Patents by Inventor James A. Kuchenbecker
James A. Kuchenbecker 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).
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Publication number: 20230107026Abstract: Eyeglasses are disclosed that include eyeglass frames and a pair of ophthalmic lenses mounted in the frames. The lenses include a dot pattern distributed across each lens, the dot pattern including an array of dots spaced apart by a distance of 1 mm or less, each dot having a maximum dimension of 0.3 mm or less, the dot pattern including a clear aperture free of dots having a maximum dimension of more than 1 mm, the clear aperture being aligned with a viewing axis of a wearer of the pair of eyeglasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Jay NEITZ, James KUCHENBECKER, Maureen NEITZ
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Patent number: 11543681Abstract: Eyeglasses are disclosed that include eyeglass frames and a pair of ophthalmic lenses mounted in the frames. The lenses include a dot pattern distributed across each lens, the dot pattern including an array of dots spaced apart by a distance of 1 mm or less, each dot having a maximum dimension of 0.3 mm or less, the dot pattern including a clear aperture free of dots having a maximum dimension of more than 1 mm, the clear aperture being aligned with a viewing axis of a wearer of the pair of eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: University of WashingtonInventors: Jay Neitz, James Kuchenbecker, Maureen Neitz
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Publication number: 20220203118Abstract: Lighting devices, systems, and methods for selectively activating S cones and L+M cones in a human retina and for regulating the phase of circadian rhythm in a human subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: University of WashingtonInventors: Jay Neitz, Maureen Neitz, James A. Kuchenbecker, Sara S. Patterson, Alexandra Neitz
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Publication number: 20220183613Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Jay NEITZ, Maureen NEITZ, James A. KUCHENBECKER, William W. HAUSWIRTH
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Patent number: 11160488Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Universty of Washington, University of Florida Research Foundation, IncorporatedInventors: Jay Neitz, Maureen Neitz, James A. Kuchenbecker, William W. Hauswirth
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Publication number: 20200271955Abstract: Eyeglasses are disclosed that include eyeglass frames and a pair of ophthalmic lenses mounted in the frames. The lenses include a dot pattern distributed across each lens, the dot pattern including an array of dots spaced apart by a distance of 1 mm or less, each dot having a maximum dimension of 0.3 mm or less, the dot pattern including a clear aperture free of dots having a maximum dimension of more than 1 mm, the clear aperture being aligned with a viewing axis of a wearer of the pair of eyeglasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jay NEITZ, James KUCHENBECKER, Maureen NEITZ
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Publication number: 20200143536Abstract: Evaluating differential stimulation of L and M cones in a viewer's eye by an image displayed on a color display includes receiving information about the spectral emission properties of the display; receiving image data; determining an achromatic component of the image based on image data and information about the spectral emission properties of the display, the achromatic component representing differential stimulation of L and M cones due to contrast variations in the image; determining a chromatic component of the image based image data and information about the spectral emission properties of the color display, this component representing differential stimulation of L and M cones due to spectral content of the image; and evaluating the differential stimulation of L and M cones based on the chromatic and achromatic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: James Kuchenbecker, Jay Neitz, Thomas W. Chalberg, Jr.
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Patent number: 10587853Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides methods for creating video signals including (a) receiving an input video signal including an input red component, an input green component, and an input blue component; (b) determining (i) that a magnitude of the input red component is greater than a magnitude of the input green component and (ii) a differential between the magnitude of the input red component and the magnitude of the input green component; and (c) sending an output video signal including an output red component, an output green component, and an output blue component, where at least one of the following is true: (i) the output red component is decreased by a fractional amount relative to the input red component based on the differential; and/or (ii) the output green component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input green component based on the differential, and the output blue component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input blue component based on the diType: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center for CommercializationInventors: Jay Neitz, James Kuchenbecker, Maureen Neitz
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Patent number: 10571717Abstract: Eyeglasses are disclosed that include eyeglass frames and a pair of ophthalmic lenses mounted in the frames. The lenses include a dot pattern distributed across each lens, the dot pattern including an array of dots spaced apart by a distance of 1 mm or less, each dot having a maximum dimension of 0.3 mm or less, the dot pattern including a clear aperture free of dots having a maximum dimension of more than 1 mm, the clear aperture being aligned with a viewing axis of a wearer of the pair of eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: University of WashingtonInventors: Jay Neitz, James Kuchenbecker, Maureen Neitz
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Publication number: 20190033619Abstract: Eyeglasses are disclosed that include eyeglass frames and a pair of ophthalmic lenses mounted in the frames. The lenses include a dot pattern distributed across each lens, the dot pattern including an array of dots spaced apart by a distance of 1 mm or less, each dot having a maximum dimension of 0.3 mm or less, the dot pattern including a clear aperture free of dots having a maximum dimension of more than 1 mm, the clear aperture being aligned with a viewing axis of a wearer of the pair of eyeglasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Jay NEITZ, James KUCHENBECKER, Maureen NEITZ
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Publication number: 20180344197Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Jay NEITZ, Maureen NEITZ, James A. KUCHENBECKER, William W. HAUSWIRTH
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Publication number: 20180227559Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides methods for creating video signals including (a) receiving an input video signal including an input red component, an input green component, and an input blue component; (b) determining (i) that a magnitude of the input red component is greater than a magnitude of the input green component and (ii) a differential between the magnitude of the input red component and the magnitude of the input green component; and (c) sending an output video signal including an output red component, an output green component, and an output blue component, where at least one of the following is true: (i) the output red component is decreased by a fractional amount relative to the input red component based on the differential; and/or (ii) the output green component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input green component based on the differential, and the output blue component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input blue component based on the diType: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Jay NEITZ, James KUCHENBECKER, Maureen NEITZ
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Patent number: 9955133Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides methods for creating video signals including (a) receiving an input video signal including an input red component, an input green component, and an input blue component; (b) determining (i) that a magnitude of the input red component is greater than a magnitude of the input green component and (ii) a differential between the magnitude of the input red component and the magnitude of the input green component; and (c) sending an output video signal including an output red component, an output green component, and an output blue component, where at least one of the following is true: (i) the output red component is decreased by a fractional amount relative to the input red component based on the differential; and/or (ii) the output green component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input green component based on the differential, and the output blue component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input blue component based on the diType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATIONInventors: Jay Neitz, James Kuchenbecker, Maureen Neitz
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Publication number: 20160015288Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Jay NEITZ, Maureen NEITZ, James A. KUCHENBECKER, William W. HAUSWIRTH
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Patent number: 9198595Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignees: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization, University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Medical College of WisconsinInventors: Jay Neitz, Maureen Neitz, James A. Kuchenbecker, William W. Hauswirth
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Publication number: 20140080900Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: Jay NEITZ, Maureen NEITZ, James A. KUCHENBECKER, William W. Hauswirth
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Publication number: 20140063347Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides methods for creating video signals including (a) receiving an input video signal including an input red component, an input green component, and an input blue component; (b) determining (i) that a magnitude of the input red component is greater than a magnitude of the input green component and (ii) a differential between the magnitude of the input red component and the magnitude of the input green component; and (c) sending an output video signal including an output red component, an output green component, and an output blue component, where at least one of the following is true: (i) the output red component is decreased by a fractional amount relative to the input red component based on the differential; and/or (ii) the output green component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input green component based on the differential, and the output blue component is increased by a fractional amount relative to the input blue component based on the diType: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for CommercializationInventors: Jay Neitz, James Kuchenbecker, Maureen Neitz
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Publication number: 20120172419Abstract: The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicants: Medical College of Wisconsin Research Foundation Inc., UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Jay Neitz, Maureen Neitz, James A. Kuchenbecker