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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186829 | 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 gradie... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8162477 | Progressive ophthalmic lens for myopia correction and method for making such a lens A progressive ophthalmic lens for the correction of myopia, that comprises an upper area in which the correction is adapted for peripheral vision of the wearer. Such a lens reduces the risk of long term worsening of myopia for the lens wearer by reducing the defocal... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162478 | Pair of progressive power lens and method for designing same An object is to reduce the inconvenience given to the binocular vision function when wearing and using spectacles making use of a pair of progressive power lenses having different distance dioptric power for right and left. For this reason, the present invention ass... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147062 | Progressive-power lens An eye-side refractive surface 11 of a distance portion is concave and at least part of an eye-side refractive surface 3 of a near portion is a convex region 31 where one or both of principal meridians of the surface are convex. This provides a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8100529 | Progressive-addition lens In a progressive-addition lens having a progressive surface on one side and an aspherical or atoroidal surface on the other side, the lens shape is designed so that a high degree of aberration correction can be carried out on the periphery of the lens and the distan... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092016 | Multifocal lens having a progressive optical power region and a discontinuity Embodiments of the present invention relate to a multifocal lens having a diffractive optical power region and a progressive optical power region. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the proper alignment and positioning of each of these regions, the amo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8061838 | Progressive lens for ophthalmic spectacles, having an additional zone for intermediate vision A progressive lens for ophthalmic spectacles has an additional zone for intermediate vision. This additional zone is located beneath a near-vision zone. It enables objects located at a distance of between 1.0 and 1.5 meters, in a direction inclined at about 35 degre... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047651 | Electro-active opthalmic lens having an optical power blending region 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 vi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042942 | Progressive-power lens An eye-side refractive surface 11 of a distance portion is concave and at least part of an eye-side refractive surface 3 of a near portion is a convex region 31 where one or both of principal meridians of the surface are convex. This provides a ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042941 | Lens with continuous power gradation The present invention is embodied in ophthalmic lenses having a first lens surface that is described by a continuous, gradual increase in optical power that proceeds without inflection points of discontinuities across substantially the entire useable optical area of... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042940 | Opthalmic lenses having reduced base out prism The invention generally relates to a lens and the method of manufacturing progressive addition lenses (PAL) to remove unwanted base out prism and minimize excessive convergence, comprising determining basic configuration of two major lens surfaces to provide a dista... | 10/25/2011 |
| RE42781 | Ophthalmic lens A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens has a complex surface having a prism reference point, a fitting cross, a progression meridian having a power addition greater than or equal to 1.5 diopters. The lens has, under conditions when being worn: | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029134 | 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 vi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7992997 | Ophthalmic lens element An ophthalmic lens element is disclosed. The, ophthalmic lens element includes a central region of low surface astigmatism and a peripheral region. The central region includes an upper viewing zone for providing a first power suitable for a wearer's distance vision ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988286 | Static progressive surface region in optical communication with a dynamic optic An ophthalmic lens is presented in which the lens includes a progressive addition region and a dynamic optic. The dynamic optic and the progressive addition region are in optical communication. The progressive addition region has an add power which is less than a us... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976158 | Ophthalmic eyeglass correcting both foveal vision and peripheral vision An ophthalmic eyeglass (1) is adapted for correcting both the foveal vision and the peripheral vision of a wearer. An image portion formed in the foveal zone of the wearer's retina is thus sharp, at the same time as another image portion is also sharp, which ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7914145 | Progressive power lens and manufacturing method therefor A progressive power lens in which distortion aberration is restricted and a manufacturing method therefore are provided. In a progressive power lens in which a progressive refracting surface provided with a first region arranged at an upper part of the lens for view... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7883206 | Multifocal lens having a progressive optical power region and a discontinuity Embodiments of the present invention relate to a multifocal lens having a mostly spherical power region and a progressive optical power region. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the proper alignment and positioning of each of these regions, the amount... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883207 | Refractive-diffractive multifocal lens Aspects of the present invention provide multifocal lenses having one or more multifocal inserts comprising one or more diffractive regions. A diffractive region of a multifocal insert of the present invention can provide a constant optical power or can provide a pr... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874673 | Progressive power lens and method of designing the same A progressive power lens that prevents degradation in optical characteristics invited by deviation of a pantoscopic angle from the standard value. The lens includes an outer refractive surface and an inner refractive surface, at least one of which is a progressive s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866816 | Variable focus spectacles Variable focus spectacles which comprise i) a focus module that includes two variable focus lens sections, said sections each including a first fixed plastic lens and an adjustable focus liquid lens, and ii) a second fixed plastic lens that preferably includes most ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7837324 | Ophthalmic lens comprising a layer having a variable refractive index An ophthalmic lens (10) comprises an optical component (1) and a layer (2) placed on a face of the optical component (1a). The layer (2) has a variable refractive index and is structured so that a second order derivative of ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832861 | Reverse progressive lenses A method of making a reverse progressive lens has the steps of selecting a standard progressive lens having a distance zone, a transition zone and a near zone; selecting an add determination that is double or more than double in power; reversing the regular progress... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828434 | Zone switched sports training eyewear Vision training eyewear include lenses having a plurality of obscuration zones. The obscuration zones are individually switchable to provide light emission or attenuation that can interfere with normal vision of the wearer. A pattern or sequence of patterns can be s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806526 | Progressive ophthalmic lens and method of producing one such lens The invention relates to a progressive ophthalmic lens and to a method of producing one such lens. Variations in the optical power and the astigmatism of a progressive ophthalmic lens (10) result from (i) spherical and cylindrical variations in the anterior f... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7775660 | Electro-active ophthalmic lens having an optical power blending region The present invention generally relates to an electro-active optic incorporating a blend region between two regions each having different optical properties. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771047 | Error-tolerant progressive glass design A method of producing a progressive spectacle glass by defining an ordering value for the average use value in the far reference point of the progressive spectacle glass, calculating the progressive spectacle glass while taking into account a calculation value of th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7744215 | Multiple layer multifocal composite lens Aspects of the present invention provide multiple-layer composite lenses comprising two or more materials and methods for making the same. A multi-layer composite lens of the present invention can use multiple surfaces to form optical elements that can contribute to... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731357 | Method for designing group of bi-aspherical type progressive-power lenses, and group of bi-aspherical type progressive-power lenses There is provided a group of bi-aspherical type progressive-power lenses for which the processing costs are reduced. In a bi-aspherical type progressive-power lens(es), the relationships DHf+DHn | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731358 | 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 vi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712897 | Varifocal lens A method for constructing a progressive varifocal lens having a far vision area, a near vision area and an intermediate progression area. the method comprises the steps of a) determining the x- and y-coordinates of a first point in the closed interval between the fa... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7673990 | Individual eyeglass lens An individual eyeglass lens in which the vertical distance from the near reference point to the far distance point amounts to max. 18 millimeters, the progressive length is max. 14 millimeters, the main progressive length is max. 10 millimeters and the increase in r... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7654667 | Progressive addition lens operating in combination with a multi-order diffractive optic A multi-focal spectacle lens is presented having far distance, intermediate distance, and near distance vision correction, in which the lens includes a progressive addition surface with a progression of optical power. The lens further includes a multi-order diffract... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637614 | Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the stages of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point w... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631969 | Combined spectacle lens, auxiliary lens, and method of edging lenses A combined spectacle lens including a combination of a basic lens and an auxiliary lens, the basic lens formed with a progressive-power surface having a first power portion having a power for viewing an object at a predetermined distance, a second power portion havi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7604349 | Static progressive surface region in optical communication with a dynamic optic An ophthalmic lens is presented in which the lens includes a progressive addition legion and a dynamic optic. The dynamic optic and the progressive addition region are in optical communication. The progressive addition region has an add power which is less than a us... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7524059 | System, apparatus and method for correcting vision with an adaptive optic An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7475985 | 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 vi... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7427134 | Ophthalmic lens A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens has a complex surface having a prism reference point, a fitting cross, a progression meridian having a power addition greater than or equal to 1.5 diopters. The lens has, under conditions when being worn: | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422325 | Method of designing a spectacle lens A method of designing a spectacle lens having a combined refracting surface in at least one of two refracting surfaces at object and eye sides structuring the spectacle lens, wherein the combined refracting surface has an astigmatic refracting surface combined with ... | 09/09/2008 |
