Lens blanks, process of manufacture therefor and eyewear incorporating lenses made therefrom
US5805263A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C13/003
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention concerns an optically non correcting lens blank for the manufacture of an optically non correcting lens, having a high curvature, corresponding to an average radius of curvature at most equal to about 90 mm, said lens blank comprising a transparent blade, and having on the one hand, a geometrical axis, passing through said blade and defining a geometrical center, and on the other hand, an optical axis defining an optical center, the blade, when seen in elevation, further having a generally non circular contour, the optical axis and geometrical axis, and thus the optical and geometrical centers, being physically separated by a predetermined distance from each other and angularly displaced, the blade further comprising stacking correction means, which are integrated with or affixed to the contour of the blank.
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