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Method And Device And Computer Program For Determining A Representation Of A Spectacle Lens Edge - EP3542211

The patent EP3542211 was granted to Carl Zeiss on Sep 3, 2025. The application was originally filed on Dec 20, 2017 under application number EP17818146A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3542211

CARL ZEISS
Application Number
EP17818146A
Filing Date
Dec 20, 2017
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Aug 1, 2025
Grant Date
Sep 3, 2025
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