Patents by Inventor Richard P. Tinson

Richard P. Tinson 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).

  • Lens blocking apparatus
    Patent number: 5505654
    Abstract: An apparatus for blocking an ophthalmic lens blank for working the lens includes an alignment station for supporting and aligning the lens blank relative to a target image and a transport means for moving the lens from the alignment station to a blocking station while maintaining lens orientation. The blocking station includes a support for a lens block, support for the lens, and a mechanism for injecting heated liquid bonding material between lens and block which solidifies on cooling to join the lens and block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Gerber Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Wood, Jeffrey J. Murray, Jonathan M. Dooley, Richard P. Tinson, John E. Ladue, Robert J. Pavone