Patents by Inventor Kurt Simons

Kurt Simons 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).

  • Patent number: 10314482
    Abstract: An eye alignment monitor and method are described for the detection of variability of the relative alignment of the two eyes with each other, thereby detecting deficits of binocular function, for use as a screening device for these abnormalities especially in infants and young children. Each embodiment includes means for tracking of the positions of a subject's two eyes simultaneously, and furthermore includes repetitive calculation of the relative positions of the two eyes with respect to each other. The embodiments do not require fixation by either eye on a specific point. Typically, a movie on a video display is used for viewing by the subject. Variability of relative alignment of the two eyes with each other is typically determined by variability of the relative positions of images of the pupils of the eyes with respect to each other over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: David L. Guyton, Kristina Irsch, Howard S. Ying, Boris I. Gramatikov, Robert Geary, Jing Tian, Kurt Simons
  • Publication number: 20180102326
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate such as a wafer includes a scoring that is inset from the perimeter. The scoring follows the perimeter or a portion thereof. The scoring may take the form of a groove or a trench on one or more surfaces of the wafer, a void or a lattice defect in the interior of the wafer, a series of perforations, or a combination thereof. A groove may be formed by dicing/sawing. A trench or series of perforations may be formed via etching or ablation. Voids or lattice defects may be introduced by laser treatment or ion bombardment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: William Kurt Simon
  • Publication number: 20170014026
    Abstract: An eye alignment monitor and method are described for the detection of variability of the relative alignment of the two eyes with each other, thereby detecting deficits of binocular function, for use as a screening device for these abnormalities especially in infants and young children. Each embodiment includes means for tracking of the positions of a subject's two eyes simultaneously, and furthermore includes repetitive calculation of the relative positions of the two eyes with respect to each other. The embodiments do not require fixation by either eye on a specific point. Typically, a movie on a video display is used for viewing by the subject. Variability of relative alignment of the two eyes with each other is typically determined by variability of the relative positions of images of the pupils of the eyes with respect to each other over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: David L. Guyton, Kristina Irsch, Howard S. Ying, Boris I. Gramatikov, Robert Geary, Jing Tian, Kurt Simons