Patents by Inventor Eliezer Traub
Eliezer Traub 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).
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Patent number: 11470988Abstract: A point of sale display includes at least two stacked product transport boxes each having a planar bottom and planar top; a pair of locking tabs on one of the planar bottom or planar top of each box, each locking tab having a hinge and sides extending therefrom; a pair of receiving openings on one of the planar bottom or planar top of each box, wherein the pair of receiving opening on one of the stacked boxes align with the pair of locking tabs on the other such that the locking tabs on the stacked boxes are selectively pivoted through the openings of the adjacent box to interconnect the boxes and prevent relative sliding, and wherein the pair of locking tabs has one of straight sides or an inwardly tapered trapezoidal shape extending from the hinge to allow the boxes to be separated.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Arie Sharon, Michael Sharon, Eliezer Traub
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Publication number: 20210361084Abstract: A point of sale display includes at least two stacked product transport boxes each having a planar bottom and planar top; a pair of locking tabs on one of the planar bottom or planar top of each box, each locking tab having a hinge and sides extending therefrom; a pair of receiving openings on one of the planar bottom or planar top of each box, wherein the pair of receiving opening on one of the stacked boxes align with the pair of locking tabs on the other such that the locking tabs on the stacked boxes are selectively pivoted through the openings of the adjacent box to interconnect the boxes and prevent relative sliding, and wherein the pair of locking tabs has one of straight sides or an inwardly tapered trapezoidal shape extending from the hinge to allow the boxes to be separated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Arie Sharon, Michael Sharon, Eliezer Traub
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Publication number: 20200346817Abstract: A flat pack convertible stackable four sided storage box and eight sided nesting tote box comprises a base, two opposed longitudinal sides, two end sides having at least one cutline defining at least one end side opening, four triangular expansion sides with each triangular expansion side located adjacent one of the sides, and four moving conversion panels with each panel adjacent one of the expansion sides, each panel includes at least one panel opening configured to selectively align with one opening formed by at least one cutline and configured to receive a locking element there-through to be locked into one position, wherein in one position a stackable four sided storage box is formed and in another position an eight sided nesting tote box is formed and the box may be moved back and forth between the two configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventor: Eliezer Traub
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Patent number: 9941327Abstract: A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Israel Altman
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Patent number: 9797061Abstract: A system for growing a crystal is provided that includes a crucible, a furnace, and a heat transfer device. The crucible has a first volume to receive therein a material for growing a crystal. The furnace has an ampoule configured to receive the crucible within the ampoule. The furnace is configured to produce a lateral thermal profile combined with a vertical thermal gradient. The heat transfer device is disposed under the crucible and configured to produce a leading edge of growth of the crystal at a bottom of the crucible. The heat transfer device includes at least one elongate member disposed beneath the crucible and extending along a length of the crucible.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Juan Carlos Rojo
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Publication number: 20170162614Abstract: A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Israel Altman
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Patent number: 9613992Abstract: A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL, LTDInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Israel Altman
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Publication number: 20160122896Abstract: A system for growing a crystal is provided that includes a crucible, a furnace, and a heat transfer device. The crucible has a first volume to receive therein a material for growing a crystal. The furnace has an ampoule configured to receive the crucible within the ampoule. The furnace is configured to produce a lateral thermal profile combined with a vertical thermal gradient. The heat transfer device is disposed under the crucible and configured to produce a leading edge of growth of the crystal at a bottom of the crucible. The heat transfer device includes at least one elongate member disposed beneath the crucible and extending along a length of the crucible.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Juan Carlos Rojo
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Patent number: 9261611Abstract: Systems and methods for scanning with radiation detectors are provided. One system includes at least one radiation scanning camera-head, an array of at least one pixelated radiation detector having an imaging surface including a two dimensional array of pixels, and a scanning unit positioned between the radiation detector and the object. The scanning unit includes first and second radiation blocking plates having first and second two-dimensional arrays of openings, respectively, wherein the array of pixels and the first and second arrays of openings have a same pitch. Additionally, for each of a plurality of scan positions of the scanning unit, the first and second moveable plates and the imaging surface are positioned differently with respect to each other to produce different inclination angles in response to each scan position.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub
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Patent number: 9261609Abstract: Apparatus and methods for charge collection control in radiation detectors are provided. One radiation detector includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one cathode on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of anodes on a surface of the semiconductor substrate opposite the at least one cathode, wherein the plurality of anodes have gaps therebetween. The radiation detector further includes a charge collection control arrangement configured to cause one or more charges induced within the semiconductor substrate by incident photons to drift towards one or more of the plurality of anodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Yaron Glazer, Ira Micah Blevis
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Patent number: 9206525Abstract: Systems and methods for crystal growth are provided. One method includes producing a lateral thermal profile in a furnace having a crucible therein containing a material for growing a crystal. The lateral thermal profile has three zones, wherein the first and third zones have temperatures above and below a melting point of the material, respectively, and the second zone has a plurality of temperatures with at least one temperature equal to the melting point of the material. The method further includes combining the lateral thermal profile with a vertical thermal gradient produced in the furnace, wherein the vertical thermal gradient causes a point in a bottom of the crucible located in the third zone to be the coldest point in the crucible. The method also includes transferring heat from the first and second zones to the third zone to produce a leading edge of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Juan Carlos Rojo
