EP2601550A4 - Variable-magnification optical loupe - Google Patents

Variable-magnification optical loupe

Info

Publication number: EP2601550A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: variable; magnification optical; optical loupe; loupe; magnification
Prior art date: 2010-08-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP11815167.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2601550A1 (en

Inventor

Brian L Wilt

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Kerr Corp

Original Assignee

Kerr Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2010-08-05

Filing date

2011-08-02

Publication date

2015-01-28

2011-08-02 Application filed by Kerr Corp filed Critical Kerr Corp

2013-06-12 Publication of EP2601550A1 publication Critical patent/EP2601550A1/en

2015-01-28 Publication of EP2601550A4 publication Critical patent/EP2601550A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B25/00—Eyepieces; Magnifying glasses
- G02B25/002—Magnifying glasses
- G02B25/005—Magnifying glasses with means for adjusting the magnifying glass or the object viewed
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B25/00—Eyepieces; Magnifying glasses
- G02B25/002—Magnifying glasses
- G02B25/004—Magnifying glasses having binocular arrangement
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/017—Head mounted
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/017—Head mounted
- G02B27/0172—Head mounted characterised by optical features
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/017—Head mounted
- G02B27/0176—Head mounted characterised by mechanical features
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
- G02B3/12—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses
- G02B3/14—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses of variable focal length
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/002—Mounting on the human body
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/02—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
- G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
- G02B7/10—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/02—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
- G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
- G02B7/10—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens
- G02B7/102—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens controlled by a microcomputer

EP11815167.9A 2010-08-05 2011-08-02 Variable-magnification optical loupe Withdrawn EP2601550A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US37106110P	2010-08-05	2010-08-05
US37812910P	2010-08-30	2010-08-30
PCT/US2011/046225 WO2012018784A1 (en)	2010-08-05	2011-08-02	Variable-magnification optical loupe

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2601550A1 EP2601550A1 (en)	2013-06-12
EP2601550A4 true EP2601550A4 (en)	2015-01-28

Family

ID=45559787

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP11815167.9A Withdrawn EP2601550A4 (en)	2010-08-05	2011-08-02	Variable-magnification optical loupe

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2601550A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2013537648A (en)
CN (1)	CN103210335A (en)
WO (1)	WO2012018784A1 (en)

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IT201900005110A1 (en) *	2019-04-04	2020-10-04	Eye Tech Lab S R L	MONOCULAR DIGITAL MAGNIFIER AND RELATED GLASSES.

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2011
- 2011-08-02 JP JP2013523264A patent/JP2013537648A/en active Pending
- 2011-08-02 WO PCT/US2011/046225 patent/WO2012018784A1/en active Application Filing
- 2011-08-02 CN CN2011800387413A patent/CN103210335A/en active Pending
- 2011-08-02 EP EP11815167.9A patent/EP2601550A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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US4057318A (en) *	1973-03-02	1977-11-08	C. Reichert Optische Werke	Microscope eye piece focusing apparatus for use in producing sharp photographs
US5078469A (en) *	1989-10-11	1992-01-07	Luxtec Corporation	Optical system which allows coincident viewing, illuminating and photographing
US6704142B2 (en) *	1997-12-15	2004-03-09	Kerr Corporation	Magnification viewer
US7286287B1 (en) *	1999-11-24	2007-10-23	Life Optics Gmbh	Visual aid in the form of telescopic spectacles with an automated focusing device
US20090168166A1 (en) *	2005-06-29	2009-07-02	Carl Zeiss Surgical Gmbh	Stereoscopic Optical System And Method For Production Of A Stereoscopic Optical System
WO2009074161A1 (en) *	2007-12-10	2009-06-18	Carl Zeiss Surgical Gmbh	Head-mountable loupe

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Publication number	Publication date
JP2013537648A (en)	2013-10-03
CN103210335A (en)	2013-07-17
EP2601550A1 (en)	2013-06-12
WO2012018784A1 (en)	2012-02-09

Legal Events

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2013-05-10	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2013-06-12	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20130221
2013-06-12	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
2013-11-13	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2015-01-28	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20150109
2015-01-28	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: G02B 25/00 20060101ALI20141223BHEP Ipc: G02B 7/00 20060101ALI20141223BHEP Ipc: G02B 7/10 20060101ALI20141223BHEP Ipc: G02B 27/01 20060101ALI20141223BHEP Ipc: G02B 3/14 20060101AFI20141223BHEP
2016-01-08	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2016-02-10	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20150807

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