Patents Examined by Tuyen Tra
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Patent number: 11327342Abstract: The present invention relates to optical lens for correcting color vision for individuals with color vision deficiency comprising a substrate and an absorbing dye which has at least a minimum light transmission factor at a wavelength ranging from 515 nm to 80 nm that is lower than or equal to 40% and quickly varying transmission around 500 nm and around 595 nm.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Marie Dubail, Montserrat Burgos, Charlène Pousse, Michèle Thomas, Xiaohong Zhang
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Patent number: 11320636Abstract: A lens attachment module is configured for coupling with a zoom module of a finite conjugate optical assembly. The lens attachment module includes a lens assembly that has a positive focal length, and exhibits a pupil size of between 16 and 25 mm and a pupil depth greater than 50 mm.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Navitar, Inc.Inventor: Chad Byler
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Patent number: 11320674Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an electroactive component configured to switch between a light scattering or optical power providing configuration to treat refractive error of the eye and a substantially transparent configuration to allow normal viewing. The electroactive component can be located on the lens away from a central axis of the lens to provide light to a peripheral region of the retina to decrease the progression of myopia. The electroactive component can be located on the lens away from the central axis of the lens in order for the wearer to view objects through an optical zone while the electroactive component scatters light. The electroactive component can be configured to switch to the substantially transparent configuration to allow light to pass through the electroactive component and to allow the lens to refract light to correct vision and allow normal viewing through the lens.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 11305515Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Clark D. Boyd, Bradbury R Face, Jeffrey D Shepard
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Patent number: 11300845Abstract: Electrochromic devices with reflective structure and related manufacturing methods are provided. One of the electrochromic devices includes a bottom electrode layer, an electrochromic layer on the bottom electrode layer, an electrolyte layer on the electrochromic layer, a charge storage layer on the electrolyte layer, and a top electrode on the charge storage layer. The transmittance of the electrochromic device changes in response to a voltage applied between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer. One of the bottom and the top electrode layers is a reflective conductive layer, while the other being a transparent conductive layer. This electrochromic device has a simplified structure due to the removal of a separated reflective film, which also results in simplified manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Furcifer Inc.Inventors: Jian Wang, Zhao Chen, Yan Zhou
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Patent number: 11294255Abstract: A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a release sheet. This front plane laminate can be prepared as a continuous web, cut to size, the release sheet removed and the laminate laminated to a backplane to form a display. Methods for providing conductive vias through the electro-optic medium and for testing the front plane laminate are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: E Ink CorporationInventors: Gregg M. Duthaler, John E. Ritter, Michael L. Steiner
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Patent number: 11294200Abstract: A device for protecting a user's nose from solar radiation has a cover part which is formed to cover a user's nose and is composed of a material which is capable of protecting a user's nose from solar radiation, and a connecting part which is attachable to glasses or sunglasses wearable by a user and formed to be retained on the glasses and holds the cover part of the device on the user's nose.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Innotec International, LLCInventor: Gennadi Fedorov
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Patent number: 11294199Abstract: This eyewear is provided with: a lens which has an electric element, an electrode of the electric element being disposed at an edge of the lens; a frame which has a control unit for controlling the electric element, and which holds the lens; a conductive wire which has a long conductor surface that extends along and facing such edge, and which is connected to the control unit; and a conductive piece which extends along and facing such edge and which comes into contact with the electrode and the conductor surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ryuki Kan, Takafumi Ohto, Osamu Masuda
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Patent number: 11287674Abstract: A spectacle lens including an activable optical filter, the activable optical filter being configured to be actively switched between at least three configurations, wherein in the first configuration, the color perception of the spectacle wearer is unaltered, in the second configuration the activable optical filter provides a specific filtering function, in the third configuration vision of the spectacle wearer is protected against glare.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, Frederic Arrouy, Loic Quere
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Patent number: 11287673Abstract: An ophthalmic lens apparatus has a visual field of a plurality of horizontal meridians each having constant optical power. The optical power of the visual field continuously varies from a top portion of the lens to a bottom portion of the lens by the horizontal meridians being arranged with their midpoints along a generally vertical focal length deceleration curve across the visual field and at least some adjacent horizontal meridians having different optical powers. widths of the horizontal meridians across the lens decrease from a top end of the focal length deceleration curve toward a bottom end of the focal length deceleration curve, and the lens surface beyond the horizontal ends of the meridians provides visual comfort to a user of the lens by providing smooth gradients of defocus without sharp edges, image jumps, waviness or distortions of image.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2021Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventor: Michael Walach
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Patent number: 11285888Abstract: An electrochromic mirror reflective element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes front and rear glass substrates with an electrochromic medium disposed therebetween and with a fourth surface reflector coated at the fourth surface of the rear substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: John T. Uken, Michael J. Baur, Ian A. McCabe, Hamid Habibi
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Patent number: 11269229Abstract: Provided is an electrochromic display device including a pair of supporting substrates facing each other, a pair of electrodes each disposed on the supporting substrate and facing each other, an electrochromic display layer disposed in contact with at least one of the pair of the electrodes, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the pair of the electrode, wherein the electrochromic display layer includes a plurality of electrochromic layers exhibiting mutually different coloring colors, and the plurality of the electrochromic layers are laminated on the electrode at least in a partial area of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Okada, Keigo Takauji, Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Goto, Toshiya Sagisaka, Masato Shinoda, Kazuaki Tsuji, Fuminari Kaneko, Tohru Yashiro, Mamiko Inoue, Yuto Matsuoka, Naoki Ura
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Patent number: 11269231Abstract: A controller system configured to clear an electro-optic device may include an electro-optic device having a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a first layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon; a second substrate having a first surface having a second layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon, and a second surface, the second substrate being approximately parallel to the first substrate such that a chamber is defined by the first and second substrates; and an electro-optic medium disposed in the chamber defined by the first and second substrates and in contact with the first and second layers of electrically conductive material; a controller in communication with the electro-optic device, wherein the controller is configured to control electrical power supplied to the electro-optic device and a potentiometer in communication with the electro-optic device and with the controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATIONInventors: Henry A. Luten, Carl N. Wassink, Kevin L. Ash, Zachary J. Petroelje, Michael T. Stephenson
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Patent number: 11259965Abstract: A combined corrective lens engaged with a lens shield and method therefor is provided. The lens shield is formed of a first lens portion which is subsequently engaged with an independently formed projecting portion. One surface of the projecting portion is configured for grinding to a prescription lens. The combined lens can include light filtering medium or layers only in the projecting portion or in both the projecting portion and first lens portion since the components are formed in advance and joined.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventor: Alejandro A. Goebel Quintana
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Patent number: 11259697Abstract: A Progressive Lens Simulator comprises an Eye Tracker, for tracking an eye axis direction to determine a gaze distance, an Off-Axis Progressive Lens Simulator, for generating an Off-Axis progressive lens simulation; and an Axial Power-Distance Simulator, for simulating a progressive lens power in the eye axis direction. The Progressive Lens Simulator can alternatively include an Integrated Progressive Lens Simulator, for creating a Comprehensive Progressive Lens Simulation. The Progressive Lens Simulator can be Head-mounted. A Guided Lens Design Exploration System for the Progressive Lens Simulator can include a Progressive Lens Simulator, a Feedback-Control Interface, and a Progressive Lens Design processor, to generate a modified progressive lens simulation for the patient after a guided modification of the progressive lens design.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Neurolens, Inc.Inventor: Gergely T. Zimanyi
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Patent number: 11256111Abstract: An eyeglass lens piece (10) configured for both forward and rearward viewing by a user comprises at least one curved transparent section extending in front of, above, between and below the user's eyes and a distance laterally from the sides of said user's eyes to the approximate sides of the user's head, a housing (11) arranged at an edge in the lower section (12) of the lens piece (10), projecting from the lens piece, and a mirror (15) arranged in the housing in a position offset from the curved transparent section.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: CFONGEN ASInventor: Carsten Fongen
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Patent number: 11253149Abstract: A system and a method for holographic eye testing device are disclosed. The system renders one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device. The system updates the rendering of the one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device, by virtual movement of the one or more three dimensional objects within the level of depth. The system receives input from a user indicating alignment of the one or more three dimensional objects after the virtual movement. The system determines a delta between a relative virtual position of the one or more three dimensional objects at the moment of receiving input and an optimal virtual position and generates prescriptive remedy based on the delta.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Veyezer, LLCInventors: William V. Padula, Teddi R. Dinsmore
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Patent number: 11249366Abstract: An electrochemical device is disclosed. The electrochemical device includes a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer overlying the first transparent conductive layer, a counter electrode layer overlying the electrochromic layer, a second transparent conductive layer, and a switching speed parameter of not greater than 0.68 s/mm at 23° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.Inventors: Hannah Leung Ray, Ruth Anne Sarah Schlitz, Yi Jiang, Camille Mesnager, Wen Li, Carlijn L. Mulder, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Patent number: 11249327Abstract: Provided is a lens that includes a lens body and an internal electrode at least a part of which is exposed to an outer edge part of the lens body. The lens is configured so that in the outer edge part of the lens body, the shape of a first region that includes an exposed part where the internal electrode is exposed and the shape of a second region that does not include the exposed part are different. This configuration makes it possible to provide a lens that can be easily attached to a frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kamibeppu, Hirofumi Asada, Akifumi Aono, Akihiro Muramatsu, Toshifumi Hino
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Patent number: 11243415Abstract: A contact lens, system of contact lenses, and a method for detecting eye convergence includes detecting a first inward gaze with first gaze detection circuitry included in a first contact lens disposed on a first eye. A first inward gaze signal is transmitted from the first contact lens to a second contact lens disposed in a second eye in response to detecting the first inward gaze. A second inward gaze is detected with second gaze detection circuitry included in a second contact lens disposed on the second eye. The first inward gaze signal is received by the second contact lens. If the first inward gaze signal is received within a pre-determined time period from detecting the second inward gaze, an optical power for the second eye is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventor: Shungneng Lee