ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,608, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to ADDON OPTICS LTD. (Netanya, Israel).

"Forming a combined lens" was invented by Izhar Halahmi (Hod Hasharon, Israel), Haim Engler (Hashmonaim, Israel), Jed Arkin (Savyon, Israel), Amir Erlichman (Herzelia, Israel), Roy Cohen (Beit Yanai, Israel) and Arye Bar Erez (Kfar Sirkin, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are described including adhering a first lens to a second lens such as to form a combined lens having a given optical design, by placing the first lens and the second lens in respective first and second pressure chambers with an adhesive layer disposed between the...