of the near vision region.