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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789738 | Sheet for mounting polishing workpiece and method for making the same The present invention relates to a sheet for mounting a polishing workpiece. The sheet comprises a substrate, a surface layer and a slightly rough layer. The substrate has a surface. The surface layer is located on the surface of the substrate, with no hole structur... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7500908 | Pneumatic blocking support for an optical lens The pneumatic blocking support which is used to block an optical lens (200) on a machine or device has means (3) for fixing it on a corresponding element of the machine or device. The blocking means comprise a central cavity (8) and a joint (... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7438775 | Lens layout block device A lens layout block device comprising a seal feeding device that supplies an elastic seal to a seal sticking position (A5). The elastic seal is loaded in a tape loading part in the form of a seal tape covered by a mount and a protective sheet and wound in a r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413502 | Method for producing ophthalmic lenses and other shaped bodies with optically active surfaces The invention concerns a method for producing ophthalmic lenses that uses plastic blanks in the form of flat, round discs. The outer edge of said plastic blanks is clamped and the desired final surface geometry and surface quality of the front faces of the lens are ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7381119 | Fixture for grinding machines A fixture for grinding machines includes a first base (10) and a second base (20). The first base has a first surface (12) which defines a first holding groove (11). The first base defines a plurality of first suction holes (13) on... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371157 | Fixture for grinding machines A fixture for grinding machines includes a first base (10), a second base (20) and a driving component (40). The first base defines a first working groove (11) therein. The second base defines a second working groove (12) correspon... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369238 | Lens blank alignment and blocking device and method A lens blocking device is disclosed that includes a frame, a light source mounted on the frame, a carriage having a first end and a second end mounted on the frame for sliding movement between first and second positions, a first mirror mounted on the carriage first ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356783 | Dummy fill for integrated circuits A method and system are described to reduce process variation as a result of the electrochemical deposition (ECD), also referred to as electrochemical plating (ECP), and chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) processing of films in integrated circuit manufacturing proc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309278 | Lean presser for holding eyeglass lens and eyeglass lens processing apparatus having the same A lens presser for holding an eyeglass lens includes: a base member which is to be attached to a distal end of a lens chucking shaft; an abutting member which has an abutting surface which is to be abutted on a rear refractive surface of the lens; a movable member t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278906 | Adhesive tape and edging method using same An adhesive tape which is to be arranged between a lens and at least one of a plurality of chucks in an edge-machining apparatus comprises an adhesive face for being in contact with the lens. A measurement of an adhesive strength of the adhesive face is 4 gf (0.0392... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278908 | Polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular A polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular is disclosed, which comprises a support body, to which a foam layer is attached, wherein a polishing film bears against the foam layer. The polishing fi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252579 | Apparatus and process for cylindrically grinding workpieces An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool (10), a second holding tool (12), and a grinding wheel (14). The first holding tool is configured for positioning un-ground workpieces (18), and the first ho... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217176 | Polishing tool with several pressure zones The invention refers to a polishing tool for optical lenses with at least one polishing pad adaptable at least partially to the shape of a lens surface of said lenses and drivable by means of a drive shaft, said polishing pad having a membrane, wherein said polishin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7189147 | Lens layout block device This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175514 | Polishing fixture assembly for a fiber optic cable connector polishing apparatus An apparatus that mass polishes a variety of fiber optic cable connectors simultaneously. The apparatus includes a plurality of polishing plates, each capable of holding its own polishing film and pad, and having a varying height. The apparatus further includes a pl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153184 | Method and apparatus for producing optical glasses The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing optical glasses. The glasses are polished and marked, following a shaping process. The polishing and marking steps are carried out in a common processing cell which comprises a polishing station, a was... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150672 | Cup attaching apparatus A cup attaching apparatus for attaching a cup, used during processing of an eye glass lens, to the lens, the apparatus includes: a placing portion onto which the lens is placed; a holding portion for detachably holding the cup; a supporting portion for supporting th... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144305 | Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus includes a polishing jig. The polishing jig includes an elastic balloon member, a fixture, and a fluid supply portion. The fixture airtightly closes the rear opening portion of the balloon member. The fluid supply portion supplies a fluid into ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144306 | Apparatus and process for cylindrically grinding workpieces An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool (100) for positioning pre-grinding workpieces (60) and a second holding tool (200) for positioning partially ground workpieces (i.e. workpieces which have been grou... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140950 | Fiber polishing apparatus and method for field terminable optical connectors A method of polishing a remote grip optical connector comprises providing an optical fiber having a stripped terminal end. The fiber is inserted through a connector body and ferrule, where the connector body has a gripping region. The optical fiber is secured in the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128638 | System and method for ophthalmic lens manufacture A method and system for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses comprising a computer (102) and a CNC machining platform (104) in operative connection with the computer. The CNC machining platform includes a mounting stage (110), a block (106 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101920 | Water-soluble blocking wax formulation The invention provides, in a first embodiment, a blocking wax composition. The blocking wax comprises from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of a water-soluble continuous phase and from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a discontinuous solid phase filler that... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090559 | Ophthalmic lens manufacturing system A tool for gripping ophthalmic lenses including a vacuum gripper, a shaft associated with said vacuum gripper, the shaft having two ends and being slidably attached at one end thereof to a support structure, a resilient member which biases the vacuum gripper in a di... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074119 | Polishing jig, conveyor tray, conveying method and conveying device A polishing jig for mounting a working object lens on a polishing apparatus that polishes the concave surface of the working object lens, a conveyor tray for exclusive use for conveying the polishing jig, and a conveying method and a conveying apparatus for conveyin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066797 | Block piece for holding an optical workpiece, in particular a spectacle lens, for machining thereof There is disclosed a block piece for holding an optical workpiece, in particular a spectacle lens, for machining thereof, which block piece comprises a basic body which has an end face, against which the workpiece can be blocked by means of a temporarily deformable ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063602 | Mounting apparatus for polishing end faces of optical fibers A mounting apparatus for polishing end faces of optical fibers, comprising a main body with fixing grooves; a fixing rod is accepted in each fixing groove; the upper end of the fixing rod is combined with the supporting stand; the bottom of the fixing rod has diamet... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059037 | Blocking apparatus providing an adjustable offset for precision alignment According to one aspect, the invention provides a blocking apparatus and a blocking method for precisely aligning a button holder against a block during blocking process of lens manufacturing. According to another aspect, the invention provides an adjustable offset ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052386 | Curved surface cutting processing method A curved surface cutting method in which a surface of a material is cut by a bite to form a specified curved surface, a cutting edge of the bite is provided with a flat section and corner sections at both ends of the flat section; the posture of the cutting edge of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029386 | Retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing A retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing that includes an annular plastic retaining ring portion defining an annular projection thereon, an annular metal backing defining an annular channel therein for receiving the projection and a pair of... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011571 | Blocking apparatus for lens manufacturing including automatic wax delivery system According to one aspect, the invention provides a blocking apparatus and a blocking method for precisely aligning a button holder against a block during blocking process of lens manufacturing. According to another aspect, the invention provides a blocking apparatus ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6984168 | Apparatus and method for chemical mechanical polishing of substrates A chemical mechanical polishing system having a wafer carrier assembly is provided. The wafer carrier assembly includes a wafer carrier support frame, a wafer carrier head housing rotable mounted on the wafer carrier support frame, with a base including a bladder be... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979255 | Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus A holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus is provided which can grind an increased number of optical fiber ferrules simultaneously. The holder comprises a holder plate provided with a plurality of ferrule insertion holes, a seat extending to ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964599 | Method and apparatus for holding or mounting an object Disclosed herein is a holding device, which includes a volumetrically controllable material and a volume controller in operable communication with that material. The volume controller is configured to subject the material to a condition that causes a physical change... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942746 | Lens blocking system A method of blocking ophthalmic lenses for edging comprises providing an ophthalmic lens having first and second surfaces, providing a first block for securing against the first lens surface and a second block for securing against the second lens surface. The method... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918822 | Lens layout block device A lens layout block device comprising a seal feeding device that supplies an elastic seal to a seal sticking position (A5). The elastic seal is loaded in a tape loading part in the form of a seal tape covered by a mount and a protective sheet and wound in a r... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915981 | Recording paper roll A recording paper roll in which a lengthy recording paper is wound by a bobbin comprises an adhesive tape as a means for adhering the initial take-up section of the recording paper to the bobbin. The adhesive tape comprises a layer of pressure sensitive adhesives pr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913356 | Method for fitting a holding block to a semifinished ophthalmic lens blank A method of fitting a holding block to a semifinished ophthalmic lens blank intended to have a predetermined prism, which method includes the following steps: positioning the blank on a fixed base so that the finished face of the b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893332 | Carrier assemblies, planarizing apparatuses including carrier assemblies, and methods for planarizing micro-device workpieces The present invention is directed toward carrier assemblies, planarizing machines with carrier assemblies, and methods for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical planarization of micro-device workpieces. In one embodiment, a carrier assembly for holding a microelectr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6866571 | Boltless carrier ring/carrier plate attachment assembly A polishing system is provided which includes an o-ring adapted to couple a carrier ring to a carrier plate. In some embodiments, one component may include a groove with which to receive the o-ring and the other component may be substantially absent of a groove adap... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860798 | Carrier assemblies, planarizing apparatuses including carrier assemblies, and methods for planarizing micro-device workpieces The present invention is directed toward carrier assemblies, planarizing machines with carrier assemblies, and methods for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical planarization of micro-device workpieces. In one embodiment, a carrier assembly for holding a microelectr... | 03/01/2005 |
