Patents by Inventor Anthony Alan Lee

Anthony Alan Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Progressive lens elements and methods for designing and using same
    Patent number: 6074062
    Abstract: A series of progressive ophthalmic lens elements, each lens element including a lens surface havingan upper viewing zone having a surface power to achieve a refracting power corresponding to distance vision;a lower viewing zone having a greater surface power than the upper viewing zone to achieve a refracting power corresponding to near vision;a corridor of relatively low surface astigmatism connecting the upper and lower zones, said corridor having a surface power varying from that of the upper viewing zone to that of the lower viewing zone;the progressive ophthalmic lens series includinga first set of lens elements having a base curve(s) suitable for use in providing a range of distance prescriptions for a first category of patient; anda second set of lens elements having a base curve(s) suitable for use in providing a range of distance prescriptions for a second category of patient;each lens element within a set differing in prescribed addition power and including a progressive design, in at least one of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Sola International Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Morris, Eric Franklin Barkan, Simon John Edwards, Dimitrios Jack Kris, Anthony Alan Lee, Mark Mattison-Shupnick, Colin Maurice Perrott, Karen Lee Roberts, David Howard Sklar
  • Progressive lens elements and methods for designing and using same
    Patent number: 5861935
    Abstract: A series of progressive ophthalmic lens elements, each lens element including a lens surface havingan upper viewing zone having a surface power to achieve a refracting power corresponding to distance vision;a lower viewing zone having a greater surface power than the upper viewing zone to achieve a refracting power corresponding to near vision;a corridor of relatively low surface astigmatism connecting the upper and lower zones, said corridor having a surface power varying from that of the upper viewing zone to that of the lower viewing zone;the progressive ophthalmic tens series includinga first set of lens elements having a base curve(s) suitable for use in providing a range of distance prescriptions for a first category of patient; anda second set of lens elements having a base curve(s) suitable for use in providing a range of distance prescriptions for a second category of patient; each lens element within a set differing in prescribed addition power and including a progressive design, in at least one of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Sola International Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Morris, Eric Franklin Barkan, Simon John Edwards, Dimitrios Jack Kris, Anthony Alan Lee, Mark Mattison-Shupnick, Colin Maurice Perrott, Karen Lee Roberts, David Howard Sklar