Patents by Inventor Mario Bock

Mario Bock 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: 20250098951
    Abstract: A light source device for an endoscope includes a plurality of excitation laser light sources, a plurality of first condensing optical systems, a plurality of first optical fiber bundles, an illumination light source that generates white light, a second condensing optical system that condenses the white light emitted from the illumination light source, a second optical fiber bundle, and a first glass rod of which a first end surface is connected to emission end surfaces of the first and second optical fiber bundles and first emission ends of the first optical fiber bundles and a second emission end of the second optical fiber bundle are bundled. A connecting portion of an illumination optical system of an endoscope is provided on a second end surface of the first glass rod opposite to the first end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari HANANO, Kazuaki MURAYAMA, Yasuaki USHIO, Konrad ANDERS, Mario BOCK, Jens KLINDER, Peter SCHOUWINK
  • Publication number: 20240315537
    Abstract: A stereoscopic video endoscope including a main body, an elongate shaft, and a video camera disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft. The video camera including a first optical lens system and a first imaging chip, the first optical lens system and the first imaging chip being configured to acquire a first image of a structure of interest from a first perspective; and a second optical lens system and a second imaging chip, the second optical lens system and the second imaging chip being configured to acquire a second image of the structure of interest from a second perspective. The first perspective and the second perspective being offset from each other by an angle. The first imaging chip and the second imaging chip differ from each other in at least one of spatial resolution, color resolution, or spectral sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Berkner, Andreas Mueckner, Mario BOCK, Konrad ANDERS
  • Publication number: 20240285155
    Abstract: A video endoscope for fluorescence imaging, with an elongate shaft and video camera at a distal end. The video camera includes an objective lens system and image acquisition system. The objective lens system configured to receive light and/or reflect from and to transmit the received light towards the image acquisition system. The image acquisition system includes: a beam splitter for splitting light first and second optical beam paths, first and second imaging chips for receiving light transmitted along the first and second beam paths, respectively. The beam splitter, and first and second imaging chips configured to facilitate concurrent acquisition of a white light image obtained by illuminating the target with white light and receiving light reflected from a target, and a fluorescence image obtained by illuminating the target with excitation light and receiving fluorescence light emitted by the target in response to illumination with excitation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian BERKNER, Andreas MUECKNER, Mario BOCK, Konrad Anders
  • Patent number: 11285267
    Abstract: A sensor device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device and configured to illuminate the drug delivery device when attached, the sensor device having an OLED having a transparent first electrode, a transparent second electrode and a central layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, the central layer comprising at least one organic layer, the at least one organic layer configured to emit light through the transparent first electrode, and an optical sensor arranged to receive light reflected from a surface of the drug delivery device, wherein the central layer of the OLED has a region without the at least one organic layer and wherein the optical sensor is arranged, when the sensor device is attached to the drug delivery device, to view a predetermined area of the surface of the drug delivery device through the region without the at least one organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Mario Bock
  • Patent number: 11160439
    Abstract: An optical system including: a distal optical assembly; a proximal optical assembly; and an image sensor; wherein the distal and proximal optical assemblies define a beam path; the distal optical assembly couples incident beams of light from a field of view located in an object space in the proximal optical assembly; the proximal optical assembly directs the incident beams of light onto a light-sensitive surface of the image sensor; and at least one of the distal and proximal optical assemblies comprise, at least one prism arranged in the beam path, such that the at least one prism limits the field of view of the optical system on at least one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH
    Inventors: Jianxin Zhao, Mario Bock
  • Publication number: 20200000321
    Abstract: An optical system including: a distal optical assembly; a proximal optical assembly; and an image sensor; wherein the distal and proximal optical assemblies define a beam path; the distal optical assembly couples incident beams of light from a field of view located in an object space in the proximal optical assembly; the proximal optical assembly directs the incident beams of light onto a light-sensitive surface of the image sensor; and at least one of the distal and proximal optical assemblies comprise, at least one prism arranged in the beam path, such that the at least one prism limits the field of view of the optical system on at least one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH
    Inventors: Jianxin ZHAO, Mario BOCK
  • Patent number: 10456530
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device including an imaging arrangement configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device, a plurality of light sources, and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from the imaging arrangement. In some instances, the processor arrangement is configured to activate the plurality of light sources sequentially and to combine multiple images captured by the imaging apparatus under different illumination conditions into a single image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Theresa Kunz, Mario Bock, Gertrud Blei
  • Patent number: 10441138
    Abstract: An optical system including: a distal optical assembly; a proximal optical assembly; and an image sensor; wherein the distal and proximal optical assemblies define a beam path; the distal optical assembly couples incident beams of light from a field of view located in an object space in the proximal optical assembly; the proximal optical assembly directs the incident beams of light onto a light-sensitive surface of the image sensor; and at least one of the distal and proximal optical assemblies comprise, at least one prism arranged in the beam path, such that the at least one prism limits the field of view of the optical system on at least one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventors: Jianxin Zhao, Mario Bock
  • Patent number: 10391256
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is provided. The supplemental device comprises: a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; and a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window. The protection window has an optical power. The protection window may be a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Gunther Benedix, Mario Bock
  • Publication number: 20190111213
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is provided. The supplemental device comprises: a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; and a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window. The protection window has an optical power. The protection window may be a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Gunther Benedix, Mario Bock
  • Patent number: 10159798
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is provided. The supplemental device comprises: a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; and a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window. The protection window has an optical power. The protection window may be a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Gunther Benedix, Mario Bock
  • Patent number: 10080844
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a first imaging arrangement and a second imaging arrangement each configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device from different respective angles. The supplementary device also comprises a plurality of light sources and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from each of the imaging arrangements, wherein the processor arrangement is configured to combine images captured by the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement into a single image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Theresa Kunz, Mario Bock, Gertrud Blei, Matthew Jones, Samuel Steel, Barry Yates, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Publication number: 20180028050
    Abstract: An optical system including: a distal optical assembly; a proximal optical assembly; and an image sensor; wherein the distal and proximal optical assemblies define a beam path; the distal optical assembly couples incident beams of light from a field of view located in an object space in the proximal optical assembly; the proximal optical assembly directs the incident beams of light onto a light-sensitive surface of the image sensor; and at least one of the distal and proximal optical assemblies comprise, at least one prism arranged in the beam path, such that the at least one prism limits the field of view of the optical system on at least one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventors: Jianxin ZHAO, Mario BOCK
  • Publication number: 20170312446
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device including an imaging arrangement configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device, a plurality of light sources, and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from the imaging arrangement. In some instances, the processor arrangement is configured to activate the plurality of light sources sequentially and to combine multiple images captured by the imaging apparatus under different illumination conditions into a single image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Theresa KUNZ, Mario BOCK, Gertrud BLEI
  • Publication number: 20170304549
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a first imaging arrangement and a second imaging arrangement each configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device from different respective angles. The supplementary device also comprises a plurality of light sources and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from each of the imaging arrangements, wherein the processor arrangement is configured to combine images captured by the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement into a single image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Theresa Kunz, Mario Bock, Gertrud Blei, Matthew Jones, Samuel Steel, Barry Yates, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 9750882
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is disclosed. The supplemental device comprises a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window; an illumination arrangement comprising one or more sources of light, each of the one or more sources of light being directed at the protection window; and a dispersing part, which may be diffusing or scattering, located on an optical path between a first one of the one or more sources of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Mario Bock
  • Publication number: 20170219486
    Abstract: A sensor device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device and configured to illuminate the drug delivery device when attached, the sensor device having an OLED having a transparent first electrode, a transparent second electrode and a central layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, the central layer comprising at least one organic layer, the at least one organic layer configured to emit light through the transparent first electrode, and an optical sensor arranged to receive light reflected from a surface of the drug delivery device, wherein the central layer of the OLED has a region without the at least one organic layer and wherein the optical sensor is arranged, when the sensor device is attached to the drug delivery device, to view a predetermined area of the surface of the drug delivery device through the region without the at least one organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Mario Bock
  • Patent number: 9651482
    Abstract: A sensor device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device and configured to illuminate the drug delivery device when attached, the sensor device having an OLED having a transparent first electrode, a transparent second electrode and a central layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, the central layer comprising at least one organic layer, the at least one organic layer configured to emit light through the transparent first electrode, and an optical sensor arranged to receive light reflected from a surface of the drug delivery device, wherein the central layer of the OLED has a region without the at least one organic layer and wherein the optical sensor is arranged, when the sensor device is attached to the drug delivery device, to view a predetermined area of the surface of the drug delivery device through the region without the at least one organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Mario Bock
  • Publication number: 20160101234
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is disclosed. The supplemental device comprises a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window; an illumination arrangement comprising one or more sources of light, each of the one or more sources of light being directed at the protection window; and a non-transmissive part located on an optical path between a first one of the one or more sources of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mario Bock, Gertrud Blei
  • Publication number: 20160067409
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device including a dosage window covering a sleeve on which dose values are marked is disclosed. The supplemental device comprises a main body; an arrangement for supporting the main body of the supplemental device in a predetermined positional relationship with the injection device; a transparent protection window located at a surface of the main body that is aligned with the dosage window of the injection pen when in use; a sensor arrangement supported in the main body and having a sensor directed at the protection window; an illumination arrangement comprising one or more sources of light, each of the one or more sources of light being directed at the protection window; and a dispersing part, which may be diffusing or scattering, located on an optical path between a first one of the one or more sources of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Gertrud Blei, Mario Bock