Patents by Inventor Eric S. TAMMAM
Eric S. TAMMAM 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: 11800806Abstract: A method for fabricating a multi-cell electroacoustic transducer comprises placing a rail layer onto a base, the rail layer comprising a plurality of apertures arranged in an array, filling cavities in the rail layer with a polymer, and applying a flexural plate to the rail layer. The transducer achieves high transmission sensitivity across a broad bandwidth. The transducer may be designed to have a broad or a focused directivity pattern, or may be multi-frequency, depending on the particular application and has a range of applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Microtech Medical Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Alessandro Stuart Savoia, Giosuè Caliano, Alexander Melamud, Eric S. Tammam
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Publication number: 20230000371Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to vibratable sensors for measuring ambient fluid pressure, in particular implantable sensors. The devices and methods are suited to implantation within the body to monitor physiological conditions, such as portal and/or hepatic venous blood pressure, and allow frequent, remote interrogation of venous pressure. The sensor devices are relatively small compared to conventional devices for measuring fluid pressure and can be implanted in the portohepatic venous system, whereas conventional devices are too large. The small size of the device is accomplished by using a thick sensor membrane, compared to conventional devices, and by limiting the size of additional elements of the device relative to the size of the sensor membrane. The thicker sensor member also obviates the need for multiple sensor arrays and maintains the accuracy and robustness of the sensor device. A data capture, processing, and display system provides a pressure measurement reading.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Yoram RICHTER, Eric S. TAMMAM, Shahar Even-Dar MANDEL
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Patent number: 11490823Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to vibratable sensors for measuring ambient fluid pressure, in particular implantable sensors. The devices and methods are suited to implantation within the body to monitor physiological conditions, such as portal and/or hepatic venous blood pressure, and allow frequent, remote interrogation of venous pressure. The sensor devices are relatively small compared to conventional devices for measuring fluid pressure and can be implanted in the portohepatic venous system, whereas conventional devices are too large. The small size of the device is accomplished by using a thick sensor membrane, compared to conventional devices, and by limiting the size of additional elements of the device relative to the size of the sensor membrane. The thicker sensor member also obviates the need for multiple sensor arrays and maintains the accuracy and robustness of the sensor device. A data capture, processing, and display system provides a pressure measurement reading.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Microtech Medical Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Yoram Richter, Eric S. Tammam, Shahar Even-Dar Mandel
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Publication number: 20210043825Abstract: The present invention relates to a transducer device having a planar array of electroacoustic cells, each including a piezoelectric bilayer unit. The transducer device achieves high transmission sensitivity across a broad bandwidth. The transducer device may be designed to have a broad or a focused directivity pattern, or may be multi-frequency, depending on the particular application and has a range of applications. For example, the transducer device may be used with an implanted passive ultrasonically excitable resonating sensor, to excite the sensor and/or to interrogate the sensor, for example in conjunction with Doppler-based analysis of the resonance frequency of the sensor, and/or to locate an implanted sensor. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Alessandro Stuart SAVOIA, Giosuè CALIANO, Alexander MELAMUD, Eric S. TAMMAM
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Patent number: 10917736Abstract: A system for providing spatially projected audio communication between members of a group, the system mounted onto a respective user of the group, the system comprising: a detection unit; a communication unit; a processing unit; and an audio interface unit, configured to audibly present the synthesized spatially resolved audio signal to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Anachoic Ltd.Inventor: Eric S. Tammam
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Patent number: 10847708Abstract: The present invention relates to a transducer device having a planar array of electroacoustic cells, each including a piezoelectric bilayer unit. The transducer device achieves high transmission sensitivity across a broad bandwidth. The transducer device may be designed to have a broad or a focused directivity pattern, or may be multi-frequency, depending on the particular application and has a range of applications. For example, the transducer device may be used with an implanted passive ultrasonically excitable resonating sensor, to excite the sensor and/or to interrogate the sensor, for example in conjunction with Doppler-based analysis of the resonance frequency of the sensor, and/or to locate an implanted sensor. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Microtech Medical Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Alessandro Stuart Savoia, Giosuè Caliano, Alexander Melamud, Eric S. Tammam
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Publication number: 20200077221Abstract: A system for providing spatially projected audio communication between members of a group, the system mounted onto a respective user of the group, the system comprising: a detection unit; a communication unit; a processing unit; and an audio interface unit, configured to audibly present the synthesized spatially resolved audio signal to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventor: Eric S. Tammam
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Patent number: 10506838Abstract: A method of using an augmented audio enhanced perception system, comprising: tracking at least one object with at least one helmet mounted sensing unit; processing at least one of the at least one tracked object and an ambient sound by a processing unit; and, providing at least one of a synthesized audio signal and a processed ambient sound to a first user of the system using an audio interface unit, to provide information concerning the at least one object to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Inventors: Eric S. Tammam, Benedetto Tammam
