IP Library Granted Patent US 11,852,904
Granted Patent B2
US 11,852,904 · App. 16/976,954 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Lens element

Inventors: Matthieu Guillot (Charenton-le-Pont, FR); Bruno Fermigier (Charenton-le-Pont, FR); Marius Peloux (Charenton-le-Pont, FR); Björn Drobe (Singapore, SG)
Assignee: Essilor International
G02C7/022G02B3/04G02C7/06G02C7/061G02C7/066G02C7/086G02C2202/20G02C2202/24
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Patent No.
US 11,852,904
App. No.
16/976,954
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person that includes a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for the eye of the person, and a plurality of at least three non-contiguous optical elements, at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function.

Claims (24)

1. A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person, the lens element comprising:

a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for said eye of the person; and

a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function,

wherein at least one of the optical elements is a multifocal refractive micro-lens comprising an aspherical progressive surface.

2. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one multifocal refractive micro-lens comprises a toric surface.

3. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the non-contiguous optical elements is a toric refractive micro-lens.

4. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the optical elements is made of a birefringent material.

5. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the optical elements is a diffractive lens.

6. The lens element according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one diffractive lens comprises a metasurface structure.

7. The lens element according to claim 5 , wherein at least one optical elements is a multifocal binary component.

8. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the optical elements are located on a front surface of the ophthalmic lens.

9. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the optical elements are located on a back surface of the ophthalmic lens.

10. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the optical elements are located between front and back surfaces of the ophthalmic lens.

11. The lens element according to claim 1 , further comprising an ophthalmic lens bearing the refraction area and a clip-on bearing the plurality of at least three optical elements adapted to be removably attached to the ophthalmic lens when the lens element is worn.

12. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein for every circular zone having a radius comprised between 2 and 4 mm comprising a geometrical center located at a distance of an optical center of the lens element greater or equal to said radius+5 mm, a ratio between a sum of areas of the parts of optical elements located inside said circular zone and the area of said circular zone is comprised between 20% and 70%.

13. The lens element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function is configured so as to suppress a progress of abnormal refraction of the eye of the person.

14. A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person, the lens element comprising:

a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for said eye of the person; and

a plurality of at least three non-contiguous optical elements, at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function,

wherein at least part of the non-contiguous optical elements are located between a front surface and a back surface of the ophthalmic lens.

15. A lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a person, the lens element comprising:

a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for said eye of the person; and

a plurality of at least three optical elements, at least one optical element having a non-spherical optical function,

wherein at least part of the optical elements are located between a front surface and a back surface of the ophthalmic lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: GUILLOT, MATTHIEU; FERMIGIER, BRUNO; PELOUX, MARIUS; DROBE, BJÖRN
To: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
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Priority Claims (8)
EP 18305216 · Mar 1, 2018 · regional
EP 18305217 · Mar 1, 2018 · regional
EP 18305384 · Mar 30, 2018 · regional
EP 18305385 · Mar 30, 2018 · regional
EP 18305435 · Apr 11, 2018 · regional
EP 18305436 · Apr 11, 2018 · regional
EP 18305526 · Apr 26, 2018 · regional
EP 18305527 · Apr 26, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
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