Patents by Inventor Opher Shapira

Opher Shapira 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).

  • Direct liquid fuel cell having ammonia borane, hydrazine, derivatives thereof or/and mixtures thereof as fuel
    Patent number: 9786943
    Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising an anode compartment which comprises an anode having a copper catalyst layer, a cathode configured as an air cathode and a separator interposed between said anode and said cathode, operable by an amine-derived fuel and oxygen (or air) is disclosed. Further disclosed are fuel cell systems comprising an anode compartment which comprises an anode having a copper catalyst layer, a cathode and a separator interposed between said anode and said cathode, which are operable by a mixture of two types of amine-derived compounds (e.g., ammonia borane, hydrazine and derivatives thereof). Also disclosed are methods of producing electric energy by, and electric-consuming devices containing and operable by, the disclosed fuel cell systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd., Tracense Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Fernando Patolsky, Boris Filanovsky, Eran Granot, Igor Presman, Ilia Kuras, Ricardo Osiroff, Opher Shapira
  • DIRECT LIQUID FUEL CELL HAVING AMMONIA BORANE, HYDRAZINE, DERIVATIVES THEREOF OR/AND MIXTURES THEREOF AS FUEL
    Publication number: 20130230747
    Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising an anode compartment which comprises an anode having a copper catalyst layer, a cathode configured as an air cathode and a separator interposed between said anode and said cathode, operable by an amine-derived fuel and oxygen (or air) is disclosed. Further disclosed are fuel cell systems comprising an anode compartment which comprises an anode having a copper catalyst layer, a cathode and a separator interposed between said anode and said cathode, which are operable by a mixture of two types of amine-derived compounds (e.g., ammonia borane, hydrazine and derivatives thereof). Also disclosed are methods of producing electric energy by, and electric-consuming devices containing and operable by, the disclosed fuel cell systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Fernando Patolsky, Boris Filanovsky, Eran Granot, Igor Presman, Ilia Kuras, Ricardo Osiroff, Opher Shapira
  • Boundary mapping system and method
    Patent number: 5835620
    Abstract: A method of mapping areas of a slide includes the steps of selectively illuminating the slide from a first light source oriented generally obliquely to the surface of the slide, obtaining a first image of the slide illuminated by the first light source, selectively illuminated the slide from a second light source providing generally scattered light, obtaining an image of said second image illuminated by the second light source, and generating a map of areas of significance based on the first and second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eran Kaplan, Opher Shapira, Yuval Harary, Daniel Hachnochi, Richard S. F. Scott