Patents by Inventor Laura FERLAUTO

Laura FERLAUTO 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).

  • Polymer-based optoelectronic interface and methods for its manufacture
    Patent number: 11439822
    Abstract: A polymer-based optoelectronic interface comprises an elastomeric substrate (10) and a plurality of discrete photovoltaic pixel elements (20) disposed on top of the substrate. Each pixel element comprises at least one active layer comprising a semiconducting polymer or polymer mixture. The pixel elements are excitable by light to generate an electric signal via a photovoltaic process. For mechanically protecting the pixel elements, an elastomeric encapsulation layer (30) can be disposed on top of the substrate, the encapsulation layer defining access openings (31) for the pixel elements (20). Pillar-like structures (40) can be disposed on the pixel elements. Methods for fabricating such an optoelectronic interface are also disclosed. The optoelectronic interface can be used as a retinal prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE
    Inventors: Diego Ghezzi, Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi, Laura Ferlauto
  • POLYMER-BASED OPTOELECTRONIC INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20210085973
    Abstract: A polymer-based optoelectronic interface comprises an elastomeric substrate (10) and a plurality of discrete photovoltaic pixel elements (20) disposed on top of the substrate. Each pixel element comprises at least one active layer comprising a semiconducting polymer or polymer mixture. The pixel elements are excitable by light to generate an electric signal via a photovoltaic process. For mechanically protecting the pixel elements, an elastomeric encapsulation layer (30) can be disposed on top of the substrate, the encapsulation layer defining access openings (31) for the pixel elements (20). Pillar-like structures (40) can be disposed on the pixel elements. Methods for fabricating such an optoelectronic interface are also disclosed. The optoelectronic interface can be used as a retinal prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Diego GHEZZI, Marta Jole Ildelfonsa AIRAGHI LECCARDI, Laura FERLAUTO