Patents by Inventor Gesa FRANKE

Gesa FRANKE 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).

  • Patent number: 10682052
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interferometric method, in which the light scattered by an object is imaged onto an electronic camera, wherein a sample light component is assigned to scattering sites on a sectional face in the interior of the object. This sample light component can be separated from the contributions of the other sample light components by processing of the camera image and leads to a sectional image. A particular advantage of the invention lies in the fact that multiple parallel sectional faces can be exposed sequentially at predetermined intervals from each other in the interior of the object. Such a sequence of sectional images can be used to calculate a solid model of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: Medizinisches Laserzentrum Luebeck GmbH, Thorlabs GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Koch, Gesa Franke, Hendrik Spahr, Helge Sudkamp, Gereon Hüttmann, Dierck Hillmann, Reginald Birngruber
  • Publication number: 20180235461
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interferometric method, in which the light scattered by an object is imaged onto an electronic camera, wherein a sample light component is assigned to scattering sites on a sectional face in the interior of the object. This sample light component can he separated from the contributions of the other sample light components by processing of the camera image and leads to a sectional image. A particular advantage of the invention lies in the fact that multiple parallel sectional faces can be exposed sequentially at predetermined intervals from each other in the interior of the object. Such a sequence of sectional images can be used to calculate a solid model of the object. The invention is applicable in particular to the live retina and allows a three-dimensional retina scan within a few seconds with a cost-effective and, if necessary, hand-held device. Application options are in the fields of ophthalmology and in biometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: Thorlabs GmbH, Medizinisches Laserzentrum Lübeck GmbH
    Inventors: Peter KOCH, Gesa FRANKE, Hendrik SPAHR, Helge SUDKAMP, Gereon HÜTTMANN, Dierck HILLMANN, Reginald BIRNGRUBER