Patents by Inventor Edo Waks

Edo Waks 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).

  • Publication number: 20230336858
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for reducing image aberrations in high magnification photography with partial reflectors. In particular, by an imaging device or camera that is built into or is included in a cell phone, smart phone, tablet, laptop or any other mobile device. The systems and methods include a light passing through a lens, a portion of said light then undergoes a number of partial reflections in-between two partial reflectors, and a portion of said light then reaches an imaging sensor. The partial reflections enable a longer light path to reach the imaging sensor, thus enabling a longer focal length to be used, which enables higher magnification. Described are methods and embodiments to select the physical parameters of optical elements in systems with partial reflectors, in order to create images with reduced image aberrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Edo WAKS, Benjamin SHAPIRO
  • Patent number: 11750907
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided for taking high-magnification photographs confined to a small physical volume. In some embodiments the system is composed of at least one lens, one or more partially reflective elements, and a sensor. The partial reflectors reflect a portion of the light back and forth between them to allow a long path length for a portion of the light from the lens to the sensor which enables a high magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Benjamin Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20220263988
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided for taking high-magnification photographs confined to a small physical volume. In some embodiments the system is composed of at least one lens, one or more partially reflective elements, and a sensor. The partial reflectors reflect a portion of the light back and forth between them to allow a long path length for a portion of the light from the lens to the sensor which enables a high magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Benjamin Shapiro
  • Patent number: 11323602
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided for taking high-magnification photographs confined to a small physical volume. In some embodiments the system is composed of at least one lens, one or more partially reflective elements, and a sensor. The partial reflectors reflect a portion of the light back and forth between them to allow a long path length for a portion of the light from the lens to the sensor which enables a high magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Lumenuity, LLC
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Benjamin Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20220114706
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for reducing image aberrations in high magnification photography with partial reflectors. In particular, by an imaging device or camera that is built into or is included in a cell phone, smart phone, tablet, laptop or any other mobile device. The systems and methods include a light passing through a lens, a portion of said light then undergoes a number of partial reflections in-between two partial reflectors, and a portion of said light then reaches an imaging sensor. The partial reflections enable a longer light path to reach the imaging sensor, thus enabling a longer focal length to be used, which enables higher magnification. Described are methods and embodiments to select the physical parameters of optical elements in systems with partial reflectors, in order to create images with reduced image aberrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Edo WAKS, Benjamin SHAPIRO
  • Publication number: 20210211563
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided for taking high-magnification photographs confined to a small physical volume. In some embodiments the system is composed of at least one lens, one or more partially reflective elements, and a sensor. The partial reflectors reflect a portion of the light back and forth between them to allow a long path length for a portion of the light from the lens to the sensor which enables a high magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Benjamin Shapiro
  • Patent number: 10034633
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments enable determining and monitoring the location of at least one particle in a subject's body, as well as the status of a local environment within the body where the at least one particle is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: WEINBERG MEDICAL PHYSICS INC., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Irving N. Weinberg, Edo Waks, Benjamin Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20150238110
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments enable determining and monitoring the location of at least one particle in a subject's body, as well as the status of a local environment within the body where the at least one particle is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Irving N. WEINBERG, Edo WAKS, Benjamin SHAPIRO
  • Patent number: 8675876
    Abstract: Differential phase shift (DPS) quantum key distribution (QKD) is provided, where the average number of photons per transmitted pulse is predetermined such that the secure key generation rate is maximal or nearly maximal, given other system parameters. These parameters include detector quantum efficiency, channel transmittance and pulse spacing (or clock rate). Additional system parameters that can optionally be included in the optimization include baseline error rate, sifted key error rate, detector dead time, detector dark count rate, and error correction algorithm performance factor. The security analysis leading to these results is based on consideration of a hybrid beam splitter and intercept-resend attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, NTT Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Eleni Diamanti, Edo Waks, Kyo Inoue, Hiroki Takesue, Toshimori Honjo
  • Patent number: 7848603
    Abstract: A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: The Board Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Jelena Vuckovic
  • Publication number: 20100135612
    Abstract: A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Jelena Vuckovic
  • Publication number: 20100034390
    Abstract: Differential phase shift (DPS) quantum key distribution (QKD) is provided, where the average number of photons per transmitted pulse is predetermined such that the secure key generation rate is maximal or nearly maximal, given other system parameters. These parameters include detector quantum efficiency, channel transmittance and pulse spacing (or clock rate). Additional system parameters that can optionally be included in the optimization include baseline error rate, sifted key error rate, detector dead time, detector dark count rate, and error correction algorithm performance factor. The security analysis leading to these results is based on consideration of a hybrid beam splitter and intercept-resend attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Eleni Diamanti, Edo Waks, Kyo Inoue, Hiroki Takesue, Toshimori Honjo
  • Patent number: 7630604
    Abstract: A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Jelena Vuckovic
  • Publication number: 20080101800
    Abstract: A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Edo Waks, Jelena Vuckovic
  • Patent number: 7346166
    Abstract: A system and method for quantum key distribution uses a regulated single-photon source to sequentially generate a first photon and a second photon separated by a time interval ?t. The two photons are directed through a beam splitter that directs each photon to one of two transmission lines, which lead to two respective receivers. When one of the photons arrives at a receiver, it passes through an interferometer. One arm of the interferometer has a path length longer than the other arm by an amount equivalent to a photon time delay of ?t. The photon is then detected in one of three time slots by one of two single-photon detectors associated with each of the two interferometer outputs. Due to quantum-mechanical entanglement in phase and time between the two photons, the receivers can determine a secret quantum key bit value from their measurements of the time slots in which the photons arrived, or of the detectors where the photons arrived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Kyo Inoue, Edo Waks, Yoshihisa Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050094818
    Abstract: A system and method for quantum key distribution uses a regulated single-photon source to sequentially generate a first photon and a second photon separated by a time interval ?t. The two photons are directed through a beam splitter that directs each photon to one of two transmission lines, which lead to two respective receivers. When one of the photons arrives at a receiver, it passes through an interferometer. One arm of the interferometer has a path length longer than the other arm by an amount equivalent to a photon time delay of ?t. The photon is then detected in one of three time slots by one of two single-photon detectors associated with each of the two interferometer outputs. Due to quantum-mechanical entanglement in phase and time between the two photons, the receivers can determine a secret quantum key bit value from their measurements of the time slots in which the photons arrived, or of the detectors where the photons arrived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Kyo Inoue, Edo Waks, Yoshihisa Yamamoto