Patents by Inventor Nicolas Lavillonniere

Nicolas Lavillonniere 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: 20220026745
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device for reducing dyslexia effects for a wearer including a frame intended to be worn by the wearer and a blinking illuminating element coupled to the frame comprising at least one light source configured to emit light in front of the wearer's head so as to lighten a medium observed by the wearer, said at least one light source being configured to be successively switched on and switched off at a predetermined frequency when the blinking illuminating element is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Guillaume GIRAUDET, Nicolas LAVILLONNIERE
  • Patent number: 10168560
    Abstract: Method of controlling an active filtering device comprising an active filter and a filter controller arranged to control the active filter, the method comprising: a wearer location providing step, during which a location of a wearer is provided, a luminous cartography providing step, during which a luminous cartography relating to the light sources in the environment of the wearer is provided, the luminous cartography depending at least on the location of the wearer, a light exposure profile determining step, during which at least one part of the light exposure profile of the wearer is determined based at least on the luminous cartography and on the wearer location, and an active filter controlling step, during which the active filter is controlled by the filter controller according to the determined light exposure profile of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Coralie Barrau, Nicolas Lavillonniere, Benjamin Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20180011360
    Abstract: Method of controlling an active filtering device comprising an active filter and a filter controller arranged to control the active filter, the method comprising: a wearer location providing step, during which a location of a wearer is provided, a luminous cartography providing step, during which a luminous cartography relating to the light sources in the environment of the wearer is provided, the luminous cartography depending at least on the location of the wearer, a light exposure profile determining step, during which at least one part of the light exposure profile of the wearer is determined based at least on the luminous cartography and on the wearer location, and an active filter controlling step, during which the active filter is controlled by the filter controller according to the determined light exposure profile of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Coralie BARRAU, Nicolas LAVILLONNIERE, Benjamin ROUSSEAU
  • Publication number: 20170351118
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of management systems and methods of an active device and more particularly, with said active device being an active ophthalmic lens, to a management system and method which allow a total or sufficient protection by taking into account the luminous environment of the wearer while avoiding some effects relative to permanent light filtering. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, there is also provided a monitoring of the wearer's health via active, regulated and continuous control of the active device, this control being performed for instance by a health professional via a remote monitoring system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Générale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Coralie BARRAU, Nicolas LAVILLONNIERE, Thierry VILLETTE, Benjamin ROUSSEAU
  • Patent number: 9162338
    Abstract: A method cuts a patch to be applied onto a curved substrate and includes the preliminary calculation of curvilinear lengths on the substrate between a reference point and a peripheral edge of said substrate. The calculated lengths are applied to a planar film for making the patch, and then the patch is cut by connecting the ends of the applied lengths. The patch then precisely coincides with the edge of the substrate. Such a method is particularly useful for applying a functional film onto a spectacle lens, as a trimming of the lens after the film is assembled with the lens would degrade said film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
    Inventors: Pascal Allione, Cedric Begon, Nicolas Lavillonniere, Agnes Ladous
  • Patent number: 8644663
    Abstract: An imaging device including an illumination module including at least one emitter for emitting at least one excitation beam, a scanning and injection module including an image guide, a proximal end and a distal end of which are linked by a plurality of optical fibers, and a scanning and injection optical system configured to alternately inject the at least one excitation beam into an optical fiber of the image guide from the proximal end of the image guide, and a detection module including at least one detector for detecting at least one luminous flux collected at the distal end of the image guide. At least one of the illumination module and the detection module is optically conjugated with the scanning and injection module by a conjugating optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Bertrand Viellerobe, Francois Lacombe, Nicolas Boularot, Francois Doussoux, Nicolas Lavillonniere
  • Patent number: 8641853
    Abstract: A method of transferring a portion of a functional film (1) onto a substrate from a base plate (100) comprises the formation of a groove (S1) which passes through the said functional film and also a separating film (2) placed between the functional film and the base plate. A portion (2p) of the separating film is then detached from the base plate with the portion of the functional film. The portion of said separating film protects the portion of the functional film in the rest of the method. According to one improvement, the portion of the functional film which is detached from the base plate comprises a useful portion (1p) and a margin (1m) that are connected together by the portion (2p) of the separating film. The useful portion (1p) of the functional film may then be gripped and handled via the margin (1m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Essilor International (compagnie Generale d'optique
    Inventors: Daniel Darmes, Nicolas Lavillonnière, Christelle Marck, Eric Roussel
  • Patent number: 8300326
    Abstract: A miniaturized optical head provided to equip the distal end of a beam of flexible optical fibers scanned by a laser beam, is designed to come in contact with a sample and to excite the sample confocally. This optical head includes elements for correcting spherical aberrations and focusing members. The focusing members include: at least a first lens (L4) of high convergence associated with a spherical or hemispherical lens (L5) arranged at the distal end of the optical head, and elements for correcting the axial and lateral chromatic aberration provided with a single divergent lens (3b) whose curvature is substantially centered on the pupil of the optical fiber beam and arranged at the exact distance for this pupil for which the conditions of lateral achromatization coincide with the conditions of axial achromatization; this divergent lens being associated with a second convergent lens (L3a) in the form of a doublet (L3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Magalie Genet, Gilles Mathieu, Bertrand Viellerobe, François Doussoux, Nicolas Boularot, Nicolas Lavillonniere
  • Publication number: 20120002162
    Abstract: A method cuts a patch to be applied onto a curved substrate and includes the preliminary calculation of curvilinear lengths on the substrate between a reference point and a peripheral edge of said substrate. The calculated lengths are applied to a planar film for making the patch, and then the patch is cut by connecting the ends of the applied lengths. The patch then precisely coincides with the edge of the substrate. Such a method is particularly useful for applying a functional film onto a spectacle lens, as a trimming of the lens after the film is assembled with the lens would degrade said film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
    Inventors: Pascal Allione, Cedric Begon, Nicolas Lavillonniere, Agnes Ladous
  • Publication number: 20110174431
    Abstract: A method of transferring a portion of a functional film (1) onto a substrate from a base plate (100) comprises the formation of a groove (S1) which passes through the said functional film and also a separating film (2) placed between the functional film and the base plate. A portion (2p) of the separating film is then detached from the base plate with the portion of the functional film. The portion of said separating film protects the portion of the functional film in the rest of the method. According to one improvement, the portion of the functional film which is detached from the base plate comprises a useful portion (1p) and a margin (1m) that are connected together by the portion (2p) of the separating film. The useful portion (1p) of the functional film may then be gripped and handled via the margin (1m).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Essilor International (compagnie Genarale D'optique)
    Inventors: Daniel Darmes, Nicolas Lavillonnière, Christelle Marck, Eric Roussel
  • Publication number: 20110133101
    Abstract: An imaging device including an illumination module including at least one emitter for emitting at least one excitation beam, a scanning and injection module including an image guide, a proximal end and a distal end of which are linked by a plurality of optical fibers, and a scanning and injection optical system configured to alternately inject the at least one excitation beam into an optical fiber of the image guide from the proximal end of the image guide, and a detection module including at least one detector for detecting at least one luminous flux collected at the distal end of the image guide. At least one of the illumination module and the detection module is optically conjugated with the scanning and injection module by a conjugating optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Bertrand Viellerobe, Francois Lacombe, Nicolas Boularot, Francois Doussoux, Nicolas Lavillonniere
  • Patent number: 7869679
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an illumination module comprising at least one emitter for emitting at least one excitation beam; a scanning and injection module comprising an image guide, a proximal end and a distal end of which are linked by a plurality of optical fibers; a scanning and injection optical system configured to alternately inject the at least one excitation beam into an optical fiber of the image guide from the proximal end of the image guide; a detection module comprising a detector for detecting a luminous flux collected at the distal end of the image guide, wherein at least one of the illumination module and the detection module is optically conjugated with the scanning and injection module using a conjugating optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Bertrand Viellerobe, Francois Lacombe, Nicolas Boularot, Francois Doussoux, Nicolas Lavillonniere
  • Publication number: 20100296178
    Abstract: A miniaturized optical head provided to equip the distal end of a beam of flexible optical fibres scanned by a laser beam, is designed to come in contact with a sample and to excite the sample confocally. This optical head includes elements for correcting spherical aberrations and focusing members. The focusing members include: at least a first lens (L4) of high convergence associated with a spherical or hemispherical lens (L5) arranged at the distal end of the optical head, and elements for correcting the axial and lateral chromatic aberration provided with a single divergent lens (3b) whose curvature is substantially centered on the pupil of the optical fibre beam and arranged at the exact distance for this pupil for which the conditions of lateral achromatization coincide with the conditions of axial achromatization; this divergent lens being associated with a second convergent lens (L3a) in the form of a doublet (L3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Magalie Genet, Gilles Mathieu, Bertrand Viellerobe, Francois Doussoux, Nicolas Boularot, Nicolas Lavillonniere
  • Publication number: 20090097806
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an illumination module comprising at least one emitter for emitting at least one excitation beam; a scanning and injection module comprising an image guide, a proximal end and a distal end of which are linked by a plurality of optical fibers; a scanning and injection optical system configured to alternately inject the at least one excitation beam into an optical fiber of the image guide from the proximal end of the image guide; a detection module comprising a detector for detecting a luminous flux collected at the distal end of the image guide, wherein at least one of the illumination module and the detection module is optically conjugated with the scanning and injection module using a conjugating optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Bertrand Viellerobe, Francois Lacombe, Nicolas Boularot, Francois Doussoux, Nicolas Lavillonniere