Patents Assigned to Nikon-Essilor Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20250116884Abstract: The present invention provides a spectacle lens having an excellent brightening effect. The spectacle lens of the present invention comprises: a lens base; and a resin layer disposed on the lens base, wherein the resin layer contains a compound represented by Formula (A) and a resin, the resin contains a repeating unit 1 derived from silsesquioxane having a polymerizable group and a repeating unit 2 derived from a monofunctional monomer, a mass ratio of the repeating unit 1 to the repeating unit 2 is 60/40 to 95/5, and a transmittance of the spectacle lens at a wavelength of 556 nm is 65 to 80%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Christophe PROVIN
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Publication number: 20250110350Abstract: One of both eyes (e.g., a right eye) is made to view a reference blurred image (Cp), the other of both eyes (e.g., a left eye) is made to view blurred images (Cp+1, Cp+2, . . . ), and information on sensitivity to a difference in blur amount between the blurred images (Cp+1, Cp+2, . . . ) that the other eye was made to view and the reference blurred image (Cp) that the one eye was made to view is acquired. Additionally, the other eye is made to view the reference blurred image (Cp), the one eye is made to view the blurred images (Cp+1, Cp+2, . . . ), and information on sensitivity to a difference in blur amount between the blurred images (Cp+1, Cp+2, . . . ) that the one eye was made to view and the reference blurred image (Cp) that the other eye was made to view is acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.Inventor: Sungjin CHO
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Publication number: 20250083414Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a laminate that exhibits a low resistance value and excellent light transmittance. The method of producing a laminate according to the present invention includes: a first step of rotating the base and spin-coating a composition including metal nanowires and a solvent on a surface of the base; and a second step of rotating the base obtained in the first step and spin-coating, on the surface of the base on which surface the composition has been spin-coated in the first step, a composition including metal nanowires and a solvent, wherein a position of a rotation center of the base in the first step is different from a position of a rotation center of the base in the second step. Further, the laminate obtained includes a base and a metal nanowire layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Christophe PROVIN
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Patent number: 12129395Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuka Igami
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Patent number: 12116466Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignees: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD., SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Katsuyoshi Takeshita, Hideyuki Wakiyasu, Tomohiro Ito, Tomonori Miyamoto, Masayoshi Tokuda
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Publication number: 20240094557Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.Inventor: Koichi SAKAI
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Patent number: 11815659Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuka Igami
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Publication number: 20230359066Abstract: 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 desType: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungjin CHO
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Publication number: 20230320582Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Tsukasa MONMA
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Patent number: 11754856Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Yoshida
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Publication number: 20230079905Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.Inventor: Koichi SAKAI
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Patent number: 11525044Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Goro Shioda
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Publication number: 20220350162Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungjin CHO
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Publication number: 20220308362Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoshi AIKAWA
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Patent number: 11428953Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungjin Cho
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Publication number: 20220244432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD.Inventor: Yuka IGAMI
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Publication number: 20220220270Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: NIKON-ESSILOR CO.,LTD., SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Katsuyoshi TAKESHITA, Hideyuki WAKIYASU, Tomohiro ITO, Tomonori MIYAMOTO, Masayoshi TOKUDA
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Patent number: 11169397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Abe, Mitsuo Obata
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Publication number: 20210317336Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuka IGAMI
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Patent number: 10958898Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Kishimoto