Patents by Inventor Dov Avni

Dov Avni 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: 9737201
    Abstract: A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
    Inventors: Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 9432562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Patent number: 9386208
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Publication number: 20150351619
    Abstract: A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 9149175
    Abstract: A device and method for operating an in vivo imaging device (10A) wherein the illumination produced by the device may be varied in intensity and/or duration, and/or the gain level or other parameters may be varied, according to, for example, the amount of illumination produced by the device which is reflected back to the device. In addition, a method is provided for detecting problematic pixels in an imaging device. This method may define and exclude non-functional pixels, based on for example an initial short exposure that enables a threshold saturation level to be reached only for problematic pixels. Moreover, a method is described for determining when an in vivo device enters the body, for example by calculating the progress of a dark frame, based on the light saturation threshold of the dark frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
    Inventors: Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 9071762
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jørgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 8681209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Publication number: 20140022368
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jørgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 8626272
    Abstract: A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Publication number: 20130258083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Gavriel J. IDDAN, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Patent number: 8547476
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jorgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Publication number: 20120154563
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jorgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 8194123
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Patent number: 8149326
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Micron Technology, Inc., Given Imaging, Ltd.
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jorgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: 8125516
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Given Imaging, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Patent number: 7998065
    Abstract: A device including at least one image sensor and a circuit board having a plurality of rigid sections and a plurality of flexible sections. The image sensor is disposed an a rigid section of the circuit board. The circuit board may be folded into a housing configured for in vivo sensing. An illumination source is electrically connected to a ring shaped rigid section and at least one battery is positioned between two of the rigid sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Dov Avni
  • Patent number: 7872667
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Publication number: 20100134606
    Abstract: A device, system and method may enable the obtaining of in vivo images from within body lumens or cavities, such as images the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where the data such as image data is typically transmitted or otherwise sent to a receiving system in compressed or diluted form. The image may be reconstructed and for example displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Dov AVNI, Gavriel Meron, Eli Horn, Ofra Zinaty, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Publication number: 20100110168
    Abstract: A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Dov AVNI, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Publication number: 20100073512
    Abstract: An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Alf Olsen, Espen A. Olsen, Jorgen Moholt, Steinar Iversen, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky