Patents by Inventor Ruth Beer

Ruth Beer 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: 20100125955
    Abstract: A pillow for rest and sleep, that maintains anatomic relations of the head and neck aligned with the body in any lying positions, is constructed comprising a center valley and side ridges that provide a pleasant firmness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: David G. Mendez, Ruth Beer
  • Patent number: 6583630
    Abstract: A distance measurement system is provided. The distance measurement system includes at least one resonant circuit, at least one magnetic element with predetermined magnetic properties, a transmitter operable to transmit an electromagnetic pulse, a receiver operable to detect oscillations emitted by said resonant circuit in response to said electromagnetic pulse, and an analyzer operable to analyze an amplitude envelope property of said oscillations, to thereby determine a distance between the resonant circuit and the magnetic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: IntelliJoint Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Emanuel Mendes, David Mendes, Ruth Beer, Gilad Barak
  • Patent number: 6573706
    Abstract: A distance measurement system, comprising at least one resonant circuit, at least one magnetic element with predetermined magnetic properties, a transmitter operable to transmit an electromagnetic pulse, a receiver operable to detect oscillations emitted by said resonant circuit in response to said electromagnetic pulse, and an analyzer operable to analyze an amplitude envelope property of said oscillations, to thereby determine a distance between the resonant circuit and the magnetic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: IntelliJoint Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Emanuel Mendes, David Mendes, Ruth Beer, Gilad Barak
  • Publication number: 20020115944
    Abstract: A distance measurement system is provided. The distance measurement system includes at least one resonant circuit, at least one magnetic element with predetermined magnetic properties, a transmitter operable to transmit an electromagnetic pulse, a receiver operable to detect oscillations emitted by said resonant circuit in response to said electromagnetic pulse, and an analyzer operable to analyze an amplitude envelope property of said oscillations, to thereby determine a distance between the resonant circuit and the magnetic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Emanuel Mendes, David Mendes, Ruth Beer, Gilad Barak
  • Publication number: 20020101232
    Abstract: A distance measurement system, comprising at least one resonant circuit, at least one magnetic element with predetermined magnetic properties, a transmitter operable to transmit an electromagnetic pulse, a receiver operable to detect oscillations emitted by said resonant circuit in response to said electromagnetic pulse, and an analyzer operable to analyze an amplitude envelope property of said oscillations, to thereby determine a distance between the resonant circuit and the magnetic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Emanuel Mendes, David Mendes, Ruth Beer, Gilad Barak
  • Patent number: 6245109
    Abstract: An artificial joint system is provided herein. The system includes an artificial joint implantable within an individual, the artificial joint including artificial joint members each having an articulating surface and a bone attachment surface, wherein the articulating surfaces are in articulative engagement therebetween. The system further includes a detection system implanted within, or attached to, the artificial joint members and/or the bones to which the members are attached. The detection system serves for communicating an information signal receivable outside the body, the information signal indicative of a parameter associated with displacement between an artificial joint member and a bone to which it is attached and/or to wear or relative displacement of the articulating surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: IntelliJoint Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Mendes, Ruth Beer, Emanuel Mendes
  • Patent number: 6159246
    Abstract: A surgical method and device are provided which enable to prepare a natural patella for accepting a patella implant, while preserving a predetermined thickness of the natural patella. The device comprises: (a) a bone shaping element such as a reamer or a miller, including: (i) a rotatable bone shaping member having a lower edge; (ii) a shaft member having a scale including at least one marker; and (b) a guiding device for guiding the bone shaping element, including: (i) a patella holder for holding the natural patella; (ii) a pointer positioned at a constant distant from the patella holder for pointing at the marker, such that the distance between the pointer and the patella holder equals the sum of: the distance between the marker and the lower edge of the bone shaping member; and the preserved thickness of the natural patella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventors: David Mendes, Ruth Beer
  • Patent number: 6102955
    Abstract: A surgical method and tool for reshaping a natural patella of the knee joint and fixing a patella implant to the remaining portion of the natural patella, an artificial patella implant, an artificial tibial knee component implant, and an artificial femoral knee component implant are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventors: David Mendes, Ruth Beer
  • Patent number: 5824099
    Abstract: A surgical method and tool for repairing a natural patella are provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a natural patella by removing a portion thereof so as to leave a substantially convex remaining portion; and (b) fixing a patella implant onto the substantially convex remaining portion of the natural patella, the patella implant including: an upper surface for sliding over the femoral articulating member; a substantially concave under surface for fixation to the convex remaining portion of the natural patella; and a circumferential facet.A surgical tool according to the present invention comprises a substantially concave rotatable reaming member, the concavity of the reaming member being substantially equal to the concavity of the undersurface of the patella implant. The reaming member features a bit for drilling a hole in the natural patella so as to accept a peg connected to the patella implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventors: David Mendes, Ruth Beer
  • Patent number: 5580353
    Abstract: A patella (knee cap) implant for fixation to the remaining portion of a natural patella and for sliding over a femoral articulating member, the implant including an upper surface, typically convex, for sliding over the femoral articulating member, typically a groove, and a concave undersurface for fixation to the remaining portion of the natural patella. Also provided is a tool for preparing the natural patella to accept a patella implant and a method for surgically fixing the patella implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventors: David Mendes, Ruth Beer