Patents by Inventor Boris Zhevelev
Boris Zhevelev 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: 8017913Abstract: An infrared motion detector including at least one infra-red radiation sensor, at least one radiation reflecting surface, operative to direct radiation impinging thereon towards the at least one infra-red radiation sensor and at least one coating layer, coating the at least one radiation reflective surface, which is substantially reflective to far infra-red radiation and which strongly absorbs at least one of visible light and near infra-red radiation, wherein the at least one coating layer includes black nickel.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Patent number: 7875852Abstract: A passive infrared detector assembly including a detector housing comprising a window transparent to far infrared radiation, at least one sensor sensitive to the far infrared radiation and disposed within the detector housing and an anti-masking subassembly, including at least one light guide having a serrated light aperture, the light aperture defining a plurality of teeth like portions and a plurality of grooves and being disposed close to the outside of the window, at least one infrared light emitter operative to emit near infrared radiation via the light aperture of the at least one light guide and a near infrared radiation receiver operative to receive radiation emitted by the at least one near infrared light emitter and to measure the level of received near infrared radiation and to provide a masking alarm signal upon detection of a predetermined change in the level of the received near infrared radiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Visonic LtdInventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Patent number: 7705310Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20090309029Abstract: An infrared motion detector including at least one infra-red radiation sensor, at least one radiation reflecting surface, operative to direct radiation impinging thereon towards the at least one infra-red radiation sensor and at least one coating layer, coating the at least one radiation reflective surface, which is substantially reflective to far infra-red radiation and which strongly absorbs at least one of visible light and near infra-red radiation, wherein the at least one coating layer includes black nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Publication number: 20090302222Abstract: A passive infrared detector assembly including a detector housing comprising a window transparent to far infrared radiation, at least one sensor sensitive to the far infrared radiation and disposed within the detector housing and an anti-masking subassembly, including at least one light guide having a serrated light aperture, the light aperture defining a plurality of teeth like portions and a plurality of grooves and being disposed close to the outside of the window, at least one infrared light emitter operative to emit near infrared radiation via the light aperture of the at least one light guide and a near infrared radiation receiver operative to receive radiation emitted by the at least one near infrared light emitter and to measure the level of received near infrared radiation and to provide a masking alarm signal upon detection of a predetermined change in the level of the received near infrared radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: VISONIC LTDInventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Patent number: 7573032Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20090146063Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2006Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Patent number: 7504633Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20090014654Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: VISONIC LTD.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Patent number: 7319228Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Visionic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Patent number: 7250605Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20070152156Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20070145277Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20070029486Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Publication number: 20070018106Abstract: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Yaacov Kotlicki, Michael Lahat
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Patent number: 7081817Abstract: A system and method for motion detection, useful, for example, in intrusion detection, access control, and energy management, including an incoherent detector, including at least one sensing element, operative to detect receipt of radiation having a wavelength between 0.05 mm and 10 mm from multiple fields of view, and a motion detector receiving an output of the incoherent detector and providing a motion detection output indicating receipt of radiation from an object moving between the multiple fields of view.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Mark Moldavsky, Michael Lahat, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Publication number: 20050280532Abstract: A displacement sensing system including an oscillator circuit having a characteristic frequency which varies as a function of a magnetic field in the vicinity thereof, an element whose position relative to the oscillator circuit is varied by a displacement, the element being operative to vary the magnetic field in the vicinity of the oscillator circuit as a function of the displacement and circuitry for sensing a change of frequency of the oscillator circuit over time (delta f/delta t) and for providing an output indication when the change in frequency of the oscillator circuit over time exceeds a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Mark Moldavsky, Boris Zhevelev
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Patent number: 6933846Abstract: A displacement sensing system including an oscillator circuit having a characteristic frequency which varies as a function of a magnetic field in the vicinity thereof, an element whose position relative to the oscillator circuit is varied by a displacement, the element being operative to vary the magnetic field in the vicinity of the oscillator circuit as a function of the displacement and circuitry for sensing a change of frequency of the oscillator circuit over time (delta f/delta t) and for providing an output indication when the change in frequency of the oscillator circuit over time exceeds a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Visonic Ltd.Inventors: Mark Moldavsky, Boris Zhevelev
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Publication number: 20040135688Abstract: An improved system and method for motion detection, useful, for example, in intrusion detection, access control, and energy management, including an incoherent detector, including at least one sensing element, operative to detect receipt of radiation having a wavelength between 0.05 mm and 10 mm from multiple fields of view, and a motion detector receiving an output of the incoherent detector and providing a motion detection output indicating receipt of radiation from an object moving between the multiple fields of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventors: Boris Zhevelev, Mark Moldavsky, Michael Lahat, Yaacov Kotlicki
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Publication number: 20040124981Abstract: A displacement sensing system including an oscillator circuit having a characteristic frequency which varies as a function of a magnetic field in the vicinity thereof, an element whose position relative to the oscillator circuit is varied by a displacement, the element being operative to vary the magnetic field in the vicinity of the oscillator circuit as a function of the displacement and circuitry for sensing a change of frequency of the oscillator circuit over time (delta f/delta t) and for providing an output indication when the change in frequency of the oscillator circuit over time exceeds a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Mark Moldavsky, Boris Zhevelev