Patents Assigned to Nikon-Essilor Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240094557
    Abstract: This eyeglass lens is outstanding in anti-crazing properties, impact resistance properties, and adhesion. The present invention comprises: a lens substrate; a primer layer disposed on the lens substrate; and at least one layer that is disposed on the primer layer and that is selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer and a reflection-preventing layer. The primer layer contains a polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin and inorganic oxide particles. The tensile strength of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is over 40 N/mm2. The expansion rate of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is at least 300%, and the inorganic oxide particle content is 10-40% by volume with respect to the total volume of the primer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11815659
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spectacle lens having low surface resistivity. This spectacle lens includes a spectacle lens base and a hard coat layer. When a primer layer is included between the spectacle lens base material and the hard coat layer, the primer layer and/or the hard coat layer contains at least one type of electroconductive filler selected from the group consisting of ionic liquid-coated nanowires containing metal nanowires and an ionic liquid coating the metal nanowire, and ionic liquid-coated nanoparticles containing metal nanoparticles and an ionic liquid coating the metal nanoparticles. When the primer layer is not included between the spectacle lens base material and the hard coat layer, the hard coat layer contains the at least one type of electroconductive filler selected from the group consisting of the ionic liquid-coated nanowires and ionic liquid-coated nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuka Igami
  • Publication number: 20230359066
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens design device designs a pair of aspherical lenses which have different strengths for the left and right lenses, and have rotational symmetry or axial symmetry around a component of a fixed focal length lens for a distance prescription comprising a fixed focal length lens or a progressive refractive lens, and includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire left prism amount information corresponding to a left-eye strength and right prism amount information corresponding to a right-eye strength, a calculation unit configured to calculate a computed value of a left prism amount and a right prism amount on the basis of the left prism amount information and the right prism amount information, and a change unit configured to calculate a design parameter change amount of the right-eye aspherical lens and/or the left-eye aspherical lens on the basis of the computed value of the left prism amount and the right prism amount, and to change a design parameter thereof on the basis of the calculated des
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sungjin CHO
  • Publication number: 20230320582
    Abstract: A visual function examination device includes a response information acquisition unit configured to acquire response information indicating a response about glare felt by a subject to a visual target based on a glare illusion and a glare index calculation unit configured to calculate an index for the glare felt by the subject on the basis of the response information acquired by the response information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsukasa MONMA
  • Patent number: 11754856
    Abstract: A method for designing an eyeglass lens includes: displaying an image upon a display device while maintaining a positional relationship of a face of a subject and the display device; acquiring information in which visual sensitivity of the subject is evaluated on the basis of an impression received by the subject who has viewed the image; and designing an eyeglass lens on the basis of the information in which the sensitivity is evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230079905
    Abstract: This eyeglass lens is outstanding in anti-crazing properties, impact resistance properties, and adhesion. The present invention comprises: a lens substrate; a primer layer disposed on the lens substrate; and at least one layer that is disposed on the primer layer and that is selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer and a reflection-preventing layer. The primer layer contains a polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin and inorganic oxide particles. The tensile strength of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is over 40 N/mm2. The expansion rate of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is at least 300%, and the inorganic oxide particle content is 10-40% by volume with respect to the total volume of the primer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11525044
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hard-coat-layer-forming composition whereby a hard coat layer having excellent scratch resistance and cracking resistance can be formed, and an optical member. The hard-coat-layer-forming composition is a composition used to form a hard coat layer on a plastic substrate, and includes: metal oxide particles; at least one type of component X selected from the group consisting of an organic silicon compound represented by a predetermined formula, a hydrolysate thereof, and a hydrolytic condensate thereof; and at least one type of component Y selected from the group consisting of an organic silicon compound represented by a predetermined formula, a hydrolysate thereof, and a hydrolytic condensate thereof, and a glycoluril crosslinking agent, a hydrolysate thereof, and a hydrolytic condensate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Goro Shioda
  • Publication number: 20220350162
    Abstract: A sensitivity evaluation method includes: causing a wearer to view a target through a lens or a lens group capable of controlling at least one optical property among a spherical power, a cylindrical power, and an astigmatic axis angle; and acquiring information about a sensitivity of the wearer with respect to an aberration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sungjin CHO
  • Publication number: 20220308362
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens design method includes: acquiring first information about a purpose of an ophthalmic lens; acquiring second information about at least one of a visual line of a wearer for the purpose, a place, a use tool, and a body of the wearer; acquiring data indicating a number of first regions, positions, shapes, and sizes of a plurality of first regions set on a surface of the ophthalmic lens, and distances to a target viewed through the first regions; setting a variable numerical value among numerical values indicating the number of first regions, the positions, the shapes, and the sizes of the plurality of first regions, and the distances in the data and setting the plurality of first regions and the distances on the surface; and setting a target aberration distribution based on the plurality of first regions and the distances that have been set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11428953
    Abstract: A method for designing a spectacle lens includes: presenting a plurality of blurred images created by applying different degrees of blur to an original image and having a wearer see the blurred images; acquiring information on a sensitivity to blur of the wearer; and designing a spectacle lens based on the information on the sensitivity to blur of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sungjin Cho
