Patents by Inventor Johannes BOURBON
Johannes BOURBON 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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Patent number: 11819185Abstract: A flexible endoscope for insertion into the human body includes a flexible section arranged in a distal end region of the endoscope. The endoscope further includes a tip segment distally adjoining the flexible section, the tip segment being controllable by at least one tension cord. A skeleton is formed in a flexible controllable section with guide elements that are movable relative to one another, each of which guides at least one tension cord laterally.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Scholly Fiberoptic GMBHInventors: Matthias Kühn, Stefan Schröer, Michael Schwärzle, Johannes Bourbon, Lutz Labusch, Erwin Streck, Holger Reinecke
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Patent number: 11778288Abstract: A sensor array (1) for recording a color image in the visible spectrum (8) and hyperspectral information that is spatially linked with the color image, wherein the sensor array (1) includes an image sensor (2) composed of a plurality of photocells (3), wherein respectively a color filter (4) is fixedly assigned to at least one portion of the photocells (3), wherein each photocell (3) is assigned to a subcell (5) and each subcell (5) is assigned to a supercell (6). Each subcell (5) has at least one additional filter of a channel, and all the channels together cover at least the entire visible spectrum (8), and the characteristic wavelengths (9) of the individual filters belonging to a channel in each case differ from one another between the subcells (5) of a supercell (6).Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Daniel Harter, Johannes Bourbon
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Patent number: 11762186Abstract: For the miniaturization of an investigation instrument (1), which includes a sensor (3), which is arranged in the interior of a long shaft (2) and is electrically contact-connected by a connection (8), it is provided that a flexible bending section (10) is configured on the connection (8), and is thus connected with a contact-connection section (9), which is contact-connected with contacts (4) of the sensor (3) on the reverse side such that, firstly, the entire connection (8) is arranged in the shadow of the image sensor (3) and, secondly, the bending section (10) originates from the contact-connection section (9) within a field (5) which is subtended by the reverse-side contacts (4) of the sensor (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Patrick Spring, Johannes Bourbon, Alexander Kohler, Matthias Kuhn
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Patent number: 11589741Abstract: An endoscope assembly has an endoscope, having an optical waveguide and having an image guide, wherein the image guide is configured to be uninterrupted up to its proximal end and has an image guide interface at its proximal end for optical connection to an image capturing unit, an illumination unit having a light source and having an optical waveguide interface for optical connection of the light source to an optical waveguide, and an image capturing unit having an image sensor and having an image guide interface for optical connection of the image sensor to an image guide.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBHInventors: Stefan Schröer, Matthias Kühn, Johannes Bourbon, Lutz Labusch, Michael Schwärzle
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Publication number: 20230028674Abstract: For simplified, less computationally intensive, image recording of different spectral signal components using a plurality of color channels of a single image sensor, a targeted adjustment of a sensitivity of at least one of the color channels in relation to another one of the color channels of the image sensor is provided for a spectral separation of this reduced or adjusted color channel from the other color channel so that at least one certain spectral range (i.e., in particular a part of a first spectral range captured using the other color channel) is no longer detectable using the color channel that has been adjusted in terms of its sensitivity. This adjusted color channel becomes spectrally blind in the spectral range and can consequently spectrally selectively detect a further spectral range (specifically a second spectral range deviating from the first spectral range). The second spectral range may include a fluorescence wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Schölly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Johannes BOURBON, Herbert BOHUSCH, Stefan SCHRÖER, Matthias KÜHN
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Publication number: 20230013267Abstract: In order to improve imaging, in particular for low light intensities, an image recording device, in particular formed as an endoscope, is proposed, which comprises a single photon sensitive detector (SPSD) in addition to an image sensor, which uses photodiodes as light-sensitive cells, in order to respectively detect light from a common object area. With the help of the SPSD, additional image information can be obtained from the object area, to improve the image data recorded with the image sensor or to enhance it with additional image information, in particular with regard to a further spectral range, which is captured with the SPSD.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBHInventors: Michael Schwärzle, Matthias Kühn, Johannes Bourbon, Stefan Schröer, Lutz Labusch
