Patents by Inventor Arne Ohlendorf

Arne Ohlendorf 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122467
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program product for determining a refractive error of an eye of a user are disclosed, as well as a method for producing a spectacle lens. The method for determining includes: displaying an image with a spatial modulation to the user; optionally, recording a reaction of the user to a variation of the spatial modulation over time; detecting a point in time at which a perception threshold of the user is reached; and determining the refractive error of the user from the spatial modulation, wherein the image contains a source image with several picture elements, wherein values for an image parameter are assigned to the picture elements, and wherein the spatial modulation is generated such that the values of the image parameter determine the values of a modulation parameter of the spatial modulation in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Torsten Strasser, Arne Ohlendorf, Eberhart Zrenner, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20230181029
    Abstract: A method, a computer program, and a device for determining at least one astigmatic effect of at least one eye of a person are disclosed, as well as a related method for producing at least one spectacle lens for the at least one eye of the person. The method for determining the astigmatic effect includes: a) displaying an image to an eye of the person, the image including a line with a plurality of sections, wherein an orientation of each section with respect to an optical axis of the image differs from each other, respectively; b) recording a reaction of the person to the image at at least one point in time; and c) determining at least one value for at least one astigmatic effect of at least one eye of the person by evaluating the at least one reaction of the person at the point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Arne Ohlendorf, Eric Nehrbass, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20230064322
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program product for determining a refractive error of an eye of a user are disclosed, as well as a method for producing a spectacle lens. The method for determining includes: a) displaying an image with a spatial modulation to the user; b) optionally, recording a reaction of the user to a variation of the spatial modulation over time; c) detecting a point in time at which a perception threshold of the user is reached; and d) determining the refractive error of the user from the spatial modulation, wherein the image contains a source image with several picture elements, wherein values for an image parameter are assigned to the picture elements, and wherein the spatial modulation is generated such that the values of the image parameter determine the values of a modulation parameter of the spatial modulation in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Torsten Strasser, Arne Ohlendorf, Eberhart Zrenner, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 11445904
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for joint determination of accommodation and vergence of at least one eye of a user are disclosed. The joint determination includes determining an accommodation of the eye of the user and ascertaining values for checking myopia of the eye by presenting a sign at a first distance in front of the eye to stimulate the accommodation of the eye; capturing an eye movement; ascertaining a refraction of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance; and joint determination of accommodation and vergence of the eye by ascertaining a change in the refraction of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance in relation to the accommodation of the eye at a second distance; and ascertaining the vergence of the eye from the eye movement of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20220151484
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for joint determination of accommodation and vergence of at least one eye of a user are disclosed. The joint determination includes determining an accommodation of the eye of the user and ascertaining values for checking myopia of the eye by presenting a sign at a first distance in front of the eye to stimulate the accommodation of the eye; capturing an eye movement; ascertaining a refraction of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance; and joint determination of accommodation and vergence of the eye by ascertaining a change in the refraction of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance in relation to the accommodation of the eye at a second distance; and ascertaining the vergence of the eye from the eye movement of the eye with the accommodation of the eye at the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 11333906
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program for determining at least one optical parameter of a spectacle lens, and a method for manufacturing the spectacle lens using the at least one optical parameter are disclosed. The optical parameter denotes a value for a property of the spectacle lens which is adjusted during manufacture of the spectacle lens to achieve an intended correction of ametropia of at least one eye of a user of the spectacle lens. The method includes: a) capturing at least one image of a user wearing the spectacle lens; and b) determining at least one optical parameter of the spectacle lens by image processing the at least one image, wherein the at least one image contains an eye portion including at least one eye and/or a face portion adjacent to at least one eye of a user of the spectacle lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Alexander Leube, Siegfried Wahl, Katharina Rifai, Yannick Sauer
  • Publication number: 20220039645
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program for determining a refractive error of at least one eye of a user are disclosed, as well as a method for producing a spectacles lens for the user. The method includes: displaying at least one symbol on a screen, wherein at least one parameter of the symbol displayed on the screen is changed; detecting eye movement metrics of the eye of the user according to the symbol displayed on the screen; establishing a point in time at which a recognition threshold of the user is revealed for the symbol displayed on the screen from the eye movement metrics of the eye of the user; and determining a value for the refractive error of the eye of the user from the at least one parameter established at the point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20220039646
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program for determining a refractive error of at least one eye of a user are disclosed, as well as a method for manufacturing a spectacle lens for the user. The method entails: displaying a periodic pattern on a screen, wherein a parameter of the periodic pattern includes at least one spatial frequency, wherein the parameter of the periodic pattern is varied; detecting a reaction of the user indicating that the user is able to perceive the periodic pattern; determining a point in time at which the user perceives the periodic pattern; and determining a value for the refractive error of the eye or eyes of the user from the periodic pattern at that point in time, wherein the value for the refractive error is determined from the at least one spatial frequency, determined at the point in time, of the periodic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Alexander Leube, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20210382329
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program for determining at least one optical parameter of a spectacle lens, and a method for manufacturing the spectacle lens using the at least one optical parameter are disclosed. The optical parameter denotes a value for a property of the spectacle lens which is adjusted during manufacture of the spectacle lens to achieve an intended correction of ametropia of at least one eye of a user of the spectacle lens. The method includes: a) capturing at least one image of a user wearing the spectacle lens; and b) determining at least one optical parameter of the spectacle lens by image processing the at least one image, wherein the at least one image contains an eye portion including at least one eye and/or a face portion adjacent to at least one eye of a user of the spectacle lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Alexander Leube, Siegfried Wahl, Katharina Rifai, Yannick Sauer
  • Patent number: 11185223
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program for determining a refractive error of an eye of a user are provided. The method for determining the refractive error of the eye of the user, wherein the eye of the user has a choroid, includes: ascertaining at least one value for a layer thickness of the choroid of the eye of the user over at least one region of the choroid; and determining a value for the change in the refractive error of the eye only from at least two values for the layer thickness of the choroid which were each ascertained at different times for the at least one region of the choroid, wherein the at least one region is selected from a nasal perifoveal region or a nasal parafoveal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Katharina Breher, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 11143886
    Abstract: A method for optimizing an optical aid by way of automatic measurement of the subjective visual performance, a method for producing a correspondingly optimized optical aid, an apparatus for producing optical aids, a computer program having a program code for carrying out the optimization method, which program can be run on a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium comprising the computer program stored thereon are disclosed. The method for optimizing the optical aid includes the automatic determination of subjective visual acuity using machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Christian Leibig, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 11129526
    Abstract: A device and computer program for determining the spherocylindrical refraction of an eye are disclosed. A component having adjustable optics is provided, the refractive power of which can be adjusted via a refractive power adjustment device. The spherocylindrical refraction is then determined from the adjustment of the refractive power adjustment device at different orientations of a typical direction of the optics or a typical direction of eye test characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Alexander Leube
  • Publication number: 20210177255
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program for determining a refractive error of an eye of a user are provided. The method for determining the refractive error of the eye of the user, wherein the eye of the user has a choroid, includes: ascertaining at least one value for a layer thickness of the choroid of the eye of the user over at least one region of the choroid; and determining a value for the change in the refractive error of the eye only from at least two values for the layer thickness of the choroid which were each ascertained at different times for the at least one region of the choroid, wherein the at least one region is selected from a nasal perifoveal region or a nasal parafoveal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Katharina Breher, Siegfried Wahl
  • Publication number: 20210157168
    Abstract: A method for optimizing an optical aid by way of automatic measurement of the subjective visual performance, a method for producing a correspondingly optimized optical aid, an apparatus for producing optical aids, a computer program having a program code for carrying out the optimization method, which program can be run on a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium comprising the computer program stored thereon are disclosed. The method for optimizing the optical aid includes the automatic determination of subjective visual acuity using machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Leube, Christian Leibig, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 10702148
    Abstract: A component for a mobile computer device, such as a smartphone, can be secured to the housing of the mobile computer device. The component can deflect the light of a built-in light source of the mobile computer device with an optical element and optionally filter the same, or can provide its own light source to improve the option of measuring eccentric photorefraction using the mobile computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Tobias Breuninger, Frank Schäffel, Siegfried Wahl, Karsten Lindig, Arne Ohlendorf, Jesús-Miguel Cabeza-Guillén
  • Patent number: 10610097
    Abstract: A component for a mobile computer device, such as a smartphone, can be secured to the housing of the mobile computer device. The component can deflect the light of a built-in light source of the mobile computer device with an optical element and optionally filter the same, or can provide its own light source to improve the option of measuring eccentric photorefraction using the mobile computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Tobias Breuninger, Frank Schäffel, Siegfried Wahl, Karsten Lindig, Arne Ohlendorf, Jesús-Miguel Cabeza-Guillén
  • Publication number: 20190350454
    Abstract: A component for a mobile computer device, such as a smartphone, can be secured to the housing of the mobile computer device. The component can deflect the light of a built-in light source of the mobile computer device with an optical element and optionally filter the same, or can provide its own light source to improve the option of measuring eccentric photorefraction using the mobile computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias Breuninger, Frank Schäffel, Siegfried Wahl, Karsten Lindig, Arne Ohlendorf, Jesús-Miguel Cabeza-Guillén
  • Publication number: 20190258930
    Abstract: An apparatus for ascertaining predicted subjective refraction data or predicted subjective correction values of an eye to be examined on the basis of objective refraction data of the eye to be examined is disclosed. The apparatus includes an evaluation device with a calculation unit, which ascertains the predicted subjective refraction data or predicted subjective correction values of the eye from the objective refraction data of the eye with a function. The function is a nonlinear multidimensional function or a family of nonlinear multidimensional functions, which is the result of training a regression model or classification model, wherein the regression model or classification model has been trained on the basis of a training data record, which, for a multiplicity of subjects, in each case includes at least objective refraction data and assigned ascertained subjective refraction data or assigned ascertained subjective correction values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Christian Leibig, Alexander Leube
  • Publication number: 20190246891
    Abstract: A device and computer program for determining the spherocylindrical refraction of an eye are disclosed. A component having adjustable optics is provided, the refractive power of which can be adjusted via a refractive power adjustment device. The spherocylindrical refraction is then determined from the adjustment of the refractive power adjustment device at different orientations of a typical direction of the optics or a typical direction of eye test characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Alexander Leube
  • Patent number: 10327630
    Abstract: A system determines the subjective refraction properties of an eye of a test subject perceiving a natural image. The system contains a memory in which at least one natural image is stored; a display device for displaying the at least one natural image from the memory; and a lens arrangement for adjusting various light-refracting elements in an optical path between the eye of the test subject and the display device. The lens arrangement is arranged at a predefined distance from the display device. A corresponding method and the use of a natural image for refraction determination are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Jesús-Miguel Cabeza Guillén