Patents by Inventor Alex Harscher

Alex Harscher 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).

  • ACTIVE SUB-RETINA IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20090216295
    Abstract: An active retina implant (10) for implantation into an eye has a multiplicity of stimulation electrodes (22) that emit electrical stimulation signals to cells of the retina that are to be contacted. Further, the implant has a multiplicity of image elements (18) that convert incident light into the stimulation signals. Said multiplicity of stimulation electrodes (22) are divided into at least two groups of stimulation electrodes (22) that are triggered in chronological succession to emit stimulation signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Eberhart Zrenner, Walter G. Wrobel, Florian Gekeler, Alex Harscher, Robert Wilke