Patents by Inventor Takashi Hatanaka

Takashi Hatanaka 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: 9778486
    Abstract: A spectacle lens capable of obtaining a good vision without feeling of discomfort, even being fitted into a frame having a large front angle, and a method of creating the shape data of the spectacle lens having dioptric power to be fitted into a frame having a lens front angle. The method corrects the shape data of a lens back surface so that the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by a plurality of rays passing through a rotation center of the eye in a case where a lens front angle is provided is identical or close to the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by the plurality of rays passing through the rotation center of the eye in a case where no lens front angle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kozu, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 9753307
    Abstract: A lens supply system has: an initial shape data obtaining unit that obtains initial shape data of a spectacle lens; a shape data correcting unit that corrects the initial shape data such that, when a base curve of an initial lens manufactured based on the initial shape data is defined as a first base curve, a predetermined lens having a second base curve lower than the first base curve is defined as a target spectacle lens, prismatic effects which light rays in respective visual line directions passing through a center of an eye assumed in optical design receive from the initial lens coincide with or approach prismatic effects which the light rays receive from the target spectacle lens; and a spectacle lens manufacturing unit that manufactures a spectacle lens based on the corrected initial shape data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kozu, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20170199393
    Abstract: An aligning prism amount determination device to determine an aligning prism amount for correcting fixation disparity of a spectacle wearer, having the fixation disparity, includes a determiner to determine an aligning prism amount to be uniformly included in the spectacle lens for correcting the fixation disparity, based on a first aligning prism amount obtained by measuring an aligning prism amount of the spectacle wearer at an eye examination distance corresponding to a first distance, a second aligning prism amount obtained by measurement at an eye examination distance corresponding to a second distance shorter than the first distance, and information used for allocation of the first aligning prism amount and the second aligning prism amount, within a prism prescription range between the first aligning prism amount and the second aligning prism amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170131567
    Abstract: A spectacle lens can inhibit ametropia of the eyes and ensure full visibility. The spectacle lens comprises: first refraction areas and second refraction areas. Each first refraction area has a first refraction force that may be based on a prescription for correcting the ametropia of the eyes. Each second refraction area has a refraction force different from the first refraction force and may function to focus images on the positions except the retina of the eyes, to inhibit the development of the ametropia. Near the central part of the lens, the second refraction areas form a plurality of independent island-shaped areas, and the first refraction areas form the areas beyond the areas of the second refraction areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Chi Ho TO, Siu Yin LAM, Takashi HATANAKA, Yasutake MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170052389
    Abstract: Provided is a spectacle lens supply system to supply a progressive power lens including a determination section to determine a size of an area of clear vision in the progressive power lens according to a level of a prescribed fixation disparity amount. The determination section selects a type having an area of clear vision same as or narrower than that of a reference progressive power lens when the prescribed fixation disparity amount is larger than or equal to a reference fixation disparity amount and selects a type having an area of clear vision same as or wider than that of the reference progressive power lens when the prescribed fixation disparity amount is smaller than the reference fixation disparity amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 9492075
    Abstract: A prism prescription value acquisition system that includes a calculation part for numerically transforming a fixation disparity amount (unit: angle), which indicates a degree at which the visual axis is shifted from the central fovea of the retina when a subject conducts visual fixation of a target, into a prism prescription value by multiplying the fixation disparity amount by a coefficient when the fixation disparity amount is within ±4 minutes. Herein, the prism prescription value is calculated according to the following equation: APver=kver*FDver, APhor=khor*FDhor providing that each of coefficients khor and kver satisfies the following conditions: 0.3?kver?0.7, 1.4?khor?2.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Volkhard Schroth, Wolfgang Jaschinski, Hans Warntjes, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20160327808
    Abstract: A method includes a blur sensitivity estimating step indicating a sensitivity of a spectacles wearer relative to a blur at the time when the spectacles wearer looks at an object through lenses having a prescription power of a first refractive unit, a first area adjusting step for adjusting an area of the first refractive unit based on the estimated blur sensitivity, a design reference lens selecting step for selecting at least a single basic design lens for coinciding with or approximating to the lens of which the area of the first refractive unit is adjusted in the first area adjusting step from among a predetermined basic design lens group as a design reference lens of the progressive lens to be worn by the wearer, and a data creating step for creating data to manufacture the progressive lens based on a lens design of the selected design reference lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 9364142