  • Publication number: 20220244432
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spectacle lens having low surface resistivity. This spectacle lens includes a spectacle lens base and a hard coat layer. When a primer layer is included between the spectacle lens base material and the hard coat layer, the primer layer and/or the hard coat layer contains at least one type of electroconductive filler selected from the group consisting of ionic liquid-coated nanowires containing metal nanowires and an ionic liquid coating the metal nanowire, and ionic liquid-coated nanoparticles containing metal nanoparticles and an ionic liquid coating the metal nanoparticles. When the primer layer is not included between the spectacle lens base material and the hard coat layer, the hard coat layer contains the at least one type of electroconductive filler selected from the group consisting of the ionic liquid-coated nanowires and ionic liquid-coated nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Yuka IGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220220270
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate which has a substrate, an intermediate layer, and a water-repellent layer laminated in this order, and has excellent abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD., SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi TAKESHITA, Hideyuki WAKIYASU, Tomohiro ITO, Tomonori MIYAMOTO, Masayoshi TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 11169397
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a spectacle lens provided with hidden markings includes: setting forming positions of the hidden markings to certain positions; changing the forming positions of the hidden markings based on at least one parameter obtained from spectacle lens product-related information that indicates information about a spectacle lens product, spectacle frame-related information that indicates information about a spectacle frame, prescription-related information that indicates information about a prescription for a wearer, and fitting-related information that indicates information about fitting for the wearer; and forming the changed hidden markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Abe, Mitsuo Obata
  • Publication number: 20210317336
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a hard coat layer, which is capable of forming a hard coat layer that exhibits excellent adhesion to an adjacent layer, while having excellent hardness. A composition for forming a hard coat layer according to the present invention contains: a (meth)acrylate which has at least one group that is selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid group and a sulfonic acid group; a silsequioxane which has a radically polymerizable group; and metal oxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuka IGAMI
  • Patent number: 10958898
    Abstract: An image creation device includes: a storage unit in which target scene three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of a structural object present in a virtual target scene, eyeglass lens three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of an eyeglass lens and eyeball three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of an eye of a wearer viewing the target scene through the eyeglass lens used as a virtual lens; and a retina image creation unit that creates a retina image based upon the target scene three-dimensional information, the eyeglass lens three-dimensional information and the eyeball three-dimensional information, wherein: the retina image is a virtual image projected onto a retina of the eye of the wearer viewing the target scene through the eyeglass lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 10917631
    Abstract: An image creation device includes: a storage unit in which target scene three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of a structural object present in a virtual target scene, eyeglass lens three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of an eyeglass lens and eyeball three-dimensional information related to a position, a shape and optical characteristics of an eye of a wearer viewing the target scene through the eyeglass lens used as a virtual lens; and a retina image creation unit that creates a retina image based upon the target scene three-dimensional information, the eyeglass lens three-dimensional information and the eyeball three-dimensional information, wherein: the retina image is a virtual image projected onto a retina of the eye of the wearer viewing the target scene through the eyeglass lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 10908436
    Abstract: Provided is a spectacle lens (1) comprising one multilayer film (3a, 3b) on each surface of a plastic lens base material (2), wherein by setting an average reflection rate in at least the 530-570 nm wavelength range to 2.5-5.5% in at least one of the multilayer films (3a, 3b) disposed on a surface of the plastic lens base material, it is possible to attain, in dim environments, an improvement in vividness and brightness in visibility of objects, particularly those that are red in color, as well as an improvement in visibility of the white in white computer screens and the like, and the lens is thereby suitable for the eyes of elderly people.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: So Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20210001615
    Abstract: An optical member, having: a plastic base; and a hard coat layer produced from a hard coat layer-forming composition and disposed on the plastic base, wherein the hard coat layer-forming composition includes: metal oxide particles; a component X that is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic silicon compound represented by a Formula (1): (RA-LA)n-Si—(X)4-n Formula (1); and a component Y that is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic silicon compound represented by a Formula (2): (RB-LB)m-Si—(X)4-m Formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Goro SHIODA
  • Publication number: 20200133022
    Abstract: A method for designing an eyeglass lens includes: displaying an image upon a display device while maintaining a positional relationship of a face of a subject and the display device; acquiring information in which visual sensitivity of the subject is evaluated on the basis of an impression received by the subject who has viewed the image; and designing an eyeglass lens on the basis of the information in which the sensitivity is evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200096785
    Abstract: This eyeglass lens is outstanding in anti-crazing properties, impact resistance properties, and adhesion. The present invention comprises: a lens substrate; a primer layer disposed on the lens substrate; and at least one layer that is disposed on the primer layer and that is selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer and a reflection-preventing layer. The primer layer contains a polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin and inorganic oxide particles. The tensile strength of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is over 40 N/mm2. The expansion rate of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is at least 300%, and the inorganic oxide particle content is 10-40% by volume with respect to the total volume of the primer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi SAKAI