Patents by Inventor Ben NOVAK

Ben NOVAK 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: 20230390573
    Abstract: An Illumination device (100) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination device comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit (10), the at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation source (1), the electromagnetic radiation source being configured to generate radiation for the irradiation of a region of an irradiation object in an illumination session, wherein the irradiation object is to be arranged at a predetermined object location (300), wherein the predetermined object location is arranged at a distance relative to a radiation output area (11) of the radiation emitting unit through which the radiation generated by the at least one electromagnetic radiation source exits the radiation emitting unit during operation of the illumination device (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Markus OSTERLOH, Ben NOVAK, Hermann LÜBBERT
  • Publication number: 20220118270
    Abstract: An Illumination device (100) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination device comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit (10), the at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation source (1), the electromagnetic radiation source being configured to generate radiation for the irradiation of a region of an irradiation object in an illumination session, wherein the irradiation object is to be arranged at a predetermined object location (300), wherein the predetermined object location is arranged at a distance relative to a radiation output area (11) of the radiation emitting unit through which the radiation generated by the at least one electromagnetic radiation source exits the radiation emitting unit during operation of the illumination device (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: BIOFRONTERA PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Markus OSTERLOH, Ben NOVAK, Hermann LÜBBERT
  • Patent number: 11235169
    Abstract: An Illumination device (100) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination device comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit (10), the at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting unit comprising at least one electromagnetic radiation source (1), the electromagnetic radiation source being configured to generate radiation for the irradiation of a region of an irradiation object in an illumination session, wherein the irradiation object is to be arranged at a predetermined object location (300), wherein the predetermined object location is arranged at a distance relative to a radiation output area (11) of the radiation emitting unit through which the radiation generated by the at least one electromagnetic radiation source exits the radiation emitting unit during operation of the illumination device (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BIOFRONTERA PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Osterloh, Ben Novak, Hermann Lübbert
  • Patent number: 11219781
    Abstract: An illumination system (1) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination system comprising an illumination source (2), which is configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation (3) to illuminate a target surface (4) during operation, and an electronic control unit (5), wherein the illumination source is configured such that the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the illumination source can be varied, wherein the electronic control unit is operatively connected to the illumination source and configured to control operation of the illumination source according to an illumination protocol during an illumination session performed with the illumination system, and wherein the illumination protocol comprises instructions to operate the illumination source during the illumination session in a plurality of different modes, the modes comprising: a) a first mode, wherein, in the first mode, the electronic control unit controls operation of the illumination source such that the intensity of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: BIOFRONTERA PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Lübbert, Ben Novak, Markus Osterloh
  • Publication number: 20210252304
    Abstract: An illumination system (1) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination system comprising an illumination source (2), which is configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation (3) to illuminate a target surface (4) during operation, and an electronic control unit (5), wherein the illumination source is configured such that the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the illumination source can be varied, wherein the electronic control unit is operatively connected to the illumination source and configured to control operation of the illumination source according to an illumination protocol during an illumination session performed with the illumination system, and wherein the illumination protocol comprises instructions to operate the illumination source during the illumination session in a plurality of different modes, the modes comprising: a) a first mode, wherein, in the first mode, the electronic control unit controls operation of the illumination source such that the intensity of th
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: BIOFRONTERA PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann LÜBBERT, Ben NOVAK, Markus OSTERLOH
  • Publication number: 20210236843
    Abstract: An illumination system (1) for photodynamic therapy is provided, the illumination system comprising an illumination source (2), which is configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation (3) to illuminate a target surface (4) during operation, and an electronic control unit (5), wherein the illumination source is configured such that the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the illumination source can be varied, wherein the electronic control unit is operatively connected to the illumination source and configured to control operation of the illumination source according to an illumination protocol during an illumination session performed with the illumination system, and wherein the illumination protocol comprises instructions to operate the illumination source during the illumination session in a plurality of different modes, the modes comprising: a) a first mode, wherein, in the first mode, the electronic control unit controls operation of the illumination source such that the intensity of th
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: BIOFRONTERA PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann LÜBBERT, Ben NOVAK, Markus OSTERLOH
  • Patent number: D1021120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Biofrontera Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Osterloh, Ben Novak, Hermann Lubbert