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Method for manufacturing spectacle lenses according to a prescription

US8784160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2009
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29D11/00942
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing spectacle lenses includes the steps of: providing a lets blank having a first face that possesses a final curvature and is coated with an antireflection coating as an outer layer, a second face, and an edge; blocking with a blocking material the lens blank with its first face on a block piece; processing the blocked lens blank on the second face and to obtain a processed lens; deblocking the processed lens from the block piece; and applying on top of the first face antireflection coating of the processed lens a top coating selected from at least one of hydrophobic, oleophobic or dust repelling coatings.

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