Patents by Inventor Oded Anner
Oded Anner 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).
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Publication number: 20200278486Abstract: An integrated ophthalmic illumination system comprising: (1) a circumferential ring, having a tangential cross-section, (2) at least one light source comprised of a light beam of multiple wavelengths, (3) a mediating mixing element, the mediating mixing element placed in proximity to the at least one light source to receive and to transform the light beam into a mixed beam, (4) a plurality of light guiding elements, the plurality of light guiding elements placed in close proximity to the output of the mediating mixing element to receive and to convey the mixed beam to the circumferential ring, and (5) a controller connected to the at least one light source for controlling light intensity, light distribution, and restricted light of predetermined wavelengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Eduardo SVETLIZA, Yigal DAHAN, Oded ANNER
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Publication number: 20180344154Abstract: An imaging system for wide angle viewing and 3D imaging of the eye fundus in real time comprising: (1) an objective lens system collecting illumination light beam or fluorescent light beam reflected or emitted from the eye fundus, (2) a beam splitting system accepting the light beam from the objective lens system and splitting the light beam into multiple light beams each of which is characterized by a different viewing angle of the fundus, (3) multiple imaging lens systems each of which accepting one of the multiple light beams, (4) multiple band pass filters each of which enabling the view of one of the multiple light beams received from the imaging lens systems, (5) multiple image capturing units each of which captures images transmitted via each one of the multiple light beams and (6) a computer for receiving and combining the images to a single 3D image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: EDUARDO SVETLIZA, YIGAL DAHAN, ODED ANNER
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Publication number: 20180344153Abstract: An integrated ophthalmic illumination system comprising: (1) a circumferential ring, having a tangential cross-section, (2) at least one light source comprised of a light beam of multiple wavelengths, (3) a mediating mixing element, the mediating mixing element placed in proximity to the at least one light source to receive and to transform the light beam into a mixed beam, (4) a plurality of light guiding elements, the plurality of light guiding elements placed in close proximity to the output of the mediating mixing element to receive and to convey the mixed beam to the circumferential ring, and (5) a controller connected to the at least one light source for controlling light intensity, light distribution, and restricted light of predetermined wavelengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: EDUARDO SVETLIZA, YIGAL DAHAN, ODED ANNER
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Patent number: 9170412Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for magnifying and capturing images of one or more samples, as well as an apparatus for changing objective lenses. Methods of using the apparatuses, and other embodiments, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Idea Machines Development Design & Production Ltd.Inventors: Shlomo Turgeman, Oded Anner, Eitan Shefer, Royi Levav
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Publication number: 20140015953Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for magnifying and capturing images of one or more samples, as well as an apparatus for changing objective lenses. Methods of using the apparatuses, and other embodiments, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: IDEA MACHINE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN & PRODUCTION LTD.Inventors: Shlomo TURGEMAN, Oded ANNER, Eitan SHEFER, Royi LEVAV, Yael PARAN, Mordechai BRESTEL, Alex EFROS, Yuvalal LIRON
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Patent number: 7915564Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 7655882Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing an authentication certification for a gemstone, having a processor, a database coupled to the processor, in which are stored data defining laser micro-inscriptions and physical characteristics of a plurality of gemstones, a graphic user interface (GUI) for interacting with and controlling the processor, and a computer output device, presenting in human readable form, information from the database describing for a respective gemstone the laser micro-inscription and physical characteristic information. The output is suitable for authentication of a presumptive gemstone. A corresponding method generates data for the database from the gemstone, and/or authenticates a laser-microinscribed gemstone based on previously stored data.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20080043220Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONALInventors: George Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20080000885Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: George Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 7265316Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 7010938Abstract: A microinscribed gemstone such as a diamond is inscribed by a laser beam to graphitize a surface portion of the gemstone without damaging a bulk portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20050103760Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: George Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20050005642Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: George Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20040159641Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 6684663Abstract: A microinscribed gemstone is inscribed by a laser beam to graphitize a surface portion of the gemstone without damaging a bulk portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Publication number: 20030019852Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source, a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted work-piece, an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone, a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input, an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points, and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 6476351Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, including a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving the gemstone mounting system with respect to the optical system so that the focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on the gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting the laser, the optical system and the stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of the laser, the optical system and the stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 6211484Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that said focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on said gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting said laser, said optical system and said stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of said laser, said optical system and said stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich
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Patent number: 5932119Abstract: A laser energy microinscribing system, including a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy source onto a cut gemstone; a displaceable stage for moving said gemstone mounting system with respect to said optical system so that the focused laser energy is presented to desired positions on the gemstone, having a control input; an imaging system for viewing the gemstone from a plurality of vantage points; and a rigid frame supporting the laser, the optical system and the stage in fixed relation, to resist differential movements of the laser, the optical system and the stage and increase immunity to vibrational misalignments. The laser energy source is preferably a semiconductor diode excited Q-switched Nd:YLF laser with a harmonic converter having an output of about 530 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1996Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.Inventors: George R. Kaplan, Avigdor Shachrai, Oded Anner, Leonid Gurvich