ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,429, issued on March 18.
"Measuring machine for lens mapping" was invented by Alessandro Foggi (San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy) and Luca Del Tongo (Arezzo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for measuring the optical properties of a lens for a pair of eyeglasses includes a light emitting system for emitting a light beam; a receiver arranged for receiving the light beam; an alignment system configured to align the lens according to a predetermined measuring position; a gripping system configured to grip the eyeglasses; and a supporting system on which the eyeglasses or the single lens are positioned. The alignment system is...