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Publication number: 20220217262Abstract: A device (1) and a method for transferring a raw image data stream (8) from an image sensor (6) via a data transfer connection (4) between a transmitter (2) and a receiver (3). In this case, the latency of the data transfer connection (4) is determined (S1), and the data rate of the raw image data stream (8) at the transmitter (2) is adapted (S3) to the determined latency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Schölly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Stefan SCHRÖER, Johannes BOURBON, Matthias KÜHN, Michael SCHWARZLE, Lutz LABUSCH
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Publication number: 20210330175Abstract: In the case of an endoscope, it is proposed that an investment composition consisting of a flexible, controllable section be anchored in a counter bearing, which forms a support surface for the respective flexible section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBHInventors: Matthias Kühn, Stefan Schröer, Michael Schwärzle, Johannes Bourbon, Lutz Labusch, Erwin Streck, Holger Reinecke
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Publication number: 20210330178Abstract: It is proposed that, in the case of an endoscope, a skeleton be formed in a flexible, controllable section with guide elements that are movable relative to one another, each of which guides at least one tension cord laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBHInventors: MATTHIAS KÜHN, STEFAN SCHRÖER, MICHAEL SCHWÄRZLE, JOHANNES BOURBON, LUTZ LABUSCH, ERWIN STRECK, HOLGER REINECKE
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Publication number: 20210152786Abstract: An endoscope assembly has an endoscope, having an optical waveguide and having an image guide, wherein the image guide is configured to be uninterrupted up to its proximal end and has an image guide interface at its proximal end for optical connection to an image capturing unit, an illumination unit having a light source and having an optical waveguide interface for optical connection of the light source to an optical waveguide, and an image capturing unit having an image sensor and having an image guide interface for optical connection of the image sensor to an image guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBHInventors: STEFAN SCHRÖER, MATTHIAS KÜHN, JOHANNES BOURBON, LUTZ LABUSCH, MICHAEL SCHWÄRZLE
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Patent number: 11006049Abstract: A visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200), in particular for an endoscope (2), having an image sensor (3) and an illumination unit (4) for lighting a field of view of the image sensor (3), wherein the illumination unit (4) is arranged in the shadow of the image sensor (3) in the case of light that is incident perpendicularly on an end face (32) of the visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200), and the image sensor (3) and the illumination unit (4) are encapsulated at least partially in a transparent encapsulation material (5). A method for producing a visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200) is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Schölly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Matthias Kuhn, Maximilian Gotz, Johannes Bourbon, Stefan Schroer, Holger Reinecke
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Publication number: 20210067712Abstract: A sensor array (1) for recording a color image in the visible spectrum (8) and hyperspectral information that is spatially linked with the color image, wherein the sensor array (1) includes an image sensor (2) composed of a plurality of photocells (3), wherein respectively a color filter (4) is fixedly assigned to at least one portion of the photocells (3), wherein each photocell (3) is assigned to a subcell (5) and each subcell (5) is assigned to a supercell (6). Each subcell (5) has at least one additional filter of a channel, and all the channels together cover at least the entire visible spectrum (8), and the characteristic wavelengths (9) of the individual filters belonging to a channel in each case differ from one another between the subcells (5) of a supercell (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Daniel HARTER, Johannes BOURBON
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Publication number: 20200192078Abstract: For the miniaturization of an investigation instrument (1), which includes a sensor (3), which is arranged in the interior of a long shaft (2) and is electrically contact-connected by a connection (8), it is provided that a flexible bending section (10) is configured on the connection (8), and is thus connected with a contact-connection section (9), which is contact-connected with contacts (4) of the sensor (3) on the reverse side such that, firstly, the entire connection (8) is arranged in the shadow of the image sensor (3) and, secondly, the bending section (10) originates from the contact-connection section (9) within a field (5) which is subtended by the reverse-side contacts (4) of the sensor (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Patrick SPRING, Johannes BOURBON, Alexander KOHLER, Matthias KUHN
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Publication number: 20190246027Abstract: A visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200), in particular for an endoscope (2), having an image sensor (3) and an illumination unit (4) for lighting a field of view of the image sensor (3), wherein the illumination unit (4) is arranged in the shadow of the image sensor (3) in the case of light that is incident perpendicularly on an end face (32) of the visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200), and the image sensor (3) and the illumination unit (4) are encapsulated at least partially in a transparent encapsulation material (5). A method for producing a visualization module (1, 50, 100, 200) is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbHInventors: Matthias Kuhn, Maximilian Gotz, Johannes Bourbon, Stefan Schroer, Holger Reinecke