Patents by Inventor Yasumi Hikosaka

Yasumi Hikosaka 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: 5872625
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an optical characteristic of an examined lens, comprising a first measuring optical system for projecting a first measuring light flux on an examined lens, which is enlarged so as to cover a relative large area of the lens, via both a first grating and a second grating which has a predetermined positional relationship with the first grating, thereby forming moire fringes thereon, then detecting the moire fringes by a two dimensional photo detector, a first calculating device for calculating each principle point refractive power at each point of the lens by processing results detected by the first measuring optical system, a second measuring optical system for projecting a second measuring light flux on a small area of the lens, then detecting a position of an image of the second measuring light flux by a positional photo-detector, a second calculating device for calculating a back vertex power at the small area by processing results detected by the second measuring optical system, a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kajino, Masanao Fujieda, Yasumi Hikosaka, Tokio Ueno
  • Patent number: 5784146
    Abstract: In an ophthalmic measurement apparatus providing optical systems for focusing-and-projecting a laser beam for use in measuring onto an anterior portion of an eye to be examined, and for receiving a scattered light by the internal tissues of the anterior portion of the eye by a scattered laser beam by guiding the scattered light to a photoelectric transducing element, and for measuring tissues and components in the internal parts of the anterior portion of the eye based on an output signal transmitted from the photoelectric transducing element, alignment is performed by advancing a cylindrical shaped lens for forming a laser beam to be a slit-shaped light bundle in a light path in laser beam projecting optical system with observing an image of a section of the anterior portion of the eye which is light-sectioned by a slit-shaped laser beam, or by scanning a laser beam by laser beam scanning device with observing an image of a section of the anterior portion of the eye which is light-sectioned by the scanned la
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tsuguo Nanjo, Yasumi Hikosaka, Masunori Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5629748
    Abstract: A visual function examination apparatus, comprising an optotype presenting device for presenting optotypes for use in examinations of visual functions of examinee's eyes, for examining visual functions of the eyes by delivering luminous flux via reflecting system from the optotype presenting device, wherein the optotype presenting device is provided with optotypes for examinations to be carried out as the examinee opens his both eyes, the optotypes having polarizing plates, and a binocular fixation target which should become fusion impulse to binocular vision is disposed around the optotypes for examinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Yasumi Hikosaka
  • Patent number: 5485231
    Abstract: An apparatus for visual acuity test of an examinee's eye comprises test chart presenting device for changing and presenting test chart to the examinee's eye, a switch for designating test chart to be presented by the test chart presenting means, a light delivery optical system for delivering luminous flux of test chart from the test chart presenting means to the examinee's eye, the light delivery optical system comprising a concave mirror for making the luminous flux of test chart optically from 4 m ahead of the examinee to infinit and a first reflection mirror for reflecting the luminous flux reflected the concave mirror to the examinee's eye, and reflecting angle adjusting device for adjusting reflection angle of the reflection mirror so as to fit to a height of the examinee's eye, a housing for internally mounting the test chart presenting means and the light delivery optical system, the housing having an aperture to allow the luminous flux of test chart pass therethrough and the aperture being provided wi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Kazuhiro Yoshimura, Yasuhisa Murakami, Yasumi Hikosaka