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Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/10

20100328603 - Ophthalmic eyewear with lenses cast into a frame and methods of fabrication: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing spectacle lens eyewear using a block mold, front and back optical inserts, front and back optical insert gaskets, a protractor insert, a closing mechanism and a preformed frame, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a front optical insert from... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20100328604 - Myopia control ophthalmic lenses: Lenses are designed using the corneal topography or wavefront measurements of the eye derived by subtracting the optical power of the eye after orthokeratology treatment from the optical power before orthokeratology treatment.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20100328605 - Optical article including a layer siox as main component and manufacturing method of the same: An optical article including a layer that has SiOx as a main component and is formed on an optical substrate, directly or with at least one different layer interposed between the layer and the optical substrate, a surface of the layer, which is in the opposite side to the optical... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100328606 - Non-contact optical coherence tomography imaging of the central and peripheral retina: A system for imaging of the central and peripheral retina, includes one of a concave mirror and an elliptical mirror having an axis and being configured to rotate around the axis and a scanner configured to using a spectral domain optical coherence tomography system to obtain a non-contact wide angle... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100328607 - Ophthalmological measuring system and method for determining the biometric data of an eye: An ophthalmological measuring system for obtaining biometric data of an eye with a view to the pre-operative determination of a replacement lens or supplementary lens or refractive operations. The invention includes a combination of a measuring instrument based on ultrasound, an optical measuring instrument, and an evaluation unit, measuring values... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20100328608 - Stereomicroscope: In intraocular observation of the eye, the slit lamp microscope 1 causes the illumination light emitted by the illumination system 8 to enter the inside of the eye via the head lens 20 and causes an intraocularly reflected light of this illumination light to enter the observation system 6 via... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100321628 - Sunglasses secured with fashionable tapered fabric component: The present invention is a novel apparatus comprising tapered fabric components which cover or replace the eyeglass frame arms, and which are secured to the eyeglass frames by a discrete attachment means which gives the appearance that the eyeglass and fabric components are a unitary accessory.... Agent: Dovie Gilmore

20100321629 - Glasses hinge structure: A glasses hinge structure includes a pivot and a pivot seat. The pivot seat and the pivot are integrally formed with a corner panel of a glasses frame and a glasses foot, respectively. The pivot has a vertical portion in a cylinder shape and a horizontal connecting portion. The vertical... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20100321630 - Illuminated low-vision spectacles: g

20100321631 - Hyper-osmotic eye contact lens: A hyper-osmotic contact lens designed to compensate for an unhealthy edematous state for treating corneal edema.... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20100321632 - Multifocal ophthalmic lens: A multifocal ophthalmic lens, including: a far zone for correcting a far vision; and a near zone for correcting a near vision, arranged concentrically in an optical region of the lens, wherein a power distribution is set to vary progressively in radial direction of the far zone and the near... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20100321633 - Progressive ophthalmic lens: The invention provides a progressive ophthalmic lens suitable to be worn by a person engaged in a sporting activity. For this purpose the lens has a far vision region which is enlarged, and a peripheral field of vision which is separated and whose mean sphere gradients are gentle. When a... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20100321635 - Method for determining the configuration of an ophthalmic lens, ophthalmic lens produced according to said method, and method for producing said lens: e

20100321634 - 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

20100321636 - 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

20100321637 - Illumination device as well as observation device: Among other items, an illumination device (110) is [provided] for an observation device (100) having one, two or more observation beam paths, each with at least one observation beam bundle, in particular for an operating microscope, having at least one light source (112) for producing at least one illumination beam... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20100315586 - Decorative eyeglass temples: Eyeglasses having temples with detachable decorative pieces. The decorative pieces generally comprise an inner piece and outer piece which connect to one another through and/or around the eyeglass temples. When attached together, the outer decorative piece and the inner decorative piece are supported by and attached to the eyeglass temples.... Agent: Frederick W. Mau Ii

20100315587 - Prism glasses with movable lenses and detachable temples: The prism glasses include movable prism lenses and, optionally. detachable temples. The movable lenses permit the user to alter the viewing angle from substantially 90 degrees downward to substantially 90 degrees upward. The glasses include a planar frame plate, a bridge, a forward outboard face and view ports therethrough. Two... Agent: Robert C. Kain, Jr.

20100315588 - Biomedical devices: Biomedical devices such as contact lenses formed from a polymerization product of a mixture comprising (a) a hydrophilic polymer comprising one or more hydrophilic units and one or more thio carbonyl thio fragments of a reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (“RAFT”) agent; and (b) one or more biomedical device-forming monomers... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20100315589 - Toric ophthalmic lens: An ophthalmic lens for placement on the human eye or implanted into an eye is described. The lens has a cylinder power for eye astigmatism refraction error correction and incorporates aspherization of at least one of the surfaces to reduce vision quality reduction with toric ophthalmic lens rotation that creates... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20100315591 - Method and device for tear film analysis: Tear film stability has an important role in the quality of vision. A system and method for performing Fluctuation Analysis of Spatial Image Correlation (FASIC) provides for a non-invasive system and method for evaluating the dynamics of the tear film surface using spatial autocorrelation analysis. With FASIC, a series of... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20100315590 - Ophthalmic photographing apparatus: The ophthalmic photographing apparatus has a first optical system for obtaining a tomographic image of a fundus by optical coherence tomography using low coherent light, a second optical system for obtaining a visible front image of the fundus, a third optical system for obtaining an infrared front image of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100315592 - Optical coherence imaging systems having a mechanism for shifting focus and scanning modality: 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

20100315593 - Illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope: The present invention relates to an illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope comprising two observation beam paths (152, 154) for a first observer (main surgeon) and two observation beam paths (156, 158) for a second observer (assisting surgeon), comprising an illuminating system (102; 106a, 108a, 172) and deflecting means (118,... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20100315594 - High precision contrast ratio display for visual stimulus: Embodiments of the present invention include approaches for controlling light valve devices to improve the range and precision of the contrast ratio and the grayscale levels of a display used for visual field tests. In one embodiment, two or more illumination devices are used to enable the display device to... Agent: Carl Zeiss Meditec C/o Mofo

20100309424 - Arm for spectacles: A arm for spectacles (1, 50) comprises a first portion (11) made of polymer-based composite material reinforced with fibres and at least one film (23, 24) of thermoplastic polymeric material coupled to the first portion (11) as a covering for same.... Agent: Castellano PLLC

20100309425 - Screwless magnetic eyewear: The invention provides a magnetic connector for use between members to magnetically connect members such as members between eyewear. Magnetic connector has first and second magnets positioned in or on first and second eyewear members, respectively. Magnets are positioned substantially parallel to each other in a plane and rotate about... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20100309427 - Eyeglasses with electronic components: A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted, or otherwise moved... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100309426 - Eyewear with multi-part temple for supporting one or more electrical components: Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be partially or completely internal to eyewear. The electrical components can also be attached to the eyewear... Agent: Ipventure, Inc.

20100309428 - Flexible progressive lens optimizer: A method is provided for calculating an individual spectacle lens design for a progressive spectacle lens exhibiting an individual vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points, which can be variably adjusted. A starting design exhibiting a predefined vertical position of the distance and/or the near reference points... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100309429 - Visual device including an ophthalmic lens having a partially cropped insertion rib, and method for preparing such lens: Visual equipment includes an ophthalmic lens having an edge face provided with an engagement ridge. Also described is a method of preparing such equipment. The engagement ridge includes at least fifteen bearing sections alternating with as many free singular sections, the free singular sections being smaller in width and/or in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100309430 - Method of preparing an ophthalmic lens with special machining of its engagement ridge: A method of preparing an ophthalmic lens for mounting in a surround of an eyeglass frame includes an acquisition step of acquiring a first longitudinal profile of the surround and an orientation parameter of the first longitudinal profile relative to a horizon line or a verticality line of the surround,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100309431 - Fundus camera: A fundus camera includes an optical path splitting unit arranged between a focusing unit and an imaging unit. The splitting unit has characteristics adapted to reflect light of a visible light region and to transmit near-infrared light. The splitting unit retreats from an optical path when a still fundus image... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100309432 - Eyeball motion measurement apparatus: An eye movement measurement apparatus 1 measures movement of a cornea 101 by imaging a corneal reflection light image L2 generated as a result of irradiating the cornea 101 with infrared light L1. The eye movement measurement apparatus 1 includes: an imaging section 5 having a sensor section 51 including... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100309433 - Illumination device and observation device: An illumination device (10) is described for an observation device (100) having one, two or more observation beam paths (16, 17), each with at least one observation beam bundle, particularly for an operating microscope, the illumination device having at least one light source (11, 12) for producing at least one... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20100302500 - Articulated spectacle frames with wire assembled components: An articulated spectacle frame with wire assembled components, the components being able to slide and fold back past each other, when the spectacles are not being worn, characterised by using two lens rims (10, 20) for supporting lenses (1, 2) and being hinged together at their inner ends (13, 22a),... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100302501 - Eye and ear protection device: A device for facilitating eye and ear protection. The device includes an eyeglass frame having left and right temple pieces, a lens support member and lenses appended to the lens support member. Left and right ear plug housings are supported by each of the left and right temple pieces and... Agent: Bay Area Technology Law Group PC

20100302502 - Glasses with illumination function: Eyeglasses with an illumination function include a frame having a pair of lenses mounted thereto. A pair of temples is collapsibly attached to the frame in a spaced-apart relationship with each other, each of the temples having a front end portion hingedly secured the frame, a rear end portion extending... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100302503 - Telescopic spectacles: Optical apparatus (20, 60) includes a spectacle frame (30, 64) configured to be worn by a user (22). A telescope (26, 62) is fixed to the spectacle frame and includes an objective (44), an eyepiece (28), and multiple optical surfaces (48, 56, 58) defining a folded optical path for providing... Agent: D. Kligler I.p. Services Ltd

20100302504 - Optical element for stabilizing refractive index profiles using polymer mixtures: An optical element comprising: a first monomer polymerized while in the presence of a second monomer to form a first polymer intermixed with the second monomer, the first polymer having a spatially varying degree of cure that provides a predetermined refractive index profile; and the second monomer polymerized in the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100302505 - Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20100302507 - Method and system for retinal health management: A method for quantifying disease progression through retinal health assessment and management. The method comprises obtaining a first image of a retina or iris at a point in time; generating a first vascular map of the first image of the retina or the iris; obtaining a second image of the... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20100302508 - Ophthalmic photographing apparatus: An ophthalmic photographing apparatus including an interference optical system for dividing light from a first light source into measurement light and reference light, directing measurement light to a fundus and reference light to a reference optical system, and photo-receiving by a first photodetector interference light, a first optical scanner disposed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100302506 - Opthalmology photographing apparatus: A fundus camera includes an illumination unit to illuminate an ocular fundus of a subject's eye, an autofluorescent exciter filter insertable into and retractable from an illumination optical path of the illumination unit, an observation and photographing unit to receive reflection light from the ocular fundus illuminated by the illumination... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100302509 - Method of determining a contact lens: The invention relates to a method of determining and selecting a contact lens with an opthalmological device for examining the eyes, the opthalmological device comprising a keratometer and an autorefractometer as well as a data processor, whereby a refractive power of an eye and a topography of a cornea are... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC