IP Library Granted Patent US 9,146,405
Granted Patent B2
US 9,146,405 · App. 13/902,327 · Granted Sep 29, 2015

Manufacturing method of progressive-power lens

Inventor: Takatsugu Watanabe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
G02C7/024G02C7/068G02C7/027G02C2202/08
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Patent No.
US 9,146,405
App. No.
13/902,327
Granted
Sep 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a manufacturing method of a progressive refractive lens including a first surface being an object side surface; a second surface being an eyeball side surface; a far vision part for viewing a far vision; a near vision part for viewing a near vision; and a progressive part for viewing an intermediate vision provided between the far vision part and the near vision part, the method including: selecting a base curve according to a near vision power in the near vision part; selecting a semi-finish lens having the base curve; and forming a surface having a progressive refractive power by processing the semi-finish lens, wherein the near vision power is obtained by adding an addition power in the progressive refractive lens to a far vision power in the far vision part.

Claims (15)

1. A manufacturing method of a progressive refractive lens comprising a first surface being an object side surface; a second surface being an eyeball side surface; a far vision part for viewing a far vision; a near vision part for viewing a near vision; and a progressive part for viewing an intermediate vision provided between the far vision part and the near vision part, the method comprising:

selecting one base curve corresponding to a near vision power in the near vision part;

selecting a semi-finish lens having the base curve; and

forming a surface having a progressive refractive power by processing the semi-finish lens,

wherein the near vision power is obtained by adding an addition power in the progressive refractive lens to a far vision power in the far vision part, and the base curve is selected solely based on the near vision power.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein when a plurality of progressive refractive lenses are manufactured having a difference near vision power exceeding a specific range, different base curves corresponding to each near vision power are selected, and different semi-finish lenses having the different base curves are selected for each progressive refractive lens.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is based on a surface having the base curve in the semi-finish lens, and the second surface is the surface having a progressive refractive power, and formed by applying processing to a surface opposed to the surface having the base curve in the semi-finish lens.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the base curve is selected using a relational table between a spherical power and the base curve, a column of the spherical power in the relational table is referenced based on the near vision power.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein for each progressive refractive lens:

the first surface is based on a surface having the base curve in the semi-finish lens, and the second surface is the surface having a progressive refractive power, and formed by applying processing to a surface opposed to the surface having the base curve in the semi-finish lens.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein for each progressive refractive lens:

when the base curve is selected using a relational table between a spherical power and the base curve, a column of the spherical power in the relational table is referenced based on the near vision power.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein when the base curve is selected using a relational table between a spherical power and the base curve, a column of the spherical power in the relational table is referenced based on the near vision power.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein for each progressive refractive lens:

when the base curve is selected using a relational table between a spherical power and the base curve, a column of the spherical power in the relational table is referenced based on the near vision power.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2013
From: WATANABE, TAKATSUGU
To: HOYA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-119977 · May 25, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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