Patents Examined by Huy K. Mai
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Patent number: 9261713Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: capturing, using a sensor, data with an ambient brightness; comparing, using a processor, the data with a rule set; determining, using a processor, an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the data to the rule set; and adjusting, using a processor, the amount of tinting of glasses. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese
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Patent number: 9261701Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Peter Michael Cazalet, Joseph John Hebenstreit, Matthew Wyatt Martin, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Hayes Raffle, Eliot Kim
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Patent number: 9259151Abstract: There is provided an ophthalmic imaging apparatus including an optical coherence tomography (OCT) optical system for acquiring a tomographic image of a subject eye, an observation optical system configured to acquire a front image of the subject eye. The apparatus functions as an image generation unit which repeatedly generates the tomographic image based on an output signal from the OCT optical system, and repeatedly generates the front image based on an output signal from the observation optical system, a determination unit which detects a positional deviation between a reference front image and each of front images generated by the image generation unit, and determines consecutiveness of the front images whose positional deviation satisfies a permissible range, and a selection process unit which selects one of multiple tomographic images generated by the image generation unit, based on a determination result by the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuji Murase
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Patent number: 9261711Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes a glasses frame, at least one lens detachably installed to the glasses frame, two temples, and two push-on fasteners. A connecting portion is formed on each end of the glasses frame and includes a slot. The lens has a notch matching a portion of the slot of the connecting portion. Each temple is pivotally fitted to the glasses frame and rotatable relative to the glasses frame between an unfolded position and a folded position. Each push-on fastener can be moved between first and second positions when the temple is in the folded position. Each push-on fastener has a positioning portion extending through the slot of the connecting portion. The positioning portion in the first position is engaged in the notch to fix the lens. The positioning portion in the second position is separated from the notch and allows the lens to be replaced.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Hwa Meei Optical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 9241527Abstract: A visor for a helmet includes a lens having a top edge that slopes downward from a top center point to first right and left curve points, at the first curve points the top edge begins to slope more aggressively toward second right and left curve points, and more aggressively toward right and left side edge points. A plane of sight along the vertical extent of the lens is displaced above the plane intersecting the side edge points. The lens has a thickness defined between an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface; the inner and outer surfaces having different radii of curvatures. The lens tapers from the center toward the outer edges.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Revision Military S.a.r.L.Inventors: Dominique Croteau, Stéphane Lebel
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Patent number: 9241624Abstract: Disclosed is a binocular visual simulator for correcting eyeball aberration by using adaptive optics to form a chart image on both eyes. The binocular visual simulator includes; a chart-projecting unit for producing a chart light; an adaptive optics element for changing the chart light in accordance with wavefront aberration measured for both eyes; a beam splitter for dividing the changed chart light into two chart lights; a left eye correction unit for changing the divided chart light in accordance with wavefront aberration of the left eye so that the chart light is focused on a retina of the left eye; and a right eye correction unit for changing the divided chart light in accordance with wavefront aberration of the right eye so that the chart light is focused on a retina of the right eye.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: HUVITZ CO., LTD.Inventor: Minsoo Cho
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Patent number: 9241621Abstract: A method for wireless control of an auto chart instrument and an auto phoropter by using a smart pad, comprising: control data inputting step for being inputted with control data for wireless control of one of the auto chart instrument and the auto phoropter; and controlling step for controlling one of the auto chart instrument and the auto phoropter according to the control data inputted during the control data inputting step, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MEDIZS INC.Inventors: Ji Hyoung Park, Yu Kyeom Kim, Ki Dong Lee, Sung Yun Jin, Bo Ra Kim
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Patent number: 9241669Abstract: A variable-optic powered or electronic ophthalmic lens may be utilized to augment the eye's natural ability to refract light or focus. The variable-optic powered lens comprises an electronic system that includes a power source, power management circuitry, clock generation circuitry, control algorithms and circuitry and lens driver circuitry. The ophthalmic lens may also comprise one or more sensors configured to detect ciliary muscle signals and adjust the optics of the lens accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Randall Braxton Pugh, Daniel B. Otts, James Daniel Riall, Adam Toner
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Patent number: 9239472Abstract: A method of determining binocular performance of a pair of spectacle lenses comprises: a eyes characteristics providing step, a pair of spectacle lenses providing step, a environment providing step, a binocular performance criteria selecting step, and a binocular performance criteria determining step, wherein the at least one binocular performance criterion is selected among one or a combination of the following criteria groups consisting of central vision criteria group and/or peripheral vision criteria group.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)Inventors: Soazic Mousset, Cecile Petignaud, Claude Pedrono, Agnes Ladous, Bruno Amir, Aude Contet
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Patent number: 9239469Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies include an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. The junction between the body portion of the lens and the engaging portion can consist essentially of smoothly curved surfaces. The engaging portion can be extend from the periphery of the lens or can be a recess in the lens. In some assemblies, under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: BETA FRAMES LLCInventors: Robert B. Zider, John F. Krumme, Brian A. Thompson
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Patent number: 9239470Abstract: Eyewear includes a frame front (14) having first and second sides (26, 28) to which are attached respective first and second temple arms (40, 42). The frame front is pivotally coupled to the temple arms to provide multiple tilt adjustment positions that enable a person wearing the eyewear to rotate the frame front about a pivot axis (48) between forward-facing and near-field adjustment positions (52, 56). First and second nose pad arms (70l, 70r) couple respective first and second nose pads (72l, 72r) to the frame front and have respective first and second nose bridge-contacting surfaces (74l, 74r). The nose pad arms extend from the frame front in a direction that sets an offset distance (92) between the nose bridge-contacting surfaces and the frame front to establish a vertical drop distance (98) that allows the user rotating the frame front about the pivot axis to the near-field adjustment position to see over the top long side (86) of the frame front.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Ziba Labs LLCInventors: Aria Vossoughi, Ava Vossoughi, Sohrab Vossoughi
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Patent number: 9237846Abstract: A photorefraction ocular screening device for assessing vision and corresponding disorders associated with the human ocular system is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides for a photorefraction ocular screening device employing advanced methods of pupil detection and refractive error analysis. The photorefraction ocular screening device is comprised of an LED arrangement configured with a plurality of irradiation sources serving as visual stimuli, wherein the visual stimuli may be presented in varying illumination patterns to the pupils of an examinee for expanding the range of ocular responses that can be used to determine refractive error.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.Inventors: Richard Allen Mowrey, Martin Edson Rivers, Rejean Joseph Yvon Bruno Munger
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Patent number: 9220406Abstract: An ophthalmic photographing apparatus includes: an interference optical system configured to acquire a tomographic image of an eye; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the ophthalmic photographing apparatus to: control the interference optical system to acquire multiple tomographic images, and store the multiple tomographic images in a storage unit; acquire a composite image based on the multiple tomographic images stored in the storage unit; start a photographing operation for acquiring the multiple tomographic images based on the photographing position; acquire the composite image from the multiple tomographic images which are acquired by the interference optical system and stored in the storage unit until a first operation signal is received during the photographing operation; and transfer a process to a subsequent photographing operation when a second operation signal is received from the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Murase, Mitsuo Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9211063Abstract: A compensation optical apparatus for obtaining and image of an object without reduction in image quality irrespective of aberration compensation, includes: a division unit for dividing a return beam from a measured object; an aberration measurement unit for measuring an aberration caused by the measured object, with a divided beam from the division unit; an aberration compensation unit for performing aberration compensation based on the aberration measured by the aberration measurement unit; a projection unit for projecting a beam obtained by the aberration compensation in the aberration compensation unit to the measured object; an acquirement unit for acquiring a value exhibiting a state of the measured object based on the return beam from the measured object, which is obtained by the beam projected from the projection unit; and a control unit for retreating the division unit from an optical path based on the value acquired by the acquirement unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Nozato, Takeshi Kitamura
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Patent number: 9207465Abstract: A thin eyeglasses joint structure includes a glasses frame, a temple, and a joint member. The glasses frame includes a first joint portion having a joint section and a fixture section formed at an outer end of the joint section. The temple includes a second joint portion. The joint member includes two spaced connecting slots and a fixing slot. The joint section and the fixture section of the glasses frame are held in the connecting slots and the fixing slot of the joint member, respectively. The joint member has an axle hole penetrated by and coupled with the second joint portion of the temple to develop the thin eyeglasses joint structure without requirement of any screw.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Inventor: Wen-Tse Huang
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Patent number: 9207464Abstract: The invention relates to a pair of spectacles, in particular sports spectacles, comprising a spectacle frame, at least one spectacle lens which is detachably locked by the spectacle frame and a locking means for securing the spectacle lens to the spectacle frame. The locking means is displaceable relative of the spectacle frame between a spectacle lens locking position and a spectacle lens unlocking position, wherein the locking means interacts with the spectacle lens in the spectacle lens locking position for the spectacle lens to be secured to the spectacle frame. In the spectacle lens unlocking position, the locking means unlocks the spectacle lens in such a way that the spectacle lens is removable from the spectacle frame. The gist of the invention is a locking counter-means interacting with the locking means, the locking counter means being arranged on the spectacle frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: UVEX SPORTS GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Bernhard Schmidt
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Patent number: 9207463Abstract: A connection device for connecting a lens unit to a frame and includes a connection member which has a protrusion, and the protrusion is engaged with the frame and a notch of the lens unit so as to connect the lens unit and the frame. The connection member allows the user to easily separate the frame from the notch of the lens unit so as to quickly replace a new lens unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Sun Sight Glasses Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jui-Chi Li
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Patent number: 9201251Abstract: The assembly for attaching a side shield to an eyewear temple includes a temple having an outer side and an inner side. A locking member is connected to the inner side of the temple. A side shield, having a complementary locking member to the locking member on the inner side of the temple is removably connected thereto. The side shield is attached to the inner side of the temple to avoid obstruction or distortion of the outer ornamental side of the eyewear temple by the side shield while still providing superior eyewear protection.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: The Hilsinger CompanyInventors: Thomas M. Sadler, Michael D. Lennox
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Patent number: 9192295Abstract: In an OCT system, the autocorrelation signal depends only on the strength of the signal in the object arm scattered back from a patient's retina and is a result of different reflections from different layers of the retina interfering with each other. The strength of the autocorrelation signal depends on how well focused the system is. Normally the autocorrelation signal is treated as noise. However by removing the reference path signal, the autocorrelation signal is easily measured and analyzed. The optimal focus can the then be found by adjusting the focus value until the autocorrelation signal is maximized.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: L&R MEDICAL INC.Inventors: Mark Hathaway, Rishard Weitz
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Patent number: 9188793Abstract: An eyewear having angle adjustable nose pads includes a main body and a pair of nose pads. The main body has a nose pad frame. The nose pad frame has two pad arms, corresponding to two sides of a nose bridge, extending therefrom. The two pad arms each has peripheral portions defining a through hole, and two oppositely arranged peripheral portions each have a plurality of grooves arranged thereon. The nose pads and the two pad arms are correspondingly coupled. The nose pads each includes a padding, a plurality of latching members extended from the padding, and two stoppers respectively arranged on outer sides of two latching members. The latching members of the nose pads pass through a side of a pad arm through a through hole and couple to the other side of the pad arm. The two stoppers of each nose pad correspondingly abut two grooves.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: ASWAN INTERNATIONAL CORP.Inventor: Meng-Hsien Chin