Patents by Inventor Boaz Arnon
Boaz Arnon 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: 10299686Abstract: A method of identifying a thermally distinguishable region in a living body is disclosed. The method comprises determining transient thermal history of a surface of the living body, and estimating a location or presence of the thermally distinguishable region in the living body based on the transient thermal history.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Israel Boaz Arnon, Yoel Arieli
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Patent number: 10264980Abstract: A method of determining a thermal signature from thermal data associated with a body section is disclosed. The method comprises: segmenting the thermal data into a plurality of segments, and calculating a set of locations defining a contour, each location being central with respect to picture-elements associated with one segment, thereby determining the thermal signature based on the contour.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Naimi, Eddy Solomon, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 9983065Abstract: A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventor: Israel Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 9710900Abstract: A method of analyzing a thermal image of a body section is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a thermospatial representation of the body section, calculating a surface integral of the thermal data over the surface, and determining the likelihood that a thermally distinguishable region is present in the body section, based on a value of the surface integral.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Israel Boaz Arnon, Yoel Arieli
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Publication number: 20160206211Abstract: An imaging method comprising: receiving a spatial thermal representation of a curved body section, wherein the spatial thermal representation comprises a thermal image associated with spatial data; and generating a theoretical thermal simulation of the curved body section, wherein said generating of the theoretical thermal simulation is based on the spatial data of the representation and on predetermined thermodynamic logic of a type of the curved body section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Eyal NAIMI, Israel Boaz ARNON, Yoel ARIELI
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Publication number: 20150366463Abstract: A method of determining a thermal signature from thermal data associated with a body section is disclosed. The method comprises: segmenting the thermal data into a plurality of segments, and calculating a set of locations defining a contour, each location being central with respect to picture-elements associated with one segment, thereby determining the thermal signature based on the contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Naimi, Eddy Solomon, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 9198640Abstract: A system for providing information related to a tissue region of a patient is provided. The system includes a user interface configured for co-displaying medical imaging information of the tissue region and visible light information of the tissue region.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Yoel Arieli, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 9144397Abstract: A method of determining a thermal signature from thermal data associated with a body section is disclosed. The method comprises: segmenting the thermal data into a plurality of segments, and calculating a set of locations defining a contour, each location being central with respect to picture-elements associated with one segment, thereby determining the thermal signature based on the contour.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Naimi, Eddy Solomon, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Publication number: 20150071513Abstract: A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: Israel Boaz ARNON
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Patent number: 8913803Abstract: A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventor: Israel Boaz Arnon
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Publication number: 20140112561Abstract: A method of analyzing a thermal image of a body section is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a thermospatial representation of the body section, calculating a surface integral of the thermal data over the surface, and determining the likelihood that a thermally distinguishable region is present in the body section, based on a value of the surface integral.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Israel Boaz ARNON, Yoel Arieli
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Publication number: 20120050321Abstract: A system for providing information related to a tissue region of a patient is provided. The system includes a user interface configured for co-displaying medical imaging information of the tissue region and visible light information of the tissue region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: REAL IMAGING LTDInventors: Yoel Arieli, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Publication number: 20120050539Abstract: A camera system is provided. The camera system includes an optical sensing unit which is surrounded by a camera housing and at least one temperature balancing fixture which is in thermal contact with a surface of the camera housing The temperature balancing fixture is configured for maintaining symmetrically-opposed regions on the surface of the camera housing at a substantially similar temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Eyal Naimi, Yoel Arieli, Israel Boaz Arnon
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Publication number: 20110021944Abstract: A method of identifying a thermally distinguishable region in a living body is disclosed. The method comprises determining transient thermal history of a surface of the living body, and estimating a location or presence of the thermally distinguishable region in the living body based on the transient thermal history.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventors: Israel Boaz Arnon, Yoel Arieli
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Publication number: 20100135550Abstract: A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventor: Israel Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 7292719Abstract: A system for determining presence or absence of one or more thermally distinguishable objects in a living body is disclosed. The system comprises a combined image generator configured for combining non-thermographic three-dimensional data of a three-dimensional tissue region in the living body with thermographic two-dimensional data of the tissue region so as to generate three-dimensional temperature data associated with the three-dimensional tissue region. In a preferred embodiment the combined image generator comprises a computing device configured for calculating the location and/or orientation of the thermally distinguishable object in the three-dimensional tissue region, based on the three-dimensional temperature data.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventor: Boaz Arnon
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Publication number: 20070110293Abstract: A system for determining presence or absence of one or more thermally distinguishable objects in a living body is disclosed. The system comprises a combined image generator configured for combining non-thermographic three-dimensional data of a three-dimensional tissue region in the living body with thermographic two-dimensional data of the tissue region so as to generate three-dimensional temperature data associated with the three-dimensional tissue region. In a preferred embodiment the combined image generator comprises a computing device configured for calculating the location and/or orientation of the thermally distinguishable object in the three-dimensional tissue region, based on the three-dimensional temperature data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: Real Imaging Ltd.Inventor: Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: 6650318Abstract: A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative to sense the action performed on the at least one input zone, and to generate signals in response to the action, and a processor in communication with the sensor operative to process the signals for performing an operation associated with the at least one input zone.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: VKB Inc.Inventor: Boaz Arnon
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Patent number: RE40368Abstract: A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative to sense the action performed on the at least one input zone, and to generate signals in response to the action, and a processor in communication with the sensor operative to process the signals for performing an operation associated with the at least one input zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: VKB Inc.Inventor: Boaz Arnon