Patents by Inventor Werner Ganahl

Werner Ganahl 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: 10531794
    Abstract: The current invention is a Photorefractive Flash Device and System. It is a device that can be clipped to any portable computing device to illuminate the pupil in a way, that allows a proper pupillary reflex. On the backside of the device is a photoreceptor, on the frontside—facing the persons eyes are LEDs, centered around an opening where the lens of the camera looks through. A smartphone-app triggers the flashlight of the camera. The photoreceptor of the device senses this flash and triggers the six LEDs to flash sequentially within 200 milliseconds. 200 milliseconds is the time, the pupil needs to react. By staying under this 200 milliseconds, it can achieve high-quality pictures of the pupillary reflection, before the pupil contracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Reis, Werner Ganahl, Lukas Bohler, Frank Schaeffel