Patents by Inventor Jochen HOTZEL

Jochen HOTZEL 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).

  • Lens comprising an adjustable focus length
    Patent number: 10802297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lens (1) for vision correction, wherein the lens (1) is particularly configured to be placed directly on the surface of an eye (2) of a person, wherein the lens (1) further comprises: a transparent base element (10) having a back side (12), and a front side (11) facing away from the back side (12), a transparent and elastically expandable membrane (20) connected to said base element (10), wherein said membrane (20) comprises a back side (22) that faces said front side (11) of the base element (10), a ring member (30) connected to said back side (22) of the membrane (20) so that the ring member (30) defines a curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (20), and wherein the lens (1) comprises a lens volume (41) adjacent said curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (20), which lens volume (41) is delimited by the ring member (30), and wherein the lens (1) comprises a reservoir volume (42) arranged in a boundary region (24) of the lens (1), wherein said two volumes (41, 42) a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: OPTOTUNE AG
    Inventors: Alexandre Larmagnac, Matthias Walser, Manuel Aschwanden, Marcel Suter, David Niederer, Anja Stobbe-Kreemers, Stephan Smolka, Roman Patscheider, Jochen Hotzel
  • LENS COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE FOCUS LENGTH
    Publication number: 20180217402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lens (1) for vision correction, wherein the lens (1) is particularly configured to be placed directly on the surface of an eye (2) of a person, wherein the lens (1) further comprises: a transparent base element (10) having a back side (12), and a front side (11) facing away from the back side (12), a transparent and elastically expandable membrane (20) connected to said base element (10), wherein said membrane (20) comprises a back side (22) that faces said front side (11) of the base element (10), a ring member (30) connected to said back side (22) of the membrane (20) so that the ring member (30) defines a curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (20), and wherein the lens (1) comprises a lens volume (41) adjacent said curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (20), which lens volume (41) is delimited by the ring member (30), and wherein the lens (1) comprises a reservoir volume (42) arranged in a boundary region (24) of the lens (1), wherein said two volumes (41, 42) a
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: OPTOTUNE AG
    Inventors: Alexandre LARMAGNAC, Matthias WALSER, Manuel ASCHWANDEN, Marcel SUTER, David NIEDERER, Anja STOBBE-KREEMERS, Stephan SMOLKA, Roman PATSCHEIDER, Jochen HOTZEL