Patents Examined by Mohammed A Hasan
  • Patent number: 11717156
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking eye movement during a diagnostic procedure include an eye tracker capturing images of an eye, and a control processor configured to detect an eye position and orientation in each of the images, determine an eye fixation position and orientation relative to an optical axis of the eye tracker, estimate eye fixation parameters based at least in part on the determined eye fixation position and orientation, and track the eye position and orientation by analyzing the images to determine the eye position and orientation relative to the eye fixation parameters. The eye fixation parameters may comprise a reference position and orientation of the eye when fixated. A histogram is constructed of detected eye positions and orientations and analyzed to determine an eye fixation position and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Sascha Birkner, Martin GrĂ¼ndig
  • Patent number: 11717161
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens system housed in a body of a mobile telecommunication device, the first lens system having a first optical axis, a first entrance pupil fixed in space in a reference plane associated with said body, and a first focal length; and an optical telescope providing a diffraction-limited imaging within a spectral range from at least 486 nm to at least 656 nm. The optical imaging system is configured to image, when the optical telescope is inserted between the first lens system and an entrance pupil of a visual system of an eye (EPE), the EPE onto the first entrance pupil and vice versa with a substantially unit magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Williamson
  • Patent number: 11717160
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method of acquiring a side image for analyzing the degree of ocular proptosis. According to an embodiment, an image acquisition method is provided which is including: acquiring a front image of the subject's face while guidance is given to satisfy a first photographing condition; generating panorama guidance on the basis of position information of a first point and a second point extracted from the front image; providing guidance on movement of a photographing device to acquire a preview image corresponding to the panorama guidance; and acquiring a side image of the subject's face while guidance is given to satisfy a second photographing condition. The first captured image shows iris areas of the subject, and the second captured image shows an outer canthus and a cornea of one of the subject's eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: THYROSCOPE INC.
    Inventors: Kyubo Shin, Jaemin Park, Jongchan Kim, Yoon Won Tak, Hwi Yeon Kim, Eun Yeong Sim
  • Patent number: 11717158
    Abstract: A slit lamp microscope of the present invention, which is capable of observing a meibomian gland, comprises: a visible light source for emitting slit light; an infrared light source for emitting infrared light, the infrared light source being disposed on a light path of the slit light emitted from the visible light source; a mirror unit including a reflecting mirror or a prism for reflecting the slit light from the visible light source or the infrared light from the infrared light source to irradiate an eye of a subject; and a switching unit for switching the position of the visible light source and the infrared light source, the switching unit being capable of directing one of the visible light source and the infrared light source toward the light path of the slit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TAKAGI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nara, Yusuke Yabana, Masayuki Hidai
  • Patent number: 11712161
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking eye movement during a diagnostic procedure include a retina imaging system configured to capture a first plurality of images of an eye and detect a presence of a fovea, an eye tracker configured to capture a second plurality of images of the eye and track a position and orientation of the eye; and a control processor configured to synchronize the first and second plurality of images, determine a time at which the fovea is detected in the first plurality of images, and determine one or more images from the second plurality of images to be classified as representative of fixation. The classified images are analyzed to determine eye fixation status during the diagnostic procedure based on eye tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Sascha Birkner, Martin GrĂ¼ndig
  • Patent number: 11707192
    Abstract: An eye-tracking device includes an optical device that includes a light source with an optical cavity and a light sensor. The light source is positioned to output coherent light toward an eye of a user and receive at least a portion of the coherent light back from the eye of the user as feedback light. The feedback light enters the optical cavity and causes modulation of an intensity of the coherent light. The light sensor is optically coupled with the light source for detecting the modulated intensity of the coherent light and generating one or more signals based on the detected intensity of the coherent light. The eye-tracking device also includes one or more processors that are coupled to the optical device for determining, from the one or more signals, movement information of the eye. A method of detecting movement of an eye using the eye-tracking device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Maik Andre Scheller, Jonathan Robert Peterson, Joseph S. Corry, Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Andrew John Ouderkirk
  • Patent number: 11707194
    Abstract: An instrument includes a housing with a lower hand-held portion having a user-input button and a display for displaying an MPOD score for the user. The instrument further includes a viewing tube coupled to the hand-held portion. The viewing tube terminates in an eye cup. The viewing tube is transverse to the lower hand-held portion and transmits light from a light source in a direction toward the macula. The light source is an LED and provides two colored lights alternating at an initial frequency that is not perceptible by the user. The frequency decreases from the initial frequency until the user activates the user-input button in response to a frequency at which the user perceives a flicker of the two colored lights. The frequency at the perceived flicker relates to the MPOD score of the user. The MPOD score correlates to the amount of macular pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ZeaVision LLC
    Inventor: Joshua J. Park
  • Patent number: 11707193
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The system comprises a sensing arrangement and a control unit. The sensing arrangement collects eye movement data of a user. The control unit is in communication with the sensing arrangement and configured to compare the eye movement data to one or more baseline measurements of eye movement dynamics. The control unit is also configured to generate an alert indicating the presence or severity of the TBI for delivery to control unit administrator if the eye movement data diverges from one or more of the baseline measurements by a threshold amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DIGNITY HEALTH
    Inventors: Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde
  • Patent number: 11694803
    Abstract: Methods and systems useful for detecting neurological disorders and for measuring general cognitive performance, in particular by measuring eye movements and/or pupil diameter during eye-movement tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: VIEWMIND, INC.
    Inventor: Gerardo Abel Fernandez
  • Patent number: 11694649
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to a method of changing an optical state of an electrochromic film. The electrochromic film may have a plurality of optical states. The method may include selecting a desired state of the plurality of optical states; injecting electric charges into the electrochromic film; monitoring an amount of the electric charges injected into the electrochromic film; and stopping injecting the electric charges when the electric charges reaches a pre-set amount corresponding to the desired state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FURCIFER INC.
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Yan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11684256
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for assessing ocular, ophthalmic, neurological, physiological, psychological and/or behavioral conditions. As disclosed herein, the conditions are assessed using eye-tracking technology that beneficially eliminates the need for a subject to fixate and maintain focus during testing or to produce a secondary (non-optical) physical movement or audible response, i.e., feedback. The subject is only required to look at a series of individual visual stimuli, which is generally an involuntary reaction. The reduced need for cognitive and/or physical involvement of a subject allows the present modalities to achieve greater accuracy, due to reduced human error, and to be used with a wide variety of subjects, including small children, patients with physical disabilities or injuries, patients with diminished mental capacity, elderly patients, animals, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fink, John Cerwin, Christopher P Adams
  • Patent number: 11684255
    Abstract: Devices and method for determining a pupil size of a subject having closed eyelids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD., HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
    Inventors: Jose Cohen, Vladimir Goldman, Yousef Nadim Farraj, Amnon Buxboim, Yoav Mintz, Elchanan Fried, Gahl Levy, Tsevi Beatus, Yoav Kan-Tor
  • Patent number: 11684259
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel pupilometer and method of using the pupilometer to record and analyze direct and consensual reflex of pupils to identify brain lesion locations of a patient with brain injuries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Bin Chen
  • Patent number: 11681129
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. A distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changes during zooming. The second lens unit includes an aperture stop and two or more negative lenses. The zoom lens satisfies specified conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakazu Kodaira
  • Patent number: 11681117
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens unit, a magnet set, a coil, at least one elastic element and at least one damper agent. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder and includes a through hole and at least one extending structure. The extending structure is disposed around the through hole and extends along a direction from the through hole to the holder. The lens unit is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens unit includes an optical axis and at least one notch structure. The notch structure is disposed in an outer peripheral area of the lens unit and is corresponding to the extending structure. The damper agent is disposed between the extending structure of the metal yoke and the notch structure of the lens unit. The damper agent is applied to damp a movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11678797
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens system housed in a body of a mobile telecommunication device, the first lens system having a first optical axis, a first entrance pupil fixed in space in a reference plane associated with said body, and a first focal length; and an optical telescope providing a diffraction-limited imaging within a spectral range from at least 486 nm to at least 656 nm. The optical imaging system is configured to image, when the optical telescope is inserted between the first lens system and an entrance pupil of a visual system of an eye (EPE), the EPE onto the first entrance pupil and vice versa with a substantially unit magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Williamson
  • Patent number: 11668556
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of imaging an object, and an optical coherent tomography (OCT) imaging system implementing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: James G. Fujimoto, Eric Michael Moult, ByungKun Lee
  • Patent number: 11666213
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aiding in the detection of dementia, concussion, other neurologic conditions, retinal, and optic nerve conditions. The apparatus enables the diffusion coefficient of the tissue to be ascertained and studied by directing the light from a laser or other coherent light source at the patient's retina, optic nerve or choroid and measuring the fluctuations in the intensity of the back-scattered light caused by the movement of light scatterers in the tissue. By comparing the measurements to a normal database, or to the subject's previous measurement, in combination with an eye examination and OCT image/measurement the changes caused by the disease and the effectiveness of therapy can be ascertained. The disclosed apparatus allows the incident and detection optics to be attached to ophthalmic devices typically used in ophthalmologic care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey N Weiss
  • Patent number: 11659986
    Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmic apparatus for examining an examinee's eye, including: an examination device configured to examine the examinee's eye; an approacher in the examination device, configured to approach the examinee; a detector configured to detect approach of the approacher to the examinee; and a controller configured to switch an operation mode between a first mode where an avoidance operation for avoiding the approach is performed and a second mode where the avoidance operation is not performed, upon the detector detecting the approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shirohisa Kobayashi, Kunio Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Nakanishi, Kazunari Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11659988
    Abstract: In some embodiments, initial feedback indicating threshold characteristics (under which a user sees initial stimuli presented on a user interface) may be provided to a prediction model, and a set of predicted characteristics (for a set of locations of the user interface) and a set of confidence scores associated with the set of locations may be obtained via the prediction model. Based on the set of confidence scores, one or more locations may be selected to be tested during a visual test presentation. As an example, the locations may be selected over one or more other locations of the set of locations based on the set of confidence scores. Based on predicted characteristics associated with the selected locations, stimuli may be presented at the selected locations during the visual test presentation. Visual defect information for the user may be generated based on feedback from the visual test presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: University of Miami
    Inventors: Mohamed Abou Shousha, Amr Saad Mohamed Elsawy