Patents by Inventor Rudolf F. Guthoff

Rudolf F. Guthoff 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: 9345570
    Abstract: A wide-angle optical unit for ophthalmological implants in the eye includes a lens system arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner about an optical axis and further includes at least two lenses that rest one on top of the other in a planar manner and which are made of materials having different optical refractive indices. In addition, the wide-angle optical unit includes an optical decoupling structure and a trailing lens arranged proximally with respect to the interior of the eye. The trailing lens is mounted around the optical decoupling structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Ingo Sieber, Helmut Guth, Georg Bretthauer, Ulrich Gengenbach, Rudolf F. Guthoff
  • Publication number: 20150190224
    Abstract: A wide-angle optical unit for ophthalmological implants in the eye includes a lens system arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner about an optical axis and further includes at least two lenses that rest one on top of the other in a planar manner and which are made of materials having different optical refractive indices, In addition, the wide-angle optical unit includes an optical decoupling structure and a trailing lens arranged proximally with respect to the interior of the eye. The trailing lens is mounted around the optical decoupling structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo Sieber, Helmut Guth, Georg Bretthauer, Ulrich Gengenbach, Rudolf F. Guthoff
  • Patent number: 8043370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitatsaugenklinik Rostock
    Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
  • Publication number: 20090105817
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Ruckert, Rudolf F. Guthoff