Patents by Inventor Norbert Awrath

Norbert Awrath 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: 7673990
    Abstract: An individual eyeglass lens in which the vertical distance from the near reference point to the far distance point amounts to max. 18 millimeters, the progressive length is max. 14 millimeters, the main progressive length is max. 10 millimeters and the increase in refractive index, starting from the effect of the eyeglass lens at the far reference point up to a point 2 millimeters below the centering point amounts to less than 10% of the addition. The progressive length corresponds essentially to the vertical distance between the far reference point and a point essentially on the main line at which, starting from the far reference point, the value of the effect of the eyeglass lens corresponding the first time essentially to the near value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Walter Haimerl, Winfried Nikolaus, Kerstin Schmid, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20070279587
    Abstract: An individual eyeglass lens in which the vertical distance from the near reference point to the far distance point amounts to max. 18 millimeters, the progressive length is max. 14 millimeters, the main progressive length is max. 10 millimeters and the increase in refractive index, starting from the effect of the eyeglass lens at the far reference point up to a point 2 millimeters below the centering point amounts to less than 10% of the addition. The progressive length corresponds essentially to the vertical distance between the far reference point and a point essentially on the main line at which, starting from the far reference point, the value of the effect of the eyeglass lens corresponding the first time essentially to the near value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Walter Haimerl, Winfried Nikolaus, Kerstin Schmid, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20070109496
    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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Andrea Welk, Leonhard Schmid, Martin Zimmermann, Kerstin Schmid, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Winfried Nikolaus, Werner Muller, Ilka Schwarz
  • Patent number: 6964478
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is provided with a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at greater distances and, in particular, “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and, in particular, “reading distances”, and a progression zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from the value in the distance reference point located in the distance portion to the value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a line (principal meridian) curving towards the nose. The invention is marked by specific conditions for the astigmatic deviation and/or the mean “as worn” power being observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmerman, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Patent number: 6834957
    Abstract: A progressive power spectacle lens in which a progressive length is less than or equal to 12 mm and width of the distance portion in a horizontally meridian y=+7 mm in dependence on power and addition power is larger than the values given in the following Table: Sph = −6.0 dpt −2.5 dpt 0.5 dpt 3.0 dpt 5.0 dpt Addition 47 mm 55 mm 60 mm 60 mm 60 mm Power = 1.0 Addition 34 mm 36 mm 34 mm 29 mm 35 mm Power = 2.0 Addition 26 mm 27 mm 25 mm 22 mm 23 mm Power = 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimeri, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner, Norbert Awrath, Martin Zimmermann, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Publication number: 20040027678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a progressive spectacle lens comprising an area for looking over long distances and especially “to infinity” (distance-vision part); an area for looking over short distances and especially “reading distances” (near-vision part); and a progression area which is arranged between the distance-vision part and the near-vision part, and in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from the value in the far reference point in the distance-vision part to the value of the near reference point in the near-vision part, along a curve (main line) towards the nose. The invention is characterised in that the progression length is smaller than or equal to 12 mm, and the width of the distance-vision part in the horizontal section y=+7 mm, according to power and addition, is larger than the values provided in the table (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner, Norbert Awrath, Martin Zimmermann, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Publication number: 20040017543
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is provided with a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at greater distances and, in particular, “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and, in particular, “reading distances”, and a progression zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from the value in the distance reference point located in the distance portion to the value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a line (principal meridian) curving towards the nose. The invention is marked by specific conditions for the astigmatic deviation and/or the mean “as worn” power being observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: OPTISCHE WERKE G. RODENSTOCK
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmerman, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Patent number: 6669337
    Abstract: Described is a spectacle lens comprising a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at large distances and in particular “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and in particular “reading distances”, and a progressive zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from a value at a distance reference point located in the distance portion to a value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a curve (principal line) veering towards the nose. The invention is distinct in that the astigmatic deviation, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Optische Werke G. Rodenstock
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Norbert Awrath, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmermann, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Publication number: 20030156251
    Abstract: Described is a spectacle lens comprising a region (distance portion) designed for viewing at large distances and in particular “to infinity”, a region (near portion) designed for viewing at short distances and in particular “reading distances”, and a progressive zone disposed between the distance portion and the near portion, in which the power of the spectacle lens increases from a value at a distance reference point located in the distance portion to a value at the near reference point located in the near portion along a curve (principal line) veering towards the nose. The invention is distinct in that the astigmatic deviation, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: OPTISCHE WERKE G. RODENSTOCK
    Inventors: Andrea Welk, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Herbert Pfeiffer, Norbert Awrath, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Rainer Dorsch, Martin Zimmermann, Jochen Brosig, Werner Mueller, Martin Wechs, Stephan Haser, Winfried Nikolaus
  • Patent number: 5854669
    Abstract: The present description refers to a series of progressive lenses, wherein the lenses present a different surface power in the distance-vision part and/or a different increase of the surface power from the distance-vision part towards the near-vision part (termed addition Add hereinafter), and whereof eachcomprises a front surface having a continuously varying surface power which increases from the respective value BK ?dpt!, which is suitable for distance vision, at the point having the coordinates x=0 mm, y=8 mm in the lower region of the distance-vision part along a wound line (primary line), which coincides approximately with the primary line of view, with eyes dropped, towards a value suitable for near vision in the upper region of the near-vision part, which value is greater than the value of the surface power BK in the lower region of the distance-vision part by the value ADD ?dpt! of the addition, andhaving a surface, in particular the surface on the concave side, which has a spherical shape or an asphe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Optische Werke G. Rodenstock
    Inventors: Helmut Altheimer, Norbert Awrath, Rudolf Barth, Peter Baumbach, Jochen Brosig, Gregor Esser, Monika Fuess, Guenther Guilino, Walter Haimerl, Christine Meixner, Herbert Pfeiffer, Manfred Rohrbach