Patents by Inventor Gregor Esser

Gregor Esser 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).

  • Patent number: 8303113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens and to a corresponding apparatus, a computer program product, a storage medium and to the use of a progressive spectacle lens. The invention also relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens for correcting defective vision of a spectacle wearer, comprising the following steps: the vertical and/or the horizontal spatial position of a distance reference point and/or a near reference point is specified or determined in accordance with individual data of the spectacle wearer; the spectacle lens is optimized or calculated such that the required dioptric effect of the spectacle lens is obtained in the individually determined distance reference point and/or the near reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Robert Bichler, Anne Seidemann, Martin Zimmerman, Werner Mueller, Jochen Brosig, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20120203368
    Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product are provide for optimizing a spectacle lens for a wearer with a selectable quality grade. In particular, a set of individual parameters is determined for the wearer and a desired quality grade is identified. Depending the identified quality grade, the set of individual parameters is adapted and a surface of the spectacle lens is calculated based on the adapted set of individual parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler, Martin Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 8182087
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens or a spectacle lens pair is provided according to the invention, comprising a calculation or optimization step of at least one of the surfaces of the spectacle lens in consideration of an anisometropia of the eyes of a spectacle wearer, the calculation or optimization step being performed in such a way that a target function is minimized. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program product, a storage medium, a device for performing the method, and a spectacle lens pair and its use for correcting an anisometropia of a spectacle wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Leonhard Schmid, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken
  • Patent number: 8118425
    Abstract: A spectacle lens with an object-sided front face and an eye-sided rear face, wherein at last the rear face comprises a viewing region that contributes to the optical effect of the spectacle lens and a carrier rim region that at least partially surrounds the viewing region and that does not significantly contribute to the optical effect of the spectacle lens. The rear face of the spectacle lens in the carrier rim zone is constructed substantially from a cosmetic viewpoint without consideration of the optical image-forming properties. A method for producing this spectacle lens is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmermann, Wolfgang Becken, Edda Wehner
  • Publication number: 20120016645
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a progressive spectacle lens design by transforming a starting design. The starting design is defined to include specifications for the course of a principal line and specification of at least one base target isoastigmatism line with a constant base target astigmatism, in which the base target isoastigmatism line passes through a first predetermined control point {right arrow over (r)}1=(u1,y1). The method and apparatus transform the starting design by shifting the first control point {right arrow over (r)}1=(u1,y1) along a predetermined or predeterminable curve, taking into account the design and/or the spectacle lens wearer-specific data; modifying the course of the base target isoastigmatism line such that it passes through the shifted first control point {right arrow over (r)}?1(u?1,y?1); and calculating a target astigmatism distribution A(u,y), which exhibits the modified base target isoastigmatism line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Rodenstock Gmbh
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler, Andrea Welk
  • Publication number: 20120008090
    Abstract: A method and device for calculating design parameters of a design of a progressive spectacle lens on the basis of a predetermined design polygon. The design parameters are calculated by specifying a point within the design polygon, in which the specified point defines the progressive spectacle lens design, and then determining a value of each design parameter at the specified point by an interpolation of at least part of the predetermined values at the corner points and, optionally, of at least part of the predetermined values of the design parameter at the at least one additional point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Atheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler, Andrea Welk, Jochen Brosig, Christina Butz, Nadine Jung, Katrin Nicke, Ilka Schwarz, Robert Bichler, Martin Zimmermann, Werner Mueller, Hans Stetter
  • Publication number: 20120002161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a progressive spectacle lens design by transforming a starting design. The starting design is defined to include specification of a principal line, specifications for target astigmatism values A(u=0,y) along the principal line, and specifications for the course of a base target isoastigmatism line, which is described by a one-dimensional function of the form uG(y)=ƒ(y). The method and apparatus transform the starting design by modifying the course of the base target isoastigmatism line uG(y)?u?G(y), and calculating the target astigmatism values A(u,y) of the spectacle lens design by an interpolation between the target astigmatism values A(u=0,y) on the principal line and the target astigmatism values A(u?G(y),y) on the modified base target isoastigmatism line. Furthermore, the method and apparatus are provided to create the spectacle lens for the wearer on the basis of the progressive spectacle lens design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20110299032
    Abstract: A method and system for producing a first spectacle lens for a specific situation of wear for correcting at least a first astigmatic refraction of a first eye of a wearer, which has a first cylinder reference axis ?0(1) in a reference direction of sight ?ez(1) of the first eye. According to the method and apparatus, a primary direction of sight ?e?(1,p) of the first eye for at least one primary evaluation point ib(1,p) of the first spectacle lens is determined and a corresponding primary direction of sight ?e?,k(2,p) of a second eye of the spectacle wearer that corresponds to the primary direction of sight ?e?(1,p) of the first eye in the specific situation of wear is also determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Anne Seidemann, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20110208493
    Abstract: A fast and efficient method for calculating or producing a spectacle lens design, as well as a method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to the thus calculated spectacle lens design. Furthermore, a corresponding device is provided for manufacturing a spectacle lens, as well as corresponding computer program products and storage media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Robert Bichler, Gregor Esser, Martin Zimmermann, Jochen Brosig, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Patent number: 7930151
    Abstract: A method of calculating an individual progressive lens creates one or more basic designs for lenses based on theoretical specifications, and then creates starting designs from these basic designs. Individual progressive lenses are calculated from the starting designs corresponding to the individual data from wearing test subjects. Valid starting designs are then created for production. The individual lenses are calculated from the starting designs according to individual customer data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Haser, Andrea Welk, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
  • Publication number: 20110051082
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a first spectacle lens of a pair of spectacle lenses to be used with a second spectacle lens for a specific situation of wear, in which optical parameters for the spectacle lens are calculated to minimize the value of a target function that corresponds to the pair of spectacle lenses. The target function is the sum of a first monocular function, with a weighting factor, that depends on the values of a first monocular optical property at a plurality of monocular evaluation points, a the binocular function, with a weighting factor, that depends on the values of a second monocular optical property at the plurality of pairs of binocular evaluation points, and a remainder term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100309428
    Abstract: A method is provided for calculating an individual spectacle lens design for a progressive spectacle lens exhibiting an individual vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points, which can be variably adjusted. A starting design exhibiting a predefined vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points is determined; the individual spectacle lens design is calculated having the desired, individual vertical position of the distance and/or near reference points. The calculation of the individual spectacle lens design includes calculating the target value Starget(y) for the spatial distribution of at least one optical property of the individual spectacle lens by a mapping Starget(y)=S?targert(y?) and a transform represented by formula (I), the starting design having corresponding target value S?target(y?), where y? represents the vertical coordinate of the target value of the starting design and y represents the vertical coordinate of the transformed target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Rod Enstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100296055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for specifying or determining the spatial position of a distance reference point and/or a near reference point of a progressive spectacle lens for correcting defective vision of a spectacle wearer. Said method consists of the following steps: individual data of the spectacle wearer is obtained; the individual vertical and/or the horizontal position of the distance reference point and/or the near reference point is determined or calculated in accordance with the determined individual data of the spectacle wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Nadine Jung, Katrin Nicke, Ilka Schwarz, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20100296052
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method for producing a spectacle lens or a pair of spectacle lenses is proposed which comprises a calculation and optimization step for at least one of the surfaces of the spectacle lens taking into account an anisometropia D of the eyes of a spectacles wearer, said calculation and optimization step involving a target function F being minimized: minF=?igPi((PR(i)?PL(i))?Psoll(i))2, where: PR(i) is a prismatic effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; PL(i) is a prismatic reference effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; Psoll(i) is a desired value of the difference ?P in prismatic effect and prismatic reference effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; and gPi is a weighting of the prismatic effect at the i-th evaluation point of the spectacle lens; and where the prismatic reference effect PL(i) is the prismatic effect at a visual point of a second spectacle lens corresponding to the i-th evaluation point, and the spectacle len
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Leonhard Schmid, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken
  • Patent number: 7771047
    Abstract: A method of producing a progressive spectacle glass by defining an ordering value for the average use value in the far reference point of the progressive spectacle glass, calculating the progressive spectacle glass while taking into account a calculation value of the average use value in the far reference point, the calculation value having a negative desired refraction deviation between 0.03 dpt and 0.2 dpt with respect to the ordering value in the far reference point, and producing the calculated progressive spectacle glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Andrea Welk, Leonhard Schmid, Martin Zimmermann, Kerstin Schmid, Norbet Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Winfried Nikolaus, Werner Müller, Ilka Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20100198515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of a spectacle lens in at least one predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction, with the spectacle lens being designed to correct a refraction deficit of an eye, and having at least one object-side surface and one second eye-side surface, comprising the following steps: Calculation for the predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction of the profile of a main beam which originates from a predetermined or predeterminable infinitesimally small object and, after refraction by the spectacle lens, passes through the rotation point of the eye, through the entrance pupil of the eye or through the principal plane of the eye; determination of the main curvatures and directions of a local wavefront associated with the main beam on refraction by the spectacle lens; calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of the spectacle lens from the determined main curvatures and directions o
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100198817
    Abstract: The present invention relates in summary to a method for checking and/or determining user data of a spectacle lens user comprising the steps of:—providing (S1) subjective data of a spectacle lens user, wherein the subjective data comprise at least subjective refraction data;—providing (S2) objective refraction data of the spectacle lens user;—comparing (S3) at least one subset of the subjective refraction data with at least one subset of the objective refraction data and determining a comparison result;—matching (S3) at least the subset of the subjective refraction data to the objective refraction data on the basis of the comparison result under the assumption that the comparison result fulfills at least one predetermined comparison condition, otherwise maintaining at least the subset of the subjective refraction data and/or—providing a message containing the comparison result, and to a further method, a computer program product and two devices for checking and/or determining user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Anne Seidemann, Wolfgang Becken, Edda Wehner, Helmut Altheimer, Werner Mueller, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100191504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for computer-assisted evaluation of the performance of progressive lenses, specifically while taking into account individual parameters of a given eyeglass wearer, the individual parameters including at least personal prescription data, in particular, additional spherical, astigmatic, and/or prismatic power, and/or personal wearer data for the eyeglass wearer, in particular, forward inclination, horizontal frame inclination, corneal vertex distance, and/or interpupillary distance. The method includes the following steps: determining the individual parameters; calculating a total performance factor P in each case for at least two quality classes of progressive lenses as a function of the individual parameters, the total performance factor P being correlated with the quality of the monocular visual acuity and/or binocular visual impression; — and outputting the calculated total performance factor P for the quality classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Heejin Kim, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100157242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens and to a corresponding apparatus, a computer program product, a storage medium and to the use of a progressive spectacle lens. The invention also relates to a method for producing a progressive spectacle lens for correcting defective vision of a spectacle wearer, comprising the following steps: the vertical and/or the horizontal spatial position of a distance reference point and/or a near reference point is specified or determined in accordance with individual data of the spectacle wearer; the spectacle lens is optimized or calculated such that the required dioptric effect of the spectacle lens is obtained in the individually determined distance reference point and/or the near reference point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Robert Bichler, Anne Seidemann, Martin Zimmerman, Werner Mueller, Jochen Brosig, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Publication number: 20100141893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a system and a computer program product, in particular for designing or producing a lens having a prismatic effect, and to a lens having a prismatic effect. Said method consists of the following steps: individual data of the spectacle wearer is obtained, said individual user data comprising prismatic prescription data; the prismatic lens is designed taking into account the individual user data; centration data for the prismatic lens is determined in accordance with the prismatic prescription data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Wolfgang Becken