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Publication number: 20190320997Abstract: A method and system of the invention generally relate to measuring ambient pressure in systems comprising incompressible fluids. Particularly, the method and system relate to monitoring pressure within body lumens. The ambient pressure may be measured by transmitting a frequency comb having non-uniform spacing between transmitted frequencies at the passive sensor and measuring the frequency response of the passive sensor. In one embodiment, a higher-order harmonic of the sensor is excited and measured to determine the ambient pressure. In another embodiment, the frequency response of frequencies in-between the transmitted frequencies are measured to determine the ambient pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Amir KOHEN, Yuval BECKER, Eric S. TAMMAM
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Publication number: 20190008400Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to vibratable sensors for measuring ambient fluid pressure, in particular implantable sensors. The devices and methods are particularly well-suited to implantation within the body of a living animal or human to monitor physiological conditions, such as portal and/or hepatic venous blood pressure, and allow frequent, remote interrogation of venous pressure using the resonance frequency of an implanted sensor. The sensor devices are relatively small compared to conventional devices for measuring fluid pressure and can be implanted in the porto-hepatic venous system, whereas conventional devices are too large. The small size of the device is accomplished by using a thick sensor membrane, compared to conventional devices, and by limiting the size of additional elements of the device relative to the size of the sensor membrane. The thicker sensor member also obviates the need for multiple sensor arrays and maintains the accuracy and robustness of the sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Yoram RICHTER, Eric S. TAMMAM, Shahar Even-Dar MANDEL
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Patent number: 10105067Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to vibratable sensors for measuring ambient fluid pressure, in particular implantable sensors. The devices and methods are particularly well-suited to implantation within the body of a living animal or human to monitor physiological conditions, such as portal and/or hepatic venous blood pressure, and allow frequent, remote interrogation of venous pressure using the resonance frequency of an implanted sensor. The sensor devices are relatively small compared to conventional devices for measuring fluid pressure and can be implanted in the porto-hepatic venous system, whereas conventional devices are too large. The small size of the device is accomplished by using a thick sensor membrane, compared to conventional devices, and by limiting the size of additional elements of the device relative to the size of the sensor membrane. The thicker sensor member also obviates the need for multiple sensor arrays and maintains the accuracy and robustness of the sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Microtech Medical Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Yoram Richter, Eric S. Tammam, Shahar Even-Dar Mandel
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Publication number: 20170354196Abstract: A method of using an augmented audio enhanced perception system, comprising: tracking at least one object with at least one helmet mounted sensing unit; processing at least one of the at least one tracked object and an ambient sound by a processing unit; and, providing at least one of a synthesized audio signal and a processed ambient sound to a first user of the system using an audio interface unit, to provide information concerning the at least one object to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Eric S. TAMMAM, Benedetto TAMMAM
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Publication number: 20160013394Abstract: The present invention relates to a transducer device having a planar array of electroacoustic cells, each including a piezoelectric bilayer unit. The transducer device achieves high transmission sensitivity across a broad bandwidth. The transducer device may be designed to have a broad or a focused directivity pattern, or may be multi-frequency, depending on the particular application and has a range of applications. For example, the transducer device may be used with an implanted passive ultrasonically excitable resonating sensor, to excite the sensor and/or to interrogate the sensor, for example in conjunction with Doppler-based analysis of the resonance frequency of the sensor, and/or to locate an implanted sensor. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Alessandro Stuart SAVOIA, Giosuè CALIANO, Alexander MELAMUD, Eric S. TAMMAM
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Publication number: 20140275865Abstract: The device and method of the invention generally relate to a system and method for percutaneous delivery, implantation and securement of an anchor at a target site. The system comprises an anchor having a bridge, a first stabilizer having a crimped state and a deployed state, a second stabilizer having a crimped state and a deployed state, and a positioning arm. The system may further comprise a cannula, pushrod, and sheath. The system permits the deposit of an anchor at a target location in the body by utilizing a controlled amount of force. The anchors and methods are particularly well-suited to implantation within the body of a living animal or human to monitor various physiological conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Eric S. TAMMAM, Oleg WEIZMAN, Yekaterina DLUGACH, Nadav AGIAN
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Publication number: 20140012101Abstract: The device and method of the invention generally relate to a system and method to implant an implantable device at a target site. The system comprises a cannula, pushrod, controlled deployment mechanism and said implantable device. The system permits the deposit of an implantable device at a target location in the body by utilizing a controlled amount of force. The devices and methods are particularly well-suited to implantation within the body of a living animal or human to monitor various physiological conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Eric S. TAMMAM
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Publication number: 20130060139Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to vibratable sensors for measuring ambient fluid pressure, in particular implantable sensors. The devices and methods are particularly well-suited to implantation within the body of a living animal or human to monitor physiological conditions, such as portal and/or hepatic venous blood pressure, and allow frequent, remote interrogation of venous pressure using the resonance frequency of an implanted sensor. The sensor devices are relatively small compared to conventional devices for measuring fluid pressure and can be implanted in the porto-hepatic venous system, whereas conventional devices are too large. The small size of the device is accomplished by using a thick sensor membrane, compared to conventional devices, and by limiting the size of additional elements of the device relative to the size of the sensor membrane. The thicker sensor member also obviates the need for multiple sensor arrays and maintains the accuracy and robustness of the sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: MICROTECH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Yoram RICHTER, Eric S. TAMMAM, Shahar Even-Dar MANDEL