Patents by Inventor Dan Zamir
Dan Zamir 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: 11469741Abstract: The driver circuit includes a pull-up network having a first pull-up transistor controlled by a data signal, a second pull-up transistor coupled between the first pull-up transistor and a first power supply voltage, and a third pull-up transistor coupled in parallel with the second pull-up transistor. The third pull-up transistor is configured to turn on for at least one clock cycle responsive to a change in the logic level of the data signal being detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.Inventors: Eliyahu Dan Zamir, Michael William Kawa Lynch, Davit Petrosyan
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Patent number: 11001077Abstract: A method identifies at least one malfunctioning nozzle in a digital printing press, the digital printing press including a plurality of nozzles. The method includes printing a design on a substrate, acquiring at least one image of the printed design and identifying at least one artifact in the acquired image. The method further includes identifying the malfunctioning nozzle and classifying the at least one malfunctioning nozzle according to the at least one of the acquired image of the printed design, at least a portion of a nozzle pattern and at least a portion of a uniformity pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd.Inventors: Chanan Gazala, Gilad Golan, Barry Ben Ezra, Dan Zamir
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Publication number: 20200154994Abstract: A method identifies at least one malfunctioning nozzle in a digital printing press, the digital printing press including a plurality of nozzles. The method includes printing a design on a substrate, acquiring at least one image of the printed design and identifying at least one artifact in the acquired image. The method further includes identifying the malfunctioning nozzle and classifying the at least one malfunctioning nozzle according to the at least one of the acquired image of the printed design, at least a portion of a nozzle pattern and at least a portion of a uniformity pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd.Inventors: Chanan Gazala, Gilad Golan, Barry Ben Ezra, Dan Zamir
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Patent number: 10507667Abstract: A method identifies at least one malfunctioning nozzle in a digital printing press, the digital printing press including a plurality of nozzles. The method includes printing a design on a substrate, acquiring at least one image of the printed design and identifying at least one artifact in the acquired image. The method further includes identifying the malfunctioning nozzle and classifying the at least one malfunctioning nozzle according to the at least one of the acquired image of the printed design, at least a portion of a nozzle pattern and at least a portion of a uniformity pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd.Inventors: Chanan Gazala, Gilad Golan, Barry Ben Ezra, Dan Zamir
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Patent number: 10315412Abstract: A method for registering a printing press, said printing press including a plurality of printing stations each for printing a respective color-image on a web, each said printing stations being associated with a respective different color, at least two pairs of said printing stations being un-registered, the method includes the procedures of identifying at least two regions-of-interest in the image to be printed, each including a respective different pair of two partially overlapping color-images, acquiring an image of the common area on the web, for each region-of-interest, chromatically separating the acquired image to determine two monochrome images respective of each region-of-interest, for each region-of-interest registering the two monochrome images respective thereof, registering a monochrome image respective of one region-of-interest with a monochrome image respective of another region-of-interest and determining a registration correction for each printing station according to the registration betweenType: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Ltd.Inventors: Ohad Menashe, Dan Zamir, Shahar Golan, Haim Kreitman, Chanan Gazala
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Publication number: 20180319175Abstract: A method identifies at least one malfunctioning nozzle in a digital printing press, the digital printing press including a plurality of nozzles. The method includes printing a design on a substrate, acquiring at least one image of the printed design and identifying at least one artifact in the acquired image. The method further includes identifying the malfunctioning nozzle and classifying the at least one malfunctioning nozzle according to the at least one of the acquired image of the printed design, at least a portion of a nozzle pattern and at least a portion of a uniformity pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Chanan GAZALA, Gilad GOLAN, Barry BEN EZRA, Dan ZAMIR
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Publication number: 20160368262Abstract: A method for setting the pressure of a printing station, including at least one cylinder, of a printing press, from acquired images of the printed area of the printed web, the method comprising the procedures of displacing the at least one cylinder of the printing press in accordance with a pre-defined displacement scheme, and acquiring the acquired images of the web throughout the displacement of the at least one cylinder, for each of the at least one cylinder, determining according to the acquired images, a left side print distance, at which the printing station prints, at a predetermined sufficient print quality, on the left side of the printed area, and a right side print distance, at which the printing station prints, at a predetermined sufficient print quality, on the right side of the printed area, and determining for the each of the at least one cylinder a left actuator working distance and a right actuator working distance for the left actuator and the right actuator, respectively, of the each of theType: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Ohad MENASHE, Dan ZAMIR, Shahar GOLAN
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Publication number: 20160325542Abstract: A method for registering a printing press, said printing press including a plurality of printing stations each for printing a respective color-image on a web, each said printing stations being associated with a respective different color, at least two pairs of said printing stations being un-registered, the method includes the procedures of identifying at least two regions-of-interest in the image to be printed, each including a respective different pair of two partially overlapping color-images, acquiring an image of the common area on the web, for each region-of-interest, chromatically separating the acquired image to determine two monochrome images respective of each region-of-interest, for each region-of-interest registering the two monochrome images respective thereof, registering a monochrome image respective of one region-of-interest with a monochrome image respective of another region-of-interest and determining a registration correction for each printing station according to the registration betweenType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Ohad MENASHE, Dan ZAMIR, Shahar GOLAN, Haim KREITMAN, Chanan GAZALA
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Patent number: 9440425Abstract: A method for setting the pressure of a printing station includes at least one cylinder, from acquired images of the printed area of the printed web. The method includes displacing the at least one cylinder in accordance with a pre-defined displacement scheme, and acquiring the acquired images of the web throughout the displacement of the at least one cylinder, for each of the at least one cylinder, determining according to the acquired images, a left side print distance and a right side print distance, and determining for the each of the at least one cylinder a left actuator working distance and a right actuator working distance for the left actuator and the right actuator, respectively, according to the left side print distance and according to the right side print distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Ltd.Inventors: Ohad Menashe, Dan Zamir, Shahar Golan
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Patent number: 9393772Abstract: A system for registering printing presses includes printing stations for printing color images on a web includes an imager acquiring images of a web common area. The acquired image includes a portion of a color image associated with a printing station and a portion of one other color image associated with an un-registered printing station and a processor, coupled with the imager. A portion of the color image is registered with a portion of the other color image according to two monochrome images, each corresponding to a color image printed on the common area and determined according to the location of each pixel of the acquired image in a color separation space, the location is determined according to the projected location on a color projection plane. The portion of the one color image is registered with the portion of the one other color image with a reference image.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Ltd.Inventors: Ohad Menashe, Dan Zamir, Shahar Golan, Haim Kreitman
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Publication number: 20130305945Abstract: A system for registering printing presses includes printing stations for printing color images on a web includes an imager acquiring images of a web common area. The acquired image includes a portion of a color image associated with a printing station and a portion of one other color image associated with an un-registered printing station and a processor, coupled with the imager. A portion of the color image is registered with a portion of the other color image according to two monochrome images, each corresponding to a color image printed on the common area and determined according to the location of each pixel of the acquired image in a color separation space, the location is determined according to the projected location on a color projection plane. The portion of the one color image is registered with the portion of the one other color image with a reference image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Ltd.Inventors: Ohad MENASHE, Dan ZAMIR, Shahar GOLAN, Haim KREITMAN
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Publication number: 20110265676Abstract: A method for registering a press machine including printing stations, each including a plate roller with a printing plate. Each printing plate includes a microdot engraving. The method includes displacing the plate rollers with respect to each other for scattering them, printing a scattered microdot pattern on a print substrate, acquiring an image of the scattered microdot pattern, associating the plate rollers with their respective microdot marks, and displacing the plate rollers to a registered position, Each of the plate rollers is associated with a unique scattered displacement and with its respective microdot mark according to the position of its respective microdot mark relative to the other microdot marks in the scattered microdot pattern, and to the unique scattered displacement of the plate roller. The plate rollers are displaced to a registered position according to the position of their respective microdot marks relative to the other microdot marks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT)Ltd.Inventors: Shahar Golan, Dan Zamir, Alexander Cherneco, Maytal Schwartzman