Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 07/09

20090190087 - Flexible auxiliary clip-on glasses frame: An auxiliary clip-on frame for mounting on eyeglasses is disclosed. It includes an auxiliary glasses frame which includes a left frame part and a right frame part where each of said frame parts contains lens retaining portion, a bridge element, and at least one clamp. The front side of the... Agent: Agnew International Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090190088 - Multi-function, folding reading glasses: The overall apparatus assembly provides folding reading glasses, survival series wherein the glasses fold into a jewelry shape hung from a necklace. The overall apparatus assembly further provides a hinged nose portion that allows the eyeglass lenses to fold inward in a quick snap action about the hinged nose. The... Agent: Matlock Law Gfoup, PC K. Brian Matlock

20090190089 - Eyeglasses structure: Eyeglasses include a frame, and two lenses; the frame has a streamline shape, and a relatively large curvature as compared with the lenses, and has a joining portion protruding downwards from a middle portion thereof, and grooves extending from two sides of the joining portion to an upper portion of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090190090 - Method for forming silicone hydrogel contact lens and structure thereof: A method for forming a silicone hydrogel contact lens is disclosed, wherein a lens body is formed by curing a mixture of silicone lens matrix, including a filling material, which is water soluble or organic solvent soluble. The lens body, once formed, is processed by water or organic solvent extraction... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090190091 - Cosmetic contact lenses having a sparkle effect: The invention provides sparkle additives useful in producing cosmetic lenses, and lenses produced using the sparkle additives that produce a sparkle-effect when the lens is viewed on-eye. The sparkle effect is produced while, at the same time, maintaining the natural appearance of the eye.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090190093 - Dual scheimpflug system for three-dimensional analysis of an eye: An apparatus for imaging an eye can include a pair of Scheimpflug imaging systems. Each Scheimpflug imaging system can have respective video cameras and optics configured to direct light reflected from an eye into the video cameras. The apparatus can also have a movable platform configured to move the pair... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090190092 - Fundus oculi observation device and ophthalmic image display device: A fundus oculi observation device comprises: a first image forming part configured to form a 2-dimensional image of a surface of a fundus oculi of an eye; a second image forming part configured to form a tomographic image having a cross-sectional position in a measurement region of the fundus oculi... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090190094 - Optical system for light flux transfer, and retinal scanning display using such an optical system: The present invention provides an optical system that can reduce the occurrence of aberration, and a scanning retinal display that uses such an optical system. A first diffraction section and the second diffraction section are attached to a light guiding section in a state separated from each other. The first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090185131 - Method and system for providing eyewear with adjustable counterweight: Eyewear feature and around-the-head eyewear frame and a counter weight to reduce pressure on the nose and increase comfort.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20090185132 - Systems and methods of phase diversity wavefront sensing: A phase diversity wavefront sensor includes an optical system including at least one optical element for receiving a light beam; a diffractive optical element having a diffractive pattern defining a filter function, the diffractive optical element being arranged to produce, in conjunction with the optical system, images from the light... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090185133 - Optical scanning device, image display device provided with optical scanning device, retinal scanning display, and driving method of optical scanning element: An optical scanning element performs scanning with light by bringing a mirror portion into a swinging state by generating resonance oscillations of the mirror portion due to torsional oscillations. The optical scanning element has a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency which generate longitudinal oscillations and lateral oscillations... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090185134 - Monochromatic multi-resolution corneal topography target: A method to encode both high-resolution and low-resolution reflected features of a cornea to improve the measurements for reflection based corneal topography systems. The corneal topography reflective target provides for multiple resolutions of measurements to be obtained from a single acquisition.... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090185135 - Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces providing upright image: A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with biomicroscopes for the examination and treatment of structures of the eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of an eye, two reflecting surfaces, and a refracting surface. A light ray emanating from the... Agent: Donald A. Volk

20090185136 - Eye refractive power measurement apparatus: An eye refractive power measurement apparatus for objectively measuring eye refractive power of a patient's eye, includes: a light-projecting optical system that includes a light source and projects measurement light onto a fundus of the patient's eye; a light-receiving optical system that includes an imager device serving as a two-dimensional... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090185137 - System and method for measuring fixation disparity and proprioceptive misalignment of the visual system: In accordance with the invention there is disclosed a method for determining the amount of prism needed to be placed in spectacle lenses to correct ones fixation disparity and or proprioceptive misalignment, wherein target objects viewed by each eye will be perceived to be at optical infinity and the objects... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090180070 - Velcro creative frames: Eyeglass frames are provided that are made to have items or jewelry affixed to Velcro strips that are attached to the frames. These frames allow an individual to give the eyeglasses a different look every time that individual wears his or her eyeglasses. A male section of the strip is... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090180071 - System and method for improving the peripheral vision of a subject: Systems and methods for improving the peripheral vision of a subject are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure includes a method, which may be embodied on a system, for improving peripheral vision of a subject using a visual marker on a display screen, the method includes, displaying... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090180072 - Ophthalmic photography apparatus: A monocular image of a fundus of an eye under examination is captured via a photographic stop for monocular photography, and two stereographically viewed images are captured with a parallax via two photographic stops for stereographic photography that are decentered from a photographic optical axis. Defocused images are captured in... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090180073 - Fundus camera: A fundus camera capable of favorably photographing a fundus of an examinee's eye comprises a fundus photographing optical system comprising a visible light source which emits illumination light onto the fundus, a focusing lens movable in an optical axis direction thereof, and a fundus image pickup element, an optical system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090180074 - Dual position ophthalmic apparatus: An ophthalmic apparatus exhibiting a first position and a second position related by a rotation of 180° about a longitudinal axis. Automatic detection of the position is preferably provided, and the results of the detection are communicated to a computing unit portion of the ophthalmic apparatus. The ophthalmic apparatus exhibits:... Agent: Simon Kahn - Pyi Tech, Ltd. C/o Landonip, Inc

20090174860 - Eyeglass frame with embedded design pattern and manufacturing method thereof: An eyeglass frame including a thermoplastic sheet laminate incorporating transfer printing eyeglass decorative patterns and a one or more covering layers bonded thereto. A process for manufacturing an eyeglass frame including: preparing a thermoplastic sheet laminate incorporating eyeglass decorative patterns; bending said thermoplastic sheet laminate under heat and pressure forming... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090174861 - Rimless eyeglasses having side branches essentially of wire structure: The invention relates to rimless eyeglasses comprising a bridge (13) interconnecting two lenses (V), and two side branches (11) connected to respective side zones of the corresponding lenses (V). In accordance with the invention, each side branch (11) essentially presents a wire structure comprising two main portions (11.1, 11.2) extending... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090174862 - Method for treating a lens apt to trimming and lens apt to trimming: A method for treating an ophthalmic lens comprising two main sides, wherein at least one side comprises an organic or mineral external layer coated with a MgF2 temporary protective layer, said method comprising the specific treating step of depositing the MgF2 temporary protective layer on the external layer through vacuum... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20090174863 - Free form ophthalmic lens: This invention provides for an ophthalmic lens with at least one portion of the lens including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In addition, the present invention provides for apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least one portion including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In some embodiments,... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090174864 - System and method for tracking eye movement: A system for tracking eye movement is disclosed. A first light source, emitting light including a first wavelength, is adapted to illuminate corneal tissue of an eye. The first wavelength is selected such that it is strongly absorbed by corneal tissue. A position sensitive detector is adapted to detect a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090174865 - Pupilary screening method and system: A method of screening a pupil of a subject to determine whether the pupil reflex resembles a canonical pupil reflex is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of stimulating the pupil with a stimulus source. The method further includes the steps of using a pupilometer to track the pupil's constriction... Agent: Mikael Havluciyan

20090168011 - Vision obstructing eyewear: The present invention is directed to eyewear which obstructs a user's vision to simulate game conditions when training for a sport. The level of obstruction can be random or in a controlled program.... Agent: Patrick J. Hoeffner, Esq.

20090168012 - Coating solutions comprising segmented interactive block copolymers: This invention is directed toward surface treatment of a device. The surface treatment comprises the attachment of interactive segmented block copolymers to the surface of the substrate by means of interactive functionalities of the segmented block copolymer reacting with complementary surface functionalities in monomeric units along the polymer substrate. The... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090168014 - Laser enhanced lens: This invention discloses methods and apparatus for modifying a silicone contact lens via laser ablation and a resulting modified lens. In some embodiments a lens is ablated in a hydrated state. A lens may also be ablated in an environment of decreased oxygen content.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090168013 - Trimethylsilyl-capped polysiloxane macromonomers containing polar fluorinated side-chains: A method for reducing the modulus of polymer siloxane hydrogel compositions by employing monomeric polysiloxanes endcapped with trimethylsilyl to reduce the crosslinking density of the hydrogel. The synthesis consists of a single vessel acid catalyzed ring opening polymerization and may be employed to produce copolymers useful as hydrogel contact lens... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090168015 - Method for providing dual surface progressive addition lens series: Designing spectacle lens blanks for a dual-surface progressive addition lens (PAL) comprising determining a prescription range from a first set of first designs to produce a second set of first designs satisfying the prescription range, determining a common surface using the second set of first designs, and using the common... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090168016 - Vision recovery training device: An object of the present invention is to provide a visual training apparatus in which a trainee can make accommodation of the trainee's eye easily when the trainee is training. The visual training apparatus includes a display member 1, an optical system 2, a base 3 and a housing 4.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090168017 - Refractive prescription using optical coherence tomography: An optical coherence tomography apparatus and method for measuring refractive power of the human cornea is disclosed. The apparatus collects both the specularly reflected light from the anterior surface of the cornea and diffusely reflected light from the interior of the cornea. The combined refractive power of both surfaces of... Agent: Carl Zeiss Meditec C/o Mofo

20090168019 - Non-invasive measurement of tear volume systems and methods: Devices systems, and methods can measure, diagnose and/or characterize an eye of a patient, including physiologic and optical properties, such as hydration and tear volume in relation to an optical surface of the eye, including topography of a corneal surface of the eye and/or a wavefront elevation map of the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090168018 - Optical system for a fundus camera: The invention is directed to an optical system for a fundus camera in which lens pairs are tilted relative to the imaging beam path to prevent flare. This tilting is carried out in two planes and these planes are preferably oriented perpendicular to one another.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20090168020 - Vision testing with rendered digital imagery modification under viewer control: Tools and techniques for vision testing alter refractive characteristics of rendered digital imagery and use feedback from a test subject to calculate information about errors in the subject's vision. Some embodiments produce a rendered digital image with vision-realistic rendering, present the test subject with the rendered digital image, accept input... Agent: Ogilvie Law Firm

20090168021 - Ophthalmologic apparatus: An opthalmologic apparatus has an examination unit including a plurality of examining parts for executing different examinations on an eye to and a driver moving the examination unit in the horizontal direction and in the anteroposterior direction. The opthalmologic apparatus controls the driver when switching a examination subject by the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP