41 |
Wearing-Orientation Selectable Contact Lens |
US12824623 |
2010-06-28 |
US20100259720A1 |
2010-10-14 |
Yuji GOTO; Yukihisa Sakai; Hiroyuki Yamaguchi |
A wearing-orientation selectable contact lens including: an optical zone; a first diopter power region provided in the optical zone; and a second diopter power region having a lens power that is more positive than that of the first diopter power region. A superficial center of the second diopter power region is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometric center of the optical zone. A circumferential positioning member is provided so as to selectively set up: a first stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to one of left and right side of the eye, and a second stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to another of left and right side of the eye. A visible indicator mark is provided for identifying a lens orientation of the first stable state and the second stable state. |
42 |
LOW-POWER EYEWEAR FOR REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME |
US12483994 |
2009-06-12 |
US20100066974A1 |
2010-03-18 |
Joseph Croft; Matthew Michelsen; Robert Joyce |
Computer eyewear for reducing the effects of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). In one embodiment, the eyewear comprises a frame and two lenses. In some embodiments, the frame and lenses have a wrap-around design to reduce air flow in the vicinity of the eyes. The lenses can have optical power in the range from about +0.1 to +0.25 diopters, or from about +0.125 to +0.25 diopters, for reducing accommodation demands on a user's eyes when using a computer. The lenses can also include prismatic power for reducing convergence demand on a user's eyes when sitting at a computer. The lenses can also include a partially transmissive mirror coating, tinting, and anti-reflective coatings. In one embodiment, a partially transmissive mirror coating or tinting spectrally filters light to remove spectral peaks in fluorescent or incandescent lighting. |
43 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONTACT LENS WITH OPTICS |
US12485817 |
2009-06-16 |
US20100053549A1 |
2010-03-04 |
JEROME LEGERTON; RANDALL SPRAGUE |
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and processes for constructing a contact lens. In one embodiment, a contact lens assembly is provided, comprising: a curved polymer polarizer with an aperture; a lenslet disposed inside the aperture, wherein the lenslet enables imaging near objects; and a filter attached to the lenslet. In further embodiments, a method for fabricating a flexible contact lens is provided, comprising: fabricating an element having an extrusion; providing a front concave mold, wherein the front mold has an intrusion to accommodate the extrusion of the optical element; affixing the extrusion of the optical element to the intrusion of the front mold; attaching a back convex mold to the front concave mold, thereby forming a mold cavity; and filling the mold cavity with a pre-polymerized liquid, whereby upon polymerization, the pre-polymerized liquid forms the flexible contact lens and the optical element is partially encapsulated within the lens. |
44 |
Contact lenses and methods for their design |
US11132999 |
2005-05-19 |
US07300152B2 |
2007-11-27 |
Larry G. Jones; James W. Haywood |
The invention provides lenses that are designed by taking into account one or more of pupil size, field, and decentration. |
45 |
Presbyopic vision improvement |
US10274677 |
2002-10-18 |
US06808265B2 |
2004-10-26 |
Ian G. Cox |
A method of designing a contact lens or other correction for providing presbyopia correction to patient relies on wavefront aberration measurement data for providing a best form correction. Preferably the correction is in the form of a multifocal translating style alternating vision contact lens or a simultaneous vision style correcting lens. A method for designing a correction for improving a person's vision is directed to correcting higher order aberrations in such a manner that a residual amount of the higher-order rotationally symmetric aberration is greater than a residual amount of the higher-order rotationally asymmetric aberration after the correction. A design method according to the invention is directed to correcting asymmetric higher order aberrations induced by decentering of a multifocal contact lens that has residual spherical aberration which provides increased depth of field. |
46 |
Contact lens having an optimized optical zone |
US10725282 |
2003-12-01 |
US20040135968A1 |
2004-07-15 |
Courtney
Flem
Morgan; Joseph
Michael
Lindacher |
A contact lens having one or more optimized optical zones that accommodate the specific optical variations of the eye of the wearer such that the optical zone s is placed within the contact lens in relation to the true line of sight of the wearer. To make the contact lens, the variation in the eye of a potential contact lens wearer is measured to determine the true line of sight of the eye, and the location of one or more optical zones in the contact lens are determined such that the optical zone is placed substantially on the true line of sight when fitted in the eye of the wearer, and then the contact lens is manufactured to contain the one or more optimized optical zones. |
47 |
Bifocal lenses |
US10070498 |
2002-06-17 |
US06685315B1 |
2004-02-03 |
John Trevor De Carle |
Bifocal contact and intraocular lenses are described wherein a viewing area which has an extend generally corresponding to the maximum pupil area of the wearer, said viewing area having a central circular refractive zone having a first focal length corresponding to distance or reading vision, and a plurality of annular, concentric refractive zones which alternate between a second focal length corresponding to the other of reading and distance vision and said first focal length as they extend outwardly from said central zone, wherein the total number of said zones is at least 20. Preferably, at least one of the zones has a power which is more negative than a zone of the same character which is situated closer to the center of the lens. |
