Patents by Inventor Céline Carimalo

Céline Carimalo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10371962
    Abstract: A system and method for updating a generic ophthalmic lens design is described. The method includes the steps of selecting a generic ophthalmic lens design from a generic ophthalmic lens design database and receiving, over a data-communication network, lens order data associated with at least one individual lens wearer. The method also includes the steps of creating, using the generic ophthalmic lens design and the lens order data, at least one customized ophthalmic lens design being customized for the respective at least one individual lens wearer and updating the generic ophthalmic lens design in the generic ophthalmic lens design database using the at least one customized ophthalmic lens design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Bjorn Drobe, Celine Carimalo
  • Patent number: 9791718
    Abstract: Progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens having a power addition (Add) and an astigmatism prescription, and having a far vision point CM, a near vision point NV, and an intermediate vision point IV positioned between CM and NV. The resulting astigmatism in the far and near vision zones is smaller than or equal to the resulting astigmatism in the intermediate vision zone, wherein the resulting astigmatism is the difference between the prescribed astigmatism and the astigmatism generated by the working lens under usual wear conditions. The lens provides good optical quality images in the far and near vision zones, and the resulting astigmatism in the intermediate vision zone encourages the wearer to use the far and near vision zones rather than the intermediate vision zone, thus reducing the risk of increasing the degree of myopia of the wearer in the long term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Björn Drobe, Céline Carimalo
  • Publication number: 20150168743
    Abstract: The invention relates to a progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens comprising a power addition prescription Add and a complex surface, the complex surface comprising having far and near vision zone with resulting astigmatism smaller than Add/3 and an intermediate vision zone with resulting astigmatism greater than Add/3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Björn Drobe, Céline Carimalo
  • Publication number: 20140368790
    Abstract: A system and method for updating a generic ophthalmic lens design is described. The method includes the steps of selecting a generic ophthalmic lens design from a generic ophthalmic lens design database and receiving, over a data-communication network, lens order data associated with at least one individual lens wearer. The method also includes the steps of creating, using the generic ophthalmic lens design and the lens order data, at least one customized ophthalmic lens design being customized for the respective at least one individual lens wearer and updating the generic ophthalmic lens design in the generic ophthalmic lens design database using the at least one customized ophthalmic lens design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Bjorn Drobe, Celine Carimalo
  • Patent number: 8303114
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the states of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye, calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Générale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo, Diane DeGaudemaris, Cyril Guilloux
  • Patent number: 8162477
    Abstract: A progressive ophthalmic lens for the correction of myopia, that comprises an upper area in which the correction is adapted for peripheral vision of the wearer. Such a lens reduces the risk of long term worsening of myopia for the lens wearer by reducing the defocalisation of an image formed on the retina outside the foveolar area. Also disclosed is a method for making such a lens. According to one improvement, the correction of myopia for the peripheral vision in the upper area of the lens is further adjusted based on a tendency of the wearer to turn the eyes or the head for watching an eccentric object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Céline Carimalo, Björn Drobe
  • Patent number: 8128226
    Abstract: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: measuring parameters representing the frame chosen by the wearer; choosing an initial distribution of power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions in an ordinary frame; calculating transformation coefficients using the measured parameters representing the chosen frame and standard parameters; calculating a personalized distribution of the power and resulting astigmatism defect targets on the lens by applying the calculated transformation coefficients to the initial distribution. The method makes it possible to retain the proportion of the distribution between the far-vision, near-vision and intermediate-vision zones whatever the size and the shape of the frame chosen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Diane De Gaudemaris, Marie-Anne Berthezene, Céline Carimalo
  • Patent number: 8109631
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ophthalmic progressive addition lens (100) with customized design features adapted to a wearer, the method comprising the following steps: /a/ a providing step of a lens substrate; /b/ a modifying step in which a first target virtual lens is provided and modified so as to obtain a second target virtual lens, the second target virtual lens having a design feature parameter substantially equal to a customized design feature parameter; /c/ an optimizing step in which an optimized trial virtual lens is obtained by optimizing a trial virtual lens in such a manner that the optimized trial virtual lens has optical characteristics which are substantially equal to the characteristics of the second target virtual lens; and /d/ a manufacturing step of the ophthalmic progressive addition lens from the lens substrate according to the trial virtual lens. Method for the determination of a customized ophthalmic progressive addition lens with customized design features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International, (Compagnie Générale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Bruno Decreton, Diane De Gaude-Maris, Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo
  • Publication number: 20100208197
    Abstract: A progressive ophthalmic lens for the correction of myopia, that comprises an upper area in which the correction is adapted for peripheral vision of the wearer. Such a lens reduces the risk of long term worsening of myopia for the lens wearer by reducing the defocalisation of an image formed on the retina outside the foveolar area. Also disclosed is a method for making such a lens. According to one improvement, the correction of myopia for the peripheral vision in the upper area of the lens is further adjusted based on a tendency of the wearer to turn the eyes or the head for watching an eccentric object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Céline Carimalo, Björn Drobe
  • Publication number: 20100149484
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the states of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye, calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Marie-Anne Berthezene, Céline Carimalo, Diane De Gaudemaris, Cyril Guilloux
  • Patent number: 7731359
    Abstract: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: determining at least one parameter representing the frame chosen by the wearer; measuring parameters representing the wearer's head-eye behavior; weighting the parameters representing the wearer's head-eye behavior with the parameter representing the frame chosen by the wearer; determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being associated with an individual merit function taking into account the weighted head-eye coordination parameters. The method allows the design of the lens to be adapted to the size and the shape of the frame chosen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie d'Optique)
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Diane De Gaudemaris, Céline Carimalo
  • Publication number: 20100079722
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ophthalmic progressive addition lens (100) with customized design features adapted to a wearer, the method comprising the following steps: /a/ a providing step of a lens substrate; /b/ a modifying step in which a first target virtual lens is provided and modified so as to obtain a second target virtual lens, the second target virtual lens having a design feature parameter substantially equal to a customized design feature parameter; /c/ an optimizing step in which an optimized trial virtual lens is obtained by optimizing a trial virtual lens in such a manner that the optimized trial virtual lens has optical characteristics which are substantially equal to the characteristics of the second target virtual lens; and /d/ a manufacturing step of the ophthalmic progressive addition lens from the lens substrate according to the trial virtual lens. Method for the determination of a customized ophthalmic progressive addition lens with customized design features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Bruno Decreton, Diane De Gaude-Maris, Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo
  • Patent number: 7637614
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the stages of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye, calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo, Diane De Gaudemaris, Cyril Guilloux
  • Patent number: 7540610
    Abstract: The invention concerns an ophthalmic lens having a complex surface, with a substantially umbilical meridian and an average sphere progression ranging between 0.50 diopter and 0.75 diopter. The lens is prescribed for esophoric and non-presbyopic users. The lens is prescribed as a standard unifocal lens. Through the presence of the average sphere progression, the user is less adapted to near vision, thus compensating for his/her esophoria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Céline Carimalo, Bénédicte Deldalle
  • Publication number: 20080246914
    Abstract: The invention concerns an ophthalmic lens having a complex surface, with a substantially umbilic meridian and an average sphere progression ranging between 0.50 diopter and 0.75 diopter. The lens is prescribed for esophoric and non-presbyopic users. The lens is prescribed as a standard unifocal lens. Through the presence of the average sphere progression, the user is less adapted to near vision, thus compensating for his/her esophoria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D Optique)
    Inventors: Celine Carimalo, Benedicte Deldalle
  • Patent number: 7338163
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens for long-sighted and intermediate vision comprising a complex surface provided with an optical centre, a substantially umbilicated meridian line and an average size sphere progression on the top surface equal to or greater than 0.50 diopters. The complex surface is provided in the top part thereof with a long-sighted vision area which is formed by cylinder points equal to or less than 0.25 diopters and covers an angular sector focused on the optical centre and whose angle is equal to 160°. Said complex surface also comprises an average size substantially constant sphere on the meridian line in the long-sighted vision area and a progression length equal to or less than 12 mm. Said progression length is defined as a vertical distance between the optical centre and a median point for which the average sphere if greater than 85% of progression on the average sphere in the optical centre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Celine Carimalo, Cyril Guilloux, Eric Roland
  • Publication number: 20070242218
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the stages of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions. determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye. calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo, Diane Gaudemaris, Cyril Guilloux
  • Publication number: 20070242220
    Abstract: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: measuring parameters representing the frame chosen by the wearer; choosing an initial distribution of power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions in an ordinary frame; calculating transformation coefficients using the measured parameters representing the chosen frame and standard parameters; calculating a personalized distribution of the power and resulting astigmatism defect targets on the lens by applying the calculated transformation coefficients to the initial distribution. The method makes it possible to retain the proportion of the distribution between the far-vision, near-vision and intermediate-vision zones whatever the size and the shape of the frame chosen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Diane Gaudemaris, Marie-Anne Berthezene, Celine Carimalo
  • Publication number: 20070242217
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens for long-sighted and intermediate vision comprising a complex surface provided with an optical centre, a substantially umbilicated meridian line and an average size sphere progression on the top surface equal to or greater than 0.50 diopters. The complex surface is provided in the top part thereof with a long-sighted vision area which is formed by cylinder points equal to or less than 0.25 diopters and covers an angular sector focused on the optical centre and whose angle is equal to 160°. Said complex surface also comprises an average size substantially constant sphere on the meridian line in the long-sighted vision area and a progression length equal to or less than 12 mm. Said progression length is defined as a vertical distance between the optical centre and a median point for which the average sphere if greater than 85% of progression on the average sphere in the optical centre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Essilor International(Compagnie Generale D Optique
    Inventors: Celine Carimalo, Cyril Guilloux, Eric Roland
  • Publication number: 20070242221
    Abstract: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: determining at least one parameter representing the frame chosen by the wearer; measuring parameters representing the wearer's head-eye behaviour; weighting the parameters representing the wearer's head-eye behaviour with the parameter representing the frame chosen by the wearer; determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being associated with an individual merit function taking into account the weighted head-eye coordination parameters. The method allows the design of the lens to be adapted to the size and the shape of the frame chosen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Cyril Guilloux, Diane De Gaudemaris, Celine Carimalo