Patents by Inventor Timo Mappes

Timo Mappes 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: 11633928
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 11614640
    Abstract: A spectacle lens has, starting from the object-sided front surface of the spectacle lens to the opposite rear-side of the spectacle lens, at least a) one component A including at least one functional layer FA and/or an ultrathin glass, b) one component B including at least one polymer material and, c) one component C, including at least one functional layer F and/or an ultrathin glass. A method, in particular a 3D printing method, for producing the spectacle lens is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Gerhard Kelch, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 11175517
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10983364
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20200409173
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10845619
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens by additive manufacturing includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10782540
    Abstract: A method for demonstrating optical properties of a lens for spectacle glasses is disclosed in which a demonstration tool displays an optical property of the lens. The demonstration tool includes a light source and a light sensor receiving light from the light source. Placing a lens in the beam path between the light source and the light sensor changes the readout from the light sensor and the change in readout is converted into an optical property of the lens. An observer sees the optical property of the lens on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Lappe, Patrick Schaupp, Timo Mappes
  • Publication number: 20190361266
    Abstract: A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20190250430
    Abstract: A spectacle lens has, starting from the object-sided front surface of the spectacle lens to the opposite rear-side of the spectacle lens, at least a) one component A including at least one functional layer FA and/or an ultrathin glass, b) one component B including at least one polymer material and, c) one component C, including at least one functional layer F and/or an ultrathin glass. A method, in particular a 3D printing method, for producing the spectacle lens is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Gerhard Kelch, Thomas Glöge
  • Patent number: 10343332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide (20) more particularly for integrated photonic systems. This process comprises provision of polymerizable material; local polymerization of the polymerizable material to produce a multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14); removal of the unpolymerized regions of the polymerizable material; and heating of the polymerized material more particularly above the glass transition temperature thereof in order to fuse the multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14) together to form the optical waveguide (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Sebastian Köber, Nicole Lindenmann, Christian Koos
  • Patent number: 10310385
    Abstract: An optical system for producing lithographic structures is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for determining relative coordinates of a position of a writing field relative to a position of a preview field in such an optical system, and a method for producing lithographic structures using such an optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Philipp Huebner, Gerhard Krampert, Stefan Richter, Timo Mappes
  • Publication number: 20190146242
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens by additive manufacturing includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Matthias Hornauer, Georg Michels, Thomas Glöge
  • Publication number: 20190086691
    Abstract: A method for demonstrating optical properties of a lens for spectacle glasses is disclosed in which a demonstration tool displays an optical property of the lens. The demonstration tool includes a light source and a light sensor receiving light from the light source. Placing a lens in the beam path between the light source and the light sensor changes the readout from the light sensor and the change in readout is converted into an optical property of the lens. An observer sees the optical property of the lens on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Lappe, Patrick Schaupp, Timo Mappes
  • Publication number: 20180275528
    Abstract: An optical system for producing lithographic structures is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for determining relative coordinates of a position of a writing field relative to a position of a preview field in such an optical system, and a method for producing lithographic structures using such an optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Philipp Huebner, Gerhard Krampert, Stefan Richter, Timo Mappes
  • Patent number: 9989862
    Abstract: An optical system for producing lithographic structures is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for determining relative coordinates of a position of a writing field relative to a position of a preview field in such an optical system, and a method for producing lithographic structures using such an optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Philipp Huebner, Gerhard Krampert, Stefan Richter, Timo Mappes
  • Patent number: 9939660
    Abstract: A polarized ophthalmic lens has a polarization gradient with a primary light transmission gradient. The lens also includes a secondary light transmission gradient, the secondary light transmission gradient being complementary to the primary light transmission gradient such that the lens exhibits uniform light transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Michael Pittolo, Ben Ryan
  • Publication number: 20170205715
    Abstract: An optical system for producing lithographic structures is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for determining relative coordinates of a position of a writing field relative to a position of a preview field in such an optical system, and a method for producing lithographic structures using such an optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Huebner, Gerhard Krampert, Stefan Richter, Timo Mappes
  • Publication number: 20170176775
    Abstract: A polarized ophthalmic lens has a polarization gradient with a primary light transmission gradient. The lens also includes a secondary light transmission gradient, the secondary light transmission gradient being complementary to the primary light transmission gradient such that the lens exhibits uniform light transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Michael Pittolo, Ben Ryan
  • Publication number: 20160046070
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide (20) more particularly for integrated photonic systems. This process comprises provision of polymerizable material; local polymerization of the polymerizable material to produce a multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14); removal of the unpolymerized regions of the polymerizable material; and heating of the polymerized material more particularly above the glass transition temperature thereof in order to fuse the multiplicity of polymerized structural elements (14) together to form the optical waveguide (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Sebastian Köber, Nicole Lindenmann, Christian Koos
  • Patent number: 9176051
    Abstract: A micro-optical element includes a resonator substrate, at least one microresonator includes a rotationally symmetrical body mounted on the resonator substrate, and a light-reflecting element including a ring-shaped mirror that surrounds the rotationally symmetrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Timo Mappes, Heinz Kalt, Tobias Grossmann, Torsten Beck, Tobias Wienhold, Marko Brammer