Patents by Inventor Shay Kaplan
Shay Kaplan 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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Patent number: 11139772Abstract: Actuator apparatus for generating a physical effect, at least one attribute of which corresponds to at least one characteristic of a digital input signal sampled periodically in accordance with a sampling clock, the apparatus comprising at least one actuator device, each actuator device including an array of moving elements, wherein each individual moving element is operative to be constrained to travel alternately back and forth along a respective axis responsive to an individual first electrostatic force operative thereupon, wherein each moving element has an at-rest position and is driven away from its at rest position solely by the first electrostatic force; and at least one electrode operative to apply a controlled temporal sequence of potential differences with at least one individual moving element from among the array of moving elements thereby to selectably generate the first electrostatic force; and a controller operative to receive the digital input signal and to control at least one of the at leasType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Yuval Cohen, Shay Kaplan, Daniel Lewin, Meir Ben Simon, Eric Andreas Haber
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Patent number: 10642240Abstract: A system includes an apparatus and a processor. The apparatus includes a set of actuator elements that move between two positions. Each actuator element is comprised in: exactly one first subset out of a plurality of non-empty first subsets and exactly one second subset out of a plurality of non-empty second subsets. The processor is configured to generate one or more control commands for a group of subsets out of the first and the second pluralities of subsets in response to a number of moving elements which, if released from the first extreme position during a second sampling cycle, enables production by the apparatus during the second sampling cycle of a sound.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel Lewin, Yuval Cohen, Eric Andreas Haber, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon, Raanan Zacher
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Publication number: 20200127595Abstract: Actuator apparatus for generating a physical effect, at least one attribute of which corresponds to at least one characteristic of a digital input signal sampled periodically in accordance with a sampling clock, the apparatus comprising at least one actuator device, each actuator device including an array of moving elements, wherein each individual moving element is operative to be constrained to travel alternately back and forth along a respective axis responsive to an individual first electrostatic force operative thereupon, wherein each moving element has an at-rest position and is driven away from its at rest position solely by the first electrostatic force; and at least one electrode operative to apply a controlled temporal sequence of potential differences with at least one individual moving element from among the array of moving elements thereby to selectably generate the first electrostatic force; and a controller operative to receive the digital input signal and to control at least one of the at leasType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Yuval COHEN, Shay KAPLAN, Daniel LEWIN, Meir BEN SIMON, Eric Andreas HABER
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Publication number: 20200064804Abstract: A system includes an apparatus and a processor. The apparatus includes a set of actuator elements that move between two positions. Each actuator element is comprised in: exactly one first subset out of a plurality of non-empty first subsets and exactly one second subset out of a plurality of non-empty second subsets. The processor is configured to generate one or more control commands for a group of subsets out of the first and the second pluralities of subsets in response to a number of moving elements which, if released from the first extreme position during a second sampling cycle, enables production by the apparatus during the second sampling cycle of a sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel LEWIN, Yuval COHEN, Eric Andreas HABER, Shay KAPLAN, Meir BEN SIMON, Raanan ZACHER
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Patent number: 10567883Abstract: There is provided a piezo-electric actuator comprising an assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one piezoelectric layer located between said first electrode and said second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is split into at least two different sub-electrodes, wherein at least part of the assembly is configured to move along an axis perpendicular to a surface of the assembly, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to at least one of said first and second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Shay Kaplan, Yuval Cohen, Daniel Lewin, Meir Ben Simon, Eric Andreas Haber
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Patent number: 10554166Abstract: Actuator apparatus for generating a physical effect, at least one attribute of which corresponds to at least one characteristic of a digital input signal sampled periodically in accordance with a sampling clock, the apparatus comprising at least one actuator device, each actuator device including an array of moving elements, wherein each individual moving element is operative to be constrained to travel alternately back and forth along a respective axis responsive to an individual first electrostatic force operative thereupon, wherein each moving element has an at-rest position and is driven away from its at rest position solely by the first electrostatic force; and at least one electrode operative to apply a controlled temporal sequence of potential differences with at least one individual moving element from among the array of moving elements thereby to selectably generate the first electrostatic force; and a controller operative to receive the digital input signal and to control at least one of the at leasType: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: AUDI PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Yuval Cohen, Shay Kaplan, Daniel Lewin, Meir Ben Simon, Eric Andreas Haber
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Patent number: 10520601Abstract: According to some embodiments there is provided a sound and detection system comprising at least a digital sound reconstruction speaker apparatus, comprising a plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, and at least a controlling unit configured to control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce at least an ultrasonic beam directed towards space during at least a first time interval, for the calculation of at least the position of at least part of an object present in space based on the sensing of at least ultrasonic sound waves reflected by said part of the object, and control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce audible content during at least a second time interval. Various other systems, methods and applications are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Yuval Cohen, Daniel Lewin, Eric Andreas Haber, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon
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Patent number: 10522733Abstract: A microelectromechanical apparatus for generating a physical effect, including an array of moving elements, each coupled to a mechanical support by at least one flexure which is associated with at least one piezoelectric member which is operable to be strained by an electrical field applied to the piezoelectric member, thereby flexing the flexure to which the piezoelectric member is coupled; an electrical wiring, including a group of electrodes, wherein each electrode out of the group of electrodes is coupled to at least one of the piezoelectric members; wherein the electrical wiring is operable to concurrently transfer different sequences of electric fields to different piezoelectric members, thereby controllably inducing movement of moving elements of the array for creating the physical effect; and a motion restriction mechanism for maintaining a maximal motion distance for each of the moving elements when actuated via the corresponding flexure and piezoelectric member.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Shay Kaplan, Yuval Cohen, Meir Ben Simon
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Patent number: 10503136Abstract: A system includes an apparatus and a processor. The apparatus includes a set of actuator elements that move between two positions. Each actuator element is comprised in: exactly one first subset out of a plurality of non-empty first subsets and exactly one second subset out of a plurality of non-empty second subsets. The processor is configured to generate one or more control commands for a group of subsets out of the first and the second pluralities of subsets in response to a number of moving elements which, if released from the first extreme position during a second sampling cycle, enables production by the apparatus during the second sampling cycle of a sound.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel Lewin, Yuval Cohen, Eric Andreas Haber, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon, Raanan Zacher
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Patent number: 10433067Abstract: There is provided a DSR speaker comprising at least a central moving element, a plurality of peripheral flexure benders, each flexure bender comprising at least a pair of electrodes and at least a piezoelectric material layer, the flexure benders being connected to said moving element and being configured to move said moving element along an axis perpendicular to a moving element surface, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to said electrodes, in order to produce sound, and at least a mechanical stopper which is configured to limit the motion of said moving element. Various manufacturing methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Shay Kaplan, Yuval Cohen, Daniel Lewin, Meir Ben Simon, Eric Andreas Haber
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Publication number: 20190124453Abstract: A hearing aid device is presented being configured for direct cochlea vibration stimulation. The hearing aid device comprises: a deformable member configured for contracting and expanding along a deformation axis between its first and second sides in response to an applied external field; and a fastening assembly configured for carrying the deformable member so as to provide rigid coupling of the first and second sides of the deformable member to a bony tissue in the vicinity of cochlea, such that contraction and expansion of said deformable member directly stimulates vibration of the cochlea.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventor: Shay KAPLAN
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Publication number: 20190045307Abstract: There is provided a DSR speaker comprising at least a central moving element, a plurality of peripheral flexure benders, each flexure bender comprising at least a pair of electrodes and at least a piezoelectric material layer, the flexure benders being connected to said moving element and being configured to move said moving element along an axis perpendicular to a moving element surface, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to said electrodes, in order to produce sound, and at least a mechanical stopper which is configured to limit the motion of said moving element. Various manufacturing methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Shay KAPLAN, Yuval COHEN, Daniel LEWIN, Meir BEN SIMON, Eric Andreas HABER
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Patent number: 10194252Abstract: A hearing aid device is presented being configured for direct cochlea vibration stimulation. The hearing aid device comprises: a deformable member configured for contracting and expanding along a deformation axis between its first and second sides in response to an applied external field; and a fastening assembly configured for carrying the deformable member so as to provide rigid coupling of the first and second sides of the deformable member to a bony tissue in the vicinity of cochlea, such that contraction and expansion of said deformable member directly stimulates vibration of the cochlea.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: BETTER HEARING S.A.A.K. TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventor: Shay Kaplan
