Patents by Inventor Avraham Arbel

Avraham Arbel 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: 10645941
    Abstract: A vessel having an opening for receiving the product and walls surrounding the vessel at all sides except the opening. The interior of the vessel is filled with a fluid having a specific gravity lower than a specific gravity of a medium surrounding the walls outside the vessel. While the vessel is oriented with the opening facing downwards, the vessel and/or product is/are conveyed to ensure that the product enters the interior through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Center)
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Boaz Zion, Yiftah Afgin
  • Publication number: 20170223975
    Abstract: A vessel having an opening for receiving the product and walls surrounding the vessel at all sides except the opening. The interior of the vessel is filled with a fluid having a specific gravity lower than a specific gravity of a medium surrounding the walls outside the vessel. While the vessel is oriented with the opening facing downwards, the vessel and/or product is/are conveyed to ensure that the product enters the interior through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Avraham ARBEL, Mordechai BARAK, Boaz ZION, Yiftah AFGIN
  • Patent number: 9660313
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a metal-air electrochemical power sources, specifically zinc-air batteries and fuel cells, and methods for removing solid or semi-solid spent fuel using a thickener-liquefier pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PHINERGY LTD.
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Jonathan R. Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20150118583
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a metal-air electrochemical power sources, specifically zinc-air batteries and fuel cells, and methods for removing solid or semi-solid spent fuel using a thickener-liquefier pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Jonathan R. Goldstein
  • Patent number: 8453470
    Abstract: A method of controlling the conditions of air in an interior of an enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises collecting air from a lower part of the interior, dehumidifying the collected air, and releasing the dehumidified air in an upper part of the interior, thereby controlling the conditions of the air in the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Alexander Shklyar
  • Publication number: 20100257878
    Abstract: A method of controlling the conditions of air in an interior of an enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises collecting air from a lower part of the interior, dehumidifying the collected air, and releasing the dehumidified air in an upper part of the interior, thereby controlling the conditions of the air in the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agriculture Research Organizati
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Alexander Shklyar
  • Patent number: 7127861
    Abstract: A multi-purpose structure, especially useful as a greenhouse or other plant-protective structure, comprising; (a) a framework comprising a plurality of vertical supports, said vertical supports being arranged in rows that extend the entire width of the structure, wherein each of said rows contains at least two vertical supports having substantially the same height, said framework further comprising a plurality of connecting members that connect the vertical supports in a row to one another at junction points located at the tops of said supports; the framework further comprises a plurality of permanent cross strips extending perpendicularly to said connecting members; (b) at least one flexible sheet adapted to be weaved through said connecting members and extending the entire length of the framework so as to form at least a part of a roof of said framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Oded Yekutieli, Itzhak Kleinmann, Mordechy Barak, Hagai Beres
  • Publication number: 20040049991
    Abstract: A multi-purpose structure, especially useful as a greenhouse or other plant-protective structure, comprising; (a) a framework comprising a plurality of vertical supports, said vertical supports being arranged in rows that extend the entire width of the structure, wherein each of said rows contains at least two vertical supports having substantially the same height, said framework further comprising a plurality of connecting members that connect the vertical supports in a row to one another at junction points located at the tops of said supports; the framework further comprises a plurality of permanent cross strips extending perpendicularly to said connecting members; (b) at least one flexible sheet adapted to be weaved through said connecting members and extending the entire length of the framework so as to form at least a part of a roof of said framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Oded Yekutieli, Itzhak Kleinmann, Mordechy Barak, Hagai Beres