Patents by Inventor Thierry DEVANNEAUX

Thierry DEVANNEAUX 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).

  • Process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens equipped with an insert
    Patent number: 10254568
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens equipped with an insert (1), by means of a mold, comprising: —a step of molding a puck (3) comprising two faces (3A, 3B) and said insert (1) positioned between said faces; and —a step of machining at least one of said faces (3A, 3B) of said puck in order to form one of the front or back faces of said ophthalmic lens, the insert (1) being positioned relative to one portion of the mold before said molding step, According to the invention, an element associated with the insert or an imprint of this element left in the puck after the element has been removed comprises at least one of its portions providing a positional reference relative to said insert (1) in the machining step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Eric Gacoin, Mathieu Meynen, Thierry Devanneaux, Ludovic Jouard, Chefik Habassi
  • A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS EQUIPPED WITH AN INSERT
    Publication number: 20170097523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens equipped with an insert (1), by means of a mold, comprising:—a step of molding a puck (3) comprising two faces (3A, 3B) and said insert (1) positioned between said faces; and—a step of machining at least one of said faces (3A, 3B) of said puck in order to form one of the front or back faces of said ophthalmic lens, the insert (1) being positioned relative to one portion of the mold before said molding step, According to the invention, an element associated with the insert or an imprint of this element left in the puck after the element has been removed comprises at least one of its portions providing a positional reference relative to said insert (1) in the machining step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Eric GACOIN, Mathieu MEYNEN, Thierry DEVANNEAUX, Ludovic JOUARD, Chéfik HABASSI