EP 2235586 A4 20120111 - MULTIPLE LAYER MULTIFOCAL COMPOSITE LENS
Title (en)
MULTIPLE LAYER MULTIFOCAL COMPOSITE LENS
Title (de)
MEHRSCHICHTIGE MULTIFOKAL-VERBUNDLINSE
Title (fr)
LENTILLES COMPOSITES MULTIFOCALES MULTICOUCHES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008086459 W 20081211
- US 1382207 P 20071214
- US 2547708 P 20080201
- US 3795808 P 20080319
- US 4109408 P 20080331
- US 4480208 P 20080414
- US 4761408 P 20080424
- US 4788808 P 20080425
- US 4885108 P 20080429
- US 4886008 P 20080429
- US 4886208 P 20080429
- US 5203408 P 20080509
- US 5270008 P 20080513
- US 5373408 P 20080516
- US 5437908 P 20080519
- US 5666308 P 20080528
- US 7898608 P 20080708
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009079341A1] Aspects of the present invention provide multiple-layer (multi-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 (internal or external) to form optical elements that can contribute to a total desired add power. The multiple contributing optical elements can be aligned so as to be in optical communication to form multiple stable vision zones to enhance optical performance and the vision experience of the wearer. Distributing the total desired add power across multiple appropriately aligned optical elements that are in optical communication with one another can reduce the total distortion of the lens, minimize the number of optical discontinuities introduced, can reduce optical power jump as experienced by the wearer's eye when traversing any discontinuity, and can reduce the visibility of any introduced optical discontinuity as perceived by an observer looking at the wearer.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
G02C 7/06 (2013.01); G02C 7/061 (2013.01); G02C 7/063 (2013.01); G02C 2202/16 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XP] WO 2008121975 A2 20081009 - PIXELOPTICS INC [US], et al
- [XYI] US 4062629 A 19771213 - WINTHROP JOHN TALLEY
- [Y] US 2004008320 A1 20040115 - SHIRAYANAGI MORIYASU [JP]
- [XDI] US 5305028 A 19940419 - OKANO HITOSHI [JP]
- [X] US 4484804 A 19841127 - MIGNEN BERNARD [FR]
- See references of WO 2009079341A1
Citation (examination)
- EP 0987578 A2 20000322 - JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PROD [US]
- US 2005270481 A1 20051208 - BLUM RONALD D [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009079341 A1 20090625; WO 2009079341 A8 20091105; AR 069768 A1 20100217; AU 2008338597 A1 20090625; AU 2008338597 B2 20131107; AU 2010236042 A1 20101118; AU 2010236042 B2 20130613; CA 2706150 A1 20090625; EP 2235586 A1 20101006; EP 2235586 A4 20120111; EP 2365380 A2 20110914; EP 2365380 A3 20120502; MX 2010006042 A 20100625; TW 200933232 A 20090801
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2008086459 W 20081211; AR P080105450 A 20081215; AU 2008338597 A 20081211; AU 2010236042 A 20101027; CA 2706150 A 20081211; EP 08860905 A 20081211; EP 10194662 A 20081211; MX 2010006042 A 20081211; TW 97148536 A 20081212