Patents by Inventor Matthieu Le Gall

Matthieu Le Gall 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: 9327380
    Abstract: A method for blocking an optical lens (100) on a holding unit (200) thanks to a thermoplastic material layer (310) comprising the steps of: a) providing around the holding unit (200) a removable part (500) comprising an upper part surface (510) which is arranged so as to extend the upper assembling surface (210) of the holding unit and not to contact the bottom lens surface (120); b) providing a predetermined volume of a thermoplastic material; c) orientating the lens (100) in a desired spatial configuration; d) positioning the lens (100) contacting the thermoplastic material of step b) at a soften or melted state and pressing the lens (100) so as to keep the lens spatial configuration constant and to let the thermoplastic material flow from the upper assembling surface (210) of the holding unit to at least a part of the upper part surface (510) of the removable part (500); e) removing the removable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Patent number: 9174321
    Abstract: A method of deblocking a lens component (1) fixed on a thermoplastic block (2) of an ophthalmic lens block comprising the steps of: a) applying a pushing strain on the surface (14) of the lens component fixed on the thermoplastic block; b) providing a warm gas flow at the interface between the lens component (1) and the thermoplastic block; and maintaining the pushing strain during the step of providing the warm gas flow at the interface between the lens component and the thermoplastic block, wherein the stress applied to obtain the pushing strain of step a) is greater or equal to 0.1 MPa and/or less or equal to 1 Mpa, and wherein the temperature of the warm gas flow of step b) is greater or equal to 30° and/or less or equal to 70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Yannick Gordiet, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Patent number: 8733930
    Abstract: A method of deblocking an ophthalmic lens component (100) blocked on a thermoplastic layer (310) arranged on the holding surface (210) of a lens holding block (200) comprising the step of applying a pushing force on the thermoplastic layer (310), wherein the pushing force is greater or equal to 100 N and smaller or equal to 1000 N and wherein the pushing force is applied in a region of the thermoplastic layer (310) situated at a distance of at least 17.5 mm from the fitting point or prism reference point of the ophthalmic lens component (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Patent number: 8543236
    Abstract: A method for blocking an optical lens (10) comprising a moving step in which the optical lens (10) is moved from a first reference position (P1) to a second reference position (P2), so as to be in contact with a blocking material (14), the blocking material (14) being in a molding block (16), the second reference position (P2) being a function of the first reference position (P1), wherein the method further comprises an orienting step in which the optical lens (10) is oriented in the first reference position (P1) and placed on a plurality of pre-located pins (18) which are vertically translated into a preset position (Z1, Z2, Z3), so that, when the optical lens (10) is placed on the plurality of pre-located pins (18), the optical lens (10) is oriented in the first reference position (P1) where the prism of the optical lens (10) corresponds to a desired prism (?f, ?f, Zf).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: David Freson, Yohann Felten, Pascal Thomas, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20120224140
    Abstract: A method of deblocking an ophthalmic lens component (100) blocked on a thermoplastic layer (310) arranged on the holding surface (210) of a lens holding block (200) comprising the step of applying a pushing force on the thermoplastic layer (310), wherein the pushing force is greater or equal to 100 N and smaller or equal to 1000 N and wherein the pushing force is applied in a region of the thermoplastic layer (310) situated at a distance of at least 17.5 mm from the fitting point or prism reference point of the ophthalmic lens component (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20120074602
    Abstract: A method for blocking an optical lens (100) on a holding unit (200) thanks to a thermoplastic material layer (310) comprising the steps of: a) providing around the holding unit (200) a removable part (500) comprising an upper part surface (510) which is arranged so as to extend the upper assembling surface (210) of the holding unit and not to contact the bottom lens surface (120); b) providing a predetermined volume of a thermoplastic material; c) orientating the lens (100) in a desired spatial configuration; d) positioning the lens (100) contacting the thermoplastic material of step b) at a soften or melted state and pressing the lens (100) so as to keep the lens spatial configuration constant and to let the thermoplastic material flow from the upper assembling surface (210) of the holding unit to at least a part of the upper part surface (510) of the removable part (500); e) removing the removable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20110124272
    Abstract: A method for blocking and/or deblocking an optical lens (100) on a heat conducting holding unit (200) comprising an upper assembling surface (210) comprising the steps of: a) providing first layer consisting of an adhesive tape (330) on the upper assembling surface (210) of the holding unit; b) providing a second layer consisting of a layer (310 comprising a thermoplastic material arranged on said adhesive tape (330); c) providing the optical lens (100) with a third layer consisting of an adhesive tape (320) arranged on the bottom surface (120) of said optical lens; d) placing the optical lens (100) with the third layer (320) on the second layer (310) consisting of a layer comprising a thermoplastic material when the thermoplastic material is soften or melted. A method for deblocking said optical lens (100) thanks to heating the holding unit (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20110031637
    Abstract: A method of deblocking a lens component (1) fixed on a thermoplastic block (2) of an ophthalmic lens block comprising the steps of: a) applying a pushing strain on the surface (14) of the lens component fixed on the thermoplastic block; b) providing a warm gas flow at the interface between the lens component (1) and the thermoplastic block; and maintaining the pushing strain during the step of providing the warm gas flow at the interface between the lens component and the thermoplastic block, wherein the stress applied to obtain the pushing strain of step a) is greater or equal to 0.1 MPa and/or less or equal to 1 Mpa, and wherein the temperature of the warm gas flow of step b) is greater or equal to 30° and/or less or equal to 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Yohann Felten, Yannick Gordiet, Matthieu Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20100297919
    Abstract: A method for blocking an optical lens (10) comprising a moving step in which the optical lens (10) is moved from a first reference position (P1) to a second reference position (P2), so as to be in contact with a blocking material (14), the blocking material (14) being in a molding block (16), the second reference position (P2) being a function of the first reference position (P1), wherein the method further comprises an orienting step in which the optical lens (10) is oriented in the first reference position (P1) and placed on a plurality of pre-located pins (18) which are vertically translated into a preset position (Z1, Z2, Z3), so that, when the optical lens (10) is placed on the plurality of pre-located pins (18), the optical lens (10) is oriented in the first reference position (P1) where the prism of the optical lens (10) corresponds to a desired prism (?f, ?f, Zf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: David Freson, Yohann Felten, Pascal Thomas, Matthieu Le Gall