Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 12/08

20080316420 - Finished leather covered eyewear device and method: A device and method of making eyewear with distinctive leather style and comfort as well as practicality in custom covered, customer covered, or mass produced eyewear coverings utilizing a zipper, snap, or metal button attaching means or by an insert molding in an injection molding process or compression molding process... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080316421 - Protective glasses assembly: A protective glasses assembly has an integrally formed designed lens, a frame made of a soft material and fitted in with the designed lens and a band. A plurality of spaced apart male portions extend rearward from edges of the designed lens for being inserted into sockets of corresponding covering... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080316422 - Dual eyewear strap: Eye glass strap holder for securing two separate pair of glasses, such as, but not limited to, sunglasses and reading glasses, to neck with a double to single strap design and an adjustment block to aid in fastening around one's neck for easy exchanging from one set of glasses, sunglasses... Agent: Bernard Pettingill

20080316423 - Coordinated eyewear and watch: A matching eyewear and watch includes a pair of eyewear having a lens with a shape; and a wrist watch, in which the watch face has the same shape as the lens. Optionally, the eyewear lens and the watch crystal can be tinted the same, matching color.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP

20080316424 - 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: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080316425 - System, apparatus, and method for correcting vision using an electro-active lens: A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a... Agent: Pearl, Cohen, Zedek & Latzer, LLP

20080316426 - Fundus camera: A fundus camera having a function of measuring a retinal function, capable of picking up (obtaining) a sharp color image of a fundus suitable for a fundus examination and measuring a retinal function with high accuracy comprises an illumination optical system comprising a visible light source, an image-pickup optical system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316427 - Ophthalmic lens simulation system and method: f

20080316428 - Optotype presenting apparatus: An optotype presenting apparatus capable of performing a test with accuracy by minimizing differences in manners an optotype is seen by examinees which result from differences in height of eyes among the examinees comprising a display unit comprising pixels having color filters arranged in a longitudinal direction, a polarization optical... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316429 - Method and apparatus improving vision and the resolution of retinal images: A method of and apparatus for improving vision and the resolution of retinal images is described in which a point source produced on the retina of a living eye by a laser beam is reflected from the retina and received at a lenslet array of a Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor such... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080309868 - Customized glasses: A pair of glasses where a film is attached to the lens or lenses. On the film artwork is printed.... Agent: Don Hodgson

20080309869 - Ear-propped device with an elastic band: An ear-propped device includes two ear-hung parts, and an elastic band; each ear-propped part includes a hooking portion, which is made to have a curvature according to a curvature of a joint between a person's ear and head; each ear-propped part has a connecting portion to be joined to a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080309870 - Pupilometer for pupil center drift and pupil size measurements at differing viewing distances: The present invention generally provides improved devices, systems, and methods for measuring characteristics of at least one eye, and particularly for measuring the physiological changes in eyes under different viewing conditions. An exemplary embodiment provides a pupilometer which measures any changes in location of a pupil center with changes in... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080309871 - Residual accommodation threshold for correction of presbyopia and other 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

20080309872 - Ophthalmologic instrument: The opthalmologic apparatus according to the present invention comprises an optical projection system for projecting light of a specified pattern onto a cornea surface, and an imaging device for photographing a reflection image of the projected light from the cornea surface. An operating unit calculates the degree of distortion of... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080309873 - Method and system for correcting aberrations of the eye for an ophthalmic instrument: A method for correcting aberrations of the eye applied to an ophthalmic instrument operating with an analysis light beam, including: measurement of aberrations of the eye capable of interfering with the analysis beam, correction of the phase of the wave front of the analysis beam as a function of the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080309874 - System and apparatus for object based attention tracking in a virtual environment: A system and operational method that supplies visual stimuli to each subject in the form of a virtual environment in which at least the objects of interest have a three dimensional wire frame or mesh frame of a number of polygons that is surrounded with at least one skin or... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080309875 - Instrument for measuring a refractive power: An instrument for measuring a refractive power includes a target, a target projecting unit, a measurement light projecting unit, a light receiving unit, a unit for performing a normal refractive power measurement, a judgment unit, and a unit for performing a high-speed refractive power measurement. The unit for performing a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080309876 - Method and apparatus for imaging an eye of a small animal: Imaging an eye of an animal can include injecting a ring of light through an outer portion of an entrance pupil of the eye of the animal onto a back interior portion of the eye. Light reflected off of the back interior portion of the eye and through an exit... Agent: Ken Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20080309877 - Instrument for measuring a refractive power: An instrument for measuring a refractive power including an astigmatic axis with retinoscopy is provided, which includes a projector, a light receiving device, a detector, and a notification unit. The projector projects light into a pupil of an examined eye. The light receiving device receives light reflected from the examined... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080309878 - Near eye opthalmic device: The ophthalmic device comprises a memory, display, image data and user input. Image data stored on the memory is used to generate a plurality of visual acuity images. The user input is operable by a user to select selected visual acuity images from the plurality of visual acuity images for... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080309879 - Near eye opthalmic device: The ophthalmic device comprises a memory, display, image data and user input. Image data stored on the memory is used to generate a plurality of visual acuity images. The user input is operable by a user to select selected visual acuity images from the plurality of visual acuity images for... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080309880 - Vision testing system and method: A method for testing a person's vision is disclosed. The method includes providing, for display to the person, one or more sequences of test images, each test image including one or more test symbols. For each test image, a target symbol is identified to the person. The person then views... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080309882 - Method for preventing myopia progression through identification and correction of optical aberrations: A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia is provided. The method includes measuring optical aberrations in a human eye and correcting the optical aberrations. Measuring optical aberrations may include measuring wavefront aberrations of parallel light rays entering the eye.... Agent: Covington & Burling, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing

20080309881 - Pattern analysis of retinal maps for the diagnosis of optic nerve diseases by optical coherence tomography: Methods for analyzing retinal tomography maps to detect patterns of optic nerve diseases such as glaucoma, optic neuritis, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy are disclosed in this invention. The areas of mapping include the macula centered on the fovea, and the region centered on the optic nerve head. The retinal layers... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080304005 - Eyewear frames with mechanical lock lens attachments: The present invention relates to partial rim eyewear or eyeglasses having impact resistant prescription lenses and mechanically secured to the frame. The eyeglasses are particularly useful for athletic activity because they are lightweight and offer a wide field of vision because they do not comprise of a full rim. The... Agent: John R Lane Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20080304006 - Tan thru glasses: A pair of glasses includes a first lens and a second lens. A frame section is adapted to secure the first lens and the second lens. A first bow and a second bow are attached to the frame section. At least one of the first bow and the second bow... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20080304007 - Glasses combined with sun/wind screens: A glasses combined with retractable screens is provided. The glasses combined with retractable screens is comprised of a frame of glasses that has void space therein. Small spring re-winders are installed inside of both of legs of the glasses frame and inside of upper glasses frame and lower glasses frames... Agent: Eugene Oak, Ph.d., M.div. Patent Attorney

20080304008 - Article coated with an ultra high hydrophobic film and process for obtaining same: The present invention relates to an article having at least one surface, wherein said surface is at least partially coated with a ultra high hydrophobic film having a surface roughness such that the film exhibits a static water contact angle at least equal to 115°, preferably 120°, even better 125°,... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080304009 - Tinted contact lenses having a depth effect: The invention provides tinted contact lenses that enhance or change the color of the lens wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention impart a three-dimensional appearance to the pattern by the use of alternating clear and color layers.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080304010 - System and method of surfacing a lens, such as a lens for use with eyeglasses: A system and method of forming surfaces on eyeglass lenses is described. In some examples, the surface is a spherical, cylindrical or spherocylindrical surface at a center of the lens and an aspherical surface at a periphery of the lens. In some examples, forming the surface on the lens reduces... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080304011 - Safe eye detection: An eye detection system for safe detection of the eye positions of a subject estimates the distance from the eye detection system to the subject and reduces the power level of at least one primary light source of the eye detection system if the subject is too close to the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080304012 - Retinal reflection generation and detection system and associated methods: A system for generating a beam for retinal reflection detection includes a beam processor positioned to receive an illumination beam having a first spot size from a light source. The beam processor can alter the illumination beam to form a beam having a second spot size. Focusing optics focus this... Agent: Alcon

20080297716 - Eyeglasses structure: A pair of eyeglasses includes an eyeglasses body, and a light emitting device; the eyeglasses body has a holding room therein, and a covering part thereon, which seals the holding room; the light emitting device is held in the holding room so as to be protected with the covering part;... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20080297717 - Spring hinge structure for eyewear: A spring hinge for an eyewear includes a front frame having an attachment portion and a first articulation hinge element, a temple connected to the front frame and having a hollow housing at an end portion, a cover member with a front bump for covering an outside opening of the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080297718 - Glasses combined with sun/wind screens: A glasses combined with retractable screens is provided. The glasses combined with retractable screens is comprised of a frame of glasses that has void space therein. Small spring re-winders are installed inside of both of legs of the glasses frame and inside of upper glasses frame that surrounds lenses. Screens... Agent: Eugene Oak, Ph.d., J.d., M.div.

20080297719 - Glasses combined with sun/wind screens-ii: A glasses combined with retractable screens is provided. The glasses combined with retractable screens is comprised of a frame of glasses that has void space therein. Small spring re-winders are installed inside of both of legs of the glasses frame. Screens such as veil, scarf, satin, and gauze etc., are... Agent: Eugene Oak, Ph.d., J.d., M.div.

20080297720 - Transparent optical component with cells separated by walls: A transparent optical component comprises a set of cells (15) juxtaposed on a surface of the component. Each cell encloses a determined substance so as to endow the component with particular optical characteristics, and two neighbouring cells are separated by a wall (18). Some walls are not straight at the... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080297721 - Lens designs for treating asthenopia caused by visual defects: The invention provides ophthalmic lenses that provide correction for each of refractive asthenopia, muscular asthenopia and foveal suppression.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080297722 - Ophthalmic apparatus: An ophthalmic apparatus capable of performing alignment of the apparatus with respect to an examinee's eye with ease regardless of characteristics of the eye or an environment of the apparatus includes a measurement unit performing examination/measurement of the eye, a projection optical system for projecting an alignment target onto an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080297723 - Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics, wavefront sensor eye alignment and light shield, and associated methods: Devices, systems, and methods measure, diagnose, and/or treat one or both eyes of a patient. Adaptive optics systems (such as those having a deformable mirror) may be configured to an aspherical or multi-spherical presbyopia-mitigating prescriptive shape to allow objective and/or subjective measurements of a candidate prescription. A plurality of viewing... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080297724 - Ophthalmic apparatus and a method to determine power of an intraocular lens: An ophthalmic apparatus capable of obtaining characteristics of a cornea which are suitable for calculating power of an intraocular lens to be injected into an examinee's eye which has undergone refractive surgery comprises an input unit which inputs data on a shape of the cornea after refractive surgery, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080297725 - Ophthalmic apparatus: To provide an ophthalmic apparatus by which an examiner can provide assistance such as lifting an examinee's eyelid while easily observing an observation image of an examinee's eye displayed on a monitor. The ophthalmic apparatus has a measurement part including a measurement optical system for examining or measuring the examinee's... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC