Patents by Inventor Joseph Shafir

Joseph Shafir 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 performing analog multiplication and addition
    Patent number: 5619444
    Abstract: Apparatus for performing analog multiplication of a first value by a second value, including: 1) a variable capacitor whose capacitance represents the first value and 2) a second value voltage receiver, serially connected to the variable capacitor, wherein the second value voltage represents the second value, wherein a voltage level of the variable capacitor resulting from the provision of the second value voltage to the second value voltage receiver represents the multiplication of the first and second values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Inventors: Aharon Agranat, Joseph Shafir