Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Bende

Thomas K. Bende 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).

  • Method and an apparatus for the simultaneous determination of surface topometry and biometry of the eye
    Patent number: 7246905
    Abstract: An apparatus (10, 10?) for detecting the surface topography of a cornea (24) of an eye (22) by dynamic or static projection of a pattern onto the surface of the cornea and detection of the pattern reflected by the cornea, providing preferably simultaneous detection of at least one optical property of a layer disposed beneath the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Inventors: Jean Benedikt, Thomas K. Bende, Adolf F. Fercher
  • Method and an apparatus for the simultaneous determination of surface topometry and biometry of the eye
    Publication number: 20040066489
    Abstract: An apparatus (10, 10′) for detecting the surface topography of a cornea (24) of an eye (22) by dynamic or static projection of a pattern onto the surface of the cornea and detection of the pattern reflected by the cornea, providing preferably simultaneous detection of at least one optical property of a layer disposed beneath the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Jean Benedikt, Thomas K. Bende, Adolf F. Fercher
  • Method and apparatus for the simultaneous determination of surface topometry and biometry of the eye
    Patent number: 6601956
    Abstract: An apparatus (10′) for detecting the surface topography of a cornea (24) of an eye (22) by dynamic or static projection of a pattern onto the surface of the cornea and detection of the pattern reflected by the cornea, providing preferably simultaneous detection of at least one optical property of a layer disposed beneath the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Benedikt Jean, Thomas K. Bende, Adolf F. Fercher