Patents Examined by Jordan M. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 10568557
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing involuntary eye movements of a human subject are disclosed. The systems may include means for presenting to the human subject visual content, possibly a video footage, in which some visual stimulus with whom the human subject has some form of relationship on a cognitive or sentiment level is embedded. The generation of the combined video footage is such that the stimulus is briefly presented and masked by the following video footage. The duration of the stimulus is made sufficiently long to invoke a neural response beyond a specified threshold that generates respective ocular effect, and sufficiently short to prevent a controlled eye movement by the human subject. Once measured, the involuntary eye movements are analyzed in view of the respective stimulating portions—e.g., their timing and context, to yield an analysis of the human subject relationship towards the objects presented in the visual stimulating portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventors: Yoram Bonneh, Gal Rosenzweig
  • Patent number: 10571710
    Abstract: Provided is an optical component including multiple annular zones that each provides a predetermined phase to a light flux passing through an optical system, where for each of the annular zones, the surface closer to the inner circumference of the optical component is substantially equal in area to the surface closer to the outer circumference thereof, and in a cross section in the radial direction of the optical component, the tangent at an outer circumferential end of each annular zone is substantially equal in inclination to the tangent at an inner circumferential end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Oota, Takeshi Shimano
  • Patent number: 10564383
    Abstract: An imaging lens set includes a plastic lens element. The plastic lens element having a central axis includes an object-side surface and an image-side surface, wherein the image-side surface is located opposite to the object-side surface. Each of the object-side surface and the image-side surface includes an effective optical section and a lens peripheral section in order from the central axis to an edge of the plastic lens element. The effective optical section is for being passed through by an imaging light and aspheric. The lens peripheral section surrounds the effective optical section. At least one of the lens peripheral section of the object-side surface and the lens peripheral section of the image-side surface includes at least one annular groove structure, wherein the annular groove structure includes a plurality of stepped surfaces and is not in contact with the optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 10564395
    Abstract: A seven-lens wide-angle camera lens, having: a first lens with a negative refractive power; a second lens with a negative refractive power; a third lens with a refractive power; a fourth lens with a positive refractive power; a fifth lens with a refractive power; a sixth lens with a refractive power; and a seventh lens with a refractive power; and satisfies the following relational expressions: 0.06<CT3?TTL<0.15; and ?0.7<f6/f7<?0.2; wherein, CT3 is a center thickness of the third lens that is on an optical axis; TTL is an axial distance from an object side surface to an imaging plane of the first lens; f6 is an effective focal length of the sixth lens; and f7 is an effective focal length of the seventh lens. By reasonably combining the 7 lenses, can obtain large field angles, which realizes miniaturization and favorable manufacturability while ensuring high resolution and imaging quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanlin Jia, Fujian Dai
  • Patent number: 10561312
    Abstract: A method for administering a low luminance dysfunction vision test by displaying, a first character at a first acuity level on a display at a first luminance level, receiving an input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the first character, displaying a second character at a second acuity level and the first luminance level, receiving a second input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the second character, calculating a first score, displaying a third character at a third acuity level and a second luminance level, which luminance level replicates a specific low luminance real environmental condition, receiving a third input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the third character, displaying a fourth character at a fourth acuity level and the second luminance level, receiving a fourth input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the fourth character, calculating a second score and calculating a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Cheryl Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 10564329
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shading unit. The shading unit includes an anti-dazzling screen connected and integrated with a substrate; a first aperture hole formed in the substrate through and along a thickness direction; a shading board closer to an in-light side of the first aperture hole than an out-light side; and a second aperture hole formed in the anti-dazzling screen through and along the thickness direction. The second aperture hole is communicated with the first aperture hole. A projection of the second aperture hole is located in a projection of the first aperture hole, a thickness of the anti-dazzling screen ranges between 0.01 mm to 0.05 mm. Further, the present disclosure provides a lens module having the shading unit disclosed above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuandong Wei
  • Patent number: 10564447
    Abstract: In a contact lens for corrected-cornea crosslinking, a relief region constituted by a concave portion and a pressing region constituted by a convex portion are formed on a side of the lens in contact with a cornea of a patient. When these regions are pressed to the cornea to change a shape thereof, and a curvature of the concave curved-surface to be formed on the cornea is defined as R0 and a curvature of the convex curved-surface of the pressing region is defined as Rs, Rs is set, for example for correcting myopia, to satisfy Rs=R0+5.0 D to R0+10.0 D. When the contact lens having such a configuration is used for correcting the cornea and fixing the corrected state by crosslinking, the shape of the cornea can be accurately formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Iwane Mitsui
  • Patent number: 10558009
    Abstract: The invention discloses an at least two optical lenses for capturing image and an optical module for capturing image. The optical image capturing system comprises at least three pieces of optical lenses, an image plane, a first positioning element and a second positioning element. In certain conditions, the design of said optical image capturing system can achieve effects of simultaneously increasing input light, field of view, illuminance and improving the imagining quality in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLGOY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 10551636
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for making an aspheric vision correction lens with controlled peripheral defocus. The present invention also discloses a vision correction lens worn outside the eye, an orthokeratology lens and an intraocular lens made according to the method. The present invention further discloses a diagnosis and treatment method that utilizes myopic peripheral defocus to control and retard myopia growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: EYEBRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Wang, Jiangbing Xie
  • Patent number: 10551635
    Abstract: A sclera or contact lens with an image of an eye that is fenestrated, or uniformly speckled with many sub-millimeter sized transparent regions or holes, is disclosed. The micro fenestrated contact lens can be worn on a strabismic, or misaligned, eye so that its image is aligned with the wearer's dominant eye. The fenestrations allow the wearer to see through the opaque or translucent image printed on the contact lens, thus allowing binocular vision even though his or her strabismic eye is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Daniel M. Schwartz, Scott E. Fraser, Morteza Gharib, Sean A. Mendoza, Kevin A. Mendoza, Nicholas T. Rinella
  • Patent number: 10545347
    Abstract: Optical assemblies for use in virtual and augmented reality environments are described. The optical assemblies may include lenses, filter stacks, cameras, and image projecting devices. For example, the optical assemblies may include at least one lens, a first filter stack between the at least one lens and an image projecting device, a second filter stack between the first filter stack and the image projecting device, and a camera configured to capture images of an infrared reflection of light through the at least one lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
  • Patent number: 10539811
    Abstract: Eyeglasses having a hidden pivot structure include a frame and two temples. The frame has a first inner surface and a first outer surface. Two sides of the frame have first end surfaces, respectively. The first end surfaces are adjacent to the first inner surface and the first outer surface, respectively. Each first end face is formed with two engaging recesses. The engaging recesses are connected to the first inner surface. The two temples are pivotally connected to the frame. Each temple has a second inner surface and a second outer surface. Each temple has a second end surface. The second end surface is adjacent to the second inner surface and the second outer surface. The second end face is formed with two engaging blocks. When the two temples are unfolded relative to the frame, the engaging blocks are engaged in the engaging recesses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Yi-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 10539718
    Abstract: Fresnel lens arrays, devices, systems and methods of forming them are described herein. One array includes a Fresnel lens array, having a first portion including one or more defined areas of one or more Fresnel lenses, and a second portion including a first section that has its optical center located in a second section that is vertically above or below the first section and wherein each section is formed from a defined area of the one or more Fresnel lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Mark C. Buckley
  • Patent number: 10517477
    Abstract: Methods and systems for single beam scanning capable of imaging the surface of a spherical body of arbitrary radius of curvature are provided. The spherical imaging methods and systems utilize one or more off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirror to perform a geometrical transformation of the spherical surface to a flat rectilinear imaging coordinate grid such that the single scanning beam maintains a normal incidence across the curved field of view of the spherical body. The imaging methods and systems project the spherical surface to a Cartesian plane and then the remapped surface is rapidly imaged by raster-scanning an illumination beam in the rectangular coordinate such that the OAP mirror produces a rectilinear image of the target. The imaging of the spherical surface is accomplished while maintaining the target, illumination source, and detector in a stationary position. The imaging systems and methods may utilize a single source and a single detector, and may incorporate a THz illumination source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Warren S. Grundfest, Shijun Sung, Zachary Taylor
  • Patent number: 10512396
    Abstract: Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for peak detection and/or determining stabilization of an ocular tear film. Embodiments disclosed herein also include various image capturing and processing methods and related systems for providing various information about a patient's ocular tear film (e.g., the lipid and aqueous layers) and a patient's meibomian glands that can be used to analyze tear film layer thickness(es) (TFLT), and related characteristics as it relates to dry eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TearScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Grenon, Scott Liddle, Donald R. Korb
  • Patent number: 10509202
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens system includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has positive refractive power. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LARGAN Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Che Hsueh, Shu-Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 10507007
    Abstract: Ophthalmic Ultrasound Bio-Microscope (UBM) apparatus for eye examinations of a human subject in a supine position and fixating the gaze of his examined eye on an illuminated overhead fixation target. The ophthalmic UBM apparatus has a vertical UBM examination centerline on which overhead fixation target is located therealong and a UBM scanner with a UBM probe directed towards an examined eye at a known spatial position with respect to the overhead fixation target for acquisition of UBM scans of fixated examined eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventors: Dov Helbetz, Joshua Ben Nun
  • Patent number: 10507074
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic illumination system are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, an ophthalmic illumination system includes a collimator having at least one lens. The system includes a first mirror arranged to reflect light towards the collimator. The first mirror is configured for use with a first light source that emits a first light beam having a first parameter. The system includes a second mirror arranged to reflect light towards the collimator. The second mirror is configured for use with a second light source emitting a second light beam having a second parameter that is different than the first parameter. The second mirror is shaped and arranged to cause a reflected portion of the second light beam to have the first parameter. The first mirror and the first light source, and the second mirror and the second light source, are separately usable with the collimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ronald T. Smith, Alireza Mirsepassi
  • Patent number: 10492676
    Abstract: A refractor (100) includes: an enclosure having a front face containing a first optical window and a back face containing a second optical window aligned with the first optical window along an optical axis of observation; and at least one vision compensating device making it possible to observe along the optical axis of observation. The vision compensating device includes, between the first window and the second window, a first optical element having a spherical power along the optical axis, the spherical power being variable. The enclosure is mounted on an orientable holder (104) that is rotatable relative to a stationary portion (102) about a horizontal axis (H). A method for measuring refraction employing such a refractor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Stephane Boutinon, Vincent Tejedor Del Rio, Michel Nauche
  • Patent number: 10481411
    Abstract: A device for retaining eyewear is disclosed. The device comprises one or more tethers rotatably coupled to a plurality of temple fasteners, the temple fasteners coupled to the temples of eyewear disposed on the ears of a user. More specifically, the device can further comprise a plurality of positioning members configured to couple with and rotate within a temple fastener to allow a tether coupled to the rotating position member to rotate relative to the head and neck of the user. The at least one tether can be disposed in various fixed positions relative to the head and neck of the user as well as relative to the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Chums, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jeremy Hadden, Sterling McMurrin