48 |
Contact lenses with off-center sphere surface |
US10364736 |
2003-02-11 |
US20030160941A1 |
2003-08-28 |
Ming
Ye; Curtis
Dean
McKenney |
The present invention provides a contact lens comprising a convex surface and a concave surface, one or both of the surfaces comprising: a) a central optical zone that is an aspherical sub-surface; b) a transition zone that is adjacent to said central optical zone, wherein and is a rotationally symmetric off-center sphere sub-surface; and c) a peripheral zone that comprises one or more sphere sub-surfaces, wherein all sub-surfaces are tangent to each other. By having a transition zone of the present invention, flexion points at the junction of optical zone with peripheral zone can be eliminated. The present invention also provides a method for producing a contact lens of the present invention. |
49 |
Contact lens and contact lens design method |
US10339863 |
2003-01-10 |
US20030137635A1 |
2003-07-24 |
Asaki
Suzaki; Atsushi
Kobayashi |
Disclosed is a contact lens having a refractive power ranging from null15.0 to null15.0 diopters in an optical zone thereof, wherein a back optical zone is a conical surface having a conic coefficient ranting from null0.04 to null0.49, and a front optical zone is a conical surface having a conic coefficient ranging from null0.02 to null0.50. The contact lens exhibits optical characteristics required in consideration of an optical system of an eye when being positioned at a position of rest during wear in which an optical axis of the optical zone is decentered with respect to an optical axis of the eye. |
50 |
Presbyopic vision improvement |
US10274677 |
2002-10-18 |
US20030076478A1 |
2003-04-24 |
Ian
G.
Cox |
A method of designing a contact lens or other correction for providing presbyopia correction to a patient relies on wavefront aberration measurement data for providing a best form correction. Preferably the correction is in the form of a multifocal translating style alternating vision contact lens or a simultaneous vision style correcting lens. A method for designing a correction for improving a person's vision is directed to correcting higher order aberrations in such a manner that a residual amount of the higher-order rotationally symmetric aberration is greater than a residual amount of the higher-order rotationally asymmetric aberration after the correction. A design method according to the invention is directed to correcting asymmetric higher order aberrations induced by decentering of a multifocal contact lens that has residual spherical aberration which provides increased depth of field. |
51 |
Multifocal ocular lens having intermediate-distance vision correction region formed in central part of vision correction area |
US09416759 |
1999-10-12 |
US06357876B1 |
2002-03-19 |
Hiroyuki Oyama; Hideaki Kondou; Kazuya Miyamura |
A multifocal ocular lens having a vision correction area including at least one distant vision correction region having a first optical power value for distant vision correction and at least one near vision correction region having a second optical power value for near vision correction, wherein the vision correction area further includes a central intermediate-distance vision correction region which has a third optical power value for intermediate vision correction between the first and second optical power values and which is located in a central portion of the vision correction area such that the distant and near vision correction regions are located radially outwardly of the central intermediate-distance vision correction region. |
52 |
Presbyopia correction contact lens |
US09382065 |
1999-08-24 |
US06199982B1 |
2001-03-13 |
Hiroyuki Oyama; Tadashi Sawano; Kazuya Miyamura; Asaki Suzaki |
Presbyopia correction contact lens including an optical zone consisting of a substantially circular central optical portion and an annular peripheral optical portion outside the central optical portion, the central and peripheral optical portions having respective different optical power values, so that the central and peripheral optical portions provide one and the other of a near vision correction region and a distant vision correction region, respectively, wherein the central and peripheral optical portions provide the near and distant vision correction regions, respectively, and the optical zone includes a front surface having an arcuate configuration with a substantially constant curvature in cross section taken in a plane parallel to a diametric direction of the contact lens, and a back surface consisting of a central portion corresponding to the central optical portion and a peripheral portion corresponding to the peripheral optical portion, the central portion of the back surface having an arcuate configuration with a substantially constant curvature in cross section taken in said plane, which curvature is different from that of the peripheral portion of the back surface. |
53 |
Fused eccentric trifocal corneal contact lens |
US3614218D |
1969-07-09 |
US3614218A |
1971-10-19 |
BRONSTEIN LEONARD |
Multifocal corneal contact lenses which may be fitted in relationships similar to single vision contact lenses, having anterior curve or curves based upon the necessary distance power desired; posterior curve or curves, as desired, to maintain proper relationships with cornea; and interface curves, between the two fused together materials of different refractive index necessary to provide the proper power effects for the various seeing positions.
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54 |
METHOD FOR DESIGNING A LENS SHAPE AND SPECTACLE LENS |
US15990106 |
2018-05-25 |
US20180275423A1 |
2018-09-27 |
Ray Steven Spratt; Philipp Ellinger; Helmut Wietschorke; Angela Nolan; Saulius Varnas |
A computer-implemented method for providing a lens shape for an ophthalmic lens is disclosed. Further, there is provided a method for angular smoothing of a surface determined by carrier lines radially outwards of a prescription zone bordered by a first boundary line. In addition, there is provided an ophthalmic lens, in particular, a spectacle lens. Moreover, a method for minimizing the difference in thickness between two ophthalmic lenses for the same spectacles is provided. A computer program product and a machine-readable storage medium are provided as well. |
55 |
Sealing and encapsulation in energized ophthalmic devices with annular inserts |
US13837914 |
2013-03-15 |
US09977260B2 |
2018-05-22 |
Randall B. Pugh; James Daniel Riall; Adam Toner; Daniel B. Otts; Frederick A. Flitsch; Sharika Snook |
This invention discloses methods and apparatus for sealing and encapsulating Components on and within an annular-shaped Multi-Piece Insert. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic Lens is cast molded from a silicone hydrogel and the Component includes a sealed and encapsulated Multi-Piece Insert portion. |
56 |
Ballistic and impact protective system for military helmet assembly |
US12875108 |
2010-09-02 |
US09848665B2 |
2017-12-26 |
Marie-Pierre Gendron; Stéphane Lebel; Martin Bélanger; Richard Coomber; Stephan Morency |
A helmet attachment system is usable to attach a mandible or face or mouth guard. The helmet attachment system also comprises a pair of attachment bases, each arranged on a side of the helmet near to an ear covering of the helmet. The attachment bases each include a metal base plate covered by an attached body block. Each attachment base provides provisions for attaching opposite ends of a mandible to the bases. The metal base plate includes hooks for engaging an edge of the helmet. A pair of strap assemblies is provided, each strap assembly connected to one attachment base. The strap assemblies extend rearward and are connected to the back rail by a buckle member on the end of each strap assembly. The back rail includes a pair of buckle member-receiving slots. The straps assemblies and the hooks provided on the attachment bases secure the attachment bases to the helmet. |
57 |
METHOD FOR DESIGNING A LENS SHAPE AND SPECTACLE LENS |
US15056792 |
2016-02-29 |
US20170146818A1 |
2017-05-25 |
Ray Steven Spratt; Philipp Ellinger; Helmut Wietschorke; Angela Nolan; Saulius Varnas |
The current invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for providing a lens shape for an ophthalmic lens. Further, there is provided a method for angular smoothing of a surface determined by carrier lines radially outwards of a prescription zone bordered by a first boundary line. Further, there is provided an ophthalmic lens, in particular a spectacle lens. Further, a method for minimizing the difference in thickness between two ophthalmic lenses for the same spectacles. A computer program product and a machine readable storage medium are provided as well. |
58 |
Contact lens having myopia progression suppression capability, and contact lens set having myopia progression suppression capability |
US14426584 |
2013-09-25 |
US09594258B2 |
2017-03-14 |
Takashi Fujikado; Mitsuhiko Nakada; Asaki Suzaki; Yukihisa Sakai |
The present invention provides a contact lens having novel myopia progression suppression capability, while enabling a good QOV to be obtained and ensuring myopia is kept from progressing. A contact lens having a refractive correction power for correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism set in a central region of an optical part, wherein a positive addition power in comparison with a power in the central region is set in a peripheral region of the optical part so that progression of the myopia or myopic astigmatism is suppressed, a positioning member is provided that specifies a circumferential position of the lens under a worn condition, and a lens optical axis of the optical part is set offset from a lens geometric center to align with a line of sight of a human eye under the worn condition produced by the positioning member. |
59 |
Ballistic and impact protective visor system for military helmet assembly |
US12875111 |
2010-09-02 |
US09241527B2 |
2016-01-26 |
Dominique Croteau; Stéphane Lebel |
A visor for a helmet includes a lens having a top edge that slopes downward from a top center point to first right and left curve points, at the first curve points the top edge begins to slope more aggressively toward second right and left curve points, and more aggressively toward right and left side edge points. A plane of sight along the vertical extent of the lens is displaced above the plane intersecting the side edge points. The lens has a thickness defined between an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface; the inner and outer surfaces having different radii of curvatures. The lens tapers from the center toward the outer edges. |
60 |
Process For Determining A Pair Of Progressive Ophthalmic Lenses |
US14402276 |
2013-06-28 |
US20150103312A1 |
2015-04-16 |
Damien Paille; Benjamin Rousseau; Aude Contet; Isabelle Poulain; Stéphanie Vialet; Farid Karioty |
A process for determining a pair of personalized progressive ophthalmic lenses. and a computer program product associated to these processes. Right-handed persons and left-handed persons behave very differently when executing certain near vision tasks, such as writing on a sheet of paper. However, current lens designs do not take into account these behaviour differences. The comfort of wearing a pair of ophthalmic lenses can be improved for the wearer for whom the lenses are intended by adapting his near vision according to his handedness. |