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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:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Michael T. Lydon, Seminole, FL (US);
William P. Blackburn, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Ernesto Maldonado, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
James R. Kausch, Indian Rocks Beach, FL (US);
Lex E. Pace, Largo, FL (US);
Michael T. Lydon, Seminole, FL (US);
William P. Blackburn, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Ernesto Maldonado, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
James R. Kausch, Indian Rocks Beach, FL (US);
Lex E. Pace, Largo, FL (US);
Transitions Optical, Inc., Pinellas Park, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for coating optical articles, such as optical lenses, are provided. In one aspect, an optical article is placed in a holder and a sheet of coating material is discharged from a nozzle, such as from a fan coater nozzle, onto the optical article to form a coating on the optical article.