Patents by Inventor Hirokatsu Obayashi
Hirokatsu Obayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20080248721Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus comprising: an edge position measuring unit for measuring an edge position of the lens; a moving unit that moves a feeler with respect to the lens chuck shaft; and a speed controller that calculates radius vector moving data for the moving unit with respect a rotating angle of the lens chuck shaft based on target lens shape data, and calculates a rotating speed of the lens chuck shaft rotating unit based on a change of the moving data with respect to a change of the rotating angle of the lens chuck shaft. The rotating speed at an area where the change of the moving data with respect to the change of the rotating angle is small is higher than the rotating speed at an area where the change of the moving data with respect to the change of the rotating angle is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokatsu Obayashi, Kyoji Takeichi
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Patent number: 7424773Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a hole forming portion that includes a hole forming tool which forms a hole for attaching a rimless frame in an eyeglass lens; and breakage detector that detects whether or not the hole forming tool is broken.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirokatsu Obayashi, Motoshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7364494Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens includes: a lens chuck that holds the lens; a roughing tool; a finishing tool; a finishing data input unit that inputs finishing data; a water supply unit that supplies water to a portion being processed of the lens; a first temperature sensor that senses temperature of the water to be supplied; and an operating unit that corrects the input finishing data based on the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20070232204Abstract: A method of dressing a grindstone for processing an eyeglass lens, comprises the step of pressing a melamine resin foam, which is used as a dressing tool, against a rotating grindstone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Hirokatsu Obayashi, Ryoji Shibata
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Publication number: 20070190899Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens includes: a lens chuck that holds the lens; a roughing tool; a finishing tool; a finishing data input unit that inputs finishing data; a water supply unit that supplies water to a portion being processed of the lens; a first temperature sensor that senses temperature of the water to be supplied; and an operating unit that corrects the input finishing data based on the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 7255634Abstract: A draining device for removing processing water attached to a lens includes: a first lens holding shaft to which a cup attached to a refractive surface of the lens as a processing jig can be fitted; and a rotating unit which rotates the first lens holding shaft to remove the water by centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20070058128Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a hole forming portion that includes a hole forming tool which forms a hole for attaching a rimless frame in an eyeglass lens; and breakage detector that detects whether or not the hole forming tool is broken.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokatsu Obayashi, Motoshi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20060270324Abstract: A draining device for removing processing water attached to a lens includes: a first lens holding shaft to which a cup attached to a refractive surface of the lens as a processing jig can be fitted; and a rotating unit which rotates the first lens holding shaft to remove the water by centrifugal force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 7108590Abstract: A draining device for removing processing water attached to a lens includes: a first lens holding shaft to which a cup attached to a refractive surface of the lens as a processing jig can be fitted; and a rotating unit which rotates the first lens holding shaft to remove the water by centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20060140731Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a piercing unit that includes a piercing tool for piercing a hole in an eyeglass lens; a first input unit that inputs position data and depth data of a non-through hole to be formed in a refractive surface of the lens; a detecting unit that detects a position of a front end of the piercing tool; and a control unit that controls a process of forming the non-through hole based on the detected front-end position data, and the input position data and the input depth data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Takayasu Yamamoto, Hirokatsu Obayashi, Yoshiaki Kamiya
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Patent number: 6913510Abstract: A lens processing system (1) includes a lens stocking device (400a; 400b) capable of stocking a plurality of lenses (LE); and a lens grinding device (100a; 100b); and a lens conveying device (200) which conveys one of the plurality of lenses between the lens stocking device and the lens grinding device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20040029496Abstract: A draining device for removing processing water attached to a lens includes: a first lens holding shaft to which a cup attached to a refractive surface of the lens as a processing jig can be fitted; and a rotating unit which rotates the first lens holding shaft to remove the water by centrifugal force.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20040018801Abstract: A lens processing system (1) includes a lens stocking device (400a; 400b) capable of stocking a plurality of lenses (LE); and a lens grinding device (100a; 100b); and a lens conveying device (200) which conveys one of the plurality of lenses between the lens stocking device and the lens grinding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: T shiaki Mizun, Yoshinori Matsuyama, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6641460Abstract: In a lens grinding apparatus, an edge corner-portion processing unit has a cutting tool for effecting a facet processing on an edge corner portion of a lens subjected to the finishing process. A region designating unit has a display unit for displaying a shape of the lens before the facet processing on the basis of inputted data. The region designating unit designates a region to be subjected to the facet processing using of the displayed lens shape. A selecting unit selects a facet processing style to be adopted for the designated region of the facet processing from among a plurality of facet processing styles. A computing unit obtains processing data on facet processing on the basis of the selected facet processing style and the position of the edge corner portion in the designated facet processing region.