B24B 13/005
Blocking means, chucks or the like
Official title: Blocking means, chucks or the like; Alignment devices
B24B13/005 (Blocking means, chucks or the like) appears on 454 US grants and 371 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 371
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 752
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 18 | 26 |
| 2006 | 13 | 15 |
| 2007 | 6 | 22 |
| 2008 | 14 | 22 |
| 2009 | 16 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 17 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 15 | 16 |
| 2016 | 19 | 17 |
| 2017 | 9 | 18 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 17 |
| 2020 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vacuum blocking piece and method for manufacturing a spectacle lens25 Aug 2026US 12,715,086 B2Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
- Mandrel for use in the machining of ophthalmic lenses14 Jul 2026US 12,678,910 B2CooperVision International Limited
- Apparatus and method for processing optical workpieces7 Apr 2026US 12,594,641 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Block piece for blocking a lens7 Apr 2026US 12,594,642 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Apparatus for film removal10 Feb 2026US 12,544,997 B2Essilor International
- Method and device for centering an ophthalmic lens10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267162 A1Essilor International
- Machine for Machining of Optical Workpieces made of Plastic, in Particular Spectacle Lenses13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233352 A1Satisloh AG
- A device for clamping any ophthalmic lens30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219471 A1Essilor International
- Method for manufacturing by machining an ophthalmic device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200190 A1Essilor International
- System for blocking an ophthalmic lens with an insert11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158608 A1Essilor International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unit for grasping and clamping circular objects88US 5,201,501 AEssilor International (Compagnie Generale D Optique) · 1993
- Spectacle lens with spherical front side and multifocal back side and process for its production65US 6,089,713 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 2000
- Optical lens manufacturing apparatus and method61US 4,856,234 AResearch Machine Center, Inc. · 1989
- Marking of lenses55US 4,219,721 ARevlon, Inc. · 1980
- Injection molding apparatus for producing a toric lens casting mold arbor53US 5,110,278 APilkington Visioncare, Inc. · 1992