Patents by Inventor Georg Michels

Georg Michels 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).

  • Publication number: 20240126105
    Abstract: A measurement system for measuring a position of an eyebox of a virtual image of a pair of spectacles that can be worn on the head of a user can include a holding device for holding the spectacles at a predefined position, and a projection area element, onto which light beams that generate a virtual image can be projected via the first spectacle lens when the spectacles are held by the holding device. The projection area element is arranged at such a position in relation to the first spectacle lens that when the spectacles are held by the holding device, the position of the projection area element at least partially corresponds to the position of a pupil of the user when the user wears the spectacles on the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Georg MICHELS, Frank-Oliver KARUTZ, Michael POLLMANN
  • Publication number: 20230333407
    Abstract: A spectacle lens for a display device is of multi-shell construction. A first shell includes a first interface facing towards a second shell. The second shell includes a second interface facing towards the first shell. The two shells are connected to one another via the two interfaces. The deflection portion includes at least one reflective deflection element or a plurality of reflective deflection elements arranged next to one another that are formed in the second shell. At least one of the deflection elements projects relative to the second interface in order to serve as a spacer that predefines the spacing of the two shells connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael POLLMANN, Georg MICHELS, Xuan Truong NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20230314814
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens for an optical imaging element for producing a virtual image of an initial image includes a main body and at least one complementary element mounted on the main body. The main body has a material with a first index of refraction n1. A viscous or solid intermediate layer is arranged between the complementary element and the main body at least in the region where the complementary element overlaps with a reflection section of the main body. The material of the viscous or solid intermediate layer has a second index of refraction n2 that satisfies the condition n2<n1 sin(?E). ?E is an angle of incidence of the light beams of the imaging beam path proceeding from the incoupling section and incident on the reflection section, selected such that at least 50% of the light beams of the imaging beam path have an angle of incidence of ?>?E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Joerg PUETZ, Momchil DAVIDKOV, Ramona ETTIG, Georg MICHELS, Kai BARTEL, Ersun KARTAL
  • Patent number: 11698534
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens for an optical imaging element for producing a virtual image of an initial image includes a main body and at least one complementary element mounted on the main body. The main body has a material with a first index of refraction n1. A viscous or solid intermediate layer is arranged between the complementary element and the main body at least in the region where the complementary element overlaps with a reflection section of the main body. The material of the viscous or solid intermediate layer has a second index of refraction n2 that satisfies the condition n2<n1 sin(?E). ?E is an angle of incidence of the light beams of the imaging beam path proceeding from the incoupling section and incident on the reflection section, selected such that at least 50% of the light beams of the imaging beam path have an angle of incidence of ?>?E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Puetz, Momchil Davidkov, Ramona Ettig, Georg Michels, Kai Bartel, Ersun Kartal
  • Patent number: 11656385
    Abstract: A method for producing a freeform Fresnel surface having a number of Fresnel facets with a respective Fresnel segment surface and a trailing edge includes the production of the freeform Fresnel surface via machining processing of a starting body based on the construction data for the freeform Fresnel surface. With the aid of the circular cylinder casing surfaces and/or cone casing surfaces, the projection of the edges of the Fresnel facets on the x-y-plane represent circular paths for the creation of the construction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Rudolph, Georg Michels, Wolf Krause
  • Patent number: 11633928
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20220099877
    Abstract: To improve the imaging quality of an imaging optical unit having a light-guiding arrangement for transferring at least one colour channel having a spectral maximum and a spectral bandwidth, the light-guiding arrangement reduces the spectral bandwidth of the at least one colour channel when the at least one colour channel is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Georg MICHELS, Momchil DAVIDKOV
  • Publication number: 20220082834
    Abstract: An optical system for generating a virtual image of a source image provided on an image generator includes a surface of an output coupling that is exposed to a light beam path that is surface-treated such that the light beam path is coupled out from an optical waveguide toward the eye from first partial regions of the surface of the output coupling. In second partial regions of the surface of the output coupling, said second partial regions being different from the first partial regions, said light beam path is coupled out from the optical waveguide toward the eye at most with reduced intensity, or not at all.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Georg MICHELS, Momchil DAVIDKOV
  • Publication number: 20210389592
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens for an optical imaging element for producing a virtual image of an initial image includes a main body and at least one complementary element mounted on the main body. The main body has a material with a first index of refraction n1. A viscous or solid intermediate layer is arranged between the complementary element and the main body at least in the region where the complementary element overlaps with a reflection section of the main body. The material of the viscous or solid intermediate layer has a second index of refraction n2 that satisfies the condition n2<n1 sin(?E). ?E is an angle of incidence of the light beams of the imaging beam path proceeding from the incoupling section and incident on the reflection section, selected such that at least 50% of the light beams of the imaging beam path have an angle of incidence of ?>?E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg PUETZ, Momchil DAVIDKOV, Ramona ETTIG, Georg MICHELS, Kai BARTEL, Ersun KARTAL
  • Patent number: 11175517
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 11131853
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens for an optical imaging element for producing a virtual image of an initial image includes a main body and at least one complementary element mounted on the main body. The main body has a material with a first index of refraction n1. A viscous or solid intermediate layer is arranged between the complementary element and the main body at least in the region where the complementary element overlaps with a reflection section of the main body. The material of the viscous or solid intermediate layer has a second index of refraction n2 that satisfies the condition n2<n1 sin(?E). ?E is an angle of incidence of the light beams of the imaging beam path proceeding from the incoupling section and incident on the reflection section, selected such that at least 50% of the light beams of the imaging beam path have an angle of incidence of ?>?E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Puetz, Momchil Davidkov, Ramona Ettig, Georg Michels, Kai Bartel, Ersun Kartal
  • Patent number: 10983364
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20200409173
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10845619
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens by additive manufacturing includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10754157
    Abstract: A method for producing an optical element includes a) providing a first shell which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range, b) applying a coating which is optically effective for the predetermined wavelength range onto the structured portion, c) providing a second shell which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range, which shell has an integral embodiment and a smooth lower side which has a complementary form to the form of the upper side, d) applying an adhesive layer which is transparent in the predetermined wavelength range onto the upper side of the first shell and/or the lower side of the second shell, and e) connecting the upper side of the first shell with the lower side of the second shell by means of the adhesive layer such that a two-shell optical element is produced, in which the optically effective structure is buried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Hofmann, Gerhard Kelch, Wolf Krause, Joerg Puetz, Georg Michels
  • Publication number: 20200192095
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens for an optical imaging element for producing a virtual image of an initial image includes a main body and at least one complementary element mounted on the main body. The main body has a material with a first index of refraction n1. A viscous or solid intermediate layer is arranged between the complementary element and the main body at least in the region where the complementary element overlaps with a reflection section of the main body. The material of the viscous or solid intermediate layer has a second index of refraction n2 that satisfies the condition n2<n1 sin(?E). ?E is an angle of incidence of the light beams of the imaging beam path proceeding from the incoupling section and incident on the reflection section, selected such that at least 50% of the light beams of the imaging beam path have an angle of incidence of ?>?E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg PUETZ, Momchil DAVIDKOV, Ramona ETTIG, Georg MICHELS, Kai BARTEL, Ersun KARTAL
  • Patent number: 10558045
    Abstract: A method for producing an optical element includes providing a first partial body which is transparent for the predetermined wavelength range and including on its upper side a structured section, applying a coating which is optically effective for the predetermined wavelength range onto the structured section in order to form the optically effective structure, and applying a cover layer which is transparent for the predetermined wavelength range onto the upper side of the first partial body by means of casting of thermoplastic material and/or duroplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Hofmann, Gerhard Kelch, Wolf Krause, Joerg Puetz, Georg Michels
  • Publication number: 20190361266
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20190250311
    Abstract: A method for producing a freeform Fresnel surface having a number of Fresnel facets with a respective Fresnel segment surface and a trailing edge includes the production of the freeform Fresnel surface via machining processing of a starting body based on the construction data for the freeform Fresnel surface. With the aid of the circular cylinder casing surfaces and/or cone casing surfaces, the projection of the edges of the Fresnel facets on the x-y-plane represent circular paths for the creation of the construction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Guenter RUDOLPH, Georg MICHELS, Wolf KRAUSE
  • Publication number: 20190146242
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens by additive manufacturing includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge