US Patent Issued to SATISLOH on Nov. 18 for "Machine and method for processing edge profile of ophthalmic lens" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,674, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SATISLOH AG (Baar, Switzerland).

"Machine and method for processing edge profile of ophthalmic lens" was invented by Travis Debus (Charlottesville, Va.), Michael Martinet (Charlottesville, Va.), Christian Tuss (Wetzlar, Germany), Helga Lindemann (Attendorn, Germany), Matthias Lischka (Cologne, Germany), Aljoscha Nico Hans Zigann (Lohmar, Germany) and Ralf Merhof (Wetzlar, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for processing an edge profile of an ophthalmic lens. The machine is defined by mutually perpendicular X, Y and Z axes. The machine comprises a machine frame, a lens holder unit...