Patents by Inventor Stéphane Boutinon

Stéphane Boutinon 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: 8209046
    Abstract: A preparation device (1) for preparing an ophthalmic lens to be machined, includes a support (100) suitable for holding the ophthalmic lens, blocking elements (400) including at least one blocking accessory (450) and a manipulator arm (401) for manipulating the blocking accessory, an acquisition device (200) suitable for acquiring an image of the ophthalmic lens, electronic and/or computer processor elements (700) suitable firstly for deducing an optical frame of reference of the ophthalmic lens, and secondly for controlling the position of the manipulator arm and/or of the support to apply the blocking accessory against the ophthalmic lens in a given blocking position. The blocking elements and/or the support include at least one marker element and the electronic and/or computer processor elements are adapted to identify the position of the marker element in an image acquired by the acquisition device, in which image there appears an image of the marker element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Bernard Brechemier, Stéphane Boutinon, Konogan Baranton
  • Patent number: 8174687
    Abstract: A device for measuring at least one camber geometrical characteristic of an ophthalmic lens provided on at least one of its faces with at least one position-identifying mark, the device including a support for the ophthalmic lens, and on opposite sides of the support, firstly lighting element for lighting the ophthalmic lens along at least two different lighting directions, and secondly acquisition and analysis element for acquiring and analyzing the light transmitted by the ophthalmic lens, the analysis element being adapted to identify shadows of the mark when lighted in the at least two lighting directions, and to deduce from their positions a measured value for the camber geometrical characteristic of the ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Stephane Boutinon, Philippe Pinault
  • Publication number: 20100228375
    Abstract: A preparation device (1) for preparing an ophthalmic lens to be machined, includes a support (100) suitable for holding the ophthalmic lens, blocking elements (400) including at least one blocking accessory (450) and a manipulator arm (401) for manipulating the blocking accessory, an acquisition device (200) suitable for acquiring an image of the ophthalmic lens, electronic and/or computer processor elements (700) suitable firstly for deducing an optical frame of reference of the ophthalmic lens, and secondly for controlling the position of the manipulator arm and/or of the support to apply the blocking accessory against the ophthalmic lens in a given blocking position. The blocking elements and/or the support include at least one marker element and the electronic and/or computer processor elements are adapted to identify the position of the marker element in an image acquired by the acquisition device, in which image there appears an image of the marker element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Bernard Brechemier, Stephane Boutinon, Konogan Baranton
  • Publication number: 20100157243
    Abstract: A preparation method includes: acquiring a frame of reference of ophthalmic lens defined at least by a first centering point and by a first orientation direction; acquiring a frame of reference of the rim of the eyeglass frame defined at least by a second centering point and a second orientation direction; acquiring a longitudinal profile representative of the shape of the rim and identified in the frame of reference of the rim; acquiring a curvature parameter or a curvature compensation parameter relating to the camber of the eyeglass frame; and putting the two frames of reference into coincidence, by positioning the two centering points relative to each other and by orienting the two orientation directions relative to each other as a function of the curvature parameter or the curvature compensation parameter so as to define the position and the orientation of the longitudinal profile in the frame of reference of the ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventor: Stéphane BOUTINON
  • Publication number: 20100134789
    Abstract: A device for measuring at least one camber geometrical characteristic of an ophthalmic lens provided on at least one of its faces with at least one position-identifying mark, the device including a support for the ophthalmic lens, and on opposite sides of the support, firstly lighting element for lighting the ophthalmic lens along at least two different lighting directions, and secondly acquisition and analysis element for acquiring and analyzing the light transmitted by the ophthalmic lens, the analysis element being adapted to identify shadows of the mark when lighted in the at least two lighting directions, and to deduce from their positions a measured value for the camber geometrical characteristic of the ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Stéphane BOUTINON, Philippe PINAULT
  • Patent number: 7530690
    Abstract: The device includes receiver elements (121, 114) for receiving the ophthalmic lens; on either side of the receiver elements, firstly lighting elements (S) for illuminating the ophthalmic lens (103) installed on the receiver elements, and secondly acquisition elements (122, 125, C) for acquiring the shadow of the ophthalmic lens illuminated by the lighting elements (S); measurement elements (S, 124, C) suitable for measuring the optical deflection power exerted by the ophthalmic lens on at least one light ray and for delivering a signal representative of the deflection power; and an electronic and computer system including geometrical correction calculation instructions for deducing from the measured deflection power a corrected shape for at least a portion of the shadow of the ophthalmic lens as perceived by the acquisition elements (122, 125, C)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Fabien Divo, Stephane Boutinon
  • Publication number: 20070146687
    Abstract: The device includes receiver elements (121, 114) for receiving the ophthalmic lens; on either side of the receiver elements, firstly lighting elements (S) for illuminating the ophthalmic lens (103) installed on the receiver elements, and secondly acquisition elements (122, 125, C) for acquiring the shadow of the ophthalmic lens illuminated by the lighting elements (S); measurement elements (S, 124, C) suitable for measuring the optical deflection power exerted by the ophthalmic lens on at least one light ray and for delivering a signal representative of the deflection power; and an electronic and computer system including geometrical correction calculation instructions for deducing from the measured deflection power a corrected shape for at least a portion of the shadow of the ophthalmic lens as perceived by the acquisition elements (122, 125, C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Fabien Divo, Stephane Boutinon