    Abstract: There is provided a simulation device including: first blur component generating unit configured to generate a first blur component based on distance data included in observation scene data in which the distance data is added to a computer graphics image, and a parameter regarding the non-progressive component included in the trial lens; second blur component generating unit configured to generate a second blur component based on distance data included in the observation scene data and a parameter regarding a progressive component included in the progressive addition lens; a display blur component generating unit configured to generate display blur component, based on first blur component and second blur component; a display blur component adding unit configured to add display blur component to the observation scene data; and display unit configured to display an observation image obtained by display blur component adding unit, to a wearer wearing the trial lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Hatanaka, Hua Qi
  • Publication number: 20160033791
    Abstract: A lens supply system has: an initial shape data obtaining unit that obtains initial shape data of a spectacle lens; a shape data correcting unit that corrects the initial shape data such that, when a base curve of an initial lens manufactured based on the initial shape data is defined as a first base curve, a predetermined lens having a second base curve lower than the first base curve is defined as a target spectacle lens, prismatic effects which light rays in respective visual line directions passing through a center of an eye assumed in optical design receive from the initial lens coincide with or approach prismatic effects which the light rays receive from the target spectacle lens; and a spectacle lens manufacturing unit that manufactures a spectacle lens based on the corrected initial shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuma KOZU, Takashi HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150351625
    Abstract: A prism prescription value acquisition system that includes a calculation part for numerically transforming a fixation disparity amount (unit: angle), which indicates a degree at which the visual axis is shifted from the central fovea of the retina when a subject conducts visual fixation of a target, into a prism prescription value by multiplying the fixation disparity amount by a coefficient when the fixation disparity amount is within ±4 minutes. Herein, the prism prescription value is calculated according to the following equation: APver=kver*FDver, APhor=khor*FDhor providing that each of coefficients khor and kver satisfies the following conditions: 0.3?kver?0.7, 1.4?khor?2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Volkhard SCHROTH, Wolfgang JASCHINSKI, Hans WARNTJES, Takashi HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150238076
    Abstract: There is provided a simulation device including: a first blur component generating unit configured to generate a first blur component based on distance data included in observation scene data in which the distance data is added to a computer graphics image, and a parameter regarding the non-progressive component included in the trial lens; a second blur component generating unit configured to generate a second blur component based on distance data included in the observation scene data and a parameter regarding a progressive component included in the progressive addition lens; a display blur component generating unit configured to generate a display blur component, based on the first blur component and the second blur component; a display blur component adding unit configured to add the display blur component to the observation scene data; and a display unit configured to display an observation image obtained by the display blur component adding unit, to a wearer wearing the trial lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Hatanaka, Hua Qi
  • Publication number: 20140313476
    Abstract: A spectacle lens capable of obtaining a good vision without feeling of discomfort, even being fitted into a frame having a large front angle, and a method of creating the shape data of the spectacle lens having dioptric power to be fitted into a frame having a lens front angle. The method corrects the shape data of a lens back surface so that the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by a plurality of rays passing through a rotation center of the eye in a case where a lens front angle is provided is identical or close to the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by the plurality of rays passing through the rotation center of the eye in a case where no lens front angle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma KOZU, Takashi HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 8814353
    Abstract: A spectacle lens capable of obtaining a good vision without feeling of discomfort, even being fitted into a frame having a large front angle, and a method of creating the shape data of the spectacle lens having dioptric power to be fitted into a frame having a lens front angle. The method corrects the shape data of a lens back surface so that the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by a plurality of rays passing through a rotation center of the eye in a case where a lens front angle is provided is identical or close to the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by the plurality of rays passing through the rotation center of the eye in a case where no lens front angle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Kozu, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8720296
