Patents by Inventor Gideon Yefet

Gideon Yefet 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).

  • Control system for ophthalmic surgical instruments
    Patent number: 5455766
    Abstract: The control system is programmable by the user by inserting a preprogrammed key into the system console. The key changes the default values normally used by the control system to those values selected by a particular surgeon. The control console thus emulates the performance characteristics of a wide variety of different types of microsurgical control systems, leaving the surgeon free to perform the operation without having to adjust to a new or unfamiliar system. The display screen is self-illuminating and provides a plurality of control menus generated by data stored in computer memory circuits. By bank switching the memory circuits, the display can be caused to appear in a wide variety of different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Storz Instrument Company
    Inventors: Gregg D. Scheller, R. Bruce Lucas, Gideon Yefet, David Dallan
  • Control system for ophthalmic surgical instruments
    Patent number: 5157603
    Abstract: The control system is programmable by the user by inserting a preprogrammed key into the system console. The key changes the default values normally used by the control system to those values selected by a particular surgeon. The control console thus emulates the performance characteristics of a wide variety of different types of microsurgical control systems, leaving the surgeon free to perform the operation without having to adjust to a new or unfamiliar system. The display screen is self-illuminating and provides a plurality of control menus generated by data stored in computer memory circuits. By bank switching the memory circuits, the display can be caused to appear in a wide variety of different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Storz Instrument Company
    Inventors: Gregg D. Scheller, R. Bruce Lucas, Gideon Yefet, David Dallam
  • Control system for ophthalmic surgical instruments
    Patent number: 4933843
    Abstract: The control system is programmable by the user by inserting a preprogrammed key into the system console. The key changes the default values normally used by the control system to those values selected by a particular surgeon. The control console thus emulates the performance characteristics of a wide variety of different types of microsurgical control systems, leaving the surgeon free to perform the operation without having to adjust to a new or unfamilar system. The display screen is self-illuminating and provides a plurality of control menus generated by data stored in computer memory circuits. By bank switching the memory circuits, the display can be caused to appear in a wide variety of different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Storz Instrument Company
    Inventors: Gregg D. Scheller, R. Bruce Lucas, Gideon Yefet, David Dallam