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Publication number: 20180321381Abstract: According to some embodiments there is provided a sound and detection system comprising at least a digital sound reconstruction speaker apparatus, comprising a plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, and at least a controlling unit configured to control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce at least an ultrasonic beam directed towards space during at least a first time interval, for the calculation of at least the position of at least part of an object present in space based on the sensing of at least ultrasonic sound waves reflected by said part of the object, and control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce audible content during at least a second time interval. Various other systems, methods and applications are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Yuval COHEN, Daniel LEWIN, Eric Andreas HABER, Shay KAPLAN, Meir BEN SIMON
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Publication number: 20180234773Abstract: There is provided a piezo-electric actuator comprising an assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one piezoelectric layer located between said first electrode and said second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is split into at least two different sub-electrodes, wherein at least part of the assembly is configured to move along an axis perpendicular to a surface of the assembly, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to at least one of said first and second electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Shay KAPLAN, Yuval COHEN, Daniel LEWIN, Meir BEN SIMON, Eric Andreas HABER
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Publication number: 20180217572Abstract: A system includes an apparatus and a processor. The apparatus includes a set of actuator elements that move between two positions. Each actuator element is comprised in: exactly one first subset out of a plurality of non-empty first subsets and exactly one second subset out of a plurality of non-empty second subsets. The processor is configured to generate one or more control commands for a group of subsets out of the first and the second pluralities of subsets in response to a number of moving elements which, if released from the first extreme position during a second sampling cycle, enables production by the apparatus during the second sampling cycle of a sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel LEWIN, Yuval COHEN, Eric Andreas HABER, Shay KAPLAN, Meir BEN SIMON, Raanan ZACHER
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Publication number: 20180213332Abstract: There is provided a DSR speaker comprising at least a central moving element, a plurality of peripheral flexure benders, each flexure bender comprising at least a pair of electrodes and at least a piezoelectric material layer, the flexure benders being connected to said moving element and being configured to move said moving element along an axis perpendicular to a moving element surface, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to said electrodes, in order to produce sound, and at least a mechanical stopper which is configured to limit the motion of said moving element. Various manufacturing methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Shay KAPLAN, Yuval COHEN, Daniel LEWIN, Meir BEN SIMON, Eric Andreas HABER
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Patent number: 10007244Abstract: A system includes an apparatus and a processor. The apparatus includes a set of actuator elements that move between two positions. Each actuator element is comprised in: exactly one first subset out of a plurality of non-empty first subsets and exactly one second subset out of a plurality of non-empty second subsets. The processor is configured to generate one or more control commands for a group of subsets out of the first and the second pluralities of subsets in response to a number of moving elements which, if released from the first extreme position during a second sampling cycle, enables production by the apparatus during the second sampling cycle of a sound.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel Lewin, Yuval Cohen, Eric Andreas Haber, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon, Raanan Zacher
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Patent number: 9986343Abstract: Apparatus for generating a target physical effect, at least one attribute of which corresponds to at least one characteristic of a digital input signal sampled periodically, the apparatus comprising a multiplicity of electrostatic actuator elements, each comprising a moving element moving between first and second electrodes, the multiplicity of electrostatic actuator elements including Nr first subsets (R-subsets) of actuator elements and Nc second subsets (C-subsets) of actuator elements, wherein a first partitioning of the multiplicity of actuator elements yields the Nr first subsets (R-subsets) and a second partitioning of the multiplicity of actuator elements yields the Nc second subsets (C-subsets); a first plurality of Nr electrical connections (R-wires) interconnecting the moving elements of actuator elements in each R-subset, such that the moving element of any actuator element in each individual R-subset is electrically connected to the moving elements of all other actuator elements in the individualType: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Eric Andreas Haber, Daniel Lewin, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon, Yuval Cohen
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Patent number: 9880533Abstract: A system which controls a group of multiple arrays of actuator elements, each of the actuator elements including a moving element which moves between a first and a second extreme positions; the system including: a controller, configured to generate control commands for at least one array of the multiple arrays in each individual cycle out of a series of sampling cycles, based on obtained information; and (b) an interface configured to transfer the control commands to the at least one array, thereby resulting in releasing from the first extreme position during the intended cycle of at least one moving element that is included in the at least one array; wherein release of all moving elements of at least one restrained array out of the multiple arrays is prevented during the intended cycle.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: AUDIO PIXELS LTD.Inventors: Daniel Lewin, Yuval Cohen, Eric Andreas Haber, Shay Kaplan, Meir Ben Simon, Raanan Zacher