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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976157 | Eyewear for reducing symptoms of computer vision syndrome Computer eyewear for reducing the effects of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). In one embodiment, the eyewear comprises a frame and two lenses. In some embodiments, the frame and lenses have a wrap-around design to reduce air flow in the vicinity of the eyes. The lens... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7377641 | Multifocal ophthalmic lens A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377638 | Four zone multifocal lenses The present invention provides multifocal lenses containing at least four zones of different refractive power. The zones are positioned such that the wearer is able to use the inferior-most portion of the lens to more clearly, as compared to conventional multifocal ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368072 | Photochromic contact lenses and methods of manufacturing Described are contact lenses having photochromic materials within the central or pupillary area of the lens and methods for manufacturing such lenses. In one method, a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic material is added to the pupillary region of a ca... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338159 | Adjustable focus lenses A lens unit with two lens elements each having special surfaces such that an adjustment of the position of one of the two lens elements relative to the other in a direction generally perpendicular to a viewing direction changes the focusing power of the lens unit. I... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338161 | Optical accommodative compensation system The optical system presents accommodation compensation, the system including in combination two multifocal lenses, one of them being an aperture lens and the other a field lens. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258437 | Photochromic multifocal optical article Describes a multifocal optical article, e.g., an ophthalmic article such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid optical substrate, e.g., a transparent polymeric substrate, such as a thermoset or thermoplastic substrate, adapted to possess at least one ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7192133 | Pair of sunglasses with farsighted lenses A pair of sunglasses with farsighted lenses includes a main body having a frame surrounding two separate areas. Each of the areas is occupied by a sunlight glass having an opening cut at its lower and inner part. The opening is to be filled with a farsighted lens pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192138 | Ophthalmic lens with optimal power profile An ophthalmic lens includes an optical zone having a center and a spaced-apart periphery. The optical zone has a first corrective power range in a first region and a second corrective power range in an annular region surrounding the first optical zone. The second co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159981 | Progressive refractive power lens It has been difficult to manufacture an inside surface progressive-power lens which is as thin as an outside surface progressive-power lens due to a limited configuration of an object-side refractive surface of the inside surface progressive-power lens. However, a t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7093935 | Multifocal polarized sunglasses and lenses Polarized sunglasses and lenses, and methods related thereto, are provided that include multifocal segments and which have a total thickness of less than about 5 millimeters. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048997 | Production of optical elements A method of making an optical element that includes a thermoplastic power portion, the method including laminating a first thermoplastic sheet to one side of a functional film, laminating a second thermoplastic sheet to a second side of the functional film, and affi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044597 | Multifocal contact lens and method of manufacture thereof An optical zone for a lens has a center optical axis. A first region of the optical zone includes a first optical curve having a first optical axis that is collinear with the center optical axis. A plurality of secondary regions is formed within the first region. Ea... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008058 | Progressive spectacle lens having two aspherical progressive surfaces A progressive spectacle lens having two aspherical and in particular progressive surfaces, i.e. surfaces contributing to the rise in the effect (addition Add.) from the distance vision portion to the near vision portion, in which the sagittal heights z | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004583 | Eyewear lenses and methods of manufacturing Unfinished lenses, semi-finished lens including optical coatings or a transmission altering layer and methods of manufacturing are described. The unfinished lens includes an optical coating and a surface configured to receive a curve. Non-prescriptive and prescripti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976757 | Invisible multifocal sunglasses Invisible bifocal sunglasses. The sunglasses include a hard mirror coating to disguise the different focal powers of the sunglasses. The bifocal sunglasses also include a bifocal region that is molded within the main lens blank of the sunglasses. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953248 | Progressive power lens A progressive power lens belonging to a series of lenses according to the present invention is provided. If a first lens and a second lens randomly chosen from the series of progressive power lenses have a common spherical refractive power Sph [diopter] in the dista... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942695 | Biomedical devices with polyimide coating Intraocular lenses and methods producing the same are provided. The intraocular lens includes an optic and a haptic that are integrally formed together. The haptic has a polyimide coating. The polyimide coating promotes fibrosis in the surrounding eye tissue to enha... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910769 | Bifocal spectacles for computer users and display device therefor A polyvinyl display device for bifocal computer/reading spectacles. The display device enables a person to identify a pair of spectacles having the correct optical center to match the wearer's pupillary separation. The present invention includes, in combination, a p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6709107 | Composite ophthalmic lens and method for obtaining same The composite ophthalmic lens (1) comprises a first layer (2), at least 200 micrometers thick, forming a front part of said lens, of a first polymeric material of refractive index higher than or equal to 1.60 and having a front face (4) constitu... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6696515 | Hard protective coat-forming coating compositions and optical articles A coating composition comprising (1) a partial condensate obtained by subjecting a silane compound of Rm SiX4-m to hydrolysis and partial condensation with a sufficient amount of water to meet a molar ratio: 1.2ࣘH2 O/Si-... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6224210 | Multifocal artificial ocular lens with a transparency varying with illumination A multifocal artificial ocular lens has at least two corrective areas, namely a near vision area to correct near vision and a distance vision area to correct distance vision. The transparency of the lens varies in inverse proportion to its illumination. A... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6158862 | Method of reducing glare associated with multifocal ophthalmic lenses A multifocal ophthalmic lens having a dye or dyes that block the transmission of near UV and/or blue light.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6046123 | Glasses with a high refractive index and their use as segments of multifocal corrective lenses The invention concerns glasses characterized by the fact that they have a refractive index higher than 1.740; a dilatation coefficient , between 25 and 300° C., between 65 and 70×10-7 /°C.; and a Littleton point not exceeding 635° C.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6017121 | Multifocal artificial ocular lens with a transparency varying with illumination A multifocal artificial ocular lens has at least two corrective areas, namely a near vision area to correct near vision and a distance vision area to correct distance vision. The transparency of the lens varies in inverse proportion to its illumination. A... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5922246 | Eyeglass lens and molded material of synthetic resin having transmittance minimum no greater than 25% at 550-585 nm A lens for eyeglasses and a molded synthetic resin for light transmitting filters are disclosed, which can reduce the glare of light and can provide a clear color sense, while retaining the lightness in the field of vision. The lens for eyeglasses and the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5910375 | Tintable, scratch resistant coatings for plastic ophthalmic lenses A dual coating is provided for tinting a plastic material such that the plastic material is tinted and rendered scratch resistant. Also provided is tintable, scratch resistant plastic materials and tinted, scratch resistant plastic materials. The dual lay... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5895422 | Mixed optics intraocular achromatic lens Achromatic intraocular curved lenses have high order binary optic multiple level patterns for binary diffraction of light for correcting for chromatic aberration, making thin, lightweight, intraocular lenses that may be readily positioned in an eye, and t... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5856860 | Multi-focal optical elements A multi-focal lens with both a power portion and a functional portion, where the power portion imparts a majority of the optical power and magnification characteristics to the multi-focal lens and has a front side with both a main focal surface and a seco... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5757459 | Multifocal optical elements A multi-focal lens with both a power portion and a functional portion where the power portion imparts a majority of the optical power and magnification characteristics to the multi-focal lens and has a front side with both a main focal surface and a secon... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5512344 | Ophthalmic lens manufacture A button for forming a segment of a multifocal lens the button comprising a first portion composed of a lead oxide-containing glass, a second portion composed of a glass which contains substantially no lead oxide, the first and second portions being adjac... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5412505 | Light polarizing spectacle lens A light polarizing spectacle lens including a lens body and a light polarizing film embedded in the lens body. The lens body is made from a resin mixture comprising a pregelled monomer of about 65 to 75 weight percent of the mixture, a conventional monome... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5402190 | Biological cycle affecting goggles A method of avoiding the influence of light on the biological clock caused by the presence of full spectrum light during intervals unexpected by the human body is comprised of wearing goggles that substantially block light having wavelengths of between ab... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5351100 | Glass multifocal ophthalmic lens with polarizing element and method of making The present invention includes a glass multifocal light polarizing ophthalmic lens having a glass multifocal lens portion with a multifocal element fused to a convex outer surface of the multifocal lens portion, a single vision lens portion opposing the m... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5223862 | High-index, organic lens member An ophthalmic lens embodying an organic plastic lens member having a refractive index of at least 1.56 and being the cured product of a monomeric formulation. The formulation contains a resin monomer base, a curing agent selected from aromatic anhydrides,... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5162826 | High index ophthalmic glasses This invention relates to the production of glasses exhibiting a refractive index between about 1.66-1.81, a softening point between about 625°-675° C., a strain point between about 455°-490° C., a linear coefficeint of thermal expansion (25°-30... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5073021 | Bifocal ophthalmic lens constructed from birefringent material A dual focal length ophthalmic lens is formed from a birefringent material with its fast and slow axes perpendicular to the user's visual axis. The dual focal property arises due to the differing indices of refraction of the birefringent material for ligh... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5006409 | Optical element used to reduce the image perception time An optical element for use in eyeglasses, visors, masks and screens to reduce the image perception time and improve the countour definition of the image comprises a transparent plastic material supporting member into which there is introduced, by suitable... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4846913 | Method for making bifocal lens Apparatus and a method of making an eyeglass lens module in which two lens components are disclosed. The first component is a conventional single vision stock lens having conventional corrections in the negative or positive diopter range. The second lens ... | 07/11/1989 |