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Patent number: 9144408Abstract: Collimators for two-dimensional scans of a radiation sources and methods of scanning are provided. One system includes a scan unit for scanning and collecting ionizing radiation emitted from a radiation emitting object is provided. The scan unit includes an array of at least one pixelated radiation detector having an imaging surface including a two-dimensional (2D) array of pixels. The scan unit also includes a collimator positioned between the radiation detector and the radiation emitting object, with the collimator including a 2D array of columns having openings and septa forming bores, wherein the columns are arranged in groups along rows of the 2D array of columns and the bores within one of the groups have a different aspect ratios than the bores in another one of the groups.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Floribertus P. M. Heukensfeldt Jansen
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Patent number: 9006010Abstract: Radiation detectors and methods of fabricating radiation detectors are provided. One method includes mechanically polishing at least a first surface of a semiconductor wafer using a polishing sequence including a plurality of polishing steps, wherein a last polishing step of the polishing sequence includes polishing with a slurry having a grain size smaller than about 0.1 ?m to create a polished first surface. The method also includes applying (i) an encapsulation layer on a top of the polished first surface to seal the polished first surface and (ii) a photoresist layer on top of the encapsulation layer on the polished first surface. The method further includes creating undercuts of the encapsulation layer under the photoresist layer. The method additionally includes partially etching the polished first surface of the semiconductor via the openings in the photoresist layer and in the encapsulation layer to partially etch the semiconductor creating etched regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Diego Sclar, Peter Rusian
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Patent number: 9002084Abstract: A system includes a detector and a processing module. The detector includes pixels configured to detect an event corresponding to energy from a radiopharmaceutical. The processing module is configured to receive a request for each pixel that detects energy during a reading cycle. The processing module is configured to determine an energy level for each requesting pixel. For each requesting pixel, the processing module is configured to count the event when the energy level corresponds to an energy of the radiopharmaceutical, and to determine a combined energy level of the pixel and at least one adjacent pixel when the energy level does not correspond. The processing module is configured to count the event when the combined energy level corresponds to the energy of the radiopharmaceutical, and to disregard the event when the combined energy level does not correspond to the energy of the radiopharmaceutical.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: GE Medical Systems Israel, LtdInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Yaron Glazer, Danny Magal, Zeev Gerber
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Publication number: 20150063671Abstract: A system includes a detector and a processing module. The detector includes pixels configured to detect an event corresponding to energy from a radiopharmaceutical. The processing module is configured to receive a request for each pixel that detects energy during a reading cycle. The processing module is configured to determine an energy level for each requesting pixel. For each requesting pixel, the processing module is configured to count the event when the energy level corresponds to an energy of the radiopharmaceutical, and to determine a combined energy level of the pixel and at least one adjacent pixel when the energy level does not correspond. The processing module is configured to count the event when the combined energy level corresponds to the energy of the radiopharmaceutical, and to disregard the event when the combined energy level does not correspond to the energy of the radiopharmaceutical.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Yaron Glazer, Danny Magal, Zeev Gerber
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Publication number: 20140374869Abstract: A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Israel Altman
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Publication number: 20140138556Abstract: Collimators for two-dimensional scans of a radiation sources and methods of scanning are provided. One system includes a scan unit for scanning and collecting ionizing radiation emitted from a radiation emitting object is provided. The scan unit includes an array of at least one pixelated radiation detector having an imaging surface including a two-dimensional (2D) array of pixels. The scan unit also includes a collimator positioned between the radiation detector and the radiation emitting object, with the collimator including a 2D array of columns having openings and septa forming bores, wherein the columns are arranged in groups along rows of the 2D array of columns and the bores within one of the groups have a different aspect ratios than the bores in another one of the groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Floribertus P.M. Heukensfeldt Jansen
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Publication number: 20140084171Abstract: Systems and methods for scanning with radiation detectors are provided. One system includes at least one radiation scanning camera-head, an array of at least one pixelated radiation detector having an imaging surface including a two dimensional array of pixels, and a scanning unit positioned between the radiation detector and the object. The scanning unit includes first and second radiation blocking plates having first and second two-dimensional arrays of openings, respectively, wherein the array of pixels and the first and second arrays of openings have a same pitch. Additionally, for each of a plurality of scan positions of the scanning unit, the first and second moveable plates and the imaging surface are positioned differently with respect to each other to produce different inclination angles in response to each scan position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub
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Publication number: 20140048714Abstract: Apparatus and methods for charge collection control in radiation detectors are provided. One radiation detector includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one cathode on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of anodes on a surface of the semiconductor substrate opposite the at least one cathode, wherein the plurality of anodes have gaps therebetween. The radiation detector further includes a charge collection control arrangement configured to cause one or more charges induced within the semiconductor substrate by incident photons to drift towards one or more of the plurality of anodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: General Electricity CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Yaron Glazer, Ira Micah Blevis
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Publication number: 20130133568Abstract: Systems and methods for crystal growth are provided. One method includes producing a lateral thermal profile in a furnace having a crucible therein containing a material for growing a crystal. The lateral thermal profile has three zones, wherein the first and third zones have temperatures above and below a melting point of the material, respectively, and the second zone has a plurality of temperatures with at least one temperature equal to the melting point of the material. The method further includes combining the lateral thermal profile with a vertical thermal gradient produced in the furnace, wherein the vertical thermal gradient causes a point in a bottom of the crucible located in the third zone to be the coldest point in the crucible. The method also includes transferring heat from the first and second zones to the third zone to produce a leading edge of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arie Shahar, Eliezer Traub, Peter Rusian, Juan Carlos Rojo