Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Iwai

Toshihiro Iwai 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: 20220363933
    Abstract: Ceramics are capable of reducing color irregularities and uneven coating, hard to dissolve into glaze, and excellent in fixation. A water-based paint contains a coloring material, first cellulose nanofibers having a lignin content of 20 to 40 mass % and a water retention of 150 to 300%, and second cellulose nanofibers having a higher viscosity compared to the first cellulose nanofibers, and the water-based paint has a B-type viscosity of 600 cps or higher. Ceramic ware or glassware or the like having painting made on a green body of which surface is formed of silicic acid or silicate compound as a main component, with the water-based paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: EHIME PREFECTURE, DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAMURA, Toshihiro IWAI, Junya OKAWA
  • Patent number: 7845088
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring method includes: bringing a feeler into contact with an outer peripheral surface of a spectacle lens, the outer peripheral surface corresponding to a lens shape of spectacles, the feeler being rotatable about a rotation axis and movable forward and backward relative to the rotation axis in a radial direction, and, while keeping the contact state, moving the feeler along a contact surface of the feeler with the lens shape in a circumferential direction, to measure radii ?i (i=0, 1, 2, . . . n) of the lens shape over an entire circumference of thereof, the radii ?i representing change in distance from a geometric center of the lens shape to the feeler, a measurement region of the lens shape being divided into multiple sub-regions, and within each of the sub-regions, the rotation axis line being moved to a position to cause the feeler to measure the lens shape within the sub-region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventor: Toshihiro Iwai
  • Publication number: 20100077627
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring method includes: bringing a feeler into contact with an outer peripheral surface of a spectacle lens, the outer peripheral surface corresponding to a lens shape of spectacles, the feeler being rotatable about a rotation axis and movable forward and backward relative to the rotation axis in a radial direction, and, while keeping the contact state, moving the feeler along a contact surface of the feeler with the lens shape in a circumferential direction, to measure radii ?i (i=0,1,2, . . . n) of the lens shape over an entire circumference of thereof, the radii ?i representing change in distance from a geometric center of the lens shape to the feeler, a measurement region of the lens shape being divided into multiple sub-regions, and within each of the sub-regions, the rotation axis line being moved to a position to cause the feeler to measure the lens shape within the sub-region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventor: Toshihiro IWAI
  • Patent number: 6959227
    Abstract: A lens layout setting apparatus for lens grinding processing apparatus having a display screen of a display device for various settings for processing data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and data of lens grinding process to grind the lens based on the data of lens shape for the frame, further including a control means to add, delete or rearrange a setting condition. The display device displays data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and of eyeglass lens grinding process required for grinding the lens based on the data, and further displays tabs arranged to display a layout operating screen to set a layout of the data of lens shape for the frame, a state of measuring an edge thickness of the lens, simulation of the shape of a V-shaped protrusion formed on an edge of the lens, and a grinding process screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okada, Mitsuo Ishii, Jun Onose, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai, Akihiro Harada, Yasuko Tsuruga
  • Patent number: 6945848
    Abstract: A lens shape data processing apparatus and a lens grinding machine having the same apparatus in which the lens shape data reading out and the layout setting work for another spectacle lens can be conducted during the lens edge measurement or the grinding process is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Takahiro Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Yasuhito Eto, Takumi Uchiyama, Toshihiro Iwai, Kenichi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040153198
    Abstract: A lens layout setting apparatus for lens grinding processing apparatus having a display screen of a display device for various settings for processing data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and data of lens grinding process to grind the lens based on the data of lens shape for the frame, further including a control means to add, delete or rearrange a setting condition. The display device displays data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and of eyeglass lens grinding process required for grinding the lens based on the data, and further displays tabs arranged to display a layout operating screen to set a layout of the data of lens shape for the frame, a state of measuring an edge thickness of the lens, simulation of the shape of a V-shaped protrusion formed on an edge of the lens, and a grinding process screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okada, Mitsuo Ishii, Jun Onose, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai, Akihiro Harada, Yasuko Tsuruga
