Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 05/08

20080123047 - Lens of diving mask: The present invention relates to an improved lens of a diving mask that includes a plurality of layers of glass and a transparent gluing film combined between the layers of glass, and the gluing film comes with the characteristics of high elasticity and high tenacity, such that the invention not... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080123048 - Multi-layered gradient index progressive lens: The present invention relates to a gradient index progressive addition spectacle lens that provides improved optical performance and a wide visual field. The lens comprises a plurality of axially layered and bonded lens sections of continuous curvature at least one of which has a refractive index gradient oriented transverse to... Agent: Gordon Kinder Ulmer & Berne LLP

20080123049 - Multi-layered multifocal lens with blended refractive index: The lens of the present invention relates to multifocal spectacle lenses, including bifocal and trifocal lenses, with improved cosmetic appearance, optical performance and wide visual field. The lens comprises a plurality of axially layered and bonded lens sections of continuous curvature at least one of which has a changing refractive... Agent: Ulmer & Berne LLP

20080123050 - Focusing unit and ophthalmic photographing apparatus: A focusing unit can be inserted into and removed from an illumination light path by rotating around a supporting portion. An index light source, a green LED, is attached to the bottom of a base. A transparent acrylic-resin disk is fixed to the base. A deflection prism is attached to... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080123051 - Refractive treatment device with slit illumination: f

20080123052 - Delivering a short arc lamp light for eye imaging: A light delivery technique includes optical configurations as well as the associated methods that generate a ring beam from a linear light source. In one embodiment, a remote light source module delivers illumination light to a fundus camera and/or slit lamp. In another embodiment, an arrangement combines the use of... Agent: Law Office Of Charles E. Krueger

20080123053 - Eye optical characteristic measuring apparatus: Scattering can be measured by using an optical system having a Hartman-Shack wave-surface sensor. An eye optical characteristic measuring instrument comprises a light source unit 10 for emitting a light beam of a wavelength in the near-infrared region, an illumination optical system 40 for illuminating a small area of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080123054 - Phoropter aligner: A phoropter aligner is disclosed. The device is attached to a phoropter. This device will allow an eyecare practitioner to align the phoropter correctly and be assured that the letters on the visual acuity chart are the correct size. The device will accomplish this by projecting an image from the... Agent: James F. Humber, Iv

20080117381 - Glasses structure: A glasses structure comprises a glasses body, an optional coupling device, and a decorative device. The glasses body has at least a first fastener on an upper edge. The decorative device can be coupled with the glasses body directly or indirectly. Accordingly, different adornments can be shown easily by wearing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080117382 - Electrostatic film coated ophthalmic lens and method for edging same: The optical lens according to the invention comprises a temporary protective coating comprising at least one outer layer, which is mechanically alterable through friction or contact, said layer being coated with a peelable film which electrostatically adheres to the outer layer.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20080117383 - Ophthalmic apparatus: The apparatus includes an intraocular pressure measurement part having a blowing unit, an optical characteristics measurement part, a main body having the above measurement parts, a measurement part shifting unit bringing one of the measurement parts to a measurable state, a working distance detecting unit having a projection optical system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080117384 - Perimeter: The perimeter comprises a display device 1, infrared light-emitting diodes 2, a CCD camera 3, a half mirror 4, an image processing device 5, a computer 6, and an operating switch 7. The computer 6 shows a fixed eye-target for fixing a line of sight of a subject and a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080111966 - Swimming goggles: Swimming goggles include a left frame, a right frame, hard holding frames and strap elements. A connecting portion connects the left frame and the right frame. The left frame and right frame are both formed of soft material. Each of the left frame and the right frame includes an inner... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080111967 - Spectacles: A pair of spectacles comprising: a pair of arms for supporting the spectacles on a wearer's head in use; and a pair of lenses that are tinted, shaded, coloured or reflective; wherein the spectacles are configured such that, when worn in use, when viewed from the front of the wearer's... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080111968 - Top-bifocal readers aka piano glasses: Over the counter bifocal reading glasses where the magnified bifocal area is located in the top portion of the lens, while the bottom portion of the lens remains with no magnification (plano). This reverse configuration of previous OTC bifocals will magnify the user's upper visual field so as to accommodate... Agent: Farrell Burk

20080111969 - Automated cutting of optical lenses: A laser engraving device is adapted to process a plurality of lens blanks in a single processing run. The lens blanks are cut or edged serially where the laser cutter path for each blank is calculated by software which interprets lens blank optical parameters, prescription parameters and frame trace parameters,... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20080111970 - Ophthalmologic examination apparatus: An ophthalmologic examination apparatus is provided which is capable of performing a variety of ophthalmologic examinations with a low-cost configuration. An illuminating optical system for illuminating an eye fundus and an imaging optical system for imaging the illuminated eye fundus, which are both necessary in an ophthalmologic examination, are housed... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20080111971 - Non-invasive glucose meter: An apparatus and method for measuring a concentration of a substance in an eye using a retro-reflected measurement light beam having a first wavelength at which the substance has a non-zero first absorption coefficient and a retro-reflected reference light beam having a second wavelength at which the substance has a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080111972 - System and method for the non-contacting measurements of the eye: Combined equipment for non-contacting determination of axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (VKT) and corneal curvature (HHK) of the eye, are also important for the selection of the intraocular lens IOL to be implanted, particularly the selection of an intraocular lens (IOL) to be implanted, preferably with fixation of the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080106693 - Eyeglasses having function of broadcasting music: Eyeglasses having function of broadcasting music includes a pair of eyeglasses with two temples and a music broadcaster clamped on the temple of the eyeglasses. The music broadcaster is composed of a positioning member, a basic body and an earphone. The positioning member to be clamped on the temple has... Agent: Ching-hsiang Wang

20080106694 - Spectacle hinge for providing on off power: This invention relates to temples or end-pieces of temples for eyeglass frames. The temples are disclosed as having a wide variety of electrical and/or electronic components housed therein. Temples and hinges are also disclosed which attach to either the eyeglass frame itself or to the surface of a lens and... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080106695 - Low battery indicator for electro-active spectacles: A low power indicator for electro-active spectacle lenses is presented in which the low power indicator is a part of a controller for the electro-active spectacle lenses or is operably connected to the controller. The low power indicator may generate a signal when the power of the power source for... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080106696 - Optical coherence imaging systems having a mechanism for shifting focus and scanning modality and related adapters: Some embodiments of the present invention provide adapters for use in posterior imaging systems. The adapters include lens set configured to adapt the posterior imaging system to operate as an anterior imaging system. Related optical coherence tomography systems and anterior imaging systems are also provided herein.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080106697 - Method for determination of a pair of progressive ophthalmic lenses: The invention relates to the determination of a pair of ophthalmic lenses, by measurement of the sagittal plane shift of the wearer for close vision with relation to the standard sagittal plane. Optimisation targets are then chosen as a function of the measured shift. The lenses are determined by optimisation... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080106698 - Presbyopia correction using patient data: Methods, devices, and systems establish an optical surface shape that mitigates or treats presbyopia in a particular patient. The combination of distance vision and near vision in a patient can be improved, often based on input patient parameters such as pupil size, residual accommodation, and power need. Iterative optimization may... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080106699 - Slit lamp for ophthalmic use: A slit lamp for illuminating an eye comprises several LEDs electrically coupled to an LED driver. A user input accepts input for a length, a width and an intensity of a shaped beam of light. An LED driver selectively drives a set of LEDs of an LED array to form... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080100792 - Universal endpiece for spectacle temples: This invention relates to temples or end-pieces of temples for eyeglass frames. The temples are disclosed as having a wide variety of electrical and/or electronic components housed therein. Temples and hinges are also disclosed which attach to either the eyeglass frame itself or to the surface of a lens and... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080100793 - Device for changing bridges, side arms and browbars of rimless spectacles and for changing bridges and side arms of metallic and plastic spectacle frames: In exchangeable spectacle frames, in which the side arms and bridge are fastened to the lenses or central part of the spectacle frame by a support element, the support element is a rod-shaped, rail-shaped or plate-shaped metal part with a metallic threaded pin and an additional metallic positioning pin or... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20080100794 - 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

20080100795 - Devices and methods to simulate an ocular environment: Methods and devices used to simulate the use of an ophthalmic lens contained in an ocular environment are disclosed herein.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080100796 - Method for applying a coating onto a silicone hydrogel lens: The invention provides a cost-effective and in-situ method for applying an LbL coating onto a silicone hydrogel contact lens directly in a lens package. The resultant silicone hydrogel contact lens has a coating with good hydrophilicity, intactness and durability and also can be used directly from the lens package by... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080100797 - Antimicrobial contact lenses with reduced haze and preparation thereof: This invention relates to antimicrobial lenses containing metals and methods for their production.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080100798 - Method for designing multifocal contact lenses: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that takes into account pupil size and vergence. The lenses of the invention augment the eye's accommodative gain and take advantage of the eye's residual accommodation amplitude.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080100799 - System and method for transferring hydrated lenses on an automated line: A method of transferring a contact lens from a first location to a primary package includes transferring the contact lens with an intermediate transfer member to the primary package, wherein the transfer member is sealed in the primary package with the contact lens. Additionally, according to another of many exemplary... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080100800 - Eyeglass prescription method: In general, in some embodiments, the disclosure provides a method that includes making a subjective refraction of a person to determine information about the person's vision, making a wavefront measurement of one or both of the person's eyes to determine information about the optical properties of one or both of... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080100801 - Ophthalmologic photographing apparatus: An opthalmologic photographing apparatus which is used to observe and photograph a fundus oculi of an eye to be examined, includes an observation light source illuminating the eye to observe the fundus oculi of the eye, a photographing light source illuminating the eye to photograph an image of the fundus... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20080100802 - Ophthalmic measurement apparatus: An ophthalmic measurement apparatus which measures wavefront aberration of a patient's eye with high accuracy includes an irradiation optical system including a high-coherence measurement light source, a photo-receiving optical system including a light dividing element and a photodetector, a measurement light deflector placed in a position on an optical path... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100803 - Method for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects of the eye by interaction of a patient with an examiner and apparatus therefor: There is now provided a method for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects of the eye. The method comprises projecting an image into the eye of the patient with an adaptive optical system having adaptive optical elements. The optical characteristics of the optical elements can... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates