Patents by Inventor Walter Haimerl
Walter Haimerl 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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Patent number: 7930151Abstract: A method of calculating an individual progressive lens creates one or more basic designs for lenses based on theoretical specifications, and then creates starting designs from these basic designs. Individual progressive lenses are calculated from the starting designs corresponding to the individual data from wearing test subjects. Valid starting designs are then created for production. The individual lenses are calculated from the starting designs according to individual customer data.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Stephan Haser, Andrea Welk, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
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Patent number: 7673990Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Walter Haimerl, Winfried Nikolaus, Kerstin Schmid, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7540611Abstract: A method is described for designing and optimizing an individual spectacle lens. The invention is characterized in that a draft design is made by an ophthalmologist on a video workstation by means of a computer program; the design is communicated to a manufacturer or an optical computing office; and that the manufacturer optimizes an individual spectacle lens on the basis of these stipulations.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Andrea Welk, Walter Haimerl, Gregor Esser, Peter Baumbach, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner
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Patent number: 7347546Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a single-strength spectacle lens while taking into account an individual spectacle wearer's data, the single-strength spectacle lens having a rotationally symmetrical base surface and a rotationally symmetrical aspherical or atoric prescription surface, comprising the following steps: Acquisition of an individual spectacle wearer's data; selection of a spectacle lens blank with a predetermined base surface from a group of spectacle lens blanks; and calculation and optimization of the prescription surface while taking into account at least a part of the individual spectacle wearer's data in addition to an adaptation of the dioptric effect by the prescription surface to the spectacle wearer's prescription. The invention also relates to a corresponding system for producing a single-strength spectacle lens and to an individual single-strength spectacle lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Gregor Esser, Werner Mueller, Herbert Pfeiffer, Helmut Altheimer, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Jochen Brosig
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Patent number: 7338162Abstract: A workplace screen lens, having a workplace screen lens optimized at the middle of the lens for the middle viewing distances of approximately 60 centimeters to approximately 90 centimeters, and the progressive channel at the middle of the lens is at least 4 millimeters wide. The effect increases from the middle of the lens toward the bottom with the vertical coordinate y equal to approximately 0, reaching a near vision zone with an essentially constant effect at y equal to approximately ?12 millimeters. The progressive channel has a width of least 15 millimeters in the near vision zone, preferably at the near-reference point, the effect decreases from the middle of the lens up to y equal to approximately +10 millimeters to approximately +12 millimeters above the middle of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Walter Haimerl, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk
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Patent number: 7334893Abstract: An ophthalmic lens and a method for producing a progressive ophthalmic lens having at least one progressive surface, where by a calculation and optimization step in the production of the progressive lens is performed. The absolute value of the rotation |rot {right arrow over (A)}| and/or the divergence |div {right arrow over (A)}| of a vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is as small as possible, and the absolute value |{right arrow over (A)}| of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the absolute value of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens. The direction of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the axial position of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens or a surface astigmatism of the at least one progressive surface of the progressive lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Wolfgang Becken, Walter Haimerl, Andrea Welk, Edda Wehner
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Publication number: 20070279587Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2004Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Norbert Awrath, Jochen Brosig, Walter Haimerl, Winfried Nikolaus, Kerstin Schmid, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Martin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7300153Abstract: A double progressive spectacle lens in which a first prescribed progressive surface can be freely designed. The second progressive surface is then optimized in relation to the first prescribed surface. Thereby, the resulting spectacle lens avoids the need to employ a classic hourglass design progression zone and produces optical and geometric advantages such as an overall height of the progressive lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
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Publication number: 20070252949Abstract: A workplace screen lens, having a workplace screen lens optimized at the middle of the lens for the middle viewing distances of approximately 60 centimeters to approximately 90 centimeters, and the progressive channel at the middle of the lens is at least 4 millimeters wide. The effect increases from the middle of the lens toward the bottom with the vertical coordinate y equal to approximately 0, reaching a near vision zone with an essentially constant effect at y equal to approximately ?12 millimeters. The progressive channel has a width of least 15 millimeters in the near vision zone, preferably at the near-reference point, the effect decreases from the middle of the lens up to y equal to approximately +10 millimeters to approximately +12 millimeters above the middle of the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2004Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Walter Haimerl, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk
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Publication number: 20070132945Abstract: A method of calculating an individual progressive lens creates one or more basic designs for lenses based on theoretical specifications, and then creates starting designs from these basic designs. Individual progressive lenses are calculated from the starting designs corresponding to the individual data from wearing test subjects. Valid starting designs are then created fr production. The individual lenses are calculated from the starting designs according to individual customer data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: RODENSTOCK GmbHInventors: Stephan Haser, Andrea Welk, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
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Patent number: 7210779Abstract: A double-progressive spectacle lens in which the progressive action is distributed over the front and rear surfaces of the double-progressive spectacle lenses and described by the quotient Q Q=Addvfl/AddGesamt where Addvfl represents the increase in the surface dioptric power along the principal line on the front surface between the distance area and the near area, and ADDGesamt represents the increase in the total dioptric power along the principal line between the distance area and the near area, and the fraction Q increases with growing distance area effect F: ? Q ? ( F ) ? F ? 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Gregor Esser, Walter Haimerl, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Helmut Altheimer, Martin Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20070035696Abstract: An ophthalmic lens and a method for producing a progressive ophthalmic lens having at least one progressive surface, where by a calculation and optimization step in the production of the progressive lens is performed. The absolute value of the rotation |rot {right arrow over (A)}| and/or the divergence |div {right arrow over (A)}| of a vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is as small as possible, and the absolute value |{right arrow over (A)}| of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the absolute value of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens. The direction of the vectorial astigmatism {right arrow over (A)} is proportional to the axial position of an astigmatism in the use position of the progressive lens or a surface astigmatism of the at least one progressive surface of the progressive lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Wolfgang Becken, Walter Haimerl, Andrea Welk, Edda Wehner
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Patent number: 7168805Abstract: A method of optimizing a progressive lens is described. This invention is characterized by the following steps: selecting a preset progressive lens having a preset object distance function A1(x,y), selecting an object distance function A2(x=x0,y) along the main line of vision of the preset progressive lens for a lens that is to be derived, locating the map U:y?y? along the main line of vision, such that the value y? for which the following holds is calculated for each value of y: A1(x=x0,y)=A2(x=x0,y?), calculating the setpoint values S(x,y) at S(x,y?)=S(x,U(y)).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
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Publication number: 20070008488Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a single-strength spectacle lens while taking into account an individual spectacle wearer's data, the single-strength spectacle lens having a rotationally symmetrical base surface and a rotationally symmetrical aspherical or atoric prescription surface, comprising the following steps: Acquisition of an individual spectacle wearer's data; selection of a spectacle lens blank with a predetermined base surface from a group of spectacle lens blanks; and calculation and optimization of the prescription surface while taking into account at least a part of the individual spectacle wearer's data in addition to an adaptation of the dioptric effect by the prescription surface to the spectacle wearer's prescription. The invention also relates to a corresponding system for producing a single-strength spectacle lens and to an individual single-strength spectacle lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2004Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: RODENSTOCK GMBHInventors: Gregor Esser, Werner Mueller, Herbert Pfeiffer, Helmut Altheimer, Peter Baumbach, Walter Haimerl, Jochen Brosig
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Patent number: 7144110Abstract: A double progressive spectacle lens having a prefabricated progressive surface and a second progressive surface for correcting a spherical ametropia or a cylindrical ametropia, in which the surface properties of the progressive surface in the vicinity of the principal line of sight are asymmetric, the asymmetry being determined by the symmetry factor SA, which is determined in relation to the level A by the ratio of the smaller to the larger horizontal distance between the principal line of sight and the location at which the surface astigmatism in the horizontal section reaches the value A [dpt].Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Walter Haimerl, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk
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Publication number: 20060268223Abstract: A double progressive spectacle lens is described. The invention is distinguished in that at least one of the two progressive surfaces has at least one of the following properties: principal line of sight a) the profile of the surface power along the principal line of sight in the progression channel is not monotonic between y=?15 mm and y=+10 mm, b) the profile of the surface astigmatism along the principal line of sight has at least two clearly expressed maxima that are at least 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Gregory Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl
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Patent number: 7083277Abstract: A pair of spectacle lenses in which one spectacle lens is designed for distance vision or near vision, and the second spectacle lens is designed for another object distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl, Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk
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Patent number: 7063421Abstract: A unifocal spectacle lens with an aspheric and/or atoric surface, or a progressive spectacle lens, in which the unifocal spectacle lens or the progressive spectacle lens has small higher order aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Edda Wehner, Andrea Welk, Walter Haimerl, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser
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Patent number: 7033024Abstract: A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens, in which at first a semi-finished uncut spectacle lens (hereinafter referred to as a blank) is produced, i.e. a spectacle lens having merely one finished optical surface (hereinafter described as base surface); subsequently a prescription-optimized surface is computed according to the data of a spectacle lens prescription; and then the prescription-optimized surface is finished according to the computed data. The invention is characterized by the following method steps: after the production of the semi-finished spectacle lens the base surface is measured; the prescription-optimized surface is computed and finished taking into account not only the individual data of the spectacle prescription, but also the actual shape of the base surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Roswitha Fendt, Fritz Gruna, Helmut Altheimer, Walter Haimerl, Gregor Esser, Herbert Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 7033022Abstract: A spectacle lens having in a first see-through region a power suitable for distant viewing in a wearing position, and in a second see-through region a power suitable for medium-distance viewing, i.e. for distances of about 1 meter and more, in a wearing position, and in which the power continuously increases from the first see-through region along a plane or winding principal line to the second see-through region. The spectacle lens has the following features: the power increases not only from the first see-through region to the second see-through region, but also continuously to beyond the second see-through region to a lower edge of the spectacle lens; and a region of clear vision, i.e. a region in which a residual astigmatism of a system spectacle-lens/eye does not exceed 0.5 dpt, narrows below the first see-through region towards the lower edge of the spectacle lens to have a funnel-shaped configuration, i.e. without any constriction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Rainer Dorsch, Walter Haimerl