The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Stuart Maxwell Altman, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Catherine Grace Broderick, El Segundo, CA (US);
Elisma Caffrey, Novato, CA (US);
Danielle Sheree Rond, Tracy, CA (US);
Stuart Maxwell Altman, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Catherine Grace Broderick, El Segundo, CA (US);
Elisma Caffrey, Novato, CA (US);
Danielle Sheree Rond, Tracy, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to a mechanism that can be integrated with silicon facial prostheses used to recapitulate a natural facial appearance through biomimetic actuation. The prosthetic eye comprises a servo motor, microcontroller, battery, rotational shaft, and customized stainless steel tarsus. The tarsus mimics the natural eyelid and reinforces the silicon lid for rotational blink motion. A stainless steel clip holds the device together and polyurethane foam encases the device to allow proper fitting in the orbital cavity. The present invention fits within a model orbital cavity and the generated blink motion is tunable to match the position profile of an in vivo blink.