Patents by Inventor Jonathan Essig

Jonathan Essig 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).

  • Publication number: 20240210670
    Abstract: A contactless visualization system for a microscope for eye surgery includes an ophthalmic loupe positionable in front of a patient's eye and supplies a real and vertically and laterally inverted image of the fundus in an intermediate image plane observable by the microscope. The loupe includes a first and a second lens element. Positioned in front of the eye, the first lens element is closer to the eye than the second. A wall extending from the first to the second lens element has a free end in a form of a mount which holds the second lens element. The wall has a passage opening formed therein for removing liquid possibly present in an intermediate space between the first and second lens element. The first lens element has a boundary surface facing the second. The passage opening includes a lower edge bordering on the boundary surface of the first lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Essig, Andre Mueller, Christian Beder
  • Publication number: 20240168279
    Abstract: A contactless visualization system is for a surgical microscope for eye surgery. The system includes an ophthalmic loupe positionable in front of a patient's eye and for supplying a real and vertically and laterally inverted image of an eye fundus of the patient's eye in an intermediate image plane observable by the surgical microscope. The ophthalmic loupe includes a first and a second lens element. In a state positioned in front of the patient's eye, the first lens element is closer to the patient's eye than the second lens element. A wall extends from the first to the second lens element. The wall has a free end in a form of a mount in which the second lens element is held. The mount includes at least one cutout in which an edge of said second lens element is exposed in order to give a surgeon operating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Essig, Christian Beder
  • Publication number: 20240151957
    Abstract: A microscopy system and a method for operating a microscopy system are provided. The microscopy system includes a tracking camera configured to detect a pose of an object, a tracking illumination device, and a controller configured to control the tracking illumination device and/or the tracking camera. Illumination information is determinable by evaluating an image representation from the tracking camera and/or pose information of the object is determinable relative to at least one illumination device and/or a working distance is determinable, with the illumination by the tracking illumination device and/or an image capture by the at least one tracking camera being able to be set based on the illumination information and/or based on the pose information of the object and/or based on the working distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Ernsperger, Dominik Litsch, Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Natalie Krieg, Andrè Müller
  • Patent number: 11977212
    Abstract: To simplify the optical calibration of an optical observation apparatus, a stand for an optical observation unit including a calibration object arranged directly on the stand in a fixed location is specified. Moreover, an optical observation apparatus, which includes such a stand and an optical observation unit connected to the stand, a method for calibrating such an optical observation apparatus, and a computer program are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Dominik Scherer, Christian Voigt, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20240077714
    Abstract: A microscopy system includes a tracking camera for pose detection of a marker, a device configured to determine a working distance, a movable optical element, the pose of which can be changed to set a capture region of the tracking camera and/or at least two tracking illumination devices, at least one optical element for beam guidance of the radiation generated by the tracking illumination devices, and a controller configured to control the movable optical element and/or the tracking illumination devices, in which the pose of the movable optical element can be set based on the working distance and/or in which an operating mode and/or an illumination region of the tracking illumination devices can be set based on the working distance. In addition, a method for operating a microscopy system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Stefan Ernsperger, Natalie Krieg, Andrè Müller
  • Patent number: 11652974
    Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging device includes at least a first and a second image recording unit configured to record a first and a second original image of an object from different perspectives, wherein the original images differ at least with regard to one item of image information, an image display unit for imaging displayed images, an image processing unit for further processing the original images, and the image processing unit is configured to supplement at least one of the two original images with at least one item of image information from the other original image to generate a displayed image. In addition, a method for generating at least one displayed image that can be imaged on an image display unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig
  • Patent number: 11531194
    Abstract: A microscope includes an illumination unit for illuminating a region of a specimen to generate an illuminated region, an imaging optical unit for magnified imaging of the illuminated region, an image sensor disposed downstream of the imaging optical unit for capturing the magnified image of the illuminated region, a camera for recording an overview region of the specimen without using the imaging optical unit and a control unit for controlling the image sensor and the camera. The overview region includes a part of the illuminated region and a non-illuminated region of the specimen. The control unit actuates the camera to make a recording of the overview region. The control unit actuates the image sensor to cause a recordation of the magnified image of the illuminated region. The control unit generates an overview image based on the recording of the overview region and the recording of the magnified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig
  • Publication number: 20220234805
    Abstract: A packaging device, which has a cavity with an opening, an outer side and an inner side, is provided. A clamping mechanism, which is configured such that an article can be releasably fastened in the cavity with the clamping mechanism, is formed on the inner side, wherein the clamping mechanism can be set from a first operating position (securing position) into a second operating position (released position) when a force acts on at least one fixed pressure point on the outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Essig, Christian Beder
  • Patent number: 11079587
    Abstract: A microscopy method for quantifying a fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX includes: imaging an object region onto a first detector field and a second detector field, wherein a first optical filter and a second optical filter, respectively, are arranged in the beam paths between the object region and the detector fields, the first optical filter and second optical filter respectively having a wavelength-dependent transmission characteristic; exciting at least a first fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX and a second fluorescence; recording first images and second images; and determining a spatially dependent fluorescence intensity of the first fluorescence in the object region by virtue of determining values representing a fluorescence intensity at locations in the object region, wherein the values are determined on the basis of the radiation intensities of the two detector fields detected in a spatially dependent manner and the spatially dependent wavelength-dependent detection efficiencies of the two detector fie
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Christoph Hauger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig
  • Publication number: 20210231938
    Abstract: A microscope includes an illumination unit for illuminating a region of a specimen to generate an illuminated region, an imaging optical unit for magnified imaging of the illuminated region, an image sensor disposed downstream of the imaging optical unit for capturing the magnified image of the illuminated region, a camera for recording an overview region of the specimen without using the imaging optical unit and a control unit for controlling the image sensor and the camera. The overview region includes a part of the illuminated region and a non-illuminated region of the specimen. The control unit actuates the camera to make a recording of the overview region. The control unit actuates the image sensor to cause a recordation of the magnified image of the illuminated region. The control unit generates an overview image based on the recording of the overview region and the recording of the magnified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig
  • Publication number: 20210157112
    Abstract: To simplify the optical calibration of an optical observation apparatus, a stand for an optical observation unit including a calibration object arranged directly on the stand in a fixed location is specified. Moreover, an optical observation apparatus, which includes such a stand and an optical observation unit connected to the stand, a method for calibrating such an optical observation apparatus, and a computer program are specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Dominik Scherer, Christian Voigt, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20210014470
    Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging device includes at least a first and a second image recording unit configured to record a first and a second original image of an object from different perspectives, wherein the original images differ at least with regard to one item of image information, an image display unit for imaging displayed images, an image processing unit for further processing the original images, and the image processing unit is configured to supplement at least one of the two original images with at least one item of image information from the other original image to generate a displayed image. In addition, a method for generating at least one displayed image that can be imaged on an image display unit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig
  • Publication number: 20180252909
    Abstract: A microscopy method for quantifying a fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX includes: imaging an object region onto a first detector field and a second detector field, wherein a first optical filter and a second optical filter, respectively, are arranged in the beam paths between the object region and the detector fields, the first optical filter and second optical filter respectively having a wavelength-dependent transmission characteristic; exciting at least a first fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX and a second fluorescence; recording first images and second images; and determining a spatially dependent fluorescence intensity of the first fluorescence in the object region by virtue of determining values representing a fluorescence intensity at locations in the object region, wherein the values are determined on the basis of the radiation intensities of the two detector fields detected in a spatially dependent manner and the spatially dependent wavelength-dependent detection efficiencies of the two detector fie
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Alois Regensburger, Christoph Hauger, Susanne Kohlhammer, Jonathan Essig