Patents by Inventor Stephan Trumm
Stephan Trumm 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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Publication number: 20230135330Abstract: A method, a device, and a corresponding computer program product for calculating (optimizing) and producing a spectacle lens with the aid of a semi-personalized eye model.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Adam Muschielok, Yohann Bénard, Gregor Esser, Werner Mueller
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Patent number: 11561413Abstract: A method, a device, and a corresponding computer program product for calculating (optimizing) and producing a spectacle lens with the aid of a semi-personalized eye model. In one approach, the method includes providing personalized refraction data of at least one eye of the spectacles wearer; establishing a personalized eye model in which at least the parameters: shape of an anterior corneal surface of a model eye; a cornea-lens distance; parameters of the lens of the model eye; and lens-retina distance are established using personalized measured values for the eye of the spectacles wearer, and/or using standard values, and/or using the provided personalized refraction data, such that the model eye has the provided personalized refraction data, wherein at least the establishment of the lens-retina distance takes place via calculation.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Adam Muschielok, Yohann Bénard, Gregor Esser, Werner Mueller
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Publication number: 20220413319Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying relevant individual parameters of at least one eye of a spectacle wearer for the calculation or optimization of an ophthalmic lens for the at least one eye of the spectacle wearer, including: providing individual data on properties of the at least one eye of the spectacle wearer; constructing an individual eye model by defining a set of parameters of the individual eye model; and determining a probability distribution of values of the parameters of the individual eye model on the basis of the individual data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Adam Muschielok, Anne Seidemann, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser
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Publication number: 20220365367Abstract: Optimizing a spectacle lens for a wearer of implanted intraocular lenses. The method includes providing individual refraction data on the at least one eye of the spectacle wearer; defining an individual eye model in which at least a shape and/or power of a cornea, in particular a corneal front surface, of a model eye, a cornea-lens distance, parameters of the lens of the model eye, and a lens-retina distance are defined as parameters of the individual eye model. Here, defining the parameters of the individual eye model takes place on the basis of data on visual acuity correction of the at least one eye having the intraocular lens and further on the basis of individual measurement values for the eye of the spectacle wearer and/or standard values and/or on the basis of the provided individual refraction data such that the model eye has the provided individual refraction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Adam Muschielok, Anne Seidemann, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser
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Publication number: 20200285071Abstract: A method, a device, and a corresponding computer program product for calculating (optimizing) and producing a spectacle lens with the aid of a semi-personalized eye model. In one approach, the method includes providing personalized refraction data of at least one eye of the spectacles wearer; establishing a personalized eye model in which at least the parameters: shape of an anterior corneal surface of a model eye; a cornea-lens distance; parameters of the lens of the model eye; and lens-retina distance are established using personalized measured values for the eye of the spectacles wearer, and/or using standard values, and/or using the provided personalized refraction data, such that the model eye has the provided personalized refraction data, wherein at least the establishment of the lens-retina distance takes place via calculation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Adam Muschielok, Yohann Bénard, Gregor Esser, Werner Mueller
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Patent number: 10716468Abstract: A method and a device for stimulating accommodation of at least one eye of a test person. There is a reliable possibility for determining a set of ophthalmological data relating to at least one eye of the test person and particularly for measuring refractive error of the test person and for determining a corresponding optical correction. The device for determining a set of ophthalmological data relating to at least one eye of a test person, in particular a device for objectively determining refraction comprises: an accommodation stimulating device which is designed to project a virtual target having a spherical effect and having an adjustable cylindrical effect into the at least one eye of the test person; and a measuring device for determining ophthalmological data relating to the at least one eye of the test person.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Gregor Esser
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Patent number: 10613347Abstract: Optimizing and producing a lens by defining an individual eye model, in which a shape of a corneal front surface of a model eye, and a reference aberration at an evaluation surface within the model eye are defined based on individual measurement values for the lens wearer's eye, on standard values, or based on provided individual refraction data; specifying first and second surfaces for the lens to be optimized; determining the path of a main ray through a visual point a surface of the lens into the model eye up to the evaluation surface; evaluating an aberration of a wavefront propagating along the main ray and resulting from a spherical wavefront incident on the first surface of the lens at the evaluation surface in comparison to the reference aberration; and iteratively varying the surface of the lens until the evaluated aberration corresponds to a predetermined target aberration.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Adam Muschielok, Yohann Bénard, Gregor Esser, Anne Seidemann, Werner Mueller
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Patent number: 10337953Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining surface data and/or measurement data relating to a surface, for the quality control of an at least a partially transparent object, an ophthalmic lens, having an optically active first surface and an opposite optically active second surface. The method includes irradiating polarized light with an irradiation polarization from at least one illumination device onto an analysis area of the object to be examined, wherein, for the purpose of setting the irradiation polarization, the light is passed through a polarizer assigned to the illumination device or integrated in the latter, and receiving light which is reflected at the first and/or second surface and has an analysis polarization by use of at least one receiving device, wherein the light is passed through an analyzer assigned to the receiving device or integrated in the latter.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Rainer Sessner, Dietmar Uttenweiler
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Patent number: 10281739Abstract: Adjustment of an eyeglass lens or a pair of eyeglasses by means of an individual brightness-dependent centering of an eyeglass lens. In particular, a method for adjusting an individual eyeglass lens for at least one eye of an eyeglass wearer, including: defining an individual usage situation which comprises at least one target brightness value for the light to be captured by the at least one eye; determining a position of the pupil in at least one direction of view of the at least one eye which occurs or is expected at the at least one target brightness value; determining a reference point of the eyeglass lens, in which the eyeglass lens effects a required correction of individual refraction data for the at least one direction of view; on the basis of the determined individual value of the pupil position, providing and arranging the eyeglass lens in such a manner that the at least one reference point of the eyeglass lens is arranged in front of the at least one eye of the eyeglass wearer.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Peter Seitz, Rainer Sessner, Adam Muschielok, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Anne Seidemann, Wolfgang Hauk, Gregor Esser
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Patent number: 10274749Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens having in particular a diffractive microstructure on at least one lens surface. To this end, a thin structural support layer is initially made available, which on a surface has a microstructure. A lens main body is then cast to the microstructure of the structural support layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Karl Huber, Ferdinand Schreder, Erich Koell, Herbert Schuster, Reiner Beck, Herbert Zinner, Werner Mueller
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Patent number: 10161828Abstract: In a method for calibrating a polarization axis measuring device, both flat sides of a calibration element in a polarization axis measuring device are irradiated with polarized light, wherein the method involves aligning in each case at least one polarization direction of the light in a first and/or second rotational position with a principal axis in a predefined angular relationship with respect to a polarization axis of the calibration element. Determining the rotational position of an axis of the calibration element is carried out by determining an angle bisector between the first and second rotational positions of the polarization direction of the incident light. The method involves assigning a predefined angle value for the rotational position of the principal axis of the polarization direction for which the latter is in the predefined angular relationship with respect to the axis of the calibration element inserted as intended.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Johann Auer, Werner Müller
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Publication number: 20180210228Abstract: Optimizing and producing a lens by defining an individual eye model, in which a shape of a corneal front surface of a model eye, and a reference aberration at an evaluation surface within the model eye are defined based on individual measurement values for the lens wearer's eye, on standard values, or based on provided individual refraction data; specifying first and second surfaces for the lens to be optimized; determining the path of a main ray through a visual point a surface of the lens into the model eye up to the evaluation surface; evaluating an aberration of a wavefront propagating along the main ray and resulting from a spherical wavefront incident on the first surface of the lens at the evaluation surface in comparison to the reference aberration; and iteratively varying the surface of the lens until the evaluated aberration corresponds to a predetermined target aberration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Adam Muschielok, Yohann Bénard, Gregor Esser, Anne Seidemann, Werner Mueller
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Publication number: 20180058977Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining surface data and/or measurement data relating to a surface, for the quality control of an at least a partially transparent object, an ophthalmic lens, having an optically active first surface and an opposite optically active second surface. The method includes irradiating polarized light with an irradiation polarization from at least one illumination device onto an analysis area of the object to be examined, wherein, for the purpose of setting the irradiation polarization, the light is passed through a polariser assigned to the illumination device or integrated in the latter, and receiving light which is reflected at the first and/or second surface and has an analysis polarization by use of at least one receiving device, wherein the light is passed through an analyser assigned to the receiving device or integrated in the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Stephan TRUMM, Rainer SESSNER, Dietmar UTTENWEILER
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Publication number: 20180052074Abstract: In a method for calibrating a polarization axis measuring device, both flat sides of a calibration element in a polarization axis measuring device are irradiated with polarized light, wherein the method involves aligning in each case at least one polarization direction of the light in a first and/or second rotational position with a principal axis in a predefined angular relationship with respect to a polarization axis of the calibration element. Determining the rotational position of an axis of the calibration element is carried out by determining an angle bisector between the first and second rotational positions of the polarization direction of the incident light. The method involves assigning a predefined angle value for the rotational position of the principal axis of the polarization direction for which the latter is in the predefined angular relationship with respect to the axis of the calibration element inserted as intended.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Stephan TRUMM, Johann AUER, Werner MÜLLER
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Patent number: 9835875Abstract: Method for assessing an optical property of kth order of an optical element at an evaluation point. The optical element has a boundary surface formed of a refractive base surface and a phase-modifying optical element. The method includes determining the properties of a wavefront in the local surrounding of the evaluation point by means of a local wavefront tracing, and determining the optical property at the evaluation point based on the properties of the wavefront in the local surrounding of the evaluation point, wherein the local wavefront tracing has a local wavefront tracing upon passage through the boundary surface, and the local wavefront tracing upon passage through the boundary surface is performed according to the equation for the local wavefront tracing through the refractive base surface, the equation being supplemented by an additive additional term PK(k).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner, Stephan Trumm, Rainer Sessner, Dietmar Uttenweiler
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Publication number: 20170269377Abstract: Adjustment of an eyeglass lens or a pair of eyeglasses by means of an individual brightness-dependent centering of an eyeglass lens. In particular, a method for adjusting an individual eyeglass lens for at least one eye of an eyeglass wearer, including: defining an individual usage situation which comprises at least one target brightness value for the light to be captured by the at least one eye; determining a position of the pupil in at least one direction of view of the at least one eye which occurs or is expected at the at least one target brightness value; determining a reference point of the eyeglass lens, in which the eyeglass lens effects a required correction of individual refraction data for the at least one direction of view; on the basis of the determined individual value of the pupil position, providing and arranging the eyeglass lens in such a manner that the at least one reference point of the eyeglass lens is arranged in front of the at least one eye of the eyeglass wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Peter Seitz, Rainer Sessner, Adam Muschielok, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Anne Seidemann, Wolfgang Hauk, Gregor Esser
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Patent number: 9696563Abstract: Adjustment of an eyeglass lens or a pair of eyeglasses by means of an individual brightness-dependent centering of an eyeglass lens. In particular, a method for adjusting an individual eyeglass lens for at least one eye of an eyeglass wearer. The method includes defining an individual usage situation which includes at least one target brightness value for the light to be captured by the at least one eye; determining a position of the pupil in at least one direction of view of the at least one eye which occurs or is expected at the at least one target brightness value; determining a reference point of the eyeglass lens, in which the eyeglass lens effects a required correction of individual refraction data for the at least one direction of view; on the basis of the determined individual value of the pupil position, providing and arranging the eyeglass lens in such a manner that the at least one reference point of the eyeglass lens is arranged in front of the at least one eye of the eyeglass wearer.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Trumm, Peter Seitz, Rainer Sessner, Adam Muschielok, Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Anne Seidemann, Wolfgang Hauk, Gregor Esser
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Publication number: 20160008942Abstract: A method for providing spectacle lenses that have a microstructure on at least one side. A procedure is described, in which the structure is introduced into a face of the lens after the processing of the face of the lens. Processing steps used to achieve the optical quality of the corresponding surface can be omitted. The back face of a spectacle lens may be microstructured by CNC-controlled turning after a first shaping processing, wherein the polishing step is omitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Karl Huber, Ferdinand Schreder, Erich Koell, Werner Mueller
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Patent number: 9226657Abstract: The determination of objective refraction data for an eye of a spectacle wearer, wherein based on measured data for the eye of the spectacle wearer, which determine at least one first set of Zernike coefficients of a wave front aberration for a long accommodation and a second set of Zernike coefficients of a wave front aberration for a short accommodation of the eye, objective refraction data for sphere (SphNcorr), cylinder (CylNcorr) and axis position (AxisNcorr) of the eye for close viewing is determined such that the objective refraction data satisfies equations Sph N corr = M N corr + ( J N , 0 corr ) 2 + ( J N , 45 corr ) 2 , ? Cyl N corr = - 2 ? ( J N , 0 corr ) 2 + ( J N , 45 corr ) 2 ? ? and Axis N corr = 1 2 ? arctan ? ( - J N , 0 corr , - J N , 45 corr ) + ? 2 for a corrected power vector PNcorr for near viewing, wherein said corrected power vector PNcorr corresponds, based on a differenceType: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Andrea Welk, Matthias Nähring, Stephan Trumm
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Publication number: 20150313463Abstract: A method and a device for stimulating accommodation of at least one eye of a test person. There is a reliable possibility for determining a set of ophthalmological data relating to at least one eye of the test person and particularly for measuring refractive error of the test person and for determining a corresponding optical correction. The device for determining a set of ophthalmological data relating to at least one eye of a test person, in particular a device for objectively determining refraction comprises: an accommodation stimulating device which is designed to project a virtual target having a spherical effect and having an adjustable cylindrical effect into the at least one eye of the test person; and a measuring device for determining ophthalmological data relating to the at least one eye of the test person.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Stephan TRUMM, Gregor ESSER