Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Cano

Jean-Paul Cano 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: 20200333633
    Abstract: Active optical filter adapted for a spectacle lens, the active optical filter being configured so as to filter light radiations over at least one predetermined range of wavelengths, wherein the full width at half maximum of the filtering function of the optical filter is smaller than or equal to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Coralie BARRAU, Thierry VILLETTE, Jean-Paul CANO, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Claudine BIVER
  • Patent number: 10782542
    Abstract: A method for controlling an ophthalmic system including at least one optical element, at least one measuring sensor, at least one interface for communication with a communicating external electronic device, and at least one processor connected to the optical element and used to control a variation of a functionality relating to the optical element. The method includes: obtaining at least one measurement using the sensor, selecting at least one piece of information obtained by a communicating external electronic device, determining an instruction based on the measurement acquired by the sensor and the information obtained by the communicating external electronic device, and executing the instruction by the processor to control the variation of the functionality relating to the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Bouchier, Stephane Perrot, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich, Samuel Archambeau, Willy Chaudat, Jean-Paul Cano
  • Publication number: 20200249502
    Abstract: A spectacle lens includes an activable optical filter having at least an electrochromic device and being configured to be actively switched between at least three configurations. In the first configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. In the second configuration, the activable optical filter attenuates selectively light from a localized light source. In the third configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. Furthermore, the chromaticity difference ?Chrom between each of the configurations is smaller than or equal to 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, David ESCAICH, Jean-Paul CANO, Loic QUERE, Willy CHAUDAT
  • Patent number: 10725322
    Abstract: An active optical filter adapted for a spectacle lens, the active optical filter configured to filter light radiations over at least one predetermined range of wavelengths, wherein the full width at half maximum of the filtering function of the optical filter is smaller than or equal to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Coralie Barrau, Thierry Villette, Jean-Paul Cano, Samuel Archambeau, Claudine Biver
  • Patent number: 10705351
    Abstract: An ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components arranged in a form of at least one strip in contact with and along the periphery of the ophthalmic lens. An ophthalmic apparatus includes at least one frame and at least one ophthalmic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Stephane Perrot, Willy Chaudat, Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, David Escaich
  • Patent number: 10698364
    Abstract: Methods and systems (terminals, devices) for the generation, the retrieval and the display of computer-generated holographic images through a head-mounted display. The holographic images may be used as virtual retrievable tags for display in augmented reality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Samuel Archambeau, Jerôme Ballet, Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot
  • Publication number: 20200142199
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides systems, methods and ophthalmic lenses for image display of a virtual image, such as the display of a holographic image. According to the invention, an ophthalmic lens is advantageously configured for optimizing the visualization of said displayed virtual images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude BOUCHIER, Claudine Biver, Jean-Paul Cano
  • Patent number: 10534174
    Abstract: Systems, methods and ophthalmic lenses for image display of a virtual image, such as display of a holographic image. An ophthalmic lens is configured to optimize visualization of the displayed virtual images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Bouchier, Claudine Biver, Jean-Paul Cano
  • Patent number: 10520730
    Abstract: Methods and systems for image display with a head-mounted device, wherein customization of the display is achieved by taking into account wearer-specific visualization parameters. Such visualization parameters include parameters pertaining to the design of the device and/or wearer ophthalmic data such as wearer prescription data. Preferred images are computer-generated holographic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano, Gilles Le Saux
  • Patent number: 10466508
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device including an electrically controllable amplitude variation cell, in particular an electrochromic transmission variation cell. More particularly, the cell (3) comprises a main convex surface on the front. This arrangement makes it possible for the cell to process a lateral luminous flux (RP), unlike cells in the prior art (1AA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Cano, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot, Claudine Biver, Fabien Berit Debat, Samuel Archambeau, Sylvie Vinsonneau
  • Patent number: 10459253
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device (1) which includes an electrochromic cell (3) comprising at least two transparent layers (4, 5) having curved inner surfaces (4a, 5a) and defining therebetween a closed recess (6) filled with an electrochromic composition (7), the recess (6) being defined peripherally by a sealing gasket (11) made from an adhesive material (20), the sealing gasket (11) being suitable for keeping the two transparent layers (4, 5) assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, Claudine Biver, Sylvie Vinsonneau, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot, Fabien Berit Debat, Jean-Jacques Lussagnet
  • Patent number: 10416456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for image display with a head-mounted device involve the use of a light-field display. Such a display is useful for providing augmented reality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano
  • Publication number: 20190219968
    Abstract: Head-mounted device intended to be worn by a wearer, wherein the head-mounted device is configured for the display and visualization, by the wearer, of virtual images, wherein said head-mounted device comprises: At least one light source, and At least one Fourier hologram, wherein the light source is configured for illuminating said Fourier hologram, so as to cause visualization of at least one virtual image by the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude BOUCHIER, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jerome BALLET, Jean-Paul CANO
  • Patent number: 10317703
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of management of an active lens and more particularly to a management system comprising an active lens (1), a first sensor (2) arranged to measure data relating to an incident light on the active lens, a control unit (4) designed for controlling the active lens according to data measured by the first sensor, wherein the management system further comprises a second sensor (3) arranged to measure data relating to a light transmitted from the incident light through the active lens, the control unit being further designed to adjust, according to said data measured by the second sensor, the control already performed according to said data measured by the first sensor. Thus the management system allows taking into account data relating to the light passing through the active lens as a feedback in order to finely control the active lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Coralie Barrau, Denis Cohen Tannoudji, Stephane Perrot, Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano, Claudine Biver, Samuel Archambeau, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich
  • Publication number: 20190146244
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens including an active matrix including pixels, addressing rows serving to control the pixels, data columns serving to supply electrical power to pixels, and at least one transistor for each pixel. In the matrix of the ophthalmic lens: each row or column undulates continuously but non-periodically on either side of a theoretical straight addressing or data line connecting the two end terminals of the row or column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jean-Paul CANO, Christian BOVET, Anthony SAUGEY
  • Publication number: 20190079316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting an optical element, for example an ophthalmic lens, to a communication network, in which an identifier is assigned to the optical element in order to route data via the network in accordance with said identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, Stephane PERROT
  • Patent number: 10222511
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate coated with an abrasion and scratch resistant coating composed of a lower layer and an upper layer that do adhere to each other, the upper layer and the lower layer being layers of cured upper and lower layer compositions, said upper layer composition comprising at least one organosilane, or a hydrolyzate thereof, of formula RnYmSi(X)4-n-m and at least one compound, or a hydrolyzate thereof, of formula M(Z)x, the following ratio being lower than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Fabien Berit-Debat, Christian Bovet, Jean-Paul Cano, Amélie Kudla, Yves Leclaire
  • Publication number: 20190011729
    Abstract: An ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components arranged in a form of at least one strip in contact with and along the periphery of the ophthalmic lens. An ophthalmic apparatus includes at least one frame and at least one ophthalmic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Stephane PERROT, Willy CHAUDAT, Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, David ESCAICH
  • Publication number: 20190011730
    Abstract: A method for controlling an ophthalmic system including at least one optical element, at least one measuring sensor, at least one interface for communication with a communicating external electronic device, and at least one processor connected to the optical element and used to control a variation of a functionality relating to the optical element. The method includes: obtaining at least one measurement using the sensor, selecting at least one piece of information obtained by a communicating external electronic device, determining an instruction based on the measurement acquired by the sensor and the information obtained by the communicating external electronic device, and executing the instruction by the processor to control the variation of the functionality relating to the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude BOUCHIER, Stephane PERROT, Jerome BALLET, David ESCAICH, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Willy CHAUDAT, Jean-Paul CANO
  • Publication number: 20180373107
    Abstract: An electrochromic device including a selective membrane separating two liquid media including at least one electrochromic compound and at least one compound able to be oxidized or reduced and showing low energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, David ESCAICH, Claudine BIVER