    Abstract: A vertical articulated robot includes a base, a turning base, a first upper arm, a second upper arm, a front arm, a wrist assembly, a first motor, a second motor, a third motor, a fourth motor, and a wire body. The wire body includes a first wire portion, a second wire portion, a third wire portion, a fourth wire portion, a fifth wire portion, and a sixth wire portion. The first wire portion extends from the turning base along a third rotation axis and is connected to an outer surface of the first upper arm. The second wire portion extends from the first wire portion along a plane perpendicular to the third rotation axis and is connected to an outer surface of the first upper arm. The third wire portion extends in a U-shape from the second wire portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Keisuke Yonehara, Takashi Sanada, Tomoyuki Shiraki, Ryuta Kagawa, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8690323
    Abstract: A method includes preparing design variations, which include a plurality of basic design distribution groups different from each other in area-division between a distance vision area and a near vision area, and a plurality of corridor lengths different from each other. Parameters originating from prescription information, life environmental information, frame shape information and the like are input. A basic design distribution group and a corridor length are selected based on the aforesaid information. A lens design standard is obtained based on the selected basic design distribution group and corridor length. As parameters, a distance between a vertex of a rear surface of a right progressive addition lens and a vertex of a cornea of a right eye and a distance between a vertex of a rear surface of a left progressive addition lens and a vertex of a cornea of a left eye are included in setting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20120312116
    Abstract: A vertical articulated robot includes a base, a turning base, a first upper arm, a second upper arm, a front arm, a wrist assembly, a first motor, a second motor, a third motor, a fourth motor, and a wire body. The wire body includes a first wire portion, a second wire portion, a third wire portion, a fourth wire portion, a fifth wire portion, and a sixth wire portion. The first wire portion extends from the turning base along a third rotation axis and is connected to an outer surface of the first upper arm. The second wire portion extends from the first wire portion along a plane perpendicular to the third rotation axis and is connected to an outer surface of the first upper arm. The third wire portion extends in a U-shape from the second wire portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Keisuke YONEHARA, Takashi SANADA, Tomoyuki SHIRAKI, Ryuta KAGAWA, Takashi HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 8266979
    Abstract: A vertical articulated robot includes a base; a turning base provided on the base so as to be pivotable about a first rotation axis; a first upper arm provided on the turning base so as to be turnable about a second rotation axis that is in a plane perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a second upper arm provided on a distal end portion of the first upper arm so as to be pivotable about a third rotation axis that is perpendicular to the second rotation axis; a front arm provided on a distal end portion of the second upper arm so as to be turnable about a fourth rotation axis that is in a plane perpendicular to the third rotation axis; and a wrist assembly mounted on a distal end portion of the front arm. A motor that rotates the second upper arm is mounted on a frame of the second upper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Keisuke Yonehara, Takashi Sanada, Tomoyuki Shiraki, Ryuta Kagawa, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8162478
    Abstract: An object is to reduce the inconvenience given to the binocular vision function when wearing and using spectacles making use of a pair of progressive power lenses having different distance dioptric power for right and left. For this reason, the present invention associates, in a pair of progressive power lenses corresponding to the right and left eyes, an average dioptric power distribution and an astigmatism distribution determined from prescribed dioptric power and a wear state of one of the progressive power lenses with an average dioptric power distribution and an astigmatism distribution determined from prescribed dioptric power and a wear state of the other progressive power lens, and thereby average dioptric power distributions and astigmatism distributions of the respective progressive power lenses are changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kitani, Takashi Hatanaka, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Hua Qi
  • Publication number: 20120008089
    Abstract: A spectacle lens capable of obtaining a good vision without feeling of discomfort, even being fitted into a frame having a large front angle, and a method of creating the shape data of the spectacle lens having dioptric power to be fitted into a frame having a lens front angle. The method corrects the shape data of a lens back surface so that the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by a plurality of rays passing through a rotation center of the eye in a case where a lens front angle is provided is identical or close to the prismatic effect undergone via the lens of initial lens shape by the plurality of rays passing through the rotation center of the eye in a case where no lens front angle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kozu, Takashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 7996997
    Abstract: A spectacle measuring tool (1) includes a front plate (2) attached to a spectacle frame, and a pair of left and right side plates (40A, 40B) formed on the two, left and right edges of the front plate (2) to extend backward. The front plate (2) includes an interpupillary distance measuring portion (A) and a fitting point height measuring portion (B), and is attached to the spectacle frame such that a height adjusting device (30) can adjust its height. The side plates (40A, 40B) include a pair of left and right pressing/adjusting devices (60) which adjust the side plates (40A, 40B) to be parallel to the temples of the spectacle frame. The pressing/adjusting devices (60) press against the face side portions of a subject using threaded rods (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Hans Warntjes, Takashi Hatanaka