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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. 24, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1996
Jeffrey J Murray, Ellington, CT (US);
Glenn E Bowley, Willington, CT (US);
Alexander F Incera, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Jonathan M Dooley, Bolton, CT (US);
Peter A Wilcox, Portland, CT (US);
Daniel J Harris, West Hartford, CT (US);
Southanou Senethep, Hartford, CT (US);
Gerber Optical, Inc., South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for applying a finishing block to a lens. An imaging screen for imaging an alignment pattern representing characteristics of the lens and reference data on the lens is provided. The lens is positioned in the apparatus with the pattern and the data aligned. With the lens in this position, the apparatus automatically attaches the finishing block to the lens in registration with the reference data.