Patents by Inventor Michael Mrochen

Michael Mrochen 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: 12605792
    Abstract: Systems and methods produce implants for treating keratoconus or other eye disorders. An example method includes identifying a subject with keratoconus. The method includes obtaining, with assessment means, an assessment of a cornea of a subject; determining, by processor(s), inverse measurements for correcting one or more irregularities associated with the keratoconus based on the assessment; and shaping, with a laser system, a donor cornea according to a pattern based on the inverse measurements. The example method may further include determining smoothing effects associated with the cornea, wherein the inverse measurements are based further on the smoothing effects, and the pattern for shaping the donor cornea is based further on the smoothing effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Allotex, Inc.
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 12544217
    Abstract: An example method for cutting a plurality of lenticules from a donor cornea includes receiving a donor cornea, cutting a first layer of a first set of lenticules from the donor cornea, and cutting a second layer of a second set of lenticules from the donor cornea. The lenticules are cut according to a pattern that to maximizes the number of lenticules, thereby maximizing the number of implants from the single donor cornea. An example implant handling device includes a body. The body includes a flattened end configured to receive a corneal implant and keep the corneal implant from rolling or folding. The flattened end has a width and a height, the width being greater than the height. The body includes a slit opening to the flattened end, the slit opening configured to allow the corneal implant to pass into the flattened end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Allotex, Inc.
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen, Siran Wang, Zhiyi Yuan, Sara Correia, Daniel Boss
  • Patent number: 12521040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wearable activity parameter collecting device, a mounting unit for detachably mounting the wearable activity parameter collecting device to a wearable device and to a system comprising the wearable activity parameter collecting device and the mounting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS VISION INTERNATIONAL GMBI
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 12336758
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein determine an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface. Embodiments of the system disclosed herein comprise a visual field sensor and a head orientation and/or position sensor. The visual field sensor is configured to measure a visual field of a user related to a specific vision task in a visual field of a user. The head orientation and/or position sensor is configured to measure head orientation and/or position of the user in relation to the visual field during the specific vision task. The system is configured to enable computation of the user's eye orientation in relation to the head of the user based on the gaze directions of the user and the head orientation and/or position of the user to determine an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface between the visual field and a retina of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 12228802
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus (100) for customising an optical lens which comprises an observation unit (130) adapted to acquire at least one of visual activities of a user and viewing distance profiles of the visual activities, a processor (170) adapted to calculate a personal distance profile based on at least one of the acquired visual activities and the acquired viewing distance profiles, and an implementation unit (190) adapted to customise the optical lens based on at least one of the acquired visual activities and the acquired personal distance profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 12201455
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining a risk indicator for myopia. The system comprises a wearable device configured to be attached to a body of a user. The wearable device comprises at least one distance sensor configured to determine at least a first distance value indicative of a distance between the wearable device and an object located in a central vision zone of the user and a second distance value indicative of a distance between the wearable device and an object located in a peripheral vision zone of the user. The system further comprises a control unit configured to determine, based on the first distance value and the second distance value, a risk indicator for myopia. Further, a method and a computer program product are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Daniel Ian Flitcroft, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20230380958
    Abstract: An example method for cutting a plurality of lenticules from a donor cornea includes receiving a donor cornea, cutting a first layer of a first set of lenticules from the donor cornea, and cutting a second layer of a second set of lenticules from the donor cornea. The lenticules are cut according to a pattern that to maximizes the number of lenticules, thereby maximizing the number of implants from the single donor cornea. An example implant handling device includes a body. The body includes a flattened end configured to receive a corneal implant and keep the corneal implant from rolling or folding. The flattened end has a width and a height, the width being greater than the height. The body includes a slit opening to the flattened end, the slit opening configured to allow the corneal implant to pass into the flattened end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen, Siran Wang, Zhiyi Yuan, Sara Correia, Daniel Boss
  • Publication number: 20230277300
    Abstract: A storage/delivery device includes a first wall defining a well configured to receive a corneal tissue. The storage/delivery device includes a second wall configured to be positioned over the first wall and to seal the well. The second wall includes a recess configured to extend into the well to define a chamber between the first wall and the second wall. The chamber is configured to hold the corneal tissue when the second wall seals the well. A system may include the storage/delivery device above and a measurement system configured to measure the corneal tissue disposed in the well. In one example embodiment, the measurement system is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. In another example embodiment, the measurement system is a second-harmonic generation (SHG) or third-harmonic generation (THG) microscopy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 11690706
    Abstract: A storage/delivery device includes a first wall defining a well configured to receive a corneal tissue. The storage/delivery device includes a second wall configured to be positioned over the first wall and to seal the well. The second wall includes a recess configured to extend into the well to define a chamber between the first wall and the second wall. The chamber is configured to hold the corneal tissue when the second wall seals the well. A system may include the storage/delivery device above and a measurement system configured to measure the corneal tissue disposed in the well. In one example embodiment, the measurement system is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. In another example embodiment, the measurement system is a second-harmonic generation (SHG) or third-harmonic generation (THG) microscopy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Allotex, Inc.
