公开(公告)号：US09795281B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US13309269

申请日：2011-12-01

申请人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Michel Saint-Ghislain

发明人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Michel Saint-Ghislain

IPC分类号： G02C7/08 ,  G02B3/12 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/002 ,  A61B1/07 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B23/24

CPC分类号： A61B1/0019 ,  A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/002 ,  A61B1/07 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B23/243 ,  G02B23/2438 ,  G02C7/085

摘要： An endoscope realized as either a borescope or a fiberscope including one or more fluid filled lenses is described. In an embodiment, the optical power of the fluid filled lenses may be adjusted to adjust the focal length associated with the endoscope. Thus, variable working distances are allowable while maintaining focus on an object in front of the endoscope. The endoscope may include a distance sensor, which is used to determine a distance between the endoscope and a sample. A processor may compare the measured distance to the current optical power of the one or more sealed fluid filled lenses. The processor may transmit signals to one or more actuators coupled to one or more sealed fluid filed lenses to change the optical power of the one or more sealed fluid filled lenses based on the comparison.

公开(公告)号：US08596781B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US12904736

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Bruce Decker ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser ,  Michel Saint-Ghislain ,  Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson

发明人： Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Bruce Decker ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser ,  Michel Saint-Ghislain ,  Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson

IPC分类号： G02C5/14 ,  G02C7/08 ,  G02B3/12

CPC分类号： G02C5/143 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C7/08 ,  G02C7/085 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Disclosed are apparatuses and manufacturing methods for a fluid filled lens reservoir system. The eyeglass reservoir system includes a temple piece having a cavity, a bladder positioned within the cavity and configured to repeatedly compress and relax, the bladder being made of a flexible material, and a connecting tube coupled to an inlet port of a lens module and to the bladder, configured to carry a fluid between the bladder and a fluid filled lens cavity of the lens module. The eyeglass reservoir system further comprises a compression arm contacting the bladder and configured to transmit force from an actuator to the bladder to cause movement of the fluid between the bladder and the connecting tube. The bladder and connecting tube are made of a flexible material such as polyvinyledende difluoride. The connecting tube further comprises a flared end configured to couple to the inlet port of the lens module.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于流体填充的透镜储存器系统的装置和制造方法。 眼镜储存器系统包括具有空腔的镜腿片，位于空腔内的囊，并且被配置为反复压缩和松弛由柔性材料制成的囊，以及连接到镜片模块的入口端的连接管， 所述囊被配置为在所述囊和所述透镜模块的流体填充的透镜腔之间携带流体。 所述眼镜储存器系统还包括压缩臂，所述压缩臂接触所述囊并且构造成将力从致动器传递到所述囊以引起所述流体在所述囊和所述连接管之间的移动。 气囊和连接管由诸如聚偏二氟乙烯的柔性材料制成。 连接管还包括配置成耦合到透镜模块的入口的扩口端。

公开(公告)号：US20120243106A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13407416

申请日：2012-02-28

申请人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  William Egan ,  Stefan Troller ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Christian Oggenfuss

发明人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  William Egan ,  Stefan Troller ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Christian Oggenfuss

IPC分类号： G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/02 ,  G02B3/04

CPC分类号： G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C7/085 ,  G06F17/5018

摘要： An optical and mechanical design of a sealed, non-round fluid-filled lens capable of providing variation of optical power. The fluid lens includes at least three optical components: at least one mostly rigid optical disc, at least one mostly flexible optical membrane and a layer of a transparent fluid that is in communication via a fluid channel with a reservoir of excess fluid contained in a reservoir that can be accessed to augment the fluid volume inside the fluid lens to change the power of the fluid lens. The fluid lens is capable of providing correction of spherical and astigmatic errors, and utilizes contoured membranes to provide for a substantially constant desired spherical power over a substantially full field of view of a user.

摘要翻译： 密封的非圆形流体充满透镜的光学和机械设计，能够提供光功率的变化。 流体透镜包括至少三个光学部件：至少一个大致刚性的光盘，至少一个主要柔性的光学膜和透明流体层，该透明​​流体通过流体通道与容纳在储存器中的过量流体的储存器连通 可以访问以增加流体透镜内的流体体积以改变流体透镜的功率。 流体透镜能够提供球面和散光误差的校正，并且利用轮廓膜在用户的基本上全视场上提供基本恒定的期望球面光焦度。

公开(公告)号：US08817381B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13407416

申请日：2012-02-28

申请人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  William Egan ,  Stefan Troller ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Christian Oggenfuss

发明人： Amitava Gupta ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  William Egan ,  Stefan Troller ,  Julien Sauvet ,  Christian Oggenfuss

IPC分类号： G02B3/12

CPC分类号： G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C7/085 ,  G06F17/5018

摘要： An optical and mechanical design of a sealed, non-round fluid-filled lens capable of providing variation of optical power. The fluid lens includes at least three optical components: at least one mostly rigid optical disc, at least one mostly flexible optical membrane and a layer of a transparent fluid that is in communication via a fluid channel with a reservoir of excess fluid contained in a reservoir that can be accessed to augment the fluid volume inside the fluid lens to change the power of the fluid lens. The fluid lens is capable of providing correction of spherical and astigmatic errors, and utilizes contoured membranes to provide for a substantially constant desired spherical power over a substantially full field of view of a user.

摘要翻译： 密封的非圆形流体充满透镜的光学和机械设计，能够提供光功率的变化。 流体透镜包括至少三个光学部件：至少一个大致刚性的光盘，至少一个主要柔性的光学膜和透明流体层，该透明​​流体通过流体通道与容纳在储存器中的过量流体的储存器连通 可以访问以增加流体透镜内的流体体积以改变流体透镜的功率。 流体透镜能够提供球面和散光误差的校正，并且利用轮廓膜在用户的基本上全视场上提供基本恒定的期望球面光焦度。

公开(公告)号：US09036264B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-19

申请号：US12855465

申请日：2010-08-12

申请人： Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Daniel Senatore

发明人： Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Daniel Senatore

IPC分类号： G02B1/06 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02C7/08

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/004

摘要： A fluid lens assembly including a front rigid lens, a semi-flexible membrane that is adapted to be expanded from a minimum inflation level to a maximum inflation level, and a fluid layer therebetween. The front lens of the fluid lens assembly is configured to have a negative optical power. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly may be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded to the maximum inflation level. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly can be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded between the minimum inflation level and the maximum inflation level.

摘要翻译： 一种流体透镜组件，包括前刚性透镜，适于从最小充气水平膨胀至最大膨胀水平的半柔性膜以及其间的流体层。 流体透镜组件的前透镜被配置为具有负的光焦度。 在一个实施例中，当膜膨胀到最大膨胀水平时，流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总的负光焦度。 在一个实施例中，当膜在最小膨胀水平和最大膨胀水平之间膨胀时，流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总体负光学功率。

公开(公告)号：US20120041553A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-16

申请号：US12855465

申请日：2010-08-12

申请人： Amitava GUPTA ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Daniel Senatore

发明人： Amitava GUPTA ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Hans Jaeger ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Daniel Senatore

IPC分类号： A61F2/16

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/004

摘要： A fluid lens assembly including a front rigid lens, a semi-flexible membrane that is adapted to be expanded from a minimum inflation level to a maximum inflation level, and a fluid layer therebetween. The front lens of the fluid lens assembly is configured to have a negative optical power. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly may be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded to the maximum inflation level. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly can be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded between the minimum inflation level and the maximum inflation level.

摘要翻译： 一种流体透镜组件，包括前刚性透镜，适于从最小充气水平膨胀至最大膨胀水平的半柔性膜以及其间的流体层。 流体透镜组件的前透镜被配置为具有负的光焦度。 在一个实施例中，当膜膨胀到最大膨胀水平时，流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总的负光焦度。 在一个实施例中，当膜在最小膨胀水平和最大膨胀水平之间膨胀时，流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总体负光学功率。

公开(公告)号：US20110249232A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-13

申请号：US12904769

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

发明人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

IPC分类号： G02C7/08 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C5/22

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C5/001 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C5/16 ,  G02C5/22 ,  G02C5/2254 ,  G02C7/08 ,  G02C2200/12 ,  G02C2200/22

摘要： In an embodiment, a hinge for a fluid-filled lens assembly includes a base having a first end configured to connect to a temple arm of the lens assembly and a second end configured to connect to a frame of the lens assembly, wherein the base includes a gap that is shaped to allow for tubing to pass from the first end to the second end of the base. In an embodiment, the first end of the base includes a cammed surface configured to engage a surface of the temple arm. In an embodiment, the first and second ends of the base are configured to flex around a rotation axis of the hinge.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于流体填充的透镜组件的铰链包括底座，其具有构造成连接到透镜组件的镜腿臂的第一端和构造成连接到镜片组件的框架的第二端，其中底座包括 成形为允许管道从基座的第一端到第二端的间隙。 在一个实施例中，基座的第一端包括被配置为接合镜腿臂的表面的凸轮表面。 在一个实施例中，基座的第一和第二端构造成围绕铰链的旋转轴线弯曲。

公开(公告)号：US20120274894A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-01

申请号：US13000887

申请日：2010-10-15

申请人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

发明人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

IPC分类号： G02C7/08

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  F04B43/02 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C7/08

摘要： An actuator for a fluid-filled lens including a housing having a first and a second end; a reservoir disposed within the housing. In an embodiment, a slider is slidingly disposed within the housing and disposed adjacent to the reservoir. In an embodiment, the actuator further includes a compression arm having a first end that is fixed and a second end that is not fixed, wherein the compression arm is disposed adjacent to the reservoir. Sliding the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the slider to push the second end of the compression arm so as to compress the reservoir. In an embodiment, the slider includes a first end having a wedge shape configured to compress the reservoir. Sliding of the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the first end of the slider to compress the reservoir.

摘要翻译： 一种用于流体填充透镜的致动器，包括具有第一和第二端的壳体; 设置在壳体内的储存器。 在一个实施例中，滑动件滑动地设置在壳体内并邻近储存器设置。 在一个实施例中，致动器还包括压缩臂，其具有固定的第一端和不固定的第二端，其中压缩臂邻近储存器设置。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端，使得滑块推动压缩臂的第二端以压缩储存器。 在一个实施例中，滑块包括具有构造成压缩储存器的楔形形状的第一端。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端，使滑块的第一端压缩储存器。

公开(公告)号：US08708486B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13000887

申请日：2010-10-15

申请人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

发明人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

IPC分类号： G02C7/00

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  F04B43/02 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C7/08

摘要： An actuator for a fluid-filled lens including a housing having a first and a second end; a reservoir disposed within the housing. In an embodiment, a slider is slidingly disposed within the housing and disposed adjacent to the reservoir. In an embodiment, the actuator further includes a compression arm having a first end that is fixed and a second end that is not fixed, wherein the compression arm is disposed adjacent to the reservoir. Sliding the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the slider to push the second end of the compression arm so as to compress the reservoir. In an embodiment, the slider includes a first end having a wedge shape configured to compress the reservoir. Sliding of the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the first end of the slider to compress the reservoir.

摘要翻译： 一种用于流体填充透镜的致动器，包括具有第一和第二端的壳体; 设置在壳体内的储存器。 在一个实施例中，滑动件滑动地设置在壳体内并邻近储存器设置。 在一个实施例中，致动器还包括压缩臂，其具有固定的第一端和不固定的第二端，其中压缩臂邻近储存器设置。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端，使得滑块推动压缩臂的第二端以压缩储存器。 在一个实施例中，滑块包括具有构造成压缩储存器的楔形形状的第一端。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端，使滑块的第一端压缩储存器。

公开(公告)号：US08353593B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-15

申请号：US12904769

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

发明人： Daniel Senatore ,  Matthew Wallace Peterson ,  Jonathan Downing ,  Amitava Gupta ,  William Egan ,  Lisa Nibauer ,  Frank Stangota ,  Bruce Decker ,  Thomas M. McGuire ,  Urban Schnell ,  Karim Haroud ,  Pascal Loser

IPC分类号： G02C1/00

CPC分类号： G02C7/085 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02C5/001 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C5/16 ,  G02C5/22 ,  G02C5/2254 ,  G02C7/08 ,  G02C2200/12 ,  G02C2200/22

摘要： In an embodiment, a hinge for a fluid-filled lens assembly includes a base having a first end configured to connect to a temple arm of the lens assembly and a second end configured to connect to a frame of the lens assembly, wherein the base includes a gap that is shaped to allow for tubing to pass from the first end to the second end of the base. In an embodiment, the first end of the base includes a cammed surface configured to engage a surface of the temple arm. In an embodiment, the first and second ends of the base are configured to flex around a rotation axis of the hinge.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于流体填充的透镜组件的铰链包括底座，其具有构造成连接到透镜组件的镜腿臂的第一端和构造成连接到镜片组件的框架的第二端，其中底座包括 成形为允许管道从基座的第一端到第二端的间隙。 在一个实施例中，基座的第一端包括被配置为接合镜腿臂的表面的凸轮表面。 在一个实施例中，基座的第一和第二端构造成围绕铰链的旋转轴线弯曲。