Patents by Inventor Ralf Hornig

Ralf Hornig 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: 20220197022
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a projector device for projecting a light beam onto a retina of a human eye, comprising a projector for projecting a light beam from the exterior of a human eye through a pupil of the eye, wherein the projector is configured such that an exit pupil diameter of the light beam is set smaller than an eye pupil diameter of the eye, a corresponding method, and a device comprising such a projector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Martin DETERRE, Ralf HORNIG, Emmanuel SIMON, Eric ABHAMON
  • Patent number: 9233026
    Abstract: The task of providing a device which makes it possible for the natural visual faculty of a partially vision-impaired person to be restored or supported as realistically as possible by means of a visual aid or visual prosthesis is achieved with the visual aid according to the invention in that, beyond the pure acquisition of a two-dimensional image, additional information is included in the image processing. For this purpose, a visual aid system is proposed which, during the reproduction of the processed image, visualizes additional information regarding the spatial position and/or specific attributes of objects in the acquired image which is associated with objects in the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: PIXIUM VISION SA
    Inventors: Patrick Ziemeck, Marcus Dapper, Christian Kopka, Ralf Hornig
  • Publication number: 20140009591
    Abstract: The task of providing a device which makes it possible for the natural visual faculty of a partially vision-impaired person to be restored or supported as realistically as possible by means of a visual aid or visual prosthesis is achieved with the visual aid according to the invention in that, beyond the pure acquisition of a two-dimensional image, additional information is included in the image processing. For this purpose, a visual aid system is proposed which, during the reproduction of the processed image, visualizes additional information regarding the spatial position and/or specific attributes of objects in the acquired image which is associated with objects in the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick Ziemeck, Marcus Dapper, Christian Kopka, Ralf Hornig
  • Patent number: 8503713
    Abstract: The task of providing a device which makes it possible for the natural visual faculty of a partially vision-impaired person to be restored or supported as realistically as possible by means of a visual aid or visual prosthesis is achieved with the visual aid according to the invention in that, beyond the pure acquisition of a two-dimensional image, additional information is included in the image processing. For this purpose, a visual aid system is proposed which, during the reproduction of the processed image, visualizes additional information regarding the spatial position and/or specific attributes of objects in the acquired image which is associated with objects in the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
    Inventors: Patrick Ziemeck, Marcus Dapper, Christian Kopka, Ralf Hornig
  • Publication number: 20120065670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plug device or grommet (1) for sealing an incision in tissue of a human or animal body, such as an incision in the tissue of the sclera (S) made during a surgical intervention for the implantation of a visual prosthesis. The device (1) comprises: a cover part (10) for covering the incision and an area of the tissue (S) around the incision; and an insertion part (20) extending from the cover part (10) for insertion into the incision through the tissue (S). The insertion part (20) defines a sealable passage (30) which is adapted to extend through the incision, and the insertion part (20) is preferably flexible and resiliency deformable to open and close the sealable passage (30) there-through. The sealable passage (30) extends through the incision to provide communication between an outer side (S0) of the tissue and an inner side (Si) of the tissue. The passage (30) may accommodate a component which provides a connection or interconnection through the tissue (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: IMI INTELLIGENT MEDICAL IMPLANTS AG
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Tiedtke, Ralf Hornig, Gisbert Richard
  • Publication number: 20100220176
    Abstract: The task of providing a device which makes it possible for the natural visual faculty of a partially vision-impaired person to be restored or supported as realistically as possible by means of a visual aid or visual prosthesis is achieved with the visual aid according to the invention in that, beyond the pure acquisition of a two-dimensional image, additional information is included in the image processing. For this purpose, a visual aid system is proposed which, during the reproduction of the processed image, visualizes additional information regarding the spatial position and/or specific attributes of objects in the acquired image which is associated with objects in the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Ziemeck, Marcus Dapper, Christian Kopka, Ralf Hornig