Patents by Inventor Natan Katz

Natan Katz 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).

  • Publication number: 20180262618
    Abstract: A method and system for evaluating the performance of individuals, such as agents in a call center, each performing multiple tasks may include obtaining a performance score for each execution of a task by individuals in the group of individuals; determining the distribution of the performance scores; comparing single performance scores with the distribution of performance scores; and selecting a single performance score for an individual based on said comparison. An oscillator algorithm may be used to determine whether said selected performance score is part of a trend in performance by that individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey STERN, Yoav SHICHEL, Natan KATZ
  • Patent number: 8979772
    Abstract: A method, consisting of inserting a probe having a force sensor into a body cavity of a patient, and receiving from the force sensor a plurality of measurements, each of the measurements indicative of a force applied to the force sensor. The method further includes detecting that the measurements received over a period of time of at least a specified duration have not varied by more than a predefined amount, and setting a baseline of the force sensor, for use in further measurements, to a value based on the measurements received during the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel), Ltd.
    Inventors: Doron Moshe Ludwin, Galia Givaty, Aharon Turgeman, Natan Katz
  • Patent number: 8636519
    Abstract: Apparatus, including: a mockup probe, having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to be held by a human operator. The apparatus further includes a mockup patient, simulating an actual patient, the mockup patient having an aperture allowing penetration of the distal end of the mockup probe into the mockup patient. The apparatus includes a force generator, coupled to the mockup probe so as to apply a force to the proximal end that can be felt by the human operator, and a system controller. The controller is configured to: track a location of the distal end during the penetration thereof into the mockup patient, access an indication of a value of contractility of a region of an organ of the actual patient corresponding to the location, and activate the force generator so that the force applied to the proximal end corresponds to the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yitzhack Schwartz, Natan Katz
  • Patent number: 8620417
    Abstract: A method, including measuring values of a physical parameter at multiple locations in an organ of a subject, and analyzing the measured values to identify a range of the values, including at least one sub-range containing one or more values that were not measured. The method further includes receiving a selection from a user of a value in the sub-range, and, responsive to the selection, displaying a candidate location for further measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel), Ltd.
    Inventors: Aharon Turgeman, Natan Katz, Gal Hayam
  • Publication number: 20130079650
    Abstract: A method, including measuring values of a physical parameter at multiple locations in an organ of a subject, and analyzing the measured values to identify a range of the values, including at least one sub-range containing one or more values that were not measured. The method further includes receiving a selection from a user of a value in the sub-range, and, responsive to the selection, displaying a candidate location for further measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Aharon Turgeman, Natan Katz, Gal Hayam
  • Publication number: 20120108988
    Abstract: A method, consisting of inserting a probe having a force sensor into a body cavity of a patient, and receiving from the force sensor a plurality of measurements, each of the measurements indicative of a force applied to the force sensor. The method further includes detecting that the measurements received over a period of time of at least a specified duration have not varied by more than a predefined amount, and setting a baseline of the force sensor, for use in further measurements, to a value based on the measurements received during the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Doron Moshe Ludwin, Galia Givaty, Aharon Turgeman, Natan Katz
  • Publication number: 20120082969
    Abstract: Apparatus, including: a mockup probe, having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to be held by a human operator. The apparatus further includes a mockup patient, simulating an actual patient, the mockup patient having an aperture allowing penetration of the distal end of the mockup probe into the mockup patient. The apparatus includes a force generator, coupled to the mockup probe so as to apply a force to the proximal end that can be felt by the human operator, and a system controller. The controller is configured to: track a location of the distal end during the penetration thereof into the mockup patient, access an indication of a value of contractility of a region of an organ of the actual patient corresponding to the location, and activate the force generator so that the force applied to the proximal end corresponds to the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Yitzhack Schwartz, Natan Katz