Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 03/07

20070070289 - Eyeglasses-retaining device and methods of use: A eyeglasses retaining device for headware, having a unitary fastener for the headware and the eyeglasses is described. The retaining device may optionally have designs or advertising or other messages on a portion visible to others.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070070290 - Panoramic-view diving mask with self-sealing, non-glued removable and integrally formed lenses: A panoramic-view diving mask with self-sealing, non-glued, removable front lenses and side lenses integrally formed in the frame body of the mask. The lenses are self-sealed by an assembly process in which a layer of elastic gasket medium is applied or attached to either one or both beveled contacting edges... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20070070291 - Length-adjustable strap for glasses: A length-adjustable strap for glasses includes a strap body, two coupling elements connected at rear ends to two opposite ends of the strap body and at front ends to two end pieces of a pair of glasses, and a slide movably mounted on the strap body. Each of the coupling... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070070293 - Eye refractive power measurement apparatus: An eye refractive power measurement apparatus by which an examiner can properly check reliability of a measurement result while time and effort of the examiner are saved. The eye refractive power measurement apparatus for measuring eye refractive power of an examinee's eye has a measurement optical system for projecting a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070070292 - Methods and apparatus for comprehensive vision diagnosis: A wavefront sensing system for measuring wave aberration of an eye comprises an illumination light source configured to produce a compact light source at the retina of the eye, a small opaque stop configured to block corneal reflection of the illumination light, a wavefront sensor configured to measure the outgoing... Agent: Junzhong Liang

20070070295 - Fundus observation device, fundus image display device and fundus observation program: To provide a technology that makes it easy to capture a positional relation of a 2-dimensional image of the surface of a fundus oculi and a tomographic image of the fundus oculi. The fundus observation device 1 is provided with a fundus camera unit 1A for forming a 2-dimensional image... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070070294 - Image acquisition/output apparatus and ophthalmology picture system using the same: The present invention is related to an image acquisition/output apparatus and a picture system for ophthalmic operation using the same. The picture system for ophthalmic operation according to the present invention includes a near-infrared microscope for irradiating an affect part through an objective lens with near-infrared ray emitted from a... Agent: Harrity Snyder, LLP

20070064194 - Eyeglasses set with sunglass clip: An eyeglasses set with sunglass clip includes first and second clear lenses, a clear-lens bridge, first and second darkened lenses, and a darkened-lens bridge. Each clear lens includes an outer surface, an inner surface, an outward edge portion, and an inward edge portion. The clear-lens bridge connects the inward edge... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070064195 - Stabilization of photochromic systems: Photochromic compositions are disclosed comprising a polymeric material, a photochromic dye, a hydroxyphenyl triazine UV absorber and, optionally, a further light stabilizer selected from the sterically hindered amines. These systems provide a reversible photochromic effect and show improved light stabilization and color fastness.... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070064196 - Portable securement system for eyewear: A portable securement system for docking eyewear to a user's garment for temporary safekeeping. Hidden in use, the system docking device is a pendant construction to be mounted on button threads behind a garment placard. There it is anchored while a magnet secured at the device's lower portion secures eyewear... Agent: Office Of Donald Grant Kelly

20070064197 - Apparatus and method for testing visual acuity and fixation control: A method and apparatus for conducting a visual acuity test are provided. The method includes displaying a visual acuity test on a display device (20) that is initiated by a controller (16) such as a handheld keypad controller (16), which is operatively associated with the computer-processing unit (12). The patient's... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070058128 - Eyeglass lens processing apparatus: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a hole forming portion that includes a hole forming tool which forms a hole for attaching a rimless frame in an eyeglass lens; and breakage detector that detects whether or not the hole forming tool is broken.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070058129 - Sunglasses holder: The invention consists of a removable fastening mechanism designed for eyewear such as glasses or auxiliary sunglasses of the type clip-on. The mechanism is composed of two spring-loaded clips connected by an articulating pivot allowing the glasses to be suspended in a vertical position. The lower clip is specifically composed... Agent: Serge Raymond

20070058130 - Goggle lens, method of manufacturing same, and goggle containing same: A goggle lens comprises a first surface (210) and a second surface (220) separated by a thickness (230, 240) of the goggle lens. The goggle lens is made up of a central region (121), a first lateral region (122) on a first side of the central region, and a second... Agent: Kenneth A. Nelson Bryan Cave LLP

20070058131 - Tinted contact lenses with three-dimensional iris patterns: The invention provides tinted contact lenses that have a pattern that has a three-dimensional appearance providing depth to the pattern and a more natural appearance to the pattern when the lens is worn on-eye.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070058132 - Calculating zernike coefficients from fourier coefficients: Systems, methods, and devices for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system of an eye are provided. Techniques include inputting a Fourier transform of optical data from the optical tissue system, inputting a conjugate Fourier transform of a basis function surface, determining a Fourier domain sum of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070052916 - Detachable lens of an eyeglasses structure: The present invention discloses a detachable lens of eyeglasses structure that includes a lens and a connecting section. An embedded connecting device installed on either the left or the right side of the lens and the connecting section, such that the lens and the connecting section can be connected or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070052917 - Pair of sunglasses with farsighted lenses: A pair of sunglasses with farsighted lenses includes a main body having a frame surrounding two separate areas. Each of the areas is occupied by a sunlight glass having an opening cut at its lower and inner part. The opening is to be filled with a farsighted lens provided with... Agent: Morgan Yang

20070052918 - Method and apparatus for viewing polarized displays: A pair of sunglasses is provided with a polarized region in the upper portion of the eyeglass lens and a non-polarized region in the bottom portion of the eyeglass lens so as to permit reading of polarized instruments through the non-polarized region. The two regions may be separated horizontally at... Agent: Robert K. Tendler

20070052919 - Frame for glasses with add-on element: A frame for sunglasses, of the type including a front-piece (1), nose bridge elements (5), and an add-on element (6) to support prescription (RX) lenses which may be removably applied to the inner side of the frontpiece (1), wherein the nose bridge (5) includes of a separate piece and has... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070052920 - Electro-active ophthalmic lens having an optical power blending region: The present invention generally relates to an electro-active optic incorporating a blend region between two regions each having different optical properties.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek, LLP Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070052921 - Methods for coating lenses: Methods of coating at least a portion of a curved surface of a lens with a polarizing liquid. One method includes providing a lens having a curved surface and a lens axis; and rotating the lens about a rotation axis such that a polarizing liquid flows over at least a... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20070052922 - Photochromic multifocal optical article: Describes a multifocal optical article, e.g., an ophthalmic article such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid optical substrate, e.g., a transparent polymeric substrate, such as a thermoset or thermoplastic substrate, adapted to possess at least one light influencing property on at least a portion of... Agent: Linda Pingitore Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070052923 - Method for limiting transfer of material between two adjacent polymeric articles: A method for limiting a transfer of an additive in a first polymeric article to a second adjacent polymeric article comprises treating at least a portion of the first article under a condition such that the additive is transformed to a substantially stable phase. A polymeric article comprises a compounded... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070052924 - Optometer: An optometer for subjectively examining refractive power of an examinee's eye, comprises: a phoropter which selectively disposes an optical element in front of the examinee's eye; a controller having a switch panel for transmitting a signal to the phoropter and a horizontally extending rotation axis; a display rotatable about the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20070052925 - Method and arrangement for the measurement of the anterior segment of the eye: The invention is directed to an arrangement and a method for measuring the anterior segment of the eye using interferometric means. The eye is illuminated by a convergent beam bundle and aligned with the optical axis of the measuring device by generating directional stimuli and accommodation stimuli by means of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070052926 - Eye drop aimer system: The eye drop aimer system is used in connection with an eye drop container. The eye drop aimer system utilizes an aim instrument having at least one reflective surface. In a preferred embodiment, the reflective surface of the aim instrument is located vertically around the eye drop spout of the... Agent: Yusheng Li

20070052927 - Ophthalmic examination program, ophthalmic examination apparatus, and ophthalmic examination system: A simulation image of an index image formed on a fundus of an eye to be examined when each of a plurality of indices is presented to the eye to be examined is generated based on optical characteristic data of the eye to be examined and image data of the... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070046887 - Eyewear supporting after-market electrical components: Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be partially or completely internal to eyewear. The electrical components can also be attached to the eyewear... Agent: Ipventure, Inc.

20070046888 - Multiview eyeglasses: An apparatus for light filtration is disclosed. The apparatus has a support structure. A lens is coupled to the support structure. The lens includes a first portion for performing light filtration, and a second portion. The second portion performs substantially less light filtration than the first portion or performs no... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070046889 - Eyewear with weighted flexible temples: An eyewear assembly having flexible temple elements with counterweights is disclosed. The counterweights and flexible temples can serve several other purposes aside from the disclosed role of supporting eyewear on a wearer's face. Those purposes include ornamental elegance in design and facilitating a natural adjustability around unique personal features for... Agent: Walt Froloff

20070046890 - Eyewear temple assembly: Here we present an eyewear temple assembly that provides the flexibility to add functionalities, such as thermal regulation, to eyewear in an integrated and concealed manner. Our eyewear temple assembly is comprised of a temple tip, temple, cartridge compartment(s), and removable cartridge(s). The presented temple assembly also incorporates 1) means... Agent: Chien Pong (peter) Chen

20070046891 - Plug connection type eyeglasses assembly: A plug connection type eyeglasses assembly includes a pair of primary eyeglasses and a pair of secondary eyeglasses. A primary nosepiece of the primary eyeglasses is provided with a plughole, while the secondary eyeglasses is provided with a plug connector or a plug type turnover mechanism at a position corresponding... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070046892 - Children's sunglasses: Sunglasses for infants and children includes an elongate integral member including a central portion having a central nose bridge, a lens opening on each side of the central nose bridge, and a temple extending rearwardly of the central portion at a bend in the elongate integral member on each side... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20070046893 - Eyeglass tethers: The invention provides eyeglasses with interchangeable and joinable ear engaging members in place of traditional temple arms and tethers.... Agent: Sullivan & Worcester LLP

20070046894 - Rigid contact lens: A rigid contact lens is provided for correcting an irregularly curved cornea, comprising a front surface (2) and a rear surface which consists of (3) a central optical zone (4) and a peripheral zone (5). The central optical zone (4) has such an aspherical rotationally symmetric or non-rotationally symmetric design... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070046895 - Eye exercise device and method: An eye exercise device and method for strengthening the eyes. The eye exercise device has a first portion, a second portion, a mirror, and viewing cards. The first portion has a first end and a second end with a longitudinal channel formed therethrough. The second portion has a longitudinal dimension... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP