Patents by Inventor Denis Rousseau

Denis Rousseau 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).

  • Publication number: 20240206725
    Abstract: An optometric testing device comprising a first shutter and a second shutter placed in front of two eyes of a patient and configured to present an activated state in which a shutter blocks the propagation of light and a deactivated state in which the shutter allows the propagation of light, a communication unit configured to communicate with a display system in order to send and/or receive a synchronization signal, and a control unit configured to command each shutter as a function of the synchronization signal so that the first shutter and the second shutter change state with a first frequency and a second frequency, wherein the control unit is configured to command each shutter so that the first frequency is different from the second frequency and/or so that a duty cycle of activation of the first shutter is different from a duty cycle of activation of the second shutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Martha HERNANDEZ-CASTANEDA, Cécile PETIGNAUD, Denis ROUSSEAU, Stéphane PERROT, Gildas MARIN
  • Publication number: 20240188816
    Abstract: An optometry device for binocular testing of the eyes of a subject, including a binocular refraction test unit with a first optical refraction element adapted to provide different vision correction powers along a first optical axis and a second optical refraction element adapted to provide different vision correction powers along a second optical axis, and a display system for providing a first and a second test images, the first test image being conveyed to the first optical refraction element along a first optical pathway and the second test image being conveyed to the second optical refraction element along a second optical pathway. The first and second test image being provided with details smaller than 1 arc minute, over a field of view of at least 8° in horizontal directions, the first and second optical pathways having a length between 25 and 100 centimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Martha HERNANDEZ-CASTANEDA, Cécile PETIGNAUD, Gildas MARIN, Loïc BAILLON, Stéphane PERROT, Denis ROUSSEAU
  • Publication number: 20240116258
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical lens (12) comprising at least one electronic component (14, 16), the method comprising: providing (S2) a mechanical reference system on an optical lens blank, the optical lens blank being configured to be processed to form the optical lens; providing (S4) edging data configured to be used to edge the optical lens blank to form the optical lens; embedding (S6) the at least one electronic component in the optical lens based on edging data and on the mechanical reference system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis ROUSSEAU, Ludovic JOUARD
  • Patent number: 11897214
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical lens including at least one electronic component. The method includes providing a mechanical reference system on an optical lens blank, the optical lens blank being configured to be processed to form the optical lens, providing edging data configured to be used to edge the optical lens blank to form the optical lens, and embedding the at least one electronic component in the optical lens based on edging data and on the mechanical reference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Ludovic Jouard
  • Publication number: 20230141415
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to a method of determining an attitude of an eyewear. The method may include: detecting a light signal reflected from the eyewear with a digital device including a light sensor for a non-visible wavelength range; and calculating, using the light signal, an attitude of the eyewear. The attitude may be at least one of: a yaw angle, a pitch angle, a roll angle. A second aspect of the disclosure relates to an eyewear including at least a first lens. The first lens may include a first coating having reflection in the non-visible range of wavelengths. The first coating may further include a pattern with an orientation. A third aspect of the disclosure relates to a computer program product including instructions, which, when the program is executed by a digital device, causes the digital device to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Damien PAILLE, Daniel SPIEGEL, Yu Richard LIU, Gilles GARCIN, Denis ROUSSEAU
  • Publication number: 20220244576
    Abstract: A frame for a head mounted device including: a front part; a first temple configured to be electronically connected to the front part via a first connection and including a battery providing electrical power arranged in a cavity in the first temple and connected electrically to the first connection; a second temple configured to be electrically connected to the front part and having a cavity therein configured to receive therein at least one electronic module; and a second connection configured to connect electrically the battery of the first temple to the at least one electronic module of the second temple via the front part to receive power therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis ROUSSEAU, Marie LORE, Guillaume BROUTIN, Jean SAHLER, Paul GIL
  • Patent number: 11360331
    Abstract: A multifunctional device for an ophthalmic lens or ophthalmic lens blank, comprising an electrochromic layered module and an ophthalmic power layered module, both modules being on the same support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Denis Cohen Tannoudji
  • Patent number: 11300813
    Abstract: A frame for a head mounted device including: a front part; a first temple configured to be electronically connected to the front part via a first connection and including a battery providing electrical power arranged in a cavity in the first temple and connected electrically to the first connection; a second temple configured to be electrically connected to the front part and having a cavity therein configured to receive therein at least one electronic module; and a second connection configured to connect electrically the battery of the first temple to the at least one electronic module of the second temple via the front part to receive power therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Marie Lore, Guillaume Broutin, Jean Sahler, Paul Gil
  • Patent number: 11147509
    Abstract: A method for customizing a mounted sensing device including a first set of similar or identical sensors having different location and/or orientation, each sensor configured to measure at least one first parameter relating to a wearer of the mounted sensing device, the method including: a sensor selecting during which at least one of the sensors is selected to be used to measure the at least one first parameter, wherein the at least one selected sensor is selected among the first set of similar or identical sensors based on wearer data indicative of morphology of the wearer, and based on their respective location and/or orientation such that the selected at least one sensor is a most appropriate for the wearer and/or for measuring the at least one first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Marie Lore
  • Patent number: 11140376
    Abstract: A calibrating method for calibrating the position of pictures on display elements of a binocular displaying device, the binocular displaying device comprising a right display element and a left display element to display right and left pictures. The method comprising a virtual markers displaying step, during which a right virtual marker and a left virtual marker are displayed respectively from the right display element and the left display element when the wearer uses the binocular displaying device, the right and left virtual markers being at least visually vertically alignable with a real world target at an alignment condition, and an aligning step, during which each of the right and left virtual markers are aligned with the real world target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventor: Denis Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11099388
    Abstract: A display managing method for managing the display of an image to a user of an optical system comprising at least a see-through displaying device arranged and configured to display the image towards an eye of the user and an optical lens designed to be placed in front of the eye of the user and having an optical function. The method includes: an optical function data providing step, during which optical function data relating to the optical function of the optical lens are provided; and a display parameter determining step, during which a value of at least one display parameter is determined based at least on the optical function data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Benoit Callier, Marion Swital
  • Patent number: 10877297
    Abstract: A monitoring component for monitoring relative position of a head mounted device and a user of the head mounted device, the head mounted device including at least one sensor, the monitoring component including: a memory configured to store computer executable code, and a processor configured to execute the computer executable codes stored in the memory of: a communication code configured to receive data from the head mounted device indicative of at least one feature sensed by the at least one sensor of the head mounted device, an information generating code configured to generate an information indicative of the relative position of the head mounted device and the user of the head mounted device based at least on the data received from the head mounted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Konogan Baranton
  • Patent number: 10852549
    Abstract: A method implemented by computer device of determining a correcting optical function to be applied on a virtual image to be displayed to a user of an optical system including an optical lens to be placed in front of a user eye and including a back face having an optical design; a see-through displaying device configured to display the virtual image towards the eye, the virtual image being transmitted at least through the back face of the optical lens defining a display area on the back face; the method includes a step, during which optical design data relating to the optical design of the back face of the optical lens are provided; a display area data providing step, during which display area data relative to at least one parameter of the display area are provided; and a correcting optical function determining step, during which a correcting optical function is determined based at least on the optical design data and on the display area data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Benoit Callier, Marion Swital
  • Patent number: 10788661
    Abstract: A projector configured to be embedded into a portable device and to project an image towards a surface reflecting light towards an eye of a user, the projector including: a linear array of light sources emitting a light beam, the linear array of light sources emitting at least a first wavelength and extending in a first direction; a scanner configured to move the light beam on a second direction transverse to the first direction to display the image; a controller controlling the scanner and the light sources of the linear array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventor: Denis Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20200183190
    Abstract: A frame for a head mounted device including: a front part; a first temple configured to be electronically connected to the front part via a first connection and including a battery providing electrical power arranged in a cavity in the first temple and connected electrically to the first connection; a second temple configured to be electrically connected to the front part and having a cavity therein configured to receive therein at least one electronic module; and a second connection configured to connect electrically the battery of the first temple to the at least one electronic module of the second temple via the front part to receive power therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis ROUSSEAU, Marie LORE, Guillaume BROUTIN, Jean SAHLER, Paul GIL
  • Publication number: 20200147907
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical lens including at least one electronic component. The method includes providing a mechanical reference system on an optical lens blank, the optical lens blank being configured to be processed to form the optical lens, providing edging data configured to be used to edge the optical lens blank to form the optical lens, and embedding the at least one electronic component in the optical lens based on edging data and on the mechanical reference system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis ROUSSEAU, Ludovic JOUARD
  • Patent number: 10649238
    Abstract: A head mounted device intended to be worn by a wearer comprising: —a battery, and —a flexible wireless power system receiver connected to the battery through at least one electrical connection mean, the flexible wireless power system receiver being arranged to receive an electromagnetic field so as to allow charging of the battery through the electrical connection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventor: Denis Rousseau
  • Patent number: 10652480
    Abstract: A display exposure monitoring module configured to monitor the exposure of a person to at least a display, the module including a communication component configured to receive display exposure data indicative of the exposure of the person to a display, a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured to store the received display exposure data; and a processor for executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions includes instructions for processing the display exposure data to generate display exposure information indicative of an alert information and/or a visual behavior recommendation and/or an activation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Guillaume Broutin, Jean Sahler, Marie Lore, Paul Gil
  • Publication number: 20200142219
    Abstract: A multifunctional device for an ophthalmic lens or ophthalmic lens blank, comprising an electrochromic layered module and an ophthalmic power layered module, both modules being on the same support layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis ROUSSEAU, Denis COHEN TANNOUDJI
  • Patent number: 10444505
    Abstract: A head mounted display device comprising: a light emitting source, an optical waveguide adapted to collect light emitted from the light emitting source and to guide the collected light to the eye of a wearer when the head mounted display device is being worn by the wearer, a controller device adapted to control the emitted spectrum and/or radiance and/or light level emitted by the light emitting source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Denis Cohen Tannoudji, Thierry Villette, Coralie Barrau