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Title: Precision surface machining

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:10187610

Precision finishing apparatus utilizing line contact polishing to produce optical quality parts. A rotatable cylinder is horizontally disposed above a workpiece which is mounted on a rotatable, and horizontally and vertically adjustable chuck. Predetermined surfaces can be cut into the surface of the cylinder to produce figures of revolution, such as aspheres,, when the workpiece is being rotated.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A7665066
Application Number:
ON: DE93002015
OSTI ID:
10187610
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 6 Mar 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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