B24B 13/0057
Deblocking of lenses
Official title: {Deblocking of lenses}
B24B13/0057 (Deblocking of lenses) appears on 64 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 109
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for film removal10 Feb 2026US 12,544,997 B2Essilor International
- Block mold and apparatus for blocking a lens2 Dec 2025US 12,485,514 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Apparatus and method for deblocking a lens14 Oct 2025US 12,440,940 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Loading system for an optical machine, in particular for loading and unloading optical workpieces, such as eyeglass lenses, and deblocking apparatus comprising a loading system of this type1 Jul 2025US 12,343,838 B2Satisloh AG
- Method for manufacturing an optical element with a functional film8 Apr 2025US 12,269,228 B2Essilor International
- Apparatus and method for deblocking a lens5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034633 A1Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Lens holder, protective film removal device, and method for detaching a protective film from an optical lens25 Jul 2024US 2024/0246331 A1Optotech, Inc.
- Apparatus for film removal15 Feb 2024US 2024/0051078 A1Essilor International
- Loading System for an Optical Machine, in Particular for Loading and Unloading Optical Workpieces, such as Eyeglass Lenses, and Deblocking Apparatus Comprising a Loading System of this Type8 Feb 2024US 2024/0042563 A1Satisloh AG
- Hydraulic Arrangement for an Apparatus for Deblocking Workpieces, in Particular Eyeglass Lenses, from Associated Block Pieces2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347467 A1Satisloh AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lens blocking apparatus39US 5,505,654 AGerber Optical, Inc. · 1996
- Compliant lens block and tape28US 6,074,290 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 2000
- Lens block with preform26US 3,996,701 AAmerican Optical Corporation · 1976
- Polycaprolactone lens blocking material22US 5,763,075 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Preformed ophthalmic lens base block21US 5,916,017 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1999