Patents by Inventor Bjorn Drobe
Bjorn Drobe 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).
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Publication number: 20240192406Abstract: An optical article includes a front face adapted to receive incident optical beams and a back face through which transmitted optical beams exit to reach an eye, wherein the front face includes an interferential multilayer coating including a stack of dielectric layers. The interferential multilayer coating provides the optical article with a mean visible light reflection factor Rv that is lower than or equal to 2.0% over a range of angle of incidence included between 0 and 20 degrees, and that is higher than or equal to 2.0% over a range of angle of incidence included between 40 degrees and 60 degrees, the optical article having a higher mean visible light transmittance for low incidence angles and a lower mean visible light transmittance for high incidence angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Daniel SPIEGEL, Yi GAO, Björn DROBE, Xingzhao DING
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Publication number: 20240176151Abstract: An eyewear for a user seeing an image when wearing the eyewear. The eyewear may include a light adjusting means configured to provide a projection light which is perceived by a user's eye when facing a first surface of the light adjusting means, such that the user may see a modified image which is modified from an original image. The light adjusting means may be configured to provide a modified amount of positive contrast signal, for a retina of an eye of the user, in the modified image as compared to the original image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Daniel SPIEGEL, Guillaume GIRAUDET, Björn DROBE, Adeline YANG, Konogan BARANTON, Matthieu GUILLOT
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Patent number: 11899286Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for the eye of the person, and a plurality of at least three optical elements, wherein the optical elements are configured so that along at least one section of the lens the mean sphere of optical elements increases from a point of the section towards the peripheral part of the section.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11852904Abstract: A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person that includes a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for the eye of the person, and a plurality of at least three non-contiguous optical elements, at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Bruno Fermigier, Marius Peloux, Björn Drobe
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Publication number: 20230391028Abstract: The present disclosure includes optical articles comprising a lens having first and second lens surfaces and a protective layer having first and second protective surfaces that is coupled to the lens such that the first protective surface is disposed on the second lens surface. The optical article can comprise a plurality of convex or concave optical elements defined on the second lens surface or the first protective surface. The protective layer can have a maximum thickness larger than a maximum height of each of the optical elements such that the protective layer encapsulates the optical elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu GUILLOT, Mathieu MEYNEN, Hao-Wen CHIU, Christophe PLESSIS, Jeanne MARCHAL, Bjorn DROBE
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Patent number: 11772340Abstract: The present disclosure includes optical articles comprising a lens having first and second lens surfaces and a protective layer having first and second protective surfaces that is coupled to the lens such that the first protective surface is disposed on the second lens surface. The optical article can comprise a plurality of convex or concave optical elements defined on the second lens surface or the first protective surface. The protective layer can have a maximum thickness larger than a maximum height of each of the optical elements such that the protective layer encapsulates the optical elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Mathieu Meynen, Hao-Wen Chiu, Christophe Plessis, Jeanne Marchal, Bjorn Drobe
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Publication number: 20230301569Abstract: This computer-implemented method for providing an automated prediction of a change of a state of fatigue of a subject carrying out a visual task involving any kind of visual content comprises: providing a plurality of input data, relating to the subject, to a fatigue state change predictive model, wherein the plurality of input data comprises at least one subjective measurement relating to the subject and/or at least one objective measurement relating to the subject and/or at least one other subject-related datum; obtaining, by a processor implementing the model, a value representing a level of change of the state of fatigue of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Yi GAO, Daniel SPIEGEL, Bjorn DROBE
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Publication number: 20230258963Abstract: A monitoring equipment including an eyewear that includes a frame, at least one lens that is fixed to the frame and that is able to change the natural evolution of an optical deficiency, a wearing sensor able to determine if the eyewear is being worn by a wearer, and a processing unit that is programmed to acquire the data determined by the wearing sensor, deduce therefrom a parameter relative to the length of time the wearer has worn the eyewear during a predetermined period, and compare said parameter with at least a predetermined datum to determine a level of efficiency of the optical deficiency treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Bjorn DROBE, Adeline YANG
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Patent number: 11635636Abstract: An optical article may include a frame, a first active lens arrangement coupled to the frame, and a second active lens arrangement coupled to the frame. The first active lens arrangement and the second active lens arrangement may be lined up abreast with respect to each other. Further, the optical article may include a time-based optical power adjustment mechanism coupled to the first active lens arrangement and the second active lens arrangement. The time-based optical power adjustment mechanism may be configured to vary the optical power of the first active lens arrangement and the second active lens arrangement in accordance with a predetermined adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventor: Bjorn Drobe
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Publication number: 20230082062Abstract: A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person including a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of said eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power, and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu GUILLOT, Björn DROBE
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Publication number: 20230072785Abstract: The present disclosure includes optical articles comprising a lens having first and second lens surfaces and a protective layer having first and second protective surfaces that is coupled to the lens such that the first protective surface is disposed on the second lens surface. The optical article can comprise a plurality of convex or concave optical elements defined on the second lens surface or the first protective surface. The protective layer can have a maximum thickness larger than a maximum height of each of the optical elements such that the protective layer encapsulates the optical elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu GUILLOT, Mathieu MEYNEN, Hao-Wen CHIU, Christophe PLESSIS, Jeanne MARCHAL, Bjorn DROBE
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Patent number: 11567344Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11442290Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11385476Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11385475Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11378818Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Patent number: 11353721Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu Guillot, Björn Drobe
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Publication number: 20220082859Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu GUILLOT, Björn DROBE
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Publication number: 20220082860Abstract: A lens element worn in front of an eye of a person includes a refraction area having a first refractive power based on a prescription for correcting an abnormal refraction of the eye of the person and a second refractive power different from the first refractive power and a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having an optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye so as to slow down the progression of the abnormal refraction of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Matthieu GUILLOT, Björn DROBE
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Publication number: 20220084687Abstract: This method for predicting evolution over time of at least one vision-related parameter of at least one person includes: obtaining successive values for the person, respectively corresponding to repeated measurements over time of at least one parameter of a first predetermined type for the person; predicting by at least one processor the evolution over time of the vision-related parameter of the person from the obtained successive values for the person, by using a prediction model associated with a group of individuals; the predicting including associating at least part of the successive values for the person with the predicted evolution over time of the vision-related parameter of the person, the associating including jointly processing the successive values associated with the same parameter of the first predetermined type. The predicted evolution depends differentially on each of the jointly processed values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Björn DROBE, Aurélie LE CAIN, Yee Ling WONG