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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. 19, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisanori Akiyama, Shinjyuku-ku, JP;
Masahiro Jinbo, Shinjyuku-ku, JP;
Masahiko Samukawa, Shinjyuku-ku, JP;
Toshiro Yoda, Shinjyuku-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically and continuously conducting the layout analysis, the blocking (attachment) of an uncut lens to a lens holder, and the process of grinding an edge of three types of lenses, such as a single-vision lens, a progressing multifocal lens and a multifocal lens, utilizing a calculated approximation of the optical center of the uncut lens and by determining the position to which a lens holder should attach to the uncut lens.