Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 08/09

20090213322 - Lens for spectacles and method for forming lens for spectacles: An oil-repellent coating layer 2 is disposed on both surfaces of a lens material 1 consisting of glass or a plastic. Furthermore, a minute particle layer 3 in which minute particles of a metal oxide or minute particles of a fluoride, or both, are dispersed is formed on the surface... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090213324 - Illuminated reading glasses: An illumination system and method are provided for use in conjunction with eyewear that includes a light source, a power switch configured to connect the light source to a power source and a light output configurable to be embedded within the eyewear, and to direct light to a remote location.... Agent: Stevens Law Group

20090213323 - Illuminating eyeglasses and eyeglases frame structure: Illuminating eyeglasses and an eyeglass frame structure include a frame adapted to hold lenses, a pair of earpieces pivotally connected to the frame by hinges, and a pair of light sources, such as light emitting diodes, mounted on said eyeglasses. Battery compartments are provided in the earpieces for housing batteries... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090213325 - Step zone progressive lens: The present invention provides a progressive lens comprising at least one area with gradually increasing optical power, the area having a first region where the gradient of the optical power decreases towards a second region with reduced gradient of optical power, and a third region following the second region where... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090213326 - Toric intraocular lens with spatially-variant astigmatism: An intraocular lens for correcting or reducing the astigmatism of a cornea includes a pupil that is spatially divided into discrete zones, with each zone having a particular astigmatism magnitude and astigmatism orientation. In one embodiment, the zones all have the same astigmatism magnitude, which is equal and opposite the... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090213327 - Vision test pattern indicator: A vision test pattern indicator is provided with a color display for displaying optotypes used for binocular vision tests which are conducted with a red filter set in front of an eye of an examinee and a green filter set in front of the other eye, and an arithmetic control... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090213329 - Evaluating pupillary responses to light stimuli: Solutions for evaluating the pupillary responses of a patient are disclosed. An illustrative method includes alternately exposing a first eye and a second eye of the patient to light stimulation in successive intervals, the light stimulation provided by at least one light source controlled by at least one computing device;... Agent: Hoffman Warnick Llc

20090213328 - Telecentric lens system and vision measuring instrument: A telecentric lens optical system includes: a front lens group; a rear lens group having a front focal point coinciding with a rear focal point of the front lens unit; and diaphragm mechanisms, each of which is disposed at a position where the rear focal point of the front lens... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090207372 - Combined lens rim injection molded with soft raw material: A combined lens rim injection molded with soft raw material includes an upper rim and a lower rim combined together. The upper rim and the lower rim are designed to be so simple that the lens rim can easily be released from the mold through the opening. By so designing,... Agent: Ching-fu Chuang

20090207373 - Ophthalmic solution dispensing device: A device for dispensing ophthalmic solutions to a user's eyes comprising a container for holding ophthalmic solutions, transfer tubing attached to the container for dispensing and applying said solution and a clip attached to the container for attaching said applicator to eyeglasses. The transfer tubing is the clip by being... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20090207374 - Edge coated glass polarized lens: An edge coated glass polarized lens includes a lens body and an edge coating made from an UV curable material having a composition including: an aliphatic polyesterpolyol based urethane methacrylate formed by reaction of reactants including an aliphatic polyesterpolyol, a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, and a diisocynate, and having a number average... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090207375 - Device and method for accurately determining the rear vertex distance between the eye and the lenses in eyeglasses: A measurement instrument and its associated method of use to record a pupil center position of a person's eye and determine rear vertex distance to a lens. The instrument has a chassis and a free swinging assembly that is pivotably attached to the chassis. The swinging assembly has alignment points... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.C.

20090207376 - Apparatus for cross-sectional imaging of anterior ocular segment: An apparatus for cross-sectional imaging of an anterior ocular segment wherein a stationary cylindrical body disposed projecting out from a body of the apparatus, and an illuminating optical system and an imaging optical system are disposed within the cylindrical body with a front aperture of the cylindrical body as a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090207377 - Method and system for improving accuracy in autorefraction measurements by including measurement distance between the photoreceptors and the scattering location in an eye: A method and associated system improve accuracy in objective refraction measurements by including the measured distance between the photoreceptors of a subjects eye and the scattering location of light during the objective refraction measurements. Chromatic aberrations in the objective measurements are also compensated. The distance between the photoreceptors and the... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

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20090201459 - System for pairing spectacle glasses without strapping: The invention relates to the devoid of a strap spectacles comprising two spectacle glasses (1, 2) which are arranged above the nose and each of which is preferably provided with a notch (3) embodied where said two glasses are jointed, wherein said glasses are paired by a connection element (5)... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090201460 - Spectacle temple for lens: 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

20090201461 - Interconnection tab used with optical devices: An optical device with at least one interconnection tab is provided. The optical device includes a pair of opposed substrates with a gap therebetween filled with an electro-optic material. Each substrate has a facing surface with a substrate electrode disposed thereon. A sealing material is disposed between the pair of... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090201462 - Retinal melatonin suppressor: This disclosure relates to the application of a photoluminescent material with a plurality of nanocrystals, such as quantum dots or Cornell dots, each capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength and emitting the absorbed energy as a desired wavelength in the direction of a human retina. Preferably, the... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090201463 - Insertable cut blade-style eyeglass lenses: A non-uniform thickness lens has a portion of a peripheral edge trimmed for secure engagement within a groove of blade style frame. Frame parameters are determined, such as by tracing the frame. The frame parameters include the plan layout as well as the contour and width of the engagement groove... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20090201464 - Optical device, ophthalmic lens and device for correcting long-sightedness: Optical device that comprises a spatial light modulator and a spectral filter that normally comprise several parts, such that each part of the filter (V; R; A; L) corresponds to at least one part of the modulator. The spectral filter is superimposed to the spatial light modulator such that the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20090201465 - Methods and devices for measuring tear film and diagnosing tear disorders: Methods and devices measure eye blinks and tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness before and following ophthalmic formula application onto the ocular surface, especially wherein the ophthalmic formula is an artificial tear. The methods and devices are suitable for dry eye diagnosis. The methods and devices are suitable for... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090201467 - Fundus photo-stimulation system and method: An eye examination device has a fundus observation system and an optical stimulation system. The optical stimulation system has an optical targeting subsystem and an optical stimulation subsystem, wherein the optical stimulation system is structured to be used to provide light stimulation to a portion of a fundus of an... Agent: Venable LLP

20090201466 - Goggles: Goggles provide various features including skirt that mounts to a frame of the goggles. The skirt may be elastic and may include damper portions at least partially extending into the elastic skirt to allow the elastic skirt to have travel and to thereby better conform to the facial features of... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20090201459 - System for pairing spectacle glasses without strapping: The invention relates to the devoid of a strap spectacles comprising two spectacle glasses (1, 2) which are arranged above the nose and each of which is preferably provided with a notch (3) embodied where said two glasses are jointed, wherein said glasses are paired by a connection element (5)... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090201460 - Spectacle temple for lens: 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

20090201461 - Interconnection tab used with optical devices: An optical device with at least one interconnection tab is provided. The optical device includes a pair of opposed substrates with a gap therebetween filled with an electro-optic material. Each substrate has a facing surface with a substrate electrode disposed thereon. A sealing material is disposed between the pair of... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090201462 - Retinal melatonin suppressor: This disclosure relates to the application of a photoluminescent material with a plurality of nanocrystals, such as quantum dots or Cornell dots, each capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength and emitting the absorbed energy as a desired wavelength in the direction of a human retina. Preferably, the... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090201463 - Insertable cut blade-style eyeglass lenses: A non-uniform thickness lens has a portion of a peripheral edge trimmed for secure engagement within a groove of blade style frame. Frame parameters are determined, such as by tracing the frame. The frame parameters include the plan layout as well as the contour and width of the engagement groove... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20090201464 - Optical device, ophthalmic lens and device for correcting long-sightedness: Optical device that comprises a spatial light modulator and a spectral filter that normally comprise several parts, such that each part of the filter (V; R; A; L) corresponds to at least one part of the modulator. The spectral filter is superimposed to the spatial light modulator such that the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20090201465 - Methods and devices for measuring tear film and diagnosing tear disorders: Methods and devices measure eye blinks and tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness before and following ophthalmic formula application onto the ocular surface, especially wherein the ophthalmic formula is an artificial tear. The methods and devices are suitable for dry eye diagnosis. The methods and devices are suitable for... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090201467 - Fundus photo-stimulation system and method: An eye examination device has a fundus observation system and an optical stimulation system. The optical stimulation system has an optical targeting subsystem and an optical stimulation subsystem, wherein the optical stimulation system is structured to be used to provide light stimulation to a portion of a fundus of an... Agent: Venable LLP

20090201466 - Goggles: Goggles provide various features including skirt that mounts to a frame of the goggles. The skirt may be elastic and may include damper portions at least partially extending into the elastic skirt to allow the elastic skirt to have travel and to thereby better conform to the facial features of... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20090195747 - Interchangeable eyeglass temples: Temple holders each having recesses formed in the holders are hinged to the extreme ends of an eyeglass front. Temple ends, inserted into respective holder recesses secure the temples in proper position relative to the front. Magnets within the recesses and the temple ends having polar orientations that establish magnetic... Agent: Langdale & Vallotton, LLP

20090195748 - Ophthalmic lens with multiple phase plates: An ophthalmic lens for providing a plurality of foci has an optic including an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens further includes a central phase plate, an intermediate phase plate surrounding the central phase plate, and an outer refractive region. The central phase plate... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090195749 - Electro-optic lens with integrated components for varying refractive properties: A lens for dynamically correcting refractive error is disclosed, the lens system comprising: a lens having at least one electro-active element having a refractive property that is alterable, the lens being capable of being shaped to fit a housing without hindering performance of the electro-active element, a controller in communication... Agent: Pearl, Cohen, Zedek & Latzer, LLP

20090195750 - Ophthalmic apparatus: An ophthalmic apparatus capable of alignment in total automation and manual alignment with an examinee's eye comprising an ophthalmic examination unit, a unit detecting an alignment state of the examination unit with the eye, a main base, a mobile base on which the examination unit is mounted and moved horizontally... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090195751 - Vision modification with reflected image: Various embodiments of methods and systems for improving and enhancing vision are disclosed. Adjustable lenses or optical systems may be used to provide adaptive vision modification. In some embodiments, vision modification may be responsive to the current state of the user's visual system. Certain embodiments provide correction of the subject's... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene