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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:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshiaki Mizuno, Gamagori, JP;
Assignee:
Nidek Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A grinding water tank apparatus includes a tank for storing grinding water to be used for machining a peripheral edge of an eyeglass lens and recycles the grinding water stored in the tank by circulation. The apparatus further includes an air filter provided at a position in a space higher than the water surface of the grinding water in the tank, and a suction unit for drawing bubbles developing in the tank by way of the air filter.