Patents by Inventor Bernhard Gress

Bernhard Gress has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for aligning an eye with a surgical laser
    Patent number: 7390089
    Abstract: A device for establishing a desired alignment between a patient's eye and a laser system to facilitate an engagement therebetween includes a light source to illuminate the eye. A moveable platform is provided to move the patient relative to the laser system. To establish alignment between the eye and the laser system, a reference marker is based on the laser system. An image of the marker, along with reflections from the illuminated eye, is then transmitted to the system controller. There, the image and reflections are processed to determine a measured alignment that is then compared to the desired alignment. An error signal that is indicative of an alignment difference is then generated and used to incrementally move the platform, or the patient, in an appropriate direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: 20/10 Perfect Vision Optische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Frieder Loesel, Fritz Meisel, Bernhard Gress, Tobias Kuhn
  • Device and method for aligning an eye with a surgical laser
    Publication number: 20060192921
    Abstract: A device for establishing a desired alignment between a patient's eye and a laser system to facilitate an engagement therebetween includes a light source to illuminate the eye. A moveable platform is provided to move the patient relative to the laser system. To establish alignment between the eye and the laser system, a reference marker is based on the laser system. An image of the marker, along with reflections from the illuminated eye, is then transmitted to the system controller. There, the image and reflections are processed to determine a measured alignment that is then compared to the desired alignment. An error signal that is indicative of an alignment difference is then generated and used to incrementally move the platform, or the patient, in an appropriate direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Frieder Loesel, Fritz Meisel, Bernhard Gress, Tobias Kuhn