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Publication number: 20020072299Abstract: In a lens grinding apparatus, an edge corner-portion processing unit has a cutting tool for effecting a facet processing on an edge corner portion of a lens subjected to the finishing process. A region designating unit has a display unit for displaying a shape of the lens before the facet processing on the basis of inputted data. The region designating unit designates a region to be subjected to the facet processing using of the displayed lens shape. A selecting unit selects a facet processing style to be adopted for the designated region of the facet processing from among a plurality of facet processing styles. A computing unit obtains processing data on facet processing on the basis of the selected facet processing style and the position of the edge corner portion in the designated facet processing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6336057Abstract: In an eyeglass lens grinding apparatus for grinding a periphery of a lens, a lens holding system holds a lens while clamping the lens. A data input system inputs shape data of an eyeglass frame to which the lens is fitted, and layout data of the lens with respect to the eyeglass frame. An edge-position-data calculating system obtains edge position data of the lens after layout, on the basis of the data inputted by the data input system. A first measuring system measures an edge position of the lens before processing that is held by the lens holding system, on the basis of the edge position data obtained by the edge-position-data calculating system. A second measuring system measures an edge position of the lens after rough grinding, on the basis of the edge position data. A chamfering-process-data calculating system obtains chamfering process data for processing a corner portion of an edge of the lens after finish processing, on the basis of a result of measurement by the second measuring system.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6290569Abstract: An eyeglass lens grinding apparatus, which is designed to process an eyeglass lens so that the lens fits into an eyeglass frame. Frame shape data of an eyeglass frame is input, and a lens edge position on the lens is measured based on said frame shape data. Lens processing data is calculated based on the lens edge position and the frame shape data. The processing data is stored. The grinding wheels are controlled to process a plurality of lenses consecutively based on the same processing data until a signal requiring different processing data is issued. If a next set of lenses are to be processed, i.e. a different processing data is required, a made is switch to measure a lens edge position to newly obtain processing data.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6261150Abstract: An eyeglass lens grinding apparatus for grinding a periphery of a lens to be processed. The apparatus includes: a lens rotation shaft which holds and rotates the lens; a lens rotating device having a lens rotating motor and a first transmission member which transmits a rotational torque of the lens rotating motor to the lens rotation shaft; an abrasive wheel rotation shaft which rotates a lens grinding abrasive wheel; and an abrasive wheel rotating device having an abrasive wheel rotating motor and a second transmission member which transmits a rotational torque of the abrasive wheel rotating motor to the abrasive wheel rotation shaft. A moving device causes a relative movement between the lens rotation shaft and the abrasive wheel rotation shaft to vary an axis-to-axis distance between an rotation axis of the lens rotation shaft and an rotation axis of the abrasive wheel rotation shaft, thereby brining the lens into pressure contact with the abrasive wheel for processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6220927Abstract: An eyeglass lens grinding apparatus is used for processing an eyeglass lens based on processing data obtained from target lens configuration data indicative of an eyeglass frame shape. In the eyeglass lens grinding apparatus, a lens is rotated while being subjected to processing by a grinding wheel group. The grinding wheel group has intermediate and accurate finishing processing wheels respectively formed with a plurality of beveling groove each for forming a bevel on a periphery of a lens. The intermediate and accurate finishing processing wheels are controlled to finish the lens by selectively and consecutively using the beveling grooves.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1998Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Hirokatsu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6123604Abstract: An eyeglass lens grinding machine, which is designed to effectively utilize the grinding capability of abrasive wheels so as to perform efficient grinding operations. The eyeglass lens grinding machine includes a lens rotating section which holds and rotates a lens to be processed, an abrasive wheel rotating section which rotates an abrasive wheel for grinding the lens on its own axis, an abrasive wheel's rotational state detecting section which detects the state of rotation of the abrasive wheel caused by the abrasive wheel rotating section, and a rotation control section which variably changes the rotation of the lens rotating section on the basis of the result of the detection. The rotation control section issues a command to either stop or slow down the rotation of the lens if the load on the rotation of the abrasive wheel exceeds a predetermined reference level and issues a command to have the lens rotation return to the initial state if the load becomes lower than the reference level.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1997Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Mizuno, Ryoji Shibata, Hirokatsu Obayashi