Patents by Inventor Tali Portnoy

Tali Portnoy 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).

  • Navigation using a pre-acquired image
    Patent number: 9386908
    Abstract: A method for imaging, including capturing an initial image of a surface under investigation using a first endoscope, and delineating within the initial image a target region of interest surrounded by an initial image peripheral region, the target region of interest having a location defined with respect to the initial image peripheral region. The method includes capturing a subsequent image of the surface under investigation using a second endoscope and identifying in the subsequent image, by comparison with characteristics of the initial image peripheral region, a subsequent image peripheral region corresponding to the initial image peripheral region. The further includes computing the location of the target region of interest in the subsequent image in response to the identified subsequent image peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC. (D.B.A. OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA)
    Inventors: Shai Finkman, Tali Portnoy