  • Patent number: 6751522
    Abstract: A lens layout display apparatus for lens grinding processing apparatus having a display screen on which is displayed data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and data of eyeglass lens grinding process to grind the eyeglass lens based on the data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, the display means also displaying various icons which show a state of measuring an edge thickness of the eyeglass lens, a state of simulation of the shape of a V-shaped protrusion formed on an edge of the eyeglass lens, a state processing the edge portion of the eyeglass lens, and a completion of the grinding process of an eyeglass lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okada, Mitsuo Ishii, Jun Onose, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai, Akihiro Harada, Yasuko Tsuruga
  • Patent number: 6688944
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for spectacle lens chamfering, wherein a predetermined chamfer width is inputted from a peripheral edge of a lens shape of a spectacle frame and a chamfer locus on a refraction plane of a spectacle lens is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Hatano, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai
  • Patent number: 6588898
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for displaying lens contour, an apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same so that these apparatuses can grasp contours of the eyeglass frame and the eyeglass lens related to three dimensional virtual display (3D V-shaped simulation), and a V-shaped figure formed in an edge surface of lens in three dimensions to represent visually assembling of the virtual frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwai, Tatsuro Yokoi, Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020045403
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for spectacle lens chamfering, wherein a predetermined chamfer width is inputted from a peripheral edge of a lens shape of a spectacle frame and a chamfer locus on a refraction plane of a spectacle lens is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Hatano, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai
  • Publication number: 20020026262
    Abstract: A lens layout setting apparatus for lens grinding processing apparatus on having a display screen of a liquid crystal display device 8 for various settings required for processing data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame, and data of eyeglass lens grinding process to grind the eyeglass lens based on the data of eyeglass lens shape for an eyeglass frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okada, Mitsuo Ishii, Jun Onose, Takahiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Iwai, Akihiro Harada, Yasuko Tsuruga
  • Publication number: 20010035933
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for displaying lens contour, an apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same so that these apparatuses can grasp contours of the eyeglass frame and the eyeglass lens related to three dimensional virtual display (3D V-shaped simulation), and a V-shaped figure formed in an edge surface of lens in three dimensions to represent visually assembling of the virtual frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwai, Tatsuro Yokoi, Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6019669
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring apparatus is provided which comprises lens rotating shafts (16, 17) for rotatably holding an uncut lens, a feeler (63, 219, 220) disposed in contact with a working locus of the front or rear surface of the lens, and a calculation/control circuit (100) for detecting a difference in surface level of the lens from a change in data measured by the feeler (63, 219, 220) and controlling the contact of the feeler with the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Ikuo Kitao, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Toshihiro Iwai, Takeshi Nakamura, Hisao Fujinuma, Shinji Uno, Jun Akiyama
  • Patent number: 5984763
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring apparatus is provided which comprises lens rotating shafts (16, 17) for rotatably holding an uncut lens, a feeler (63, 219, 220) disposed in contact with a working locus of the front or rear surface of the lens, and a calculation/control circuit (100) for detecting a difference in surface level of the lens from a change in data measured by the feeler (63, 219, 220) and controlling the contact of the feeler with the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Ikuo Kitao, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Toshihiro Iwai, Takeshi Nakamura, Hisao Fujinuma, Shinji Uno, Jun Akiyama
  • Patent number: 5895314
    Abstract: A lens shape measuring apparatus is provided which comprises lens rotating shafts (16, 17) for rotatably holding an uncut lens, a feeler (63, 219, 220) disposed in contact with a working locus of the front or rear surface of the lens, and a calculation/control circuit (100) for detecting a difference in surface level of the lens from a change in data measured by the feeler (63, 219, 220) and controlling the contact of the feeler with the lens
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Ikuo Kitao, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Toshihiro Iwai, Takeshi Nakamura, Hisao Fujinuma, Shinji Uno, Jun Akiyama