Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 04/07

20070091250 - Wide-angle diving lens: This invention is directed to a device of “wide-angle diving lens” , primarily comprises a lens; and characterized by: the lens is made by a main lens and extended with a plurality of different angles of sub-window lens, or at the inner edge of the lens arranged Fresnel lens, or... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070091251 - Night driving spectacles: Spectacles for reducing glare due to oncoming traffic while driving at night. The spectacles include a mask or filter that blocks light from entering the wearer's eyes when the source of light is on the opposing side of the highway. The mask may either be a part of the lenses... Agent: Michael G. Petit

20070091252 - Spring-bridge for eyewear: The clip-on lens assembly has a pair of lenses connected together by a uniquely shaped, spring-biased nose bridge wire that has a profile that substantially matches the profile of the nose bridge portion of a pair of eyewear. The bridge wire is connected to either the rear or front surfaces... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070091253 - Combination of eyeglasses and attachment glasses: An eyeglasses combination includes a first pair of glasses having a frame with two rims and a bridge is connected between the two rims. Two lenses are engaged with the two rims and two temples are pivotably connected to two ends of the frame. Two positioning members respectively connected to... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070091254 - Spectacle kit: A spectacle kit includes a pair of lenses made from flexible material joined by a nose bridge portion and a pair of side arms. Each lens has an outer upper portion and an outer lower portion which move towards one another to overlap and form a convex portion in each... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff, Talwalkar LLC

20070091255 - Eyeglass frame assembly: An eyewear frame assembly comprises at least one lens that is substantially encircled by a flexible wire or cable. The wire can be constructed as a monofilament wire or a multi-filament wire. Various closing members are shown, some of which feature magnetic members.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070091257 - Adjustable focus eyeglasses: where A for one of the lenses elements is −A for the other lens element in each lens unit and F(v), F1(u,v), F2(v), F3(v), F4(v) are any functions over the area of the lenses for which derivatives up to at least third order are continuous. At least one of F1(u,v),... Agent: Trex Enterprises Corp.

20070091256 - Optimized lens for indirect ophthalmoscopy: e

20070091258 - System, apparatus and method for correcting vision with an adaptive optic: An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active lens includes a range finder positioned in a cooperative relationship with the... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070091259 - Contact lens with controlled shape: A contact lens including a single component lens sized and dimensioned for placement on a cornea of an eye. The single component lens includes a first base curve for the back surface of the single component lens, wherein the first base curve is associated with the first sub-axis; a second... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070091260 - Multifocal contact lenses manufactured from a responsive polymer gel: A multi-focal contact lens wherein the lens is manufactured at least partially from a responsive polymer gel.... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070091261 - Attachment of prescription lenses to eyewear having wrap-type frames: Eyewear having a curved frame includes a protruding cover lens unit. The cover lens unit can be removably attached to the curved frame to position a less curved non-prescription lens in a protruding position with respect to the curved frame, thereby creating a space within the protruding lens unit. A... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070091262 - Lens suction jig installing apparatus and method of determining lens position using apparatus thereof: The lens suction jig installing apparatus of the present invention comprises a position adjustable pedestal for holding a spectacle lens where a plurality of indices are formed that are provided with a predetermined space on a surface; a position adjusting device for displacing the pedestal within the position adjustable range;... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20070091263 - Iterative fourier reconstruction for laser surgery and other optical applications: Methods, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070091264 - System and method for acquiring data and aligning and tracking of an eye: A system and a corresponding method is provided for aligning and/or tracking of an eye of a patient with reference to an ophthalmic unit for performing diagnosis and/or treatment of the eye. The system comprises means for providing a previously acquired iris code of the eye, an iris recognition unit... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070091265 - System and method for optical imaging of human retinal function: An Optical Imaging Device of Retinal Function has been developed to detect changes in reflectance of near infrared light from the retina of human subjects in response to visual activation of the retina by a pattern stimulus. The measured changes in reflectance correspond in time to the onset and offset... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070091266 - Cornea characteristics measuring device: An apparatus for measuring characteristics of a substance is provided. The apparatus includes a light source to generate light to form an image. A splitter transmits the light from the light source to a first lens, which collimates the light. A second lens receives the collimated light and is adapted... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070091267 - Optical imaging apparatus: An optical imaging apparatus, in particular an ophthalmoscope or microscope or transillumination microscope, comprising a light source arrangement (20) and an illumination beam path (3) which is predetermined at least by an illumination lens arrangement (4), and an observation beam path (11) which is predetermined at least by an observation... Agent: Thomas M. Saunders Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070085969 - Tri-extension combinable eyewear assembly: The improved assemblies disclosed herein employ auxiliary extensions that allow for either an interference fit or magnetic coupling to a primary frame, which is an improvement over more conventional designs. These auxiliary extensions provide a stable and aesthetically pleasing platform to couple an auxiliary lens assembly to a primary lens... Agent: Storm LLP

