Patents by Inventor Yanon Volcani

Yanon Volcani 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).

  • Patent number: 7603268
    Abstract: A computer program that indicates lexical impact of various words and phrases in a text, measures the overall lexical impact of the text, and suggests alternatives for various words and phrases of the text. The computer program may include a ranked thesaurus for listing alternative words and phrases (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, related), along with an indication of their relative lexical impacts. The thesaurus may alternatively rank words and phrases according to other ranking systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventors: Yanon Volcani, David B. Fogel
  • Patent number: 7136877
    Abstract: A computer program that indicates lexical impact of various words in a text and provides various statistics relating to lexical impact of the text. Also, a ranked thesaurus for listing alternative words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, related), along with an indication of their relative lