IP Library Granted Patent US 7,210,779
Granted Patent B2
US 7,210,779 · App. 11/128,302 · Granted May 1, 2007

Double progressive spectacle lens

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Patent No.
US 7,210,779
App. No.
11/128,302
Granted
May 1, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A double-progressive spectacle lens in which the progressive action is distributed over the front and rear surfaces of the double-progressive spectacle lenses and described by the quotient Q Q =Add vfl /Add Gesamt where Add vfl represents the increase in the surface dioptric power along the principal line on the front surface between the distance area and the near area, and ADD Gesamt represents the increase in the total dioptric power along the principal line between the distance area and the near area, and the fraction Q increases with growing distance area effect F: ⅆ Q ⁡ ( F ) ⅆ F ⩾ 0.

Claims (77)

1. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses in which the progressive action is distributed over the front and rear surfaces of the double-progressive spectacle lenses and described by

Q =Add vfl /Add Gesamt

wherein

Add vfl represents the increase in the surface dioptric power along the principal line on the front surface between the distance-vision area and the near-vision area,

Add Gesamt represents an increase in total dioptric power along the principal line between the distance-vision area and the near-vision area among lenses within the set, and

Q increases with an increasing power F in the distance-vision area such that:

Q

(

F

)

F

0.

2. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein Q increases in accordance with a linear function of spherical distance-vision area power F:

Q ( F )= Q 0 +Q 1 ·F

where Q 0 =0.5 and Q 1 =0.04/dpt.

3. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein Q increases in accordance with an approximately linear function of spherical distance-vision area power F:

Q ( F )= Q 0 ±dQ 0 +( Q 1 ±dQ 1 )· F,

where Q 0 =0.5 and Q 1 =0.04/dpt,

and where dQ 0 =0.2 and Q 1 =0.02/dpt.

4. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein Q increases in accordance with an approximately linear function of spherical distance-vision area power F:

Q ( F )= Q 0 ±dQ 0 ±( Q 1 ±dQ 1 )· F,

where Q 0 =0.5 and Q 1 =0.04/dpt,

and where dQ 0 =0.1 and Q 1 =0.01/dpt.

5. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein Q lies within the following values:

Spherical Effect

Nominal value Q

Minimum Q

Maximum Q

≦−10

dpt

0.2

0

0.4

−5

dpt

0.3

0.1

0.5

0

dpt

0.5

0.3

0.7

+ 5

dpt

0.7

0.5

0.9

≧+10

dpt

0.8

0.6

1

as a function of the distance-vision area power.

6. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein the change in Q with the distance-vision area power is greater than 0.01/dpt for powers less than 5 dpt in absolute value.

7. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein the change in Q with the distance-vision area power is greater than 0.01/dpt for powers greater than 5 dpt in absolute value.

8. A set of double-progressive spectacle lenses according to claim 1 , wherein Q<0 or >1.

9. Method for fabricating a set of double-progressive spectacle lenses, the method comprising a step of distributing the progressive power of the spectacle lenses over the front and rear surface of the spectacle lenses such that among lenses within the set the quotient Q:

Q =Add vfl /Add Gesamt

increases with increasing power F in the distance-vision area:

Q

(

F

)

F

>

0

wherein

Add vfl represents the increase in the surface dioptric power along the principal line on the front surface between the distance-vision area and the near-vision area, and

Add Gesamt represents the increase in the total dioptric power along the principal line between the distance-vision area and the near-vision area.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 7, 2005
From: SECOND OPTICAL HOLDING GMBH
To: RODENSTOCK GMBH
Reel/Frame 017286/0744 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 7, 2005
From: RODENSTOCK GMBH
To: SECOND OPTICAL HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 017286/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2005
From: ESSER, GREGOR; HAIMERL, WALTER; WEHNER, EDDA; WELK, ANDREA; ALTHEIMER, HELMUT; ZIMMERMAN, MARTIN
To: RODENSTOCK GMBH
Reel/Frame 017028/0063 →