Patents by Inventor Samuel Archambeau

Samuel Archambeau 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: 10730855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of novel electrochromic compounds. More specifically, it relates to electrochromic compounds comprising one or several pyridinium rings and the use of these compounds as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Claudine Biver, Fabien Berit-Debat, Samuel Archambeau, Christopher Gabbutt, Stuart Aiken, Bernard Mark Heron, Thomas David Broadbent
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10563120
    Abstract: Electrochromic compounds and optical articles containing them The present invention relates to a group of novel electrochromic compounds. More specifically, it relates to electrochromic compounds comprising one or several pyridinium rings and the use of these compounds as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Samuel Archambeau, Claudine Biver, Fabien Berit-Debat, Stuart Aiken, Christopher David Gabbutt, Bernard Mark Heron, Thomas David Broadbent
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190315718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of novel electrochromic compounds. More specifically, it relates to electrochromic compounds comprising one or several pyridinium rings and the use of these compounds as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Claudine BIVER, Fabien BERIT-DEBAT, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Christopher GABBUTT, Stuart AIKEN, Bernard Mark HERON, Thomas David BROADBENT
  • 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: 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: 10179768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of novel electrochromic materials. More specifically, it relates to electrochromic materials having two-core viologens and the use of these two-core viologens as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Stuart Aiken, Daniel Luke Crossley, Christopher David Gabbutt, Bernard Mark Heron, Claudine Biver, Samuel Archambeau, Fabien Berit-Debat
  • 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: 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10151876
    Abstract: A light collecting device is adapted to collect and guide light to a light sensor. The device includes a monocular collecting module including at least one light collector configured to collect light from the environment of the device, a binocular collecting module including a first and a second distant light collector configured to collect light from the environment of the device, and an optical waveguide configured to guide the light collected from the monocular and binocular collecting modules to a light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Samuel Archambeau
  • Publication number: 20180239170
    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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Coralie BARRAU, Thierry VILLETTE, Jean-Paul CANO, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Claudine BIVER