Patents by Inventor Johan BLANCKAERT

Johan BLANCKAERT 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).

  • Bionic eye lens
    Patent number: 10123869
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the restoration or improvement of the quality of human vision and, more particularly to a self-adapting system and method for achieving automatic sharp vision by the human eye of objects for instance at distances between 25 cm and more than 10 meters away. The invention can be situated in at least four technological domains: 1. ophthalmology, in particular the implantation of intraocular lenses. 2. Non-contact biometric signal recording and processing. 3. Electro-optic control of refractive lens power. 4. Wireless energy transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Johan Blanckaert, Christ Glorieux, Robert Puers
  • BIONIC EYE LENS
    Publication number: 20130218270
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the restoration or improvement of the quality of human vision and, more particularly to a self-adapting system and method for achieving automatic sharp vision by the human eye of objects for instance at distances between 25 cm and more than 10 meters away. The invention can be situated in at least four technological domains: 1. ophthalmology, in particular the implantation of intraocular lenses. 2. Non-contact biometric signal recording and processing. 3. Electro-optic control of refractive lens power. 4. Wireless energy transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Johan BLANCKAERT, Christ GLORIEUX, Robert PUERS