20070081119 - Hide & see poker glasses: Hide & See glasses were designed for playing poker, Some players are wearing sunglasses to hide their eyes from their opponents. While this is good as it hides your eyes it is difficult to see the cards clearly through dark sunglasses, especially in poor lighting conditions. Hide & See Through... Agent: Zoltan Joseph Mayer

20070081120 - Detachable shelter frame for spectacles: A detachable shelter frame for mounting in front of a primary spectacles frame which includes a frame body mounting two lenses in position, wherein the detachable shelter frame includes two auxiliary lenses, a shelter bridge, and two resilient mounting devices. The resilient mounting devices are spacedly provided at the shelter... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070081121 - Media focals: Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070081122 - Structure of an eyeglasses lamp: An eyeglasses lamp includes a fixed seat member, a movable support member, and a lamp; the fixed seat member has a connecting part joined to an eyeglasses temple; the fixed seat member has a hollow pivotal part projecting from the connecting part thereof; the movable support member is fitted in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070081123 - Digital eyewear: Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070081125 - Digital eyewear for telecommunications: Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070081124 - Digital eyewear including mp3 player: Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070081126 - System, apparatus and method for correcting vision with an adaptive optic: An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active lens includes a range finder positioned in a cooperative relationship with the... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070081127 - Fundus camera for wide field of view and small pupil: A fundus camera (10) obtains a retinal image using a light source (62), a ring aperture (58) conjugate to the cornea, and a first aperture (54) conjugate to the iris. An apertured mirror (52) redirects the ring illumination toward the eye. An objective lens (50) between the apertured mirror (52)... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070081128 - Ophthalmic apparatus: An ophthalmic apparatus which is easy to operate. The ophthalmic apparatus includes a measurement unit which measures characteristics of an examinee's eye, an image-pickup optical system for picking up an image of an anterior segment of the eye, a monitor having a screen where the picked-up anterior-segment image is displayed,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070076164 - Eyewear accessory: An apparatus and method of joining auxiliary eyewear to eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear may be in the form of eyeglasses and may include a support attached on each side of temple portions of the eyewear. Each support may include a magnet and may define a slot for receiving a... Agent: Karl R Cannon

20070076165 - Double clipping device: A double clipping device, designed to secure personal items, and which can be attached to either clothing or to solid surfaces. The device features at least two powerful spring clips pivotally attached to each other. A useful eyeglass holder can be built including a first clip designed for securing a... Agent: Aleesha K. Ashlie C/o Lydia Geisheimer

20070076166 - Optical article: An object of the present invention is to provide a lens suitable in sunglasses or anti-glare spectacles which reduces blue hazard, and by which a blue signal can be confirmed visually, and an optical filter, and an optical article which can cut at least a part of visible light of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070076167 - Optical elements and method of making the same using liquid crystal materials: Provided is a method for making a customized lens including applying a customizable material onto a surface of an ophthalmic substrate; and writing index-change information to the material to form a variable-index layer on the substrate surface. Also provided is a customized ophthalmic element including an ophthalmic substrate; and a... Agent: Deborah M. Altman Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070076168 - Method for improving visual perception: A method of improving the visual perception ability of a person with respect to a particular eye condition of one or both eyes, by displaying to the person, in at least one evaluation session of an evaluation phase, a plurality of images selected to test the visual perception ability of... Agent: Martin D Moynihan Prtsi Inc

20070076169 - Grayscale redistribution system to improve retinal imaging by reducing the effect of a highly reflective optic nerve: A system is provided to improve retinal camera picture quality by providing a user-variable transfer function for each pixel that results in redistributing grayscale values to solve the problem of saturation caused by highly reflective retinal objects. The result is the ability to capture both optic nerve and retina detail... Agent: Robert K. Tendler

20070076170 - Optical image system surface resolution calibration method: An optical image system surface resolution calibration method is provided herein, which utilizes a calibration standard and an image sensor device. The surface of the calibration standard is provided with a plurality of interleaving bright lines and dark lines, the calibration standard is disposed in a plane to be measured,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch