Patents by Inventor Douglas P. Robinson

Douglas P. Robinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for edging a contact lens
    Patent number: 6609958
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for edging an ophthalmic lens comprises a spindle on which a lens is removably positioned and set rotating to engage with a web of abrasive material which is secured at only one end thereof. The free end of the web is allowed to dangle and is also preferably set into an oscillating, vertical movement which edges both the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens adjacent the lens periphery to thereby smooth the periphery of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas P. Robinson, Craig A. Barrile-Josephson, Alvah B. Aldrich
  • Apparatus and method for edging a contact lens
    Publication number: 20020115389
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for edging an ophthalmic lens comprises a spindle on which a lens is removably positioned and set rotating to engage with a web of abrasive material which is secured at only one end thereof. The free end of the web is allowed to dangle and is also preferably set into an oscillating, vertical movement which edges both the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens adjacent the lens periphery to thereby smooth the periphery of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas P. Robinson, Craig A. Barrile-Josephson, Alvah B. Aldrich