Is Optovera a Patented Technology?
Patents supporting the use of smartphones to measure the Pupillary Light Reflex (PLR)
Optovera uses technology developed by SOBEREYE, protected by patents in the United States and internationally. These patents cover:
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The use of a smartphone within an opaque visor to automatically measure PLR.
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The process of dark adaptation, light stimulation, and video recording.
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The analysis algorithms that process pupil parameters (diameter, latency, speed, amplitude).
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The integration of hardware + software in a secure portable device.
Registered patents
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US 10,772,496 B2 – System and method for detecting impairment using smartphone pupillometry.
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US 11,324,123 B2 – Portable enclosure and methods for pupillary light reflex testing.
These protections ensure exclusivity, technical validity, and legal certainty against solutions that attempt to replicate the same approach.