Patents by Inventor Yukito HIRAYAMA
Yukito HIRAYAMA 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: 20230143549Abstract: This optometry system, for presenting a test chart to an eye being tested and subjectively measuring an optical characteristic of the eye being tested, is provided with a setting means which sets a reference value based on the subject's reaction time to a test chart, a reaction input means which inputs the response of the subject reading the test chart, a control means which automatically advances the test on the basis of an input signal from the response input means, and a guidance information output means which, on the basis of the reference value set by the testing means, outputs guidance information for guiding the subject to input a response during testing of the eye being tested. Hereby, it is possible to accurately carry out a subjective test on the eye being tested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTDInventors: Arisa SHIMAZAKI, Taeko HORINO, Yukito HIRAYAMA, Michihiro TAKII, Jouji SEKO
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Patent number: 11534061Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus includes an optometry unit having an optical member, being located in front of a subject eye, and changing optical characteristics of a target light flus with using the optical member, and a measurement optical system that has a light projecting optical system for applying measurement light emitted from a measurement light source to a fundus of the subject eye through the optometry unit, and a light receiving optical system in which a detector receives reflected light of the measurement light reflected on the fundus of the subject eye through the optometry unit, and that objectively measures the optical characteristics of the subject eye. An optical axis of the measurement optical system is set to be off-axis from an optical axis of the optical member in the optometry unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro Takii, Yukito Hirayama
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Patent number: 11471043Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus has a projection optical system including a visual target presenting portion and an optical member to project a target light flux toward a subject eye, and causing the target light flux to be incident on the optical member with a deviation of the incident target light flux from an optical axis of the optical member, a housing accommodating the projection optical system, a presentation window for emitting the target light flux from the inside of the housing to the outside thereof, an eye refractive power measurement unit provided outside the housing, and holding means integrally connecting the housing to the eye refractive power measurement unit to hold the eye refractive power measuring unit. When using the eye refractive power measuring unit, a distance from the presentation window to the eye refractive power measurement unit in an optical path is equal to or less than 180 mm.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kobayashi, Yukito Hirayama, Ryoji Suzuki, Kazunori Shibata, Daisuke Baba
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Patent number: 11395586Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus subjectively measures optical characteristics of a subject eye. The subjective optometry apparatus includes a light projecting optical system, an optical path switching portion that switches between a first optical path having a first examination distance and a second optical path having a second examination distance, and an examination distance changing portion that optically changes the first examination distance or the second examination distance. Based on examination distance information, the examination distance changing unit causes the optical path switching portion to set an optical path to either the first optical path or the second optical path, and drives a distance changing optical member in the set optical path to optically change the examination distance to an examination distance different from the first examination distance and the second examination distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukito Hirayama
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Publication number: 20200221943Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus has a projection optical system including a visual target presenting portion and an optical member to project a target light flux toward a subject eye, and causing the target light flux to be incident on the optical member with a deviation of the incident target light flux from an optical axis of the optical member, a housing accommodating the projection optical system, a presentation window for emitting the target light flux from the inside of the housing to the outside thereof, an eye refractive power measurement unit provided outside the housing, and holding means integrally connecting the housing to the eye refractive power measurement unit to hold the eye refractive power measuring unit. When using the eye refractive power measuring unit, a distance from the presentation window to the eye refractive power measurement unit in an optical path is equal to or less than 180 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro KOBAYASHI, Yukito HIRAYAMA, Ryoji SUZUKI, Kazunori SHIBATA, Daisuke BABA
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Publication number: 20200100666Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus includes an optometry unit having an optical member, being located in front of a subject eye, and changing optical characteristics of a target light flus with using the optical member, and a measurement optical system that has a light projecting optical system for applying measurement light emitted from a measurement light source to a fundus of the subject eye through the optometry unit, and a light receiving optical system in which a detector receives reflected light of the measurement light reflected on the fundus of the subject eye through the optometry unit, and that objectively measures the optical characteristics of the subject eye. An optical axis of the measurement optical system is set to be off-axis from an optical axis of the optical member in the optometry unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro TAKII, Yukito HIRAYAMA
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Publication number: 20200037869Abstract: A subjective optometry apparatus subjectively measures optical characteristics of a subject eye. The subjective optometry apparatus includes a light projecting optical system, an optical path switching portion that switches between a first optical path having a first examination distance and a second optical path having a second examination distance, and an examination distance changing portion that optically changes the first examination distance or the second examination distance. Based on examination distance information, the examination distance changing unit causes the optical path switching portion to set an optical path to either the first optical path or the second optical path, and drives a distance changing optical member in the set optical path to optically change the examination distance to an examination distance different from the first examination distance and the second examination distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukito HIRAYAMA
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Patent number: 10299672Abstract: A subjective optometric apparatus includes: a projection optical system that includes a target presenting unit configured to emit a target light flux, the projection optical system being configured to project, onto an examinee's eye, the target light flux emitted from the target presenting unit; a housing configured to accommodate the projection optical system; a presentation window configured to project the target light flux onto the examinee's eye by transmitting the target light flux emitted from the projection optical system and outputting the target light flux from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing; and an observation unit configured to observe, via the presentation window, a positional relationship between the examinee's eye and an eye refractivity measuring unit configured to change an optical property of the target light flux output from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Shibata, Ryoji Suzuki, Yukito Hirayama, Hidenori Kanda
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Publication number: 20180153392Abstract: A subjective optometric apparatus includes: a projection optical system that includes a target presenting unit configured to emit a target light flux, the projection optical system being configured to project, onto an examinee's eye, the target light flux emitted from the target presenting unit; a housing configured to accommodate the projection optical system; a presentation window configured to project the target light flux onto the examinee's eye by transmitting the target light flux emitted from the projection optical system and outputting the target light flux from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing; and an observation unit configured to observe, via the presentation window, a positional relationship between the examinee's eye and an eye refractivity measuring unit configured to change an optical property of the target light flux output from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori SHIBATA, Ryoji SUZUKI, Yukito HIRAYAMA, Hidenori KANDA
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Patent number: 9848768Abstract: A target presenting apparatus includes: a display for emitting a target light flux; a concave mirror for receiving the target light flux in such a manner as to displace the target light flux from an optical axis thereof; a housing for accommodating the concave mirror and the display therein; and an optical member, placed in the housing, for guiding the target light flux from the inside to the outside of the housing to present a target to an examinee.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kanazawa, Noriji Kawai, Ryoji Suzuki, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Yukito Hirayama, Kazunori Shibata
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Patent number: 9414744Abstract: An optometry apparatus includes: a housing accommodating a concave mirror disposed on a reference axis; and a display disposed outside the housing and out of the reference axis for projecting a target light flux onto the concave mirror. The concave mirror is configured to reflect the target light flux output from the display toward an examinee's eye along the reference axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kanazawa, Noritsugu Nozawa, Ryoji Suzuki, Yukito Hirayama
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Publication number: 20150342455Abstract: A target presenting apparatus includes: a display for emitting a target light flux; a concave mirror for receiving the target light flux in such a manner as to displace the target light flux from an optical axis thereof; a housing for accommodating the concave mirror and the display therein; and an optical member, placed in the housing, for guiding the target light flux from the inside to the outside of the housing to present a target to an examinee.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Yuichiro KANAZAWA, Noriji KAWAI, Ryoji SUZUKI, Toshihiro KOBAYASHI, Yukito HIRAYAMA, Kazunori SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20140185012Abstract: An optometry apparatus includes; a housing accommodating a concave mirror disposed on a reference axis; and a display disposed outside the housing and out of the reference axis for projecting a target light flux onto the concave mirror. The concave mirror is configured to reflect the target light flux output from the display toward an examinee's eye along the reference axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kanazawa, Noritsugu Nozawa, Ryoji Suzuki, Yukito Hirayama
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Patent number: 8596792Abstract: An optotype presenting apparatus for presenting an optotype used to test a visual function of an examinee includes: an optotype presentation part configured to present the optotype in a predetermined presentation region; a control unit configured to allow a test optotype to be presented in the optotype presentation part, the test optotype including a stereoscopic vision test optotype that generates a parallax so as to be seen by the examinee as floating or sinking from a predetermined reference plane; and an optotype splitting unit configured to split the test optotype presented in the optotype presentation part into an optotype for a left eye and an optotype for a right eye to present the test optotype to right and left eyes of the examinee, wherein the test optotype includes a guide optotype for guiding the examinee to see the stereoscopic vision test optotype stereoscopically.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yukito Hirayama
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Publication number: 20120249951Abstract: An optotype presenting apparatus presents optotypes for testing an examinee's binocular visual function. The apparatus includes: an optotype presenting part to display an optotype at a predetermined presenting region; a pupillary distance input part that inputs a pupillary distance between an examinee's left and right eyes; and a control unit that makes the optotype presenting part display left- and right-eye optotypes for a stereoscopic vision test. The control unit determines a lateral inter-optotype spacing between the left- and the right-eye optotypes based on the input pupillary distance so that a fusion optotype seen with the examinee's both eyes is perceived as an optotype that is seen floating or sinking by a fusion distance between a reference position and a predetermined fusion position, and makes the optotype presenting part display the left-eye optotype and the right-eye optotype based on the determined inter-optotype spacing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukito HIRAYAMA
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Publication number: 20120092622Abstract: An optotype presenting apparatus for presenting an optotype used to test a visual function of an examinee includes: an optotype presentation part configured to present the optotype in a predetermined presentation region; a control unit configured to allow a test optotype to be presented in the optotype presentation part, the test optotype including a stereoscopic vision test optotype that generates a parallax so as to be seen by the examinee as floating or sinking from a predetermined reference plane; and an optotype splitting unit configured to split the test optotype presented in the optotype presentation part into an optotype for a left eye and an optotype for a right eye to present the test optotype to right and left eyes of the examinee, wherein the test optotype includes a guide optotype for guiding the examinee to see the stereoscopic vision test optotype stereoscopically.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yukito HIRAYAMA