Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 10/07

20070247587 - Eyeglass frame: An easily connected and assembled eyeglass frame comprises a frame, a pair of temples and two connecting assemblies, both sides of the frame are provided with a recess, the recess is provided with an upper and a lower column-shaped hole respectively. The connecting assembly is connected to the temple, two... Agent: Banger Shia

20070247588 - Method for producing an ophthalmic lens and an optical component for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for producing an ophthalmic lens exhibiting optical function coexisting in producing an optical component (10) incorporating at least one type of active material (2) which is distributed in a parallel direction to the surface thereof. Said active material exhibits a radiation-modifiable optical property. The... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20070247589 - Method and device for processing optical workpiece surfaces: The invention relates to a method for processing the surfaces of optical workpieces (3) such as optical or eye glass lenses carried out with the aid of a tool (5) and consisting in holding at least one workpiece (3) in a work piece receiving support (4) which is rotatable around... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070242211 - Decorative label attaching to the spectacles: A decorative label attaching to the spectacles includes a pair of wide frames connected by a bridge, a pair of lenses respectively disposed into the frames and a pair of wide temples respectively hinged with the outer periphery of the frames by a pair of screws. The temples each has... Agent: Kuo-lung Chao

20070242212 - Detachable shelter frame for spectacles: A spectacle set includes a primary spectacle and a detachable shelter frame. The primary spectacle includes two lenses, a primary bridge extended between two inner sides of the lenses respectively. The detachable shelter frame includes two shelter lenses, a shelter bridge extended between two inner sides of the shelter lenses,... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070242213 - Book light with housing for reading glasses: A combination eye glass case and reading light. Such eye glass case includes an elongated generally hollow glass housing member for receiving a pair of glasses therein. The housing member is open at a first end thereof and is generally rectangular both in plan view and in a cross sectional... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070242214 - Earpiece-less eyeglass frame having a removable retainer strap: An earpiece-less lenticular eyeglass frame and removable retainer strap. Attachment mechanisms on each side of the lenticular frame enable a retainer strap to be directly connected to the frame. The retainer strap includes an end-piece at each end of the strap that is compatible with the two attachment mechanisms for... Agent: Steven W. Smith

20070242215 - Cationic end-capped siloxane prepolymer for reduced cross-link density: The present invention relates to hydrophilic dicationic siloxane prepolymers with one polymerizable vinyl moiety instead of two polymerizable vinyl moieties, resulting in contact lenses and/or biomedical devices with reduced cross-link density and modulus without detracting from other properties.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070242216 - Lens: A scleral lens has an optical zone, a peripheral zone and a sagittal depth control zone between the optical zone and the peripheral zone. The sagittal depth control zone may be configured to raise the optical zone above the level of a person's eye when the scleral lens is in... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070242218 - Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens: A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the stages of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions. determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070242217 - Progressive ophthalmic lens: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens for long-sighted and intermediate vision comprising a complex surface provided with an optical centre, a substantially umbilicated meridian line and an average size sphere progression on the top surface equal to or greater than 0.50 diopters. The complex surface is provided in the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070242219 - Facilitating release of silicone hydrogel ophthalmic lenses: This invention includes methods and systems for processing hydrogel biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses using polyethylene glycol to facilitate release of the devices from a mold part.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070242220 - Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: measuring parameters representing the frame chosen by... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070242221 - Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens: A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: determining at least one parameter representing the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070242222 - Ophthalmic apparatus: An ophthalmic apparatus allows a fixation-target projecting unit for fundus observation to project a fixation target for fundus observation onto a position not coinciding with a center of a light path of an observation optical system but corresponding to a position to which a fixation target for anterior-ocular-observation is projected.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070242223 - Pupil reaction ascertaining device and fatigue recovery promoting device: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pupillary reflex checking apparatus that enables a subject to check his own pupillary reflex and that keeps down cost and to provide a fatigue recovery facilitating apparatus that includes the pupillary reflex checking apparatus. The pupillary reflex apparatus of... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20070242224 - Method and apparatus for correcting vision using an electro-active phoropter: An electro-active phoropter and a method of using the electro-active phoropter to measure a patient's vision prescription is disclosed. The electro-active phoropter includes a series of individually addressable electro-active lenses. The lenses have either a positive or negative optical power when an electrical potential is applied across the lens and... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070236649 - Bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof: A bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof is disclosed. The bridge structure for glasses includes a connecting portion and two nose pads. The connecting portion has a joint hole and a clipping portion. Each of the two nose pads has an anti-sliding structure, a ventilating notch, and a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070236650 - Eyeglasses: The eyeglasses have a lens frame in which lenses are mounted. Proximal ends of flexible temple members are removably attachable to opposite sides of the lens frame. The temple members are sized to extend over and behind the ears to the vicinity of the ear lobe. A counterweight is attached... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070236653 - Interchangeable spectacles and clip-on assembly: Disclosed herein is an interchangeable spectacles and clip-on assembly. The interchangeable spectacles and clip-on assembly comprises a spectacle unit including a pair of prescription lenses, a frame unit configured to be detachably attached to the spectacle unit and adapted to serve as a framework constituting spectacles, and a clip-on including... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070236652 - Plate-shaped spectacles and sunshade-clip assembly: Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped spectacles and sunshade-clip assembly. The assembly comprises spectacles having a spectacles frame configured to receive a pair of prescription lenses, a sunshade-clip having a pair of colored lenses and configured to have a shape corresponding to that of the spectacles, and two or more magnets... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070236651 - Spectacles and sunshade -clip assembly using magnets: Disclosed herein is a spectacles and sunshade-clip assembly in which a sunshade-clip is detachably attached to spectacles by use of a plurality of magnets. The sunshade-clip includes clip magnets inserted into magnet ribs at opposite ends of the sunshade-clip, and at least one clip bridge magnet inserted into a clip... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070236654 - Manually retractable eyewear retainer strap: A mechanism for extending and retracting a retainer strap for eyewear. The strap is disposed in one or both hollow temples of an eyeglass frame and is manually extended, retracted, and locked by an extension which slides in a port or passageway forming a track or slot disposed in one... Agent: John M. Brandt

20070236655 - Contact lens device to remove or assist in the removal of a contact lens: A contact lens device comprising a lens support having a concave surface that is treated or modified to grip, rub, or adhere to a contact lens, and a method of using the contact lens device. A handle or stem is coupled to the lens support for positioning the lens support... Agent: Dr. Stanton Kim

20070236656 - Method of modifying color composition for a color-blind person in a mobile displaying apparatus: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the qualities of the user's color vision by means of the FM chromaticity test or directly measuring the defective factors of the user causing the color blindness. Thus it modifies the color composition of a video displaying apparatus according to a numerical analysis of... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070236657 - Method and a device for automatically preparing an ophthalmic lens for mounting: A method includes the following steps: a step of automatically measuring centering characteristics of the lens; a step of blocking the lens on a cutting-out element; a step of cutting out the lens; and a plurality of steps of acquiring axial coordinates of acquired points of a face of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070236660 - Fundus observation device: The ophthalmologic apparatus 1 splits low coherence light LO into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, the interference light LC being generated by having the signal light LS overlap with the reference light LR, and detects this interference light LC. In addition, the apparatus comprises an optical... Agent: Kevin S. Sprecher, Esq. Frost Brown Todd LLC

20070236659 - Ophthalmologic imaging apparatus: A pulse light source section outputs a plurality of pulse light according to the exposure timing of a retina imaging device. A retina illumination system illuminates the retina of an eye under measurement with the pulse light. A wavefront compensation system illuminates the eye and measures aberrations from a light... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070236661 - Opthalmologic apparatus: The ophthalmologic apparatus 1 splits low coherence light LO into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, the interference light LC being generated by having the signal light LS overlap with the reference light LR, and detects this interference light LC. In addition, the apparatus comprises an optical... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070236658 - Optical elevation apparatus: A guide roller projects from the side surface of an optical system body. The optical system body is held to be elevatable within a predetermined range along an arcuate guide member. A weight balancing means incorporating a spring attaches to the lower corner on the side surface of the optical... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070236663 - Image-based system to observe and document eye responses having a reflective protractor for measurement of stimulus position: The image-based system is used to observe and document eye responses which can be used to implement the procedures defined in the Standardized Field Sobriety Test as well as the Drug Recognition Expert Program. These eye responses include pupil movement, as well as pupil size and responses, for either one... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070236662 - Image-based system to observe and document eye responses: The image-based system is used to observe and document eye responses which can be used to implement the procedures defined in the Standardized Field Sobriety Test as well as the Drug Recognition Expert Program These eye responses include pupil movement as well as pupil size and responses, for either one... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070236664 - Refractometer for determining the refraction properties of an eye: e

20070236665 - Subjective optometric apparatus: A subjective optometric apparatus includes: a target-presenting device; an optical element-arranging device configured to set optical elements between the target-presenting device and eyes to be examined; and a controller configured to control the target-presenting device and the optical element-arranging device. The controller includes: a memory configured to store at least... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20070236666 - Device and method to determine the contrast sensitivity of an individual's visual system: A device to determine the contrast sensitivity of an individual's visual system by means of a series of tests in a measurement session, comprising a means for producing real time digital images, corresponding to modulated visual stimuli; and a display means for presenting said images to an individual's eye, wherein... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20070229755 - Eyewear bottle opener: An eyewear bottle opener wherein a bottle opener is housed within the reinforced earpiece of the frame of the eyewear for the convenience of a person wearing the eyewear and desiring to open a bottle having a metal cap.... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070229756 - Method for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses using circular blanks: For manufacturing ophthalmic lenses and other optical form bodies made of plastic material, plastic form parts are used which are made by non-cutting shaping and are then further worked by mechanical production steps. Said plastic form parts are circular blanks (1) made of two different plastic materials which are firmly... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070229758 - Method for applying a coating onto a silicone hydrogel lens: The invention provides a cost-effective method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens having an LbL coating thereon that is not covalently attached to the lens and has good hydrophilicity, intactness and durability. The method comprises LbL coating at high temperature.... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070229757 - Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070229759 - Sunglass retention device for headgear: A sunglasses-retention kit to enable attachment of sunglasses to headgear includes at least one substantially flexible hook and loop (Velcro) strip engageable to the headgear and having each of a predetermined length and a predetermined width, wherein the Velcro strip includes hooks and/or loops over at least one-third of the... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070229760 - Ophthalmologic measuring apparatus: A subject is placed in a more natural state or is encouraged to blink at specified intervals to obtain a measurement result under a fixed condition, and the judgment of the degree of dry eye is facilitated. A measurement part obtains, based on a reflected light flux from a subject... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070229761 - Method and device for determining the visual behaviour of a person and method of customising a spectacle lens: The invention relates to a method and device for determining the visual behaviour of a person. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: recording the movement of the individual's head, recording the movement of his/her eyes, determining the relative orientation of the eye in relation to the head,... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20070229762 - Program for optometry, recording medium and subjective optometric apparatus having the optometric program, and optometric method: The present invention is directed to a program for optometry, which is used for a control device. The program includes a first unit to measure an amount of heterophoria of eyes of an examinee to be examined in a horizontal heterophoria examination, a second unit to display an operating method... Agent: Chapman And Cutler