Patent landscape report on assistive devices for visually and hearing impaired persons
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MENICONMenicon Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture, sale, export, and import of contact lens and care products. It offers medical instruments, medical supplies, and intraocular lenses. The company sells its products through distributors in Japan and internationally. Menicon Co., Ltd. was founded in 1951 and is based in Nagoya, Japan with locations internationally.179 Menicon is dedicated to all areas of the contact lens business including material development, lens design and the manufacture of contact lenses and care solutions. The new facility will expand Menicon's capacity and competitiveness for the supply of daily disposable lenses to global markets. In addition to producing daily disposable contact lenses, the new facility is slated to become a hub for the development of new technologies, complementing research conducted in Japan. Menicon Singapore will utilize technology developed locally in Singapore to produce state-of-the-art disposable contact lenses.180, 181 
Figure 99: Analysis of Major Topics in Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons Landscape for Menicon. SAMSUNGSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and device solutions businesses worldwide. The company offers various consumer products, such as mobile phones, tablets, televisions, Blu-rays, DVD players, home theaters, air track, Bluetooth speakers, and mini components; cameras and camcorders; home appliances comprising refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens, ovens, and dishwashers; PC/peripherals/printers, including tablet PC, notebooks, chrome devices, monitors, optical disc drive, and laser printer / multifunctions; memory and storage products, such as solid state drives and memory cards; and accessories, as well as computer products. It also provides healthcare products comprising digital X-ray, ultrasound, and in-vitro diagnostics; hospitality displays; large format displays; LSI products that include CMOS image sensors, display driver IC, smart card IC, microcontroller units, and field communication IC, as well as System-on-Chip, foundry services, and application processor for mobile devices; LED lighting solutions that comprise display panels, exterior and dashboard lighting, lighting packages, engines, drivers, and retrofit lighting; and LCD and OLED panels. In addition, the company is involved in cyber game match hosting; technology business venture capital investments; and manufacturing semiconductor components, as well as offers repair service for electronic devices. Further, it is engaged in manufacturing and selling electronic devices; providing general logistics agency services; sponsoring sports team and games; medical equipment; dental CT; credit management; software; marketing and services; consulting services; toll processing of LCD; and manufacturing optical fiber/cable activities. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.182 Relevant News & Articles:An article by Sarah Clark published on 14 March 2014 states about a Samsung unveils NFC voice label for visually impaired smartphone users.183 An article by Alice Troung and Matt Brian covers a Samsung's Ultrasonic Smartphone Case that helps the visually impaired sense their surroundings184 
Figure 100: Analysis of Major Topics in Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons Landscape for Samsung. HOYA CORPThe company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.185 HOYA CORPORATION offers electronics-related products, imaging products, healthcare products and medical products. The Information and Communication business segment has two divisions. The Electronics division offers photomasks and mask blanks. The Image division provides optical lens and optical glass materials, digital camera modules and optical devices, and various laser equipment. The Life Care segment has two divisions. The Healthcare division offers eyeglass lenses and contact lenses. The Medical division provides endoscopes, medical accessories, intraocular lenses, artificial bones and metal orthopedic implants. The Others segment is involved in the building of information systems, and the business contracting services. On October 1, 2013, it transferred its ceramics implant business to a wholly owned subsidiary, Japan Universal Technologies, Inc. On November 1, 2013, it acquired a majority shareholding in Wassenburg Group.186 Hoya single vision lenses are produced with TrueForm Technology: Nulux EP: calculated and produced according to the FreeForm principle, which allows each detail of the lens to be precisely determined to create a synergy between correction and natural sight. Nulux Active: provides support above and beyond a traditional single vision lens. It guarantees a more focused vision in all directions and variable distances and prevents tiredness, enabling you to work harder for longer. Nulux aspheric: Hoya’s aspheric single vision design with flatter, thinner looks and a wider visual field. Hilux spheric: Hoya’s standard spherical single vision design. Excellent choice for minor corrections. Suntech Intense by Hoya - adapts quickly to changing light conditions. Transitions Signature VII - Transitions lenses enhance the everyday visual quality and preserve the health and well being of the wearers’ eyes, so they can see better today and tomorrow Transitions XTRActive - the everyday lenses that go extra dark outdoors. DriveWear by Hoya - offers protection from glare and provides high contrast vision, resulting in less stress and fatigue while driving. DriveWear® combines Polarisation & Photochromic technologies.187 The company has filed a patent EP0100381A1and US4650843A that covers a soft contact lens has the same optical properties and elasticity as conventional soft contact lenses, and is very superior to the conventional ones in resistance to deposit and in shape stability. 
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