OPTOBIONICS CORP has a total of 53 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1995. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, surface technology and coating and semiconductors are IMI INTELLIGENT MEDICAL IMPLANTS AG, TELECTRONICS PTY LTD and VISION QUEST IND INC DBA VQ ORTHOCARE.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 10 | |
#2 | Australia | 6 | |
#3 | Canada | 5 | |
#4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 5 | |
#5 | Brazil | 4 | |
#6 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 4 | |
#7 | China | 2 | |
#8 | Czechia | 2 | |
#9 | Finland | 2 | |
#10 | Israel | 2 | |
#11 | Mexico | 2 | |
#12 | Norway | 2 | |
#13 | Poland | 2 | |
#14 | South Africa | 2 | |
#15 | Hungary | 1 | |
#16 | New Zealand | 1 | |
#17 | Taiwan | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Medical technology | |
#2 | Surface technology and coating | |
#3 | Semiconductors | |
#4 | Pharmaceuticals | |
#5 | Machines |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Electrotherapy | |
#2 | Implantable devices | |
#3 | Coating metallic material | |
#4 | Unspecified technologies | |
#5 | Semiconductor devices | |
#6 | Medical preparations | |
#7 | Electrolytic coating production |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Chow Alan Y | 42 |
#2 | Chow Vincent | 23 |
#3 | Chow Vincent Y | 17 |
#4 | Mclean George Y | 4 |
#5 | Gelfandbein Vladimir | 3 |
#6 | Chow A Y | 2 |
#7 | Flory Eron | 1 |
#8 | Mclean George | 1 |
#9 | Ginsburg Leonard M | 1 |
#10 | Peyman Gholam | 1 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO2006073995A2 | Activated iridium oxide electrodes and methods for their fabrication | |
TW200602103A | Treatment of degenerative retinal disease via electrical stimulation of surface structures | |
AU2004211944A1 | Implantable device using diamond-like carbon coating | |
AU2002352103B2 | Methods for improving damaged retinal cell function | |
US7037943B2 | Retinal treatment method | |
US6427087B1 | Artificial retina device with stimulating and ground return electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the neuroretina and method of attachment | |
US6389317B1 | Multi-phasic microphotodetector retinal implant with variable voltage and current capability | |
EP1435255A2 | Adaptive imaging retinal stimulation system | |
US5895415A | Multi-phasic microphotodiode retinal implant and adaptive imaging retinal stimulation system |