Patents by Inventor Izhak Rafeli

Izhak Rafeli 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).

  • Multi-axis rotation device
    Patent number: 5696421
    Abstract: A multiaxis rotation device for rotating a curved element about two, orthogonal axes is provided. The device includes two pairs of motors and two pairs of axis defining units, where each pair of axis defining units are placed on opposite ends of a line along one of the two orthogonal axes. The axis defining units each include a support for the curved element and apparatus for pressing the support against and pulling the support away from the curved element. The pulling away occurs when the motors corresponding to the axis defining unit are not providing rotation about the axis defined by the axis defining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Nanomotion, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jona Zumeris, Izhak Rafeli