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 11559390
    Abstract: An example method for cutting a plurality of lenticules from a donor cornea includes receiving a donor cornea, cutting a first layer of a first set of lenticules from the donor cornea, and cutting a second layer of a second set of lenticules from the donor cornea. The lenticules are cut according to a pattern that to maximizes the number of lenticules, thereby maximizing the number of implants from the single donor cornea. An example implant handling device includes a body. The body includes a flattened end configured to receive a corneal implant and keep the corneal implant from rolling or folding. The flattened end has a width and a height, the width being greater than the height. The body includes a slit opening to the flattened end, the slit opening configured to allow the corneal implant to pass into the flattened end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Allotex, Inc.
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen, Siran Wang, Zhiyi Yuan, Sara Correia, Daniel Boss
  • Patent number: 11540747
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus (100) for passive scanning of an object. The apparatus comprises a distance sensing unit (110) adapted to measure distances to a plurality of points of the object, an orientation sensing unit (120) adapted to determine orientations of the distance sensing unit (110), and a processor (140) adapted to derive information about the object or a scene in which the object is used based on the measured distances and orientations of the distance sensing unit (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: VIVIOR AG
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20220354436
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining a risk indicator for myopia. The system comprises a wearable device configured to be attached to a body of a user. The wearable device comprises at least one distance sensor configured to determine at least a first distance value indicative of a distance between the wearable device and an object located in a central vision zone of the user and a second distance value indicative of a distance between the wearable device and an object located in a peripheral vision zone of the user. The system further comprises a control unit configured to determine, based on the first distance value and the second distance value, a risk indicator for myopia. Further, a method and a computer program product are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Daniel lan Flitcroft, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20220280035
    Abstract: A system and a method for determining an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface are provided. The system comprises a visual field sensor. The visual field sensor is configured to measure a visual field of a user related to a specific vision task in a visual field of a user. The visual field sensor is further configured to determine gaze directions of the user during the specific vision task. The system comprises a head orientation and/or position sensor. The head orientation and/or position sensor is configured to measure head orientation and/or position of the user in relation to the visual field during the specific vision task. The system is configured to enable computation of the user's eye orientation in relation to the head of the user based on the gaze directions of the user and the head orientation and/or position of the user to determine an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface between the visual field and a retina of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20220161370
    Abstract: Systems and methods produce implants for treating keratoconus or other eye disorders. An example method includes identifying a subject with keratoconus. The method includes obtaining, with assessment means, an assessment of a cornea of a subject; determining, by processor(s), inverse measurements for correcting one or more irregularities associated with the keratoconus based on the assessment; and shaping, with a laser system, a donor cornea according to a pattern based on the inverse measurements. The example method may further include determining smoothing effects associated with the cornea, wherein the inverse measurements are based further on the smoothing effects, and the pattern for shaping the donor cornea is based further on the smoothing effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: David Muller, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20210386366
    Abstract: We generally describe a visual behavior monitor wearing status detection system for detecting whether a visual behavior monitor, usable to monitor visual behavior of a user, is worn by the user, wherein the visual behavior monitor wearing status detection system comprises: one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data, and wherein the visual behavior monitor wearing status detection system is configured to process the sensor data to determine whether the visual behavior monitor is worn by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20210345912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wearable activity parameter collecting device, a mounting unit for detachably mounting the wearable activity parameter collecting device to a wearable device and to a system comprising the wearable activity parameter collecting device and the mounting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20210247626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus (100) for customising an optical lens which comprises an observation unit (130) adapted to acquire at least one of visual activities of a user and viewing distance profiles of the visual activities, a processor (170) adapted to calculate a personal distance profile based on at least one of the acquired visual activities and the acquired viewing distance profiles, and an implementation unit (190) adapted to customise the optical lens based on at least one of the acquired visual activities and the acquired personal distance profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Patent number: 11058294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a distance measuring system. The distance measuring system comprises a distance measuring sensor, a memory unit and a processing unit. The distance measuring sensor is adapted and arranged to measure viewing distances between a subject's eyes and one or more objects. The memory unit is adapted to store the measured viewing distances in a set of measured viewing distances. The processing unit is adapted to determine a statistical distribution of the measured viewing distances from the set of measured distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Vivior AG
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen
  • Publication number: 20200330003
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus (100) for passive scanning of an object. The apparatus comprises a distance sensing unit (110) adapted to measure distances to a plurality of points of the object, an orientation sensing unit (120) adapted to determine orientations of the distance sensing unit (110), and a processor (140) adapted to derive information about the object or a scene in which the object is used based on the measured distances and orientations of the distance sensing unit (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: PAVEL ZAKHAROV, MICHAEL MROCHEN
  • Publication number: 20200297206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for assessing a health condition of a user comprises a sensor unit, a monitoring unit and a storage unit. The sensor unit comprises at least one eye sensor. The at least one eye sensor is adapted to obtain an optical signal reflected from an eye and/or surrounding tissues of the user. The sensor unit can be mounted on a wearable device. The monitoring unit is connected to the sensor unit. The monitoring unit is adapted to derive data related to an eye activity of the user by processing the optical signal. The data related to the eye activity of the user is included in the optical signal. The storage unit is connected to the monitoring unit. The storage unit is adapted to store the derived data related to the eye activity of the user and recorded data. The monitoring unit is further adapted to obtain the recorded data from the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Pavel Zakharov, Michael Mrochen