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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:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harry L Task, Riverside, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359666 ; 359665 ;
Abstract
A fluid filled variable power optical lens is described that includes a substantially tubular shaped housing having in one embodiment an optically transparent elastic membrane disposed over one end thereof and a transparent plate over the second end thereof and defining a chamber for containing an optically transparent fluid and in another embodiment an optically transparent elastic membrane disposed over each end thereof and defining a chamber containing the fluid, and pump assembly for inserting or withdrawing fluid from the chamber whereby each membrane is correspondingly selectively bulged outwardly or inwardly in the shape of a convex or concave lens.