Patents by Inventor Patrizia WEBER
Patrizia WEBER 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).
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Patent number: 11777340Abstract: A contact lens charging case comprises a container sized and shaped to receive an electronic contact lens (“eCL”) and charging coil to couple to a coil of the eCL. In some embodiments, the charging coil comprises a diameter larger than a diameter of the coil of the eCL, so as to decrease sensitivity of the location and orientation of the eCL in the container and improve coupling between the coils. In some embodiments, the charging coil is dimensioned so as to extend at least partially around the container that receives the eCL.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Patrizia Weber, Marco Burgener, Jonas Butscher, Praveenth Sanmugarajah, Hans Bernhard, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 11733545Abstract: An opto-electronic module is configured to fit between anterior and posterior surfaces of a contact lens. The opto-electronics module may comprise a plurality of light sources configured to direct a plurality of light beams to a region of the retina away from the fovea and in some embodiments away from the macula. Each of the plurality of light sources may comprises an LED and one or more projection optics. Each of the projection optics can be coupled to an LED with an adhesive prior to placing the opto-electronics module on a layer of contact lens material. The opto-electronics module may comprise a flex PCB with the plurality of light sources, an antenna, a battery, a capacitor and a processor supported on the flex PCB.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Jean-Noël Fehr, Hans Bernhard, Patrizia Weber, Alain Saurer, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20230144121Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Karim HAROUD, Beat WYSS, Hans BERNHARD, Jean-Noel FEHR, Patrizia WEBER, Moritz HAEBERLI, Amitava GUPTA
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Publication number: 20230063265Abstract: A contact lens charging case comprises a container sized and shaped to receive an electronic contact lens (“eCL”) and charging coil to couple to a coil of the eCL. In some embodiments, the charging coil comprises a diameter larger than a diameter of the coil of the eCL, so as to decrease sensitivity of the location and orientation of the eCL in the container and improve coupling between the coils. In some embodiments, the charging coil is dimensioned so as to extend at least partially around the container that receives the eCL.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Patrizia WEBER, Marco BURGENER, Jonas BUTSCHER, Praveenth SANMUGARAJAH, Hans BERNHARD, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11583696Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Karim Haroud, Beat Wyss, Hans Bernhard, Jean-Noël Fehr, Patrizia Weber, Moritz Haeberli, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20220413318Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of the eye comprises one or more optics configured to project stimuli comprising out of focus images onto the peripheral retina outside the macula. While the stimuli can be configured in many ways, in some embodiments the stimuli are arranged to decrease interference with central vison such as macular vision. The stimuli can be out of focus images may comprise an amount of defocus within a range from about 3 Diopters (“D”) to about 6 D. In some embodiments, the brightness of the stimuli is greater than a brightness of background illumination by an appropriate amount such as at least 3 times the background brightness. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of stimuli comprises a spatial frequency distribution with an amplitude profile having spatial frequencies within a range from about range of 1×10?1 to 2.5×101 cycles per degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Nabin JOSHI, Arkady SELENOW, Steven ALI, Stefan BAUER, Jean-Noel FEHR, Moritz HAEBERLI, Patrizia WEBER, Julien SAUVET, Amitava GUPTA
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Publication number: 20220382076Abstract: An opto-electronic module is configured to fit between anterior and posterior surfaces of a contact lens. The opto-electronics module may comprise a plurality of light sources configured to direct a plurality of light beams to a region of the retina away from the fovea and in some embodiments away from the macula. Each of the plurality of light sources may comprises an LED and one or more projection optics. Each of the projection optics can be coupled to an LED with an adhesive prior to placing the opto-electronics module on a layer of contact lens material. The opto-electronics module may comprise a flex PCB with the plurality of light sources, an antenna, a battery, a capacitor and a processor supported on the flex PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Jean-Noël FEHR, Hans BERNHARD, Patrizia WEBER, Alain SAURER, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11480813Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of the eye comprises one or more optics configured to project stimuli comprising out of focus images onto the peripheral retina outside the macula. While the stimuli can be configured in many ways, in some embodiments the stimuli are arranged to decrease interference with central vison such as macular vision. The stimuli can be out of focus images may comprise an amount of defocus within a range from about 3 Diopters (“D”) to about 6 D. In some embodiments, the brightness of the stimuli is greater than a brightness of background illumination by an appropriate amount such as at least 3 times the background brightness. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of stimuli comprises a spatial frequency distribution with an amplitude profile having spatial frequencies within a range from about range of 1×10?1 to 2.5×101 cycles per degree.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Nabin Joshi, Arkady Selenow, Steven Ali, Stefan Bauer, Jean-Noël Fehr, Moritz Haeberli, Patrizia Weber, Julien Sauvet, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20220257972Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Karim HAROUD, Beat WYSS, Hans BERNHARD, Jean-Noël FEHR, Patrizia WEBER, Moritz HAEBERLI, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11358001Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Karim Haroud, Beat Wyss, Hans Bernhard, Jean-Noël Fehr, Patrizia Weber, Moritz Haeberli, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20220155616Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of the eye comprises one or more optics configured to project stimuli comprising out of focus images onto the peripheral retina outside the macula. While the stimuli can be configured in many ways, in some embodiments the stimuli are arranged to decrease interference with central vison such as macular vision. The stimuli can be out of focus images may comprise an amount of defocus within a range from about 3 Diopters (“D”) to about 6 D. In some embodiments, the brightness of the stimuli is greater than a brightness of background illumination by an appropriate amount such as at least 3 times the background brightness. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of stimuli comprises a spatial frequency distribution with an amplitude profile having spatial frequencies within a range from about range of 1×10?1 to 2.5×101 cycles per degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Nabin JOSHI, Arkady SELENOW, Steven ALI, Stefan BAUER, Jean-Noël FEHR, Moritz HAEBERLI, Patrizia WEBER, Julien SAUVET, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11275259Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of the eye comprises one or more optics configured to project stimuli comprising out of focus images onto the peripheral retina outside the macula. While the stimuli can be configured in many ways, in some embodiments the stimuli are arranged to decrease interference with central vison such as macular vision. The stimuli can be out of focus images may comprise an amount of defocus within a range from about 3 Diopters (“D”) to about 6 D. In some embodiments, the brightness of the stimuli is greater than a brightness of background illumination by an appropriate amount such as at least 3 times the background brightness. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of stimuli comprises a spatial frequency distribution with an amplitude profile having spatial frequencies within a range from about range of 1×10?1 to 2.5×101 cycles per degree.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Nabin Joshi, Arkady Selenow, Steven Ali, Stefan Bauer, Jean-Noël Fehr, Moritz Haeberli, Patrizia Weber, Julien Sauvet, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20210382325Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of the eye comprises one or more optics configured to project stimuli comprising out of focus images onto the peripheral retina outside the macula. While the stimuli can be configured in many ways, in some embodiments the stimuli are arranged to decrease interference with central vison such as macular vision. The stimuli can be out of focus images may comprise an amount of defocus within a range from about 3 Diopters (“D”) to about 6 D. In some embodiments, the brightness of the stimuli is greater than a brightness of background illumination by an appropriate amount such as at least 3 times the background brightness. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of stimuli comprises a spatial frequency distribution with an amplitude profile having spatial frequencies within a range from about range of 1×10?1 to 2.5×101 cycles per degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Nabin JOSHI, Arkady SELENOW, Steve ALI, Stefan BAUER, Jean-Noël FEHR, Moritz HAEBERLI, Patrizia WEBER, Julien SAUVET, Amitava GUPTA
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Publication number: 20210085295Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) apparatus for the detection of carbon dioxide. It is described to place (210) a part of a housing in contact with a skin area of a patient. the part of the housing and a gas measuring chamber within the housing are configured such that gases diffusing through the skin area of the patient enter the gas measuring chamber. radiation is emitted (220) from a radiation source within the housing, wherein at least some of the radiation emitted by the radiation source enters the gas measuring chamber. The radiation entering the gas measuring chamber has wavelengths that extend over an absorption band of carbon dioxide and has wavelengths that extend over a region other than the absorption band of carbon dioxide. A radiation filter is positioned (230) relative to the gas measuring chamber such that an interaction radiation path is defined between the radiation source through the gas measuring chamber to the radiation filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Jean-Nöel FEHR, Jean-Christophe ROULET, Patrizia WEBER, Julien FINCI, Lukas SCHERER
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Publication number: 20210031051Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Karim HAROUD, Beat WYSS, Hans BERNARD, Jean-Noël FEHR, Patrizia WEBER, Moritz HAEBERLI, Amitava GUPTA