Patents by Inventor Gad Ponte

Gad Ponte 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: 11899282
    Abstract: Embodiments of eyeglasses are provided. The glasses comprise a frame comprising a first and second lens connected by a bridge. Temple pieces extend from either side of the frame. The hinge or hinge point between the temple pieces and the frame can be within the plane of the glasses allowing the temple pieces to fold flat or near flat against the frame. The thickness of the glasses can be less than about 3.5 mm (e.g., 2.6 mm) in a folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Thinoptics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gad Ponte, Tadmor Shalon
  • Publication number: 20240027789
    Abstract: Embodiments of thin eyeglasses are provided. The eyeglasses comprise a first and second lens connected by a resilient bridge. The eyeglasses comprise a first and second ear piece connected to the first and second lens by a first and second hinge. One lens can be rotated about the hinge and over the other lens to place the eyeglasses in a compact configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tadmor SHALON, Gad PONTE
  • Publication number: 20230093500
    Abstract: Embodiments of ultrathin eyeglasses are provided. The eyeglasses comprise a frame and temple pieces extending from the frame. The frame and temple pieces are configured to be directly connected using a bearing or a pin, without the need for a separately attached hinge piece. The temple pieces are configured to sit flat against the frame. An eyeglasses case is also provided. The case has a thin profile and is configured to be attached to a smartphone. The connection between the case and the smartphone allows relative rotation between the case and the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Gad PONTE
  • Patent number: 11579467
    Abstract: Embodiments of thin eyeglasses are provided. The eyeglasses comprise first and second lens connected by a resilient bridge. The eyeglasses comprise a first and second ear piece connected to the first and second lens by a first and second hinge. One lens can be rotated about the hinge and over the other lens to place the eyeglasses in a compact configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Thinoptics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadmor Shalon, Gad Ponte
  • Publication number: 20210080748
    Abstract: An eyewear system comprising eyeglasses and a case, the eyeglasses comprising a first lens, a second lens, and a bendable bridge disposed between the first lens and second lens, the bendable bridge comprising a spring providing a spring force when the bridge is bent from a rest position, the eyeglasses being adapted to move from a wearable configuration in which the bendable bridge is in a rest position to a stored configuration in which the first and second lenses are moved towards one another, the bendable bridge being bent from its rest position in the stored configuration, the case comprising a door and an opening through which the eyeglasses pass during insertion and guides sized and configured with respect to the eyeglasses to engage and move the first lens towards the second lens against spring force of the bridge to the stored configuration during insertion of the eyeglasses and closing of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gad PONTE, Tadmor SHALON
  • Publication number: 20200278563
    Abstract: Embodiments of thin eyeglasses are provided. The eyeglasses comprise first and second lens connected by a resilient bridge. The eyeglasses comprise a first and second ear piece connected to the first and second lens by a first and second hinge. One lens can be rotated about the hinge and over the other lens to place the eyeglasses in a compact configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tadmor SHALON, Gad PONTE
  • Patent number: 8690283
    Abstract: A method and system for printing graphical content onto a plurality of memory devices and for providing a visually distinguishable memory device are provided. In one embodiment, graphical content to be printed onto a plurality of memory devices is identified. A graphical image is then created from the identified graphical content, wherein the graphical image comprises a plurality of sub-areas, wherein each sub-area contains graphical content and corresponds to at least one memory device of the plurality of memory devices. The graphical image is then printed onto the plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of memory devices are positioned to substantially correspond with positions of the plurality of sub-areas in the graphical image. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: SanDisk IL Ltd.
    Inventors: Itzhak Pomerantz, Rahav Yairi, Gad Ponte
  • Publication number: 20110090277
    Abstract: A method and system for printing graphical content onto a plurality of memory devices and for providing a visually distinguishable memory device are provided. In one embodiment, graphical content to be printed onto a plurality of memory devices is identified. A graphical image is then created from the identified graphical content, wherein the graphical image comprises a plurality of sub-areas, wherein each sub-area contains graphical content and corresponds to at least one memory device of the plurality of memory devices. The graphical image is then printed onto the plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of memory devices are positioned to substantially correspond with positions of the plurality of sub-areas in the graphical image. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Itzhak Pomerantz, Rahav Yairi, Gad Ponte
  • Patent number: RE47112
    Abstract: A method and system for printing graphical content onto a plurality of memory devices and for providing a visually distinguishable memory device are provided. In one embodiment, graphical content to be printed onto a plurality of memory devices is identified. A graphical image is then created from the identified graphical content, wherein the graphical image comprises a plurality of sub-areas, wherein each sub-area contains graphical content and corresponds to at least one memory device of the plurality of memory devices. The graphical image is then printed onto the plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of memory devices are positioned to substantially correspond with positions of the plurality of sub-areas in the graphical image. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SanDisk IL Ltd.
    Inventors: Itzhak Pomerantz, Rahav Yairi, Gad Ponte