Patents by Inventor Itzhak Kattan

Itzhak Kattan 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).

  • Self-contained panoramic or spherical imaging device
    Patent number: 7643052
    Abstract: The present invention describes a self-contained omni-directional imaging device. The device is designed to contain within it all mechanic, electronic, optic and electro-optic components required for its operation, namely: omni-directional optics, image capture device, power source, illumination sources, transmitters, receivers and additional optional elements for enhanced capabilities. A preferred embodiment of the invention describes such a device housed inside a durable spherical structure, designed for deployment to potentially hazardous environments, enabling omni-directional view to those environments without endangering the viewer. The device is capable of acquiring and transmitting still or video images and audio streams to a remote, control and display unit located near the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Wave Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Gal, Gennadiy Liteyga, Reuven Eyal, Itzhak Kattan
  • Self-contained panoramic or spherical imaging device
    Publication number: 20050041094
    Abstract: The present invention describes a self-contained omni-directional imaging device. The device is designed to contain within it all mechanic, electronic, optic and electro-optic components required for its operation, namely: omni-directional optics, image capture device, power source, illumination sources, transmitters, receivers and additional optional elements for enhanced capabilities. A preferred embodiment of the invention describes such a device housed inside a durable spherical structure, designed for deployment to potentially hazardous environments, enabling omni-directional view to those environments without endangering the viewer. The device is capable of acquiring and transmitting still or video images and audio streams to a remote, control and display unit located near the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Ehud Gal, Gennadiy Liteyga, Reuven Eyal, Itzhak Kattan