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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Griffith E. Altmann, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventor:
Griffith E. Altmann, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical zone for a lens has a center optical axis. A first region of the optical zone includes a first optical curve having a first optical axis that is collinear with the center optical axis. A plurality of secondary regions is formed within the first region. Each of the secondary regions has a respective secondary optical curve with a corresponding secondary optical axis. Each secondary optical axis is collinear with the first optical axis. Each of the secondary optical curves is decentered relative to the first optical curve.