Patents by Inventor Jérôme Ballet
Jérôme Ballet 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: 20230220274Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrochromic solution and a use thereof, wherein the said solution comprises: a solvent; a thickening polymer agent having a molecular weight of at least 50,000 g/mol, preferably 200,000 g/mol, more preferably of at least 250,000 g/mol; at least an additive having a molecular weight between 300 and 50,000 g/mol, preferably between 320 and 20,000 g/mol; a redox chemical mixture in solution in said solvent said mixture being constituted of at least one electrochromic reducing compound and at least one electrochromic oxidizing compound, and which colors in the presence of an applied voltage and which bleaches to a colorless condition in the absence of an applied voltage. The invention further relates to a device comprising said solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Claudine BIVER, Fabien BERIT DEBAT, Jerôme BALLET, Jean-Paul CANO
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Patent number: 11586056Abstract: A spectacle lens includes an activable optical filter having at least an electrochromic device and being configured to be actively switched between at least three configurations. In the first configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. In the second configuration, the activable optical filter attenuates selectively light from a localized light source. In the third configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. Furthermore, the chromaticity difference ?Chrom between each of the configurations is smaller than or equal to 20.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, David Escaich, Jean-Paul Cano, Loic Quere, Willy Chaudat
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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: 10996536Abstract: An electrochromic device including a selective membrane separating two liquid media including at least one electrochromic compound and at least one compound able to be oxidized or reduced and showing low energy consumption.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, David Escaich, Claudine Biver
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Publication number: 20210072562Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, Frederic ARROUY, Loic QUERE
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Patent number: 10782542Abstract: A method for controlling an ophthalmic system including at least one optical element, at least one measuring sensor, at least one interface for communication with a communicating external electronic device, and at least one processor connected to the optical element and used to control a variation of a functionality relating to the optical element. The method includes: obtaining at least one measurement using the sensor, selecting at least one piece of information obtained by a communicating external electronic device, determining an instruction based on the measurement acquired by the sensor and the information obtained by the communicating external electronic device, and executing the instruction by the processor to control the variation of the functionality relating to the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Aude Bouchier, Stephane Perrot, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich, Samuel Archambeau, Willy Chaudat, Jean-Paul Cano
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Publication number: 20200249502Abstract: A spectacle lens includes an activable optical filter having at least an electrochromic device and being configured to be actively switched between at least three configurations. In the first configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. In the second configuration, the activable optical filter attenuates selectively light from a localized light source. In the third configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. Furthermore, the chromaticity difference ?Chrom between each of the configurations is smaller than or equal to 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, David ESCAICH, Jean-Paul CANO, Loic QUERE, Willy CHAUDAT
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Patent number: 10705351Abstract: An ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components arranged in a form of at least one strip in contact with and along the periphery of the ophthalmic lens. An ophthalmic apparatus includes at least one frame and at least one ophthalmic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Stephane Perrot, Willy Chaudat, Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, David Escaich
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Patent number: 10698364Abstract: Methods and systems (terminals, devices) for the generation, the retrieval and the display of computer-generated holographic images through a head-mounted display. The holographic images may be used as virtual retrievable tags for display in augmented reality.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Samuel Archambeau, Jerôme Ballet, Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot
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Patent number: 10466508Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device including an electrically controllable amplitude variation cell, in particular an electrochromic transmission variation cell. More particularly, the cell (3) comprises a main convex surface on the front. This arrangement makes it possible for the cell to process a lateral luminous flux (RP), unlike cells in the prior art (1AA).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jean-Paul Cano, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot, Claudine Biver, Fabien Berit Debat, Samuel Archambeau, Sylvie Vinsonneau
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Patent number: 10459253Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device (1) which includes an electrochromic cell (3) comprising at least two transparent layers (4, 5) having curved inner surfaces (4a, 5a) and defining therebetween a closed recess (6) filled with an electrochromic composition (7), the recess (6) being defined peripherally by a sealing gasket (11) made from an adhesive material (20), the sealing gasket (11) being suitable for keeping the two transparent layers (4, 5) assembled together.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome Ballet, Samuel Archambeau, Jean-Paul Cano, Claudine Biver, Sylvie Vinsonneau, David Escaich, Stephane Perrot, Fabien Berit Debat, Jean-Jacques Lussagnet
