Patents by Inventor Maier Fenster

Maier Fenster 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).

  • Electrical Muscle Controller
    Publication number: 20080058879
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by a least 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mike Yuval
  • SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20080058891
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20080051849
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • Smooth Muscle Controller
    Publication number: 20070185540
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • Smooth muscle controller
    Patent number: 7221978
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Metacure NV
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • Fencing of cardiac muscles
    Patent number: 7218963
    Abstract: An apparatus for blocking the electric activity of an area of tissue, comprises circuitry (S) for creating a long non-excitatory electric signal between at least two points (R1, R2) located in the vicinity of a muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics N.V.
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster
  • Electrical Muscle Controller
    Publication number: 20070088393
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by a least 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mike Yuval
  • Fencing of Cardiac Muscles
    Publication number: 20070027490
    Abstract: An apparatus for blocking the electric activity of an area of tissue, comprises circuitry (S) for creating a long non-excitatory electric signal between at least two points (R1, R2) located in the vicinity of a muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster
  • Electrical muscle controller
    Patent number: 7167748
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by a least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics NV
    Inventors: Shiomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mika Yuval
  • Manipulating a compressed video stream
    Patent number: 7162531
    Abstract: A computer may be remotely accessed. At a first location, display commands are generated. The display commands are converted into a compressed video data stream. Each display element (50) is checked if it is encoded (52). If an object is encoded, it is transcribed into MPEG (54). The image is adjusted for display (56) and compression (58). Additional steps of motion determination (60), change detection (62), compression depth and frame determination (66, 68) are executed. Then the data is transmitted to a second location. This display commands are decompressed and displayed as an image at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Paz, Avishai Keren, Maier Fenster
  • Smooth muscle controller
    Patent number: 7120497
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Metacure NV
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • Selective compression
    Patent number: 7103099
    Abstract: A method of generating a compressed video stream, comprising: providing a plurality of display commands which represents a display; generating a plurality of quantized transform coefficients from said display commands, wherein said quantization is different for different display commands; and creating a compressed video stream utilizing said coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Paz, Avishai Keren, Meir Feder, Maier Fenster
  • Selection compression
    Publication number: 20060184982
    Abstract: A method of generating a compressed video stream, comprising: providing a plurality of display commands which represents a display; generating a plurality of quantized transform coefficients from said display commands, wherein said quantization is different for different display commands; and creating a compressed video stream utilization said coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Paz, Avishai Keren, Meir Feder, Maier Fenster
  • Electrical muscle controller
    Patent number: 7062318
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by at least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics (Israel) LTD
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mika Yuval
  • Method for alignment of bone using position sensors
    Patent number: 6996431
    Abstract: A method of measuring the size of an area (22) within a body, including bringing at least one position sensor (28) to each of a plurality of points in the area, determining position coordinates of the plurality of points, using the sensor (28) and calculating distances between the plurality of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Maier Fenster
  • Medical system using implantable sensor in bone for determining position coordinates
    Publication number: 20050215887
    Abstract: A method of measuring the size of an area (22) within a body, including bringing at least one position sensor (28) to each of a plurality of points in the area, determining position coordinates of the plurality of points, using the sensor (28) and calculating distances between the plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Maier Fenster
  • Smooth muscle controller
    Patent number: 6947792
    Abstract: A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics N.V.
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
  • Internet billing
    Publication number: 20050203835
    Abstract: A method of pre-paid Internet access, comprising: accessing an Internet using a prepaid account, which access deducts from a balance of said account; and performing one or more activities while connected to said Internet, which activities modify said balance additionally to said accessing. These activities may increase or decrease the balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Eli Nhaissi, Aviv Refuah, Zeev Refuah, Maier Fenster
  • Method using implantable wireless transponder using position coordinates for assessing functionality of a heart valve
    Publication number: 20050004450
    Abstract: A method of measuring the size of an area (22) within a body, includind bringing at least one position sensor (28) to each of a plurality of points in the area, determining position coordinates of the plurality of points, using the sensor (28) and calculating distances between the plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Maier Fenster
  • Electrical muscle controller
    Publication number: 20040243190
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by a least 5%,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mike Yuval