Patents by Inventor Lonzell Hall

Lonzell Hall 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 for coating a surface of one or more lenses
    Patent number: 6296707
    Abstract: In an apparatus for coating a surface of at least one lens having pair of opposed major surfaces, al least one lens support is coupled to a frame and is rotatable relative thereto. A lens is releasably mounted to the lens support leaving one of the major lens surfaces exposed. A mounting plate is coupled to the frame and is positioned proximate to the lens support. A series of work stations are carried by the mounting plate for sequentially performing work operations on the exposed major surface of the lens. The lens support is indexable relative to the mounting plate to position the exposed lens surface adjacent to each of the work stations in response to commands issued from a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Gerber Coburn Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony P. Adamczyk, Glenn E. Bowley, John Dahill, Richard Edwards, Lonzell Hall, Michael Payette, Sout Senethep, Peter Wilcox, Heather Wilson