Patents by Inventor Ehud Elnatan

Ehud Elnatan 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).

  • Apparatus for measuring the weight of small items
    Patent number: 6931949
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for measuring the mass and calculating the weight of individual objects to be held thereby, comprising forceps having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being adapted to grasp and hold a selected object, means associated with the forceps for initiating vibration of the same while the object is held thereby and means for measuring the oscillating frequency of the forceps while the object is held thereby, and for utilizing the measured higher oscillating frequency of the empty forceps to compute the mass and the weight of the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: D.A.T.A. Diamond Advanced Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Elnatan, Yuval Lichi, Yossi Shomer, Shay Popper
  • Apparatus for measuring the weight of small items
    Publication number: 20050016301
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for measuring the mass and calculating the weight of individual objects to be held thereby, comprising forceps having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being adapted to grasp and hold a selected object, means associated with the forceps for initiating vibration of the same while the object is held thereby and means for measuring the oscillating frequency of the forceps while the object is held thereby, and for utilizing the measured higher oscillating frequency of the empty forceps to compute the mass and the weight of the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ehud Elnatan, Yuval Lichi, Yossi Shomer, Shay Popper