Patents by Inventor Christopher KÄSBACH

Christopher KÄSBACH 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).

  • Patent number: 11150479
    Abstract: A screen (3) for an HMD (1) is provided, and may be designed as a display screen or as a projection screen. The screen (3) comprises a layer (19) of a material with a switchable degree of transparency and at least one further switchable layer (17, 21, 23) which, in dependence on the switching state, can assume at least two physical states, the physical states differently influencing at least one optical property of light passing through the switchable layer or reflected by it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Käsbach
  • Patent number: 11094283
    Abstract: A method for operating a head-wearable presentation apparatus is provided. The method comprises the steps of: capturing data that are representative of at least one state variable of the head of a person wearing the head-wearable presentation apparatus, evaluating the captured data in order to determine the at least one state variable of the head, and modifying a degree of transparency of at least one playback arrangement of the head-wearable presentation apparatus if the at least one state variable of the head corresponds to a predetermined state variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Käsbach
  • Patent number: 10989911
    Abstract: A method for operating a medical-optical display system for displaying an object image of an observed object is made available, said object image having been obtained by means of a medical-optical observation apparatus wherein the medical-optical display system comprises a data superimposition unit for superimposing data of at least one image data record into the object image. The method comprises the following steps: determining at least one region with little activity within the object image and superimposing the at least one image data record into the at least one region with little activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Christopher Käsbach
  • Publication number: 20200371361
    Abstract: A screen (3) for an HMD (1) is provided, and may be designed as a display screen or as a projection screen. The screen (3) comprises a layer (19) of a material with a switchable degree of transparency and at least one further switchable layer (17, 21, 23) which, in dependence on the switching state, can assume at least two physical states, the physical states differently influencing at least one optical property of light passing through the switchable layer or reflected by it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan SAUR, Marco WILZBACH, Christopher KÄSBACH
  • Patent number: 10768428
    Abstract: A screen (3) for an HMD (1) is provided, and may be designed as a display screen or as a projection screen. The screen (3) comprises a layer (19) of a material with a switchable degree of transparency and at least one further switchable layer (17, 21, 23) which, in dependence on the switching state, can assume at least two physical states, the physical states differently influencing at least one optical property of light passing through the switchable layer or reflected by it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Käsbach
  • Patent number: 10682186
    Abstract: A visualization system includes an image capturing apparatus configured to observe an object region having an object plane, an illumination apparatus that is mechanically decoupled from the image capturing apparatus, having an actuator for controlling at least one property of the illumination apparatus, a control unit connected to the actuator, and a pose capturing unit connected to the control unit. The pose capturing unit is embodied so that a relative pose between the illumination apparatus and the image capturing apparatus is ascertainable, wherein the actuator is actuable by the control unit, in dependence on the relative pose ascertained by the pose capturing unit, in a manner such that the at least one property of the illumination apparatus is settable such that the object region having the object plane is illuminated by the illumination apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Kaesbach
  • Publication number: 20190113753
    Abstract: A screen (3) for an HMD (1) is provided, and may be designed as a display screen or as a projection screen. The screen (3) comprises a layer (19) of a material with a switchable degree of transparency and at least one further switchable layer (17, 21, 23) which, in dependence on the switching state, can assume at least two physical states, the physical states differently influencing at least one optical property of light passing through the switchable layer or reflected by it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan SAUR, Marco WILZBACH, Christopher KÄSBACH
  • Publication number: 20190090958
    Abstract: A visualization system includes an image capturing apparatus configured to observe an object region having an object plane, an illumination apparatus that is mechanically decoupled from the image capturing apparatus, having an actuator for controlling at least one property of the illumination apparatus, a control unit connected to the actuator, and a pose capturing unit connected to the control unit. The pose capturing unit is embodied so that a relative pose between the illumination apparatus and the image capturing apparatus is ascertainable, wherein the actuator is actuable by the control unit, in dependence on the relative pose ascertained by the pose capturing unit, in a manner such that the at least one property of the illumination apparatus is settable such that the object region having the object plane is illuminated by the illumination apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Kaesbach
  • Publication number: 20180307034
    Abstract: A method for operating a medical-optical display system for displaying an object image of an observed object is made available, said object image having been obtained by means of a medical-optical observation apparatus wherein the medical-optical display system comprises a data superimposition unit for superimposing data of at least one image data record into the object image. The method comprises the following steps: determining at least one region with little activity within the object image and superimposing the at least one image data record into the at least one region with little activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan SAUR, Christopher KÄSBACH
  • Publication number: 20180308451
    Abstract: A method for operating a head-wearable presentation apparatus is provided. The method comprises the steps of: capturing data that are representative of at least one state variable of the head of a person wearing the head-wearable presentation apparatus, evaluating the captured data in order to determine the at least one state variable of the head, and modifying a degree of transparency of at least one playback arrangement of the head-wearable presentation apparatus if the at least one state variable of the head corresponds to a predetermined state variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan SAUR, Marco WILZBACH, Christopher KÄSBACH
  • Patent number: 9883796
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic system comprising and eye tracker and an OCT system. A method of operating the ophthalmologic system comprises: providing data representing a placement of a first B-scan performed on an eye relative to the eye; performing a measurement on the eye using the eye tracker; determining a placement of the eye relative to the ophthalmologic system based on the measurement using the eye tracker; placing the eye relative to a reference placement of the OCT system based on the provided data and the determined placement; performing A-scans on the eye at at least three A-scan positions; determining a placement of a second B-scan relative to the OCT system based on at least one of the at least three A-scans and the provided data such that the second B-scan and the first B-scan have a substantially same placement relative to the eye; and generating a representation of the second B-scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Günter Meckes, Konstantinos Filippatos, Thomas Schuhrke, Christoph Hauger, Abouzar Eslami, Stefan Gräber, Christine Kochwagner, Carolin Schiele, Christopher Käsbach
  • Publication number: 20160095514
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic system comprising and eye tracker and an OCT system. A method of operating the ophthalmologic system comprises: providing data representing a placement of a first B-scan performed on an eye relative to the eye; performing a measurement on the eye using the eye tracker; determining a placement of the eye relative to the ophthalmologic system based on the measurement using the eye tracker; placing the eye relative to a reference placement of the OCT system based on the provided data and the determined placement; performing A-scans on the eye at at least three A-scan positions; determining a placement of a second B-scan relative to the OCT system based on at least one of the at least three A-scans and the provided data such that the second B-scan and the first B-scan have a substantially same placement relative to the eye; and generating a representation of the second B-scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Günter MECKES, Konstantinos FILIPPATOS, Thomas SCHUHRKE, Christoph HAUGER, Abouzar ESLAMI, Stefan GRÄBER, Christine KOCHWAGNER, Carolin SCHIELE, Christopher KÄSBACH