Patents by Inventor Max Safai
Max Safai 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: 11825780Abstract: An irrigation management system is disclosed and positionable in-line with an irrigation pipe for monitoring and controlling a flow of fluid therethrough. In at least one embodiment, the system provides an inlet pipe and an opposing outlet pipe in serial fluid communication with the irrigation pipe. At least one fluid control valve is in serial fluid communication between the inlet pipe and outlet pipe for selectively controlling the flow of fluid therebetween. The fluid control valve provides a main valve and a hydraulic actuator for selectively moving the main valve between open and closed positions. The hydraulic actuator is also in serial fluid communication between a pair of actuator valves for moving the hydraulic actuator between open and closed positions. The system also provides at least one sample collection tank configured for temporarily storing a volume of fluid diverted from the irrigation pipe in order to be tested.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: M8 Systems, Inc.Inventors: Max Safai, Herbert Lawson Fisher
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Publication number: 20220400631Abstract: An irrigation management system is disclosed and positionable in-line with an irrigation pipe for monitoring and controlling a flow of fluid therethrough. In at least one embodiment, the system provides an inlet pipe and an opposing outlet pipe in serial fluid communication with the irrigation pipe. At least one fluid control valve is in serial fluid communication between the inlet pipe and outlet pipe for selectively controlling the flow of fluid therebetween. The fluid control valve provides a main valve and a hydraulic actuator for selectively moving the main valve between open and closed positions. The hydraulic actuator is also in serial fluid communication between a pair of actuator valves for moving the hydraulic actuator between open and closed positions. The system also provides at least one sample collection tank configured for temporarily storing a volume of fluid diverted from the irrigation pipe in order to be tested.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: M8 Systems, Inc.Inventors: Max Safai, Herbert Lawson Fisher
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Publication number: 20220400633Abstract: An irrigation management system is disclosed and positionable in-line with an irrigation pipe for monitoring and controlling a flow of fluid therethrough. In at least one embodiment, the system provides an inlet pipe and an opposing outlet pipe in serial fluid communication with the irrigation pipe. At least one fluid control valve is in serial fluid communication between the inlet pipe and outlet pipe for selectively controlling the flow of fluid therebetween. The fluid control valve provides a main valve and a hydraulic actuator for selectively moving the main valve between open and closed positions. The hydraulic actuator is also in serial fluid communication between a pair of actuator valves for moving the hydraulic actuator between open and closed positions. The system also provides at least one sample collection tank configured for temporarily storing a volume of fluid diverted from the irrigation pipe in order to be tested.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: M8 Systems, Inc.Inventors: Max Safai, Herbert Lawson Fisher
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Patent number: 11375677Abstract: A system and associated method are disclosed for dynamically and automatically optimizing fluid usage and preventing waste in an at least one pipe system, such as an irrigation system. In at least one embodiment, an at least one fluid sensor is positioned and configured for monitoring a flow of fluid through a pipe of an at least one zone of the pipe system. At least one control valve is positioned in-line with the pipe and configured for being selectively actuated for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. At least one controller is positioned and configured for being in communication with each of the fluid sensor and control valve. At least one central computing system is in selective communication with the controller and configured for receiving and processing data related to at least one of the fluid sensor, controller and control valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventor: Max Safai
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Publication number: 20200396913Abstract: A system and associated method are disclosed for dynamically and automatically optimizing fluid usage and preventing waste in an at least one pipe system, such as an irrigation system. In at least one embodiment, an at least one fluid sensor is positioned and configured for monitoring a flow of fluid through a pipe of an at least one zone of the pipe system. At least one control valve is positioned in-line with the pipe and configured for being selectively actuated for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. At least one controller is positioned and configured for being in communication with each of the fluid sensor and control valve. At least one central computing system is in selective communication with the controller and configured for receiving and processing data related to at least one of the fluid sensor, controller and control valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventor: Max Safai
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Publication number: 20200198715Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting and communication system for providing communication between a vehicle and a helmet worn by a rider over a communication network. The lighting and communication system includes a vehicle system and a helmet system. The vehicle system attached to a handle of the vehicle, the vehicle system includes a joystick attached to the frame of the vehicle for allowing the rider to provide directional signals, a first communication unit configured in the joystick for communicating directional signals with the helmet over the communication network, and a first battery configured to power the joystick and the first communication unit. The helmet system attached to the helmet for communicating with the vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventor: MAX SAFAI
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Patent number: 8059174Abstract: There is provided a CMOS imager system for providing a viewable image having increased dynamic range including an image sensor including a number of sets of pixels. Each set of pixels is configured to receive one of a number of exposures and to generate image data corresponding to the received exposure in the interleaved mode. The image sensor is configured to operate in either an interleaved mode or a non-interleaved mode and to output the image data generated by each set of pixels as a frame of interleaved image data in the interleaved mode. The imager system further includes an interleaved image pipeline in communication with the image sensor, where the interleaved image pipeline is configured to receive the interleaved image data from the image sensor, combine the image data generated by each set of pixels corresponding to one of the exposures to form the viewable image.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: ESS Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Mann, Selim Bencuya, Jiafu Luo, Alexandre G. Grigoriev, Heng Zhang, Miaohong Shi, Robert Blair, Max Safai
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Patent number: 7619612Abstract: A pointing device includes a base surface. The pointing device includes a moveable puck confined to move over the base surface within a puck field of motion. The pointing device includes a position detector for identifying a position of the puck. The pointing device includes a first light source for providing visible light through the puck.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: John S. Wenstrand, Max Safai
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Patent number: 7460109Abstract: A pressure sensitive cursor control suitable for applications that include cellular phones and personal data assistants includes a pressure sensor array suitable to detect a human fingerprint. Cursor control is provided by subtle finger movement. Sequential images of the finger are captured and compared to determine planar movement or data entry. Performance may be improved by sampling zones within the captured image and comparing the zones with those in an earlier image. Performance could also be improved by subsampling the array. While the full resolution of the pressure-sensing array is needed to capture ones fingerprint and execute an authentication function only a subsampled image from the array is needed to derive meaningful navigation data. The pressure sensor array is designed on a glass substrate in order to drive down the unit cost.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Max Safai, John Julian Uebbing
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Publication number: 20070285526Abstract: There is provided a CMOS imager system for providing a viewable image having increased dynamic range including an image sensor including a number of sets of pixels. Each set of pixels is configured to receive one of a number of exposures and to generate image data corresponding to the received exposure in the interleaved mode. The image sensor is configured to operate in either an interleaved mode or a non-interleaved mode and to output the image data generated by each set of pixels as a frame of interleaved image data in the interleaved mode. The imager system further includes an interleaved image pipeline in communication with the image sensor, where the interleaved image pipeline is configured to receive the interleaved image data from the image sensor, combine the image data generated by each set of pixels corresponding to one of the exposures to form the viewable image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Richard A. Mann, Selim Bencuya, Jiafu Luo, Alexandre G. Grigoriev, Heng Zhang, Miaohong Shi, Robert Blair, Max Safai
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Publication number: 20060132440Abstract: A mouse input device includes a tracking device and a secondary input device. The tracking device tracks movement of the mouse input device over an underlying surface. The secondary input device is located on a surface of the mouse input device. The secondary input device has a sliding structure. A magnitude and a direction of motion of the sliding structure with respect to the surface of the mouse input device is monitored.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Max Safai
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Publication number: 20060132436Abstract: A pointing device includes a base surface. The pointing device includes a moveable puck confined to move over the base surface within a puck field of motion. The pointing device includes a position detector for identifying a position of the puck. The pointing device includes a first light source for providing visible light through the puck.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: John Wenstrand, Max Safai
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Publication number: 20050083310Abstract: A pressure sensitive cursor control suitable for applications that include cellular phones and personal data assistants includes a pressure sensor array suitable to detect a human fingerprint. Cursor control is provided by subtle finger movement. Sequential images of the finger are captured and compared to determine planar movement or data entry. Performance may be improved by sampling zones within the captured image and comparing the zones with those in an earlier image. Performance could also be improved by subsampling the array. While the full resolution of the pressure-sensing array is needed to capture ones fingerprint and execute an authentication function only a subsampled image from the array is needed to derive meaningful navigation data. The pressure sensor array is designed on a glass substrate in order to drive down the unit cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Max Safai, John Uebbing