Patents by Inventor Takahiro Uchidani

Takahiro Uchidani 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: 11934042
    Abstract: With regard to an eyeglass lens that is provided with a plurality of defocus regions on at least one of an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface, the surface shape is evaluated through measuring the surface shape of the surface of the eyeglass lens that has the plurality of defocus regions, and acquiring three-dimensional data regarding the surface shape; a classifying data groups regarding the plurality of respective defocus regions and a data group regarding a base region, which is a region where the defocus regions are not formed, by performing cluster analysis on the three-dimensional data; combining curved surface shape data obtained by performing curve fitting on each of the classified data groups, and extracting reference shape data regarding the object-side surface; and comparing the three-dimensional data and the reference shape data, and obtaining degrees of deviation of the three-dimensional data from the reference shape data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Uchidani
  • Patent number: 11326875
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating production precision of a spectacle lens having micro convex segments protruding from a convex surface on an object side of the spectacle lens, including measuring a shape of the convex surface of the spectacle lens; setting an actual device virtual model including a spectacle lens model based on the measured shape and an eyeball model; performing ray tracing calculation on the actual device virtual model and specifying an actual device convergence position where light rays converge on an front side of a retina of the eyeball model; and evaluating production precision of the spectacle lens on the basis of the actual device convergence position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Uchidani, Hua Qi
  • Publication number: 20220057293
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating an eyeglass lens that has a plurality of convex portions on at least one of an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface, in which the eyeglass lens is evaluated based on the number of rays at a plurality of focal positions A at which rays, which pave passed through the plurality of convex portions in a predetermined evaluation region of the eyeglass lens, converge when ray tracing is performed on the predetermined evaluation region, and technology related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Hua QI, Takahiro UCHIDANI
  • Publication number: 20220035177
    Abstract: With regard to an eyeglass lens that is provided with a plurality of defocus regions on at least one of an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface, the surface shape is evaluated through measuring the surface shape of the surface of the eyeglass lens that has the plurality of defocus regions, and acquiring three-dimensional data regarding the surface shape; a classifying data groups regarding the plurality of respective defocus regions and a data group regarding a base region, which is a region where the defocus regions are not formed, by performing cluster analysis on the three-dimensional data; combining curved surface shape data obtained by performing curve fitting on each of the classified data groups, and extracting reference shape data regarding the object-side surface; and comparing the three-dimensional data and the reference shape data, and obtaining degrees of deviation of the three-dimensional data from the reference shape data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro UCHIDANI
  • Publication number: 20200132441
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating production precision of a spectacle lens having micro convex segments protruding from a convex surface on an object side of the spectacle lens, including measuring a shape of the convex surface of the spectacle lens; setting an actual device virtual model including a spectacle lens model based on the measured shape and an eyeball model; performing ray tracing calculation on the actual device virtual model and specifying an actual device convergence position where light rays converge on an front side of a retina of the eyeball model; and evaluating production precision of the spectacle lens on the basis of the actual device convergence position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro UCHIDANI, Hua QI
  • Patent number: 7172294
    Abstract: A multi-layer film, wherein a ratio H/L or L/H, a balance in optical film thickness between a high-refractive-index layer H and a low-refractive-index layer L, is set within a range of 1.2–2.0 to bias a balance in thickness. A method of producing a dielectric multi-layer film, wherein, when a dielectric multi-layer film is formed, a proportion at which an optical film thickness is formed on a monitor substrate is made larger than usual. A UV reflection film, having a step difference in average transmittance of 70–90% at a specified half-power point and within a wavelength range of 430–450 nm, is provided on a substrate to form a UV cut filter. A UV reflection film at a specified half-power point, a step difference in average transmittance of 70–90% within a wavelength range of 430–450 nm, and a blue conditioning film having a transmittance of at least 90% within a wavelength range of 460–520 nm may be combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Yano, Takahiro Uchidani
  • Patent number: 6872120
    Abstract: A lens surface shape is created by a near-finish surface forming rough-cutting step of creating a near-finish surface shape analogous to a lens surface shape based on a prescription of a spectacle lens from a spectacle lens base material 11 by numerically controlled cutting, and a finish-cutting step of creating the lens surface shape based on the prescription of the spectacle lens from the near-finish surface shape by numerically controlled cutting. According to this method of producing a spectacle lens, all kinds of spectacle lenses including an inner surface progressive power lens can be produced with high productivity. A complex curved surface can be mirror-polished by a polishing tool, which includes an elastic sheet 41 having a curved surface, wherein a workpiece is polished by applying a pressure to the inner surface side of the elastic sheet 41, to stretch the elastic sheet 41 and bring the outer surface side of the elastic sheet 41 into contact with the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Miyazawa, Yoshinori Tabata, Takahiro Uchidani
  • Publication number: 20040114114
    Abstract: A multi-layer film, wherein a ratio H/L or L/H, a balance in optical film thickness between a high-refractive-index layer H and a low-refractive-index layer L, is set within a range of 1.2-2.0 to bias a balance in thickness. A method of producing a dielectric multi-layer film, wherein, when a dielectric multi-layer film is formed, a proportion at which an optical film thickness is formed on a monitor substrate is made larger than usual. A UV reflection film, having a step difference in average transmittance of 70-90% at a specified half-power point and within a wavelength range of 430-450 nm, is provided on a substrate to form a UV cut filter. A UV reflection film at a specified half-power point, a step difference in average transmittance of 70-90% within a wavelength range of 430-450 nm, and a blue conditioning film having a transmittance of at least 90% within a wavelength range of 460-520 nm may be combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Kunihiko Yano, Takahiro Uchidani
  • Publication number: 20020160690
    Abstract: A lens surface shape is created by a near-finish surface forming rough-cutting step of creating a near-finish surface shape analogous to a lens surface shape based on a prescription of a spectacle lens from a spectacle lens base material 11 by numerically controlled cutting, and a finish-cutting step of creating the lens surface shape based on the prescription of the spectacle lens from the near-finish surface shape by numerically controlled cutting. According to this method of producing a spectacle lens, all kinds of spectacle lenses including an inner surface progressive power lens can be produced with high productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Makoto Miyazawa, Yoshinori Tabata, Takahiro Uchidani