Patents by Inventor Kyoji Takeichi
Kyoji Takeichi 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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Patent number: 12115622Abstract: An eyeglass lens peripheral edge processing system includes a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices and a robot arm. The plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices 1 perform mutually different steps out of a plurality of steps for processing the eyeglass lens, and include mutually different housings. The robot arm includes an arm unit and a holding unit. The arm unit has a plurality of joint portions. The holding unit is disposed in the arm unit to hold and release an object. The robot arm rotates the arm unit via the joint portion to move the object held by the holding unit. The robot arm rotates the arm unit to move the eyeglass lens between the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Tadamasa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11992972Abstract: A spectacle lens processing device includes a drilling tool and a processor. The processor acquires a position of a hole formed in a lens and a pantoscopic angle. The pantoscopic angle is an angle in a vertical plane between a visual axis of a user and an optical axis of the lens when the user wears spectacles in which the lens after processing is mounted and faces forward. The processor determines, based on the acquired pantoscopic angle, a relative angle between the drilling tool and the lens when the hole is formed in the lens in the position of the hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Kanda, Kyoji Takeichi, Hirohisa Mizuno
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Publication number: 20240075577Abstract: A processor of a control apparatus, which controls an eyeglasses lens machining apparatus, performs a check operation execution step (S14, S17, S19, and S21 to S23) and a result output step (S24), based on a state management program. In the check operation execution step, the processor causes the eyeglasses lens machining apparatus to execute a check operation for checking a state of the eyeglasses lens machining apparatus. In the result output step, the processor outputs information indicating a result of the executed check operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTDInventors: Kyoji TAKEICHI, Takamitsu ISOGAI
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Patent number: 11639848Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes an optical measurement unit, a probe unit, a holding unit that holds the optical measurement unit and the probe unit, a changing portion that integrally moves the optical measurement unit and the probe unit with respect to an eyeglass frame to change a measurement position with respect to a groove of a rim of the eyeglass frame, and a controller that controls an operation of the eyeglass frame shape measurement device. The controller controls an operation of the changing portion to measure the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame, acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the optical measurement unit, and acquires a shape of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the probe unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro Takii, Kyoji Takeichi, Yuya Nakako, Takaaki Matsui, Mattia Minozzi, Nicola Codogno, Federico Carraro
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Patent number: 11226196Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device measures a shape of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes a light projecting optical system that has a light source and emits measurement light from the light source toward a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a light receiving optical system that has a detector and causes the detector to receive reflected light of the measurement light emitted toward the groove in the rim of the eyeglass frame by the light projecting optical system and reflected by the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame, an acquisition section that acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame on the basis of the reflected light received by the detector, and a luminance control section that controls a luminance level of the reflected light to be received by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro Takii, Kunihito Mizukoshi, Tomoya Ishii, Kyoji Takeichi
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Patent number: 11022430Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device measures a shape of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes a light projecting optical system that has a light source and emits a measurement light flux from the light source toward a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a light receiving optical system that has a detector and causes the detector to receive a reflected light flux of the measurement light flux emitted toward the groove and reflected by the groove, an acquiring means section that acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove based on the reflected light flux received by the detector, a change section that change a light receiving position of the reflected light flux, and a control section that control the change section to change the light receiving position of the reflected light flux so that the detector receives the reflected light flux.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Michihiro Takii, Takaaki Matsui
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Publication number: 20210101246Abstract: An eyeglass lens peripheral edge processing system includes a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices and a robot arm. The plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices 1 perform mutually different steps out of a plurality of steps for processing the eyeglass lens, and include mutually different housings. The robot arm includes an arm unit and a holding unit. The arm unit has a plurality of joint portions. The holding unit is disposed in the arm unit to hold and release an object. The robot arm rotates the arm unit via the joint portion to move the object held by the holding unit. The robot arm rotates the arm unit to move the eyeglass lens between the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji TAKEICHI, Tadamasa YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210095953Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes an optical measurement unit, a probe unit, a holding unit that holds the optical measurement unit and the probe unit, a changing portion that integrally moves the optical measurement unit and the probe unit with respect to an eyeglass frame to change a measurement position with respect to a groove of a rim of the eyeglass frame, and a controller that controls an operation of the eyeglass frame shape measurement device. The controller controls an operation of the changing portion to measure the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame, acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the optical measurement unit, and acquires a shape of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the probe unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro TAKII, Kyoji TAKEICHI, Yuya NAKAKO, Takaaki MATSUI
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Publication number: 20200191560Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device measures a shape of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes a light projecting optical system that has a light source and emits a measurement light flux from the light source toward a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a light receiving optical system that has a detector and causes the detector to receive a reflected light flux of the measurement light flux emitted toward the groove and reflected by the groove, an acquiring means section that acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove based on the reflected light flux received by the detector, a change section that change a light receiving position of the reflected light flux, and a control section that control the change section to change the light receiving position of the reflected light flux so that the detector receives the reflected light flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoji TAKEICHI, Michihiro TAKII, Takaaki MATSUI
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Publication number: 20200158496Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device measures a shape of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes a light projecting optical system that has a light source and emits measurement light from the light source toward a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a light receiving optical system that has a detector and causes the detector to receive reflected light of the measurement light emitted toward the groove in the rim of the eyeglass frame by the light projecting optical system and reflected by the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame, an acquisition section that acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame on the basis of the reflected light received by the detector, and a luminance control section that controls a luminance level of the reflected light to be received by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro TAKII, Kunihito MIZUKOSHI, Tomoya ISHII, Kyoji TAKEICHI
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Patent number: 10627799Abstract: A terminal device for assisting operation of a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses which are used for performing different processes in manufacturing eyeglasses includes: a communicating device configured to communicate with the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal device to execute: a setting instruction for setting, according to a process, a specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus from the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses as an eyeglass manufacturing apparatus of which the operation is assisted; and a controlling instruction for controlling the communicating device to send an operating signal input in the terminal device to the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction or controlling the communicating device to receive an input signal input in the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Koike, Kyoji Takeichi
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Patent number: 10459423Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing tool configured to process a periphery of a lens; a movement portion configured to change a relative position between the lens and the processing tool; a positional data acquiring portion configured to acquire positional data related to a corner portion of an edge of the lens before the lens is finished and after the lens is roughed; a processing control data acquiring portion configured to acquire corner portion processing control data for removing a chip adhering to the lens through roughing, based on the positional data acquired by the positional data acquiring portion; and a processing control portion configured to control the movement portion based on the corner portion processing control data so as to remove the chip adhering to the lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyoji Takeichi
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Publication number: 20190118498Abstract: A spectacle lens processing device includes a drilling tool and a processor. The processor acquires a position of a hole formed in a lens and a pantoscopic angle. The pantoscopic angle is an angle in a vertical plane between a visual axis of a user and an optical axis of the lens when the user wears spectacles in which the lens after processing is mounted and faces forward. The processor determines, based on the acquired pantoscopic angle, a relative angle between the drilling tool and the lens when the hole is formed in the lens in the position of the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji KANDA, Kyoji TAKEICHI, Hirohisa MIZUNO
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Patent number: 10046434Abstract: An eyeglass lens periphery processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens includes: a lens shuck shaft holding the eyeglass lens; a data input unit inputting target lens shape data and layout data of an optical center of the lens with respect to the target lens shape; left and right lens selecting unit inputting a selection signal as to whether the lens held by the lens chuck shaft is a right lens or a left lens; a lens shape detecting unit detecting the lens shape; a confirming unit confirming whether the lens held by the lens chuck shaft is the correct one of the right lens and the left lens based on the detecting result of the lens shape detecting unit, the layout data and the selection signal; and a notifying unit notifying the confirming result of the confirming unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhiro Natsume, Kyoji Takeichi
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Publication number: 20170277161Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing tool configured to process a periphery of a lens; a movement portion configured to change a relative position between the lens and the processing tool; a positional data acquiring portion configured to acquire positional data related to a corner portion of an edge of the lens before the lens is finished and after the lens is roughed; a processing control data acquiring portion configured to acquire corner portion processing control data for removing a chip adhering to the lens through roughing, based on the positional data acquired by the positional data acquiring portion; and a processing control portion configured to control the movement portion based on the corner portion processing control data so as to remove the chip adhering to the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyoji TAKEICHI
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Publication number: 20170090451Abstract: A terminal device for assisting operation of a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses which are used for performing different processes in manufacturing eyeglasses includes: a communicating device configured to communicate with the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal device to execute: a setting instruction for setting, according to a process, a specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus from the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses as an eyeglass manufacturing apparatus of which the operation is assisted; and a controlling instruction for controlling the communicating device to send an operating signal input in the terminal device to the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction or controlling the communicating device to receive an input signal input in the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji KOIKE, Kyoji TAKEICHI
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Patent number: 9561572Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus configured to form, on a peripheral edge of a lens, a bevel or a groove for fitting the lens to a frame of an eyeglass, includes: a data calculating unit for calculating data of the bevel or the groove to be formed on the peripheral edge of the lens based on frame shape data of the frame or demonstration lens shape data which is shape data of a demonstration lens having the bevel or the groove fitted to the shape of the frame; and a correction unit for approximating a front-side foot width, which is a width between a position of the bevel or the groove to be formed on the lens and a position of a front edge of the lens, to a target value by correcting the data of the bevel or the groove calculated by the data calculating unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyoji Takeichi
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Patent number: 9421658Abstract: A system includes: a cup attaching unit configured to attach a cup to a surface of an eyeglass lens; a processing apparatus main body that includes a housing in which a lens processing mechanism with a processing tool configured to process the eyeglass lens held by a lens chuck shaft is arranged; a display which is arranged at the housing and is configured to display an operation step; a signal input unit configured to input a switching signal to switch a screen of the display from a screen for a current operation step to a screen for a next operation step; and a controller configured to control the display to switch displaying the screen of the display from the screen for the current operation step to the screen of the next operation step based on the switching signal input by the signal input unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Shibata, Katsuhiro Natsume, Yoshiaki Kamiya, Kyoji Takeichi
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Publication number: 20140287660Abstract: A system includes: a cup attaching unit configured to attach a cup to a surface of an eyeglass lens; a processing apparatus main body that includes a housing in which a lens processing mechanism with a processing tool configured to process the eyeglass lens held by a lens chuck shaft is arranged; a display which is arranged at the housing and is configured to display an operation step; a signal input unit configured to input a switching signal to switch a screen of the display from a screen for a current operation step to a screen for a next operation step; and a controller configured to control the display to switch displaying the screen of the display from the screen for the current operation step to the screen of the next operation step based on the switching signal input by the signal input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji SHIBATA, Katsuhiro NATSUME, Yoshiaki KAMIYA, Kyoji TAKEICHI
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Publication number: 20140199916Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus configured to form, on a peripheral edge of a lens, a bevel or a groove for fitting the lens to a frame of an eyeglass, includes: a data calculating unit for calculating data of the bevel or the groove to be formed on the peripheral edge of the lens based on frame shape data of the frame or demonstration lens shape data which is shape data of a demonstration lens having the bevel or the groove fitted to the shape of the frame; and a correction unit for approximating a front-side foot width, which is a width between a position of the bevel or the groove to be formed on the lens and a position of a front edge of the lens, to a target value by correcting the data of the bevel or the groove calculated by the data calculating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyoji TAKEICHI