Patents Examined by Huy K. Mai
  • Spectacle attachment that provides protection
    Patent number: 9329409
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement spectacle attachments that can provide protection from radiation. In one embodiment, a spectacle attachment that provides protection from radiation includes: a body of material that is a barrier to at least some form of radiation; where the body of material is configured so that it can couple with either temple of a pair of glasses; and where the body of material is sized to protect the side of a wearer's face from at least approximately the wearer's temple to approximately below the wearer's cheek when the body of material is coupled to a temple of a pair of glasses and the pair of glasses is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Century Pacific Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Nodtvedt
  • Mounting interface for eyewear
    Patent number: 9329411
    Abstract: A mounting interface system is provided and is adapted for the engagement of any of a plurality of electronic components with eyewear such as eyeglasses and goggles. The system employs a mounting component on the eyewear which is engageable and adjustable with a complimentary mount on any of a plurality of said electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventors: Donn K. Harms, Patrick Hussey
  • Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor
    Patent number: 9326677
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Electro-active opthalmic lens having an optical power blending region
    Patent number: 9323101
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, William Kokonaski
  • Electro-active opthalmic lens having an optical power blending region
    Patent number: 9323074
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, William Kokonaski
  • Wearable device with input and output structures
    Patent number: 9316836
    Abstract: A head-wearable device includes a center support extending in generally lateral directions, a first side arm extending from a first end of the center frame support and a second side arm extending from a second end of the center support. The device further includes an extension arm configured to present information to the user via a display element. The extension arm extends at least partially along the first side arm on a first side of the center support and further extends from the first side arm to a display end that supports the display element in a position on a second side of the center support. The extension arm has a joint therein configured for movement of the display element at least in a direction having a lateral component relative to the center support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maj Isabelle Olsson, Matthew Wyatt Martin, Joseph John Hebenstreit, Peter Michael Cazalet
  • Process for determining a pair of progressive ophthalmic lenses
    Patent number: 9307899
    Abstract: A process for determining a pair of personalized progressive ophthalmic lenses. and a computer program product associated to these processes. Right-handed persons and left-handed persons behave very differently when executing certain near vision tasks, such as writing on a sheet of paper. However, current lens designs do not take into account these behavior differences. The comfort of wearing a pair of ophthalmic lenses can be improved for the wearer for whom the lenses are intended by adapting his near vision according to his handedness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Damien Paille, Benjamin Rousseau, Aude Contet, Isabelle Poulain, Stéphanie Vialet, Farid Karioty
  • Method of detecting neurological disease
    Patent number: 9301679
    Abstract: A method and apparatus including identifying a plurality of at least partially repetitive eye movements of a person, the eye movements defined by a first predominantly horizontal saccadic movement that moves the eye away from a fixation target followed by a corrective saccadic movement towards the target shortly thereafter, measuring a vertical component associated with the plurality of eye movements and comparing the vertical component with a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventors: Susana N. Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, Xoana Troncoso, Jorge Otero-Millan
  • Eyeglasses for far-field vision correction
    Patent number: 9304327
    Abstract: An eyewear device is provided which has lenses positioned above the temples when worn yielding an unobstructed view below the bottom of both lenses. The lower edge of the lenses may be curved toward the upper edge to increase the viewing area and the lenses may be rotationally engaged to temples to allow changes in viewing angle through them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventors: Murad A. Sunalp, Donn K. Harms
  • Experiential optical device
    Patent number: 9304330
    Abstract: The invention provides a multi-layer experiential optical device including at least one polymeric layer having a first side and an opposing second side, and having a light-influencing property; and a low tack pressure sensitive adhesive layer applied on at least a peripheral zone of the second side of the polymeric layer. The experiential optical device is reversibly adherent to an optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: David Park, Kevin J. Stewart, Anil Kumar
  • Ophthalmic imaging apparatus, control method for ophtalmic imaging apparatus, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9301684
    Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging apparatus having an automatic transition function for transiting from an anterior ocular observation state to a fundus observation state, an autofocus function performed during fundus observation, and an automatic image capturing function performed when fundus alignment is complete, the apparatus comprising: a first control unit configured to control the automatic transition function, the autofocus function, and the automatic image capturing function to be deactivated in response to a first user operation; and a second control unit configured to control the deactivated automatic transition function, autofocus function, and automatic image capturing function to be reactivated in response to a second user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hara
  • Input system
    Patent number: 9298020
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods facilitating contact lenses that detect fatigue or emotional state of a wearer of the contact lenses are provided. In some aspects, a contact lens includes: a substrate; one or more sensors disposed on or within the substrate, wherein the one or more sensors senses fatigue and/or an emotional state of a wearer of the contact lens; and an antenna disposed on or within the substrate, that communicates information sensed by the one or more sensors. In various aspects, systems can include the contact lens, a reader that can process the information sensed and an alarm generation component that can generate an alarm based on the determined fatigue and/or emotional state of the wearer of the contact lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: James Etzkorn, Nathan Pletcher, Babak Amirparviz
  • Wearable device with input and output structures
    Patent number: 9291823
    Abstract: A head-wearable device includes a center support extending in generally lateral directions, a first side arm extending from a first end of the center frame support and a second side arm extending from a second end of the center support. The device may further include a nosebridge that is removably coupled to the center frame support. The device may also include a lens assembly that is removably coupled to the center support or the nosebridge. The lens assembly may have a single lens, or a multi-lens arrangement configured to cooperate with display to correct for a user's ocular disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Cazalet, Joseph John Hebenstreit, Matthew Wyatt Martin, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Hayes Raffle, Eliot Kim
  • Optical article comprising an anti-reflecting coating having anti-fogging properties
    Patent number: 9291747
    Abstract: An optical article having anti-fogging properties is disclosed. The optical article includes an anti-reflecting coating having anti-fogging properties even when the optical articles are provided with an anti-soiling top coat layer. The optical article may particularly find use in ophthalmic lenses, including eyeglass lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
    Inventors: Gerald Fournand, Agnes Jallouli
  • Eye-wear borne electromagnetic radiation refractive therapy
    Patent number: 9283401
    Abstract: An eye-wear borne electromagnetic radiation refractive therapy system can comprise an electromagnetic radiation source comprising a ring of LEDs that directs one of its on axis or off axis electromagnetic radiation to a desired peripheral retina area of a wearer's eye; a power source for powering the LEDs, an antenna for receiving signals and a processor for controlling the LEDs; wherein the electromagnetic radiation source includes spectral characteristics similar to outdoor light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: MYOLITE, INC.
    Inventor: Jerome A. Legerton
  • Eyewear retainer
    Patent number: 9285607
    Abstract: A retainer for eyewear is provided, comprising a rear portion, a front portion, and means for securing the front portion to the rear portion. The rear portion comprises a backing plate having a front surface. The front portion comprises a front piece having a front and back surface, a back piece having a front and back surface, and a bridging piece connecting the front and back pieces at their bottom edges. The bridging piece is biased to force the front surface of the back piece against the back surface of the front piece in a closed position. When the nose bridge of a pair of glasses is inserted between the front and back pieces of the front portion, the front and back pieces temporarily separate and close onto the nose bridge to hold the glasses within the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventors: Steve Tahsler, Lori Tahsler
  • Glasses capable of replacing lenses and temples
    Patent number: 9279999
    Abstract: A pair of glasses includes a front frame, at least one lens, two temples, and two elongated couplers. The front frame is formed with two connection blocks at its two opposite ends. The front side of each connection block defines a cut. The rear side of each connection block is provided with two spaced lugs. The lens defines a cut corresponding to the cut of one connection block of the front frame. The front end of each temple is provided with a pivot pin that can be detachably fitted in the through-holes of the lugs of the connection block and the rear end of the elongated coupler, so that each temple is foldable relative to the front frame. The front end of each elongated coupler is provided with a hooked portion that can be detachably fitted into the cuts of the lens and connection block to install the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hwa Meei Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ling-Ying Weng, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Mei-Hui Chen
  • Assembly structure for eyeglass lens
    Patent number: 9279998
    Abstract: An assembly structure for eyeglass lens is disclosed herein to include a one-piece lens and a frame. The frame has a connection portion in the middle thereof, from two sides of which two nose pads extend downwardly and obliquely in two opposite directions. The connection portion has a joining hole, and the lens further has a flexible snap-in element in the middle thereof for corresponding engagement with the join hole. In such a case, the lens can be easily and conveniently detachable from the frame by merely pressing the flexible snap-in element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hsien Chang Optical Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiung Chou
  • System and method of scan controlled illumination of structures within an eye
    Patent number: 9271645
    Abstract: There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: LENSAR, LLC.
    Inventors: Rudolph W. Frey, Richard Ty Olmstead, Gary P. Gray, Steven E. Bott, James Strobel
  • Sunglasses and method of forming the same
    Patent number: 9268156
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to hand made sunglasses, and more particularly to a method and system for making sunglasses from recycled materials, e.g., skateboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan J. Vecchiarelli, Jonathan D. Winfrey