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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136943 | Testing/training visual perception speed and/or span System and methods for testing and/or training a subject's visual perception span and/or speed are provided. More specifically, a method may include testing/training various aspects of the subject's visual perception span/speed through the use of assessments that te... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132910 | Contrast sensitivity testing and/or training using circular contrast zones The contrast sensitivity of an individual may be tested and/or trained using a plurality of circular contrast zones. The individual may select the circular contrast zone having a different degree of contrast than the other circular contrast zones. For example, the i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113655 | Training method for accommodative and vergence systems, and multifocal lenses therefor Accommodative and vergence systems training method and multifocal ophthalmic lenses of Horizontal periodic or quasi-periodic Optical Power Stepless Alternating (HOPSA-lenses) therefor are proposed. Reading the text with HOPSA-lenses worn, while the head is stationar... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075135 | Peripheral vision training and/or testing during central vision fixation Systems and methods may test and/or train the peripheral visual abilities of an individual. Peripheral visual abilities may be tested and/or trained while maintaining a central visual focus by the individual. A central display element may display central visual indi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8020991 | Two-eye adaptive optical visual perception training method and apparatus thereof The present invention proposes a two-eye adaptive optical visual perception training apparatus, comprising: left and right eye wave aberration measurement sub-systems for measuring eye wave aberrations of the left and right eyes of a person to be tested; left and ri... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020992 | Human eye adaptive optical visual perception training method and apparatus thereof The present invention proposes a human eye adaptive optical visual perception training apparatus, comprising: a human eye wave aberration measurement sub-system for measuring the human eye wave aberration of a person to be tested; a human eye wave aberration correct... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8002409 | Vision treatment procedures and devices A vision treatment system comprises a computer and a user input output module associated with the computer, the user input output module including a display screen and means for receiving user input, wherein the computer includes a testing and training module for on... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7942524 | Eyewear system for the treatment of unilateral neglect syndrome An eyewear system for the treatment of unilateral neglect syndrome is disclosed. The eyewear system is comprised of an eyewear device, a lens system, flashcards, an LED system integrated into the eyewear device, a remote control for selective activation of the LED s... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942525 | Contrast sensitivity testing and/or training using circular contrast zones The contrast sensitivity of an individual may be tested and/or trained using a plurality of circular contrast zones. The individual may select the circular contrast zone having a different degree of contrast than the other circular contrast zones. For example, the i... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926943 | Peripheral vision training and/or testing during central vision fixation Systems and methods may test and/or train the peripheral visual abilities of an individual. Peripheral visual abilities may be tested and/or trained while maintaining a central visual focus by the individual. A central display element may display central visual indi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7866817 | Systems and methods for improving visual perception The object of the present invention is to provide a system and method to enable a person wishing to improve his vision capabilities to carry with him a training device and to be able to train his vision whenever and wherever he wishes. The current invention makes us... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7789510 | 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 dis... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7699466 | Visual training device and visual training method A visual training device 1 including: a screen arranged facing a subject H having visual impairment; a line of vision detection unit that detects a line of vision of the subject H and outputs line of vision signals indicating the line of vision; a visual fiel... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7682021 | System and methods for the treatment of retinal diseases Systems and methods for treating a retinal disease in a human include locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the human's visual system and defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones. The method of this embodiment ma... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7651222 | Eye muscle trainer An eye muscle trainer has an outer casing, a control circuit module, a first light emitting unit set, two second light emitting unit sets, two third light emitting unit sets and an eye frame. The outer casing is opaque and has a rear opening. The light emitting unit... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7635185 | Fatigue relief supporting apparatus The present invention provides a technique for enabling a user of a personal computer, a television, or the like to relieve his or her fatigue without difficulties. The present invention provides a fatigue relief supporting apparatus wherein the apparatus has image ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7575320 | Novelty frameless eye wear for promoting sociability A double sided adhesive eye patch, bearing a new or old outdated corrective lens, is placed over the eye of the participant on the singles scene such as in nightclubs or while bathing on beaches, and the wearer can thus see clearly, or fairly clearly if an outdated ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7549743 | Systems and methods for improving visual discrimination A system and method for retraining the visual system of a subject with damage to the striate and/or extrastriate visual cortex includes displaying a visual stimulus within a first location of an impaired visual field of the subject; and detecting the subject's perce... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543938 | Methods and devices for prevention and treatment of myopia and fatigue An electronic image shown on a display can be shifted to the left for left eye viewing and shifted to the right for right eye viewing. A left eye shutter can be positioned over the left eye and a right eye shutter positioned over the right eye. The left eye shutter ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7533987 | Method for exercising eye muscle The method provides an exercising environment which contains a display device positioned on a platform, a servo motor to move the platform forward towards a trainee or backward away from the trainee, an illuminating device producing lighting to the exercising enviro... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7494221 | Method for preventing deterioration of the sense of sight and/or for mending the sense of sight of users of display facilities The invention relates to medicine. The inventive method consists in influencing the user's eyes by additional pictures on screen, whereby an image is formed whose shape and color range have a relaxing effect on a visual analyzer. The duration of exposure to the addi... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7419263 | Device and method for assisting development of an infant's visual acuity and for transferring a mother's scent to an infantile environment A device for assisting the development of an infant's visual acuity and for transferring the mother's scent to an infantile environment. Supple fabric contacts an area of the mother's body for absorbing a portion of the mother's scent and is thereafter transferred a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404639 | Apparatus for recovering eyesight utilizing stereoscopic video and method for displaying stereoscopic video This invention provides a stereo image displaying method and eyesight recovery apparatus which stimulates the eye muscles and is inexpensive and simple. An image for the left and the right eye are displayed on the screen 50 of an electronic device 2... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7384399 | Cognition and motor timing diagnosis and training system and method A system for testing a subject's cognition and motor timing includes an actuator, a sensor and a computer. The actuator is configured to present to the subject multiple stimuli, including predictable stimuli and non-predictable (e.g., random or pseudo-random) stimul... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380941 | Device and method for assisting development of an infant's visual acuity and for transferring a mother's scent to an infantile environment A device for assisting the development of an infant's visual acuity and for transferring the mother's scent to an infantile environment. Smooth and supple fabric contacts an area of the mother's body for absorbing a portion of the mother's scent and is thereafter tr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370964 | Measuring refractive characteristics of human eyes An apparatus and method for measuring refractive characteristics of human eyes with an objective refraction measuring device for measuring refraction in at least one eye, the objective refraction measuring system having a proximal end and a distal end, the objective... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367671 | Process and device for the training of human vision The present invention relates to a process for training the visual system of a human by presenting optical stimuli to said human, said stimuli being presented to a zone within the intact visual field of said human and optionally to a zone outside the intact visual f... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367807 | Method for improving word processing skills using visual flash stimuli A computer system provides a series of visual flash stimuli to a user and then requires that the user process the visual stimuli to produce a verbalization that corresponds to the visual stimuli and/or a fine motor activity that corresponds to the visual stimuli. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367675 | Vision testing system A method and apparatus are provided for testing the vision of a human subject using a series of eye tests (310). A test setup procedure (312) is run to adjust the settings of a display device (1914) such that graphic objects displayed on the dev... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364583 | Head mounted photoeffective device A system for exposure of eyes of a user to light is disclosed. That system comprises: a head mountable housing and at least one array of light emitting diodes disposed within the housing proximate to the eyes, and whereby light emissions are transmitted to the eyes.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354156 | Naturoptic method for restoring healthy vision A method for restoring healthy vision includes first establishing a visual target, then having the subject keep horizontal and vertical lines, through the center of the plane of the target, respectively parallel to corresponding horizontal and vertical lines through... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347549 | Rapid switching slit scan image capture system A slit scan image capture system 14 or 15 for obtaining slit images of a patient's eye 28. At least two slit masks 16 and 18 or two moving mirrors 25 and 27 are associated with at least two rapid switching light sourc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347553 | Ophthalmic image sensing apparatus A focusing unit (11) is constituted of a prism base (11a), deflection prisms (11b and 11c), and a slit chart (11e) having a slit opening (11d), and the deflection prisms (11b ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347694 | Method and apparatus for screening aspects of vision development and visual processing related to cognitive development and learning on the internet A screening evaluation tool of the present invention provides instructions and mechanisms to probe areas of vision (related to learning). These areas include eye movements used during reading, visual imagery of mental pictorial images generated by viewing, visual re... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328998 | Specially tinted lenses for sunglasses for use during flying The present invention is directed toward specially tinted lenses for use in flying airplanes. In the present invention, the far field of vision is highly tinted to reduce the light from a sunlit sky, over sunlit cloud tops, or in clouds. This enables an aircraft pil... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326060 | Visual performance evaluation and training system A program for self-evaluating and training a user's visual skills. The program including a plurality of evaluation and training exercises. The program being designed to run on a computer having a color monitor. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311400 | Determining clinical refraction of eye Eye refraction is measured to achieve desired quality via a selected vision characteristics. A characteristic of vision is selected to correlate to the desired quality of vision from a group of vision characteristics comprising acuity, Strehl ratio, contrast sensiti... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309234 | Method and device for introducing state changes into athletic activities A device is described for introducing variation in athletic training and competitive events. This device maintains an internal state that occupies one of several allowed values. Depending upon the selected configuration, the device changes internal state at regular ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306335 | Visual training method and visual training device In a visual training device and a visual training method, different targets are displayed for right and left eyes, respectively, and refractivities of the right and left eyes are measured. Based on the measured refractivities of the eyes, positions of the targets di... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303281 | Method and device for determining refractive components and visual function of the eye for vision correction A method and an instrument is provided for measuring aberration refraction of an eye with a first device for measuring the total aberration refraction of the eye and a second device for measuring the aberration refraction of the cornea of the eye. The component of a... | 12/04/2007 |