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Publication number: 20190219968Abstract: Head-mounted device intended to be worn by a wearer, wherein the head-mounted device is configured for the display and visualization, by the wearer, of virtual images, wherein said head-mounted device comprises: At least one light source, and At least one Fourier hologram, wherein the light source is configured for illuminating said Fourier hologram, so as to cause visualization of at least one virtual image by the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Aude BOUCHIER, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jerome BALLET, Jean-Paul CANO
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Patent number: 10317703Abstract: The invention relates to the field of management of an active lens and more particularly to a management system comprising an active lens (1), a first sensor (2) arranged to measure data relating to an incident light on the active lens, a control unit (4) designed for controlling the active lens according to data measured by the first sensor, wherein the management system further comprises a second sensor (3) arranged to measure data relating to a light transmitted from the incident light through the active lens, the control unit being further designed to adjust, according to said data measured by the second sensor, the control already performed according to said data measured by the first sensor. Thus the management system allows taking into account data relating to the light passing through the active lens as a feedback in order to finely control the active lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Denis Rousseau, Coralie Barrau, Denis Cohen Tannoudji, Stephane Perrot, Aude Bouchier, Jean-Paul Cano, Claudine Biver, Samuel Archambeau, Jerome Ballet, David Escaich
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Publication number: 20190079316Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting an optical element, for example an ophthalmic lens, to a communication network, in which an identifier is assigned to the optical element in order to route data via the network in accordance with said identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, Stephane PERROT
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Publication number: 20190011729Abstract: An ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components arranged in a form of at least one strip in contact with and along the periphery of the ophthalmic lens. An ophthalmic apparatus includes at least one frame and at least one ophthalmic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Stephane PERROT, Willy CHAUDAT, Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, David ESCAICH
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Publication number: 20190011730Abstract: A method for controlling an ophthalmic system including at least one optical element, at least one measuring sensor, at least one interface for communication with a communicating external electronic device, and at least one processor connected to the optical element and used to control a variation of a functionality relating to the optical element. The method includes: obtaining at least one measurement using the sensor, selecting at least one piece of information obtained by a communicating external electronic device, determining an instruction based on the measurement acquired by the sensor and the information obtained by the communicating external electronic device, and executing the instruction by the processor to control the variation of the functionality relating to the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Aude BOUCHIER, Stephane PERROT, Jerome BALLET, David ESCAICH, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Willy CHAUDAT, Jean-Paul CANO
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Publication number: 20180373107Abstract: An electrochromic device including a selective membrane separating two liquid media including at least one electrochromic compound and at least one compound able to be oxidized or reduced and showing low energy consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, David ESCAICH, Claudine BIVER
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Publication number: 20180210233Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device including an electrically controllable amplitude variation cell, in particular an electrochromic transmission variation cell. More particularly, the cell (3) comprises a main convex surface on the front. This arrangement makes it possible for the cell to process a lateral luminous flux (RP), unlike cells in the prior art (IAA).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jean-Paul CANO, Jerome BALLET, David ESCAICH, Stephane PERROT, Claudine BIVER, Fabien BERIT DEBAT, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Sylvie VINSONNEAU
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Publication number: 20180196283Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic device (1) which includes an electrochromic cell (3) comprising at least two transparent layers (4, 5) having curved inner surfaces (4a, 5a) and defining therebetween a closed recess (6) filled with an electrochromic composition (7), the recess (6) being defined peripherally by a sealing gasket (11) made from an adhesive material (20), the sealing gasket (11) being suitable for keeping the two transparent layers (4, 5) assembled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Essilor InternationalInventors: Jerome BALLET, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU, Jean-Paul CANO, Claudine BIVER, Sylvie VINSONNEAU, David ESCAICH, Stephane PERROT, Fabien BERIT DEBAT, Jean-Jacques LUSSAGNET
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Patent number: 9977259Abstract: A method of controlling a programmable lens device comprising a programmable lens and an optical function controller, the programmable lens having an optical function and extending between at least one eye of the wearer and the real world scene when the device is used by the wearer, and the optical function controller being arranged to control the optical function of the programmable lens, the method comprising: an optical function data receiving step during which optical function data relating to the optical function of the programmable lens is received by the optical function controller, an optical function modifying step during which the optical function of the programmable electronic lens device is modified by the optical function controller based on the optical function data.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Samuel Archambeau, David Escaich, Romain Fayolle, Stephane Perrot, Jean-Paul Cano, Cyril Guilloux, Benoit Callier, Vincent Yquel, Jérôme Ballet