Patents by Inventor Christian Martin Kopka

Christian Martin Kopka 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).

  • Visual prosthesis system for displaying video image and text data
    Patent number: 8437858
    Abstract: A visual prosthesis system comprises a retina implant at least partly located in the interior of a patient's eye. The retina implant comprises an array of micro-contacts adapted for contacting ganglia of the patient's retinal tissue. The visual prosthesis system further comprises a data processing unit with an additional interface for receiving an external signal from an external signal source, the data processing unit being adapted for converting the external signal into corresponding stimulation data for the retina implant, and a wireless transmission unit adapted for transmitting the stimulation data to the retina implant via wireless transmission. The retina implant is adapted for receiving the stimulation data and for stimulating the micro-contacts according to the stimulation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: IMI Intelligent Medical Implants, AG
    Inventors: Marcus Dapper, Christian Martin Kopka
  • VISUAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO IMAGE AND TEXT DATA
    Publication number: 20110004271
    Abstract: A visual prosthesis system comprises a retina implant at least partly located in the interior of a patient's eye. The retina implant comprises an array of micro-contacts adapted for contacting ganglia of the patient's retinal tissue. The visual prosthesis system further comprises a data processing unit with an additional interface for receiving an external signal from an external signal source, the data processing unit being adapted for converting the external signal into corresponding stimulation data for the retina implant, and a wireless transmission unit adapted for transmitting the stimulation data to the retina implant via wireless transmission. The retina implant is adapted for receiving the stimulation data and for stimulating the micro-contacts according to the stimulation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Marcus Dapper, Christian Martin Kopka