Patents Examined by Jack Dinh
  • Patent number: 12651388
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of processing repeat B-scans of an imaged region of a body part, the imaged region including an anatomical feature in a first subregion and vasculature of interest in a second subregion of the imaged region, to generate cropped B-scans for use in generating OCT angiography data which provides a representation of the vasculature of interest, the method comprising processing each B-scan of the repeat B-scans by: selecting a subset of the data elements of the B-scan such that the selected data elements are distributed along a representation of the anatomical feature in the B-scan; using the selected data elements to define a respective subregion of interest in the B-scan, which includes OCT data acquired from the second subregion containing the vasculature of interest; and cropping the B-scan to leave the subregion of interest in the B-scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: OPTOS PLC
    Inventor: Gagarine Yaikhom
  • Patent number: 12648692
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an illumination optical system, an optical scanner, an imaging optical system, a controller, and an image forming unit. The illumination optical system is configured to generate slit-shaped illumination light. The optical scanner is configured to deflect the illumination light to guide the illumination light to a fundus of a subject's eye. The imaging optical system is configured to guide returning light of the illumination light from the fundus to an image sensor. The controller is configured to control the optical scanner. The image forming unit is configured to form an image of the fundus based on a light receiving result captured in an imaging target region on a light receiving surface of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 12648688
    Abstract: According to a medical system of an aspect example, an ophthalmic data acquiring unit includes at least one ophthalmic examination apparatus for acquiring ophthalmic data from a patient, and an internal medicine data acquiring unit includes at least one internal medicine examination apparatus for acquiring internal medicine data from the patient. An inference processor is configured to perform inference processing using a trained model constructed by machine learning using training data that includes ophthalmic data, internal medicine data, and diagnostic result data. The inference processor generates inferred diagnostic data by performing the inference processing based at least on the ophthalmic data of the patient acquired by the ophthalmic data acquiring unit and the internal medicine data of the patient acquired by the internal medicine data acquiring unit. An output unit outputs a result of the inference processing performed by the inference processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignees: RIKEN, TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Wada, Masayuki Maruyama, Norihito Saito, Kei Taneishi, Yasufumi Fukuma, Masahiro Akiba, Gaku Takeuchi, Kana Minamide
  • Patent number: 12642430
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing a retinal angiogram, which can be used to non-invasively quantify retinal perfusion by measuring differences in retinal vascular density. The systems and methods can be used to measure a response of the vasculature, particularly in the choriocapillaris. The systems and methods can be used to diagnose neurodegenerative conditions, associated sleep and mood disorders, and measure metabolic reserve. In particular, the systems and methods can also be used for both diagnostics and prognostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Peter V. Sguigna, Benjamin M. Greenberg, Darrel Conger
  • Patent number: 12635877
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for quantifying the vascular pattern using ocular imaging that shows vessel profiles for the detection, prevention, and treatment of diabetic retinopathy and other related ocular vascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Yanhui Ma, Matthew Ohr, Cynthia Roberts
  • Patent number: 12635874
    Abstract: A method for inspecting an ophthalmic lens for the presence of an unacceptable semi-opaque defect in a lens body thereof comprises the steps of: illuminating the lens body with laser light in an area bounded by an edge of the lens body; detecting the intensity of laser light scattered by the illuminated lens body in a predetermined detection direction which is different from a direction of reflection; comparing the detected intensity of the scattered laser light with a predetermined threshold intensity; determining a size of at least one coherent area in which the detected intensity of the scattered laser light is higher than the predetermined threshold intensity; determining whether the size of the at least one coherent area is larger than a predetermined threshold size, and rejecting the ophthalmic lens in case the size of the at least one coherent area is larger than the predetermined threshold size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Dovgal, Sandra Kraus
  • Patent number: 12619081
    Abstract: An optical system guides a light beam from an image display element to an exit pupil and includes, in order from an exit pupil side to an image display element side, a first transmissive reflective surface, a second transmissive reflective surface, and an optical element disposed closer to the exit pupil than the first transmissive reflective surface. The optical element includes, in order from the exit pupil side to the image display element side, a first optical element made of a first optical material and a second optical element made of a second optical material different from the first optical material. The first and second optical elements are cemented together, and a diffraction grating is formed on a cemented surface. The diffraction grating includes a grating surface and a grating wall surface, the grating surface having a convex shape facing the image display element side. A predetermined inequality is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Miyajima, Yuma Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12605288
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, comprising obtaining at least one metric of an eye; and determining, based on the at least one metric of the eye, at least one parameter for manufacturing an ophthalmic shield to be worn on the eye. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic shield may have a minimum horizontal dimension of 18 mm and a minimum vertical dimension of 15 mm. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic shield may have a minimum horizontal dimension of 20 mm and a minimum vertical dimension of 17 mm. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic shield may have a minimum horizontal dimension of 26 mm and a minimum vertical dimension of 22 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Ocular Surface Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: John Gelles, Jerome Legerton
  • Patent number: 12605062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for displaying, on an autostereoscopic display system comprising a switchable autostereoscopic display, a composed stereoscopic image providing a 3D rendering to said user with a resolution of N pixels and a 2D image providing a flat rendering to said user at a higher resolution than the composed stereoscopic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Avatar Medical
    Inventors: Mohamed El Beheiry, Elodie Brient-Litzler, Quentin Petit, Nicolas Philippon
  • Patent number: 12605067
    Abstract: A movement mechanism (110) for an ophthalmic imaging apparatus (100) for imaging an eye (120) using light propagating along a first optical path and a second optical path, the movement mechanism arranged to move a first optical element into and out of the first optical path, and concurrently move a second optical element into and out of the second optical path, the movement mechanism arranged to rotate the optical elements between a first rotational position and a second rotational position such that the first and second optical element are: in the first and second optical path, respectively, when the optical elements are at the first rotational position and the imaging apparatus is operating in a first imaging mode; and out of the first and second optical path, respectively, when the optical elements are at the second rotational position and the imaging apparatus is operating in a second imaging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Optos plc
    Inventor: Estelle Boland
  • Patent number: 12605065
    Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting pupillary positions on a head of a subject are described. While a camera and a light source are positioned in front of the head of the subject, the camera is caused to capture image data representative of a frontal portion of the head of the subject. From the image data, a face of the subject is detected. Up to two eyes are identified from the detected face. A reflection of the light source on each identified eye is detected. A pupillary position of each identified eye is estimated based on a position of the detected light source reflection on the identified eye. One or more of interpupillary distance, left pupil distance, and right pupil distance may be determined from the estimated pupillary positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed Gawish, Idris S. Aleem
  • Patent number: 12582311
    Abstract: In the ophthalmic apparatus 1 of an aspect example, the image acquiring unit (the fundus camera unit 2, the OCT unit 100, the image data constructing unit 220) acquires an anterior segment image constructed based on data collected from an anterior segment of a subject's eye by OCT scanning. The part image identifying processor 231 performs identification of two or more part images respectively corresponding to two or more parts of the anterior segment from the anterior segment image acquired. The part image assessing processor 232 performs image quality assessment of each of the two or more part images. The anterior segment image assessing processor 233 performs image quality assessment of the anterior segment image based on two or more pieces of assessment data respectively obtained for the two or more part images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Ono
  • Patent number: 12569136
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ophthalmic disease detection and risk assessment that combines digitally-augmented examination instruments with neural networks trained to analyze examination imagery across diverse patient populations and variable image qualities, enabling automated analysis and classification of eye conditions during routine clinical examinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Scanoptix, Inc.
    Inventors: Arjun Dirghangi, Dustin Williams, Jeffrey Iris, Ayush Sagar
  • Patent number: 12557986
    Abstract: Clinical-quality eye examinations are provided at locations remote from the physician and outside of a clinical setting. A portable optical device and corresponding software are delivered to the patient's location. The portable optical device is configured for patient use in self-conducting an eye or vision exam and taking optical measurements. As a function of type of optical measurement data or health consideration of the patient, the corresponding software provides uploading and live streaming of the optical measurement data to the physician. The corresponding software is executed during the patient conducting the eye (vision) exam and enables the remotely located physician, to participate in the same via video conference. Alternatively, an artificial intelligence resource operating remotely or locally can provide physician-type guidance and eye health assessments. Alignment of device and patient eyes can be facilitated for remote exams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: PLENOPTIKA, INC.
    Inventors: Shivang R. Dave, Daryl Lim
  • Patent number: 12562003
    Abstract: Various implementations determine a pupil characteristic (e.g., perimeter location, pupil shape, pupil diameter, pupil center, etc.) using on-axis illumination. On-axis illumination involves producing light from a light source that is approximately on-axis with an image sensor configured to capture reflections of the light from the light source off the eye. The light from the light source may passes through the pupil into the eye and reflect off the retina to produce a bright pupil-type light pattern in data obtained by the image sensor. The light may be pulsed at a frequency so that frequency segmentation may be used to distinguish reflections through the pupil off the retina from reflections of light from other light sources. In some implementations, the image sensor is an event camera that detects events. The pupil characteristics may be assessed by assessing events that recur in a given area at the given frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Nistico
  • Patent number: 12554109
    Abstract: The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group that has a positive refractive power, a second lens group that has a negative refractive power, a middle group that includes one or more lens groups, and a final lens group. The middle group has a positive refractive power as a whole throughout an entire zoom range. During zooming, a spacing between the first lens group and the second lens group changes, a spacing between the second lens group and the middle group changes, and a spacing between the middle group and the final lens group changes. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Kawamura, Tetsuya Ori
  • Patent number: 12539032
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an objective lens, an illumination optical system, an imaging optical system, and an optical path coupling member. The illumination optical system may illuminate a subject's eye with illumination light via the objective lens. The imaging optical system may guide returning light of the illumination light from the subject's eye to an imaging device via the objective lens. The optical path coupling member has a transparent member with a reflective region formed by evaporating a reflective film onto a part of a transmission region of its surface, and is configured to couple an optical path of the illumination optical system with an optical path of the imaging optical system. The transmission region may be arranged substantially conjugate optically to a subject's iris. The illumination light is reflected on the reflective region and the returning light is transmitted through the transmission region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Nakajima, Ryosuke Shimosawa, Shigeru Okikawa
  • Patent number: 12541079
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes three lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element and a third lens element. Each of the three lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The object-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one surface of at least one lens element in the imaging lens assembly has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Jui Lin, Shih-Han Chen, Guang-Yan Liu, Yu-Han Shih, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 12535649
    Abstract: The objective includes a first lens group having positive power and a second lens group having negative power and including a pair of meniscus lens components having concave surfaces facing each other. The first lens group includes a first lens situated closest to an object side and has positive power with a concave surface facing the object side. The objective includes three or more cemented lenses arranged closer to the object side than the pair of meniscus lens components, and satisfies the following conditional expressions. 2.6??L1/DL1?16??(1) 0.1?|R212|/f?3.5??(2) Here, ?L1 and DL1 are an outer diameter and a thickness of the first lens. R212 is a radius of curvature of a surface closest to the image side in a first meniscus lens component among the pair of meniscus lens components. f is a focal length of the objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Evident Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichiro Abe
  • Patent number: 12527471
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for monitoring health of corneal tissue are disclosed. The system includes a corneal measurement device configured to measure a first state of health indicator that is tissue opacity or density of a region of the corneal tissue during a first period of time and a second state of health indicator that is tissue opacity or density of the region during a second period of time after the first period of time. The system further includes a processing unit configured to receive the first and second state of health indicators from the corneal measurement device and generate a health map of the region based on the first and second state of health indicators, the health map indicative of a change between the first and second state of health indicators as measured from the first period of time to the second period of time in the region of the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignees: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Gopalan V. Balaji, Jose J. de la Cruz, Theodore C. Fleck, Genevieve M. Gurczenski, Thomas B. Schmiedel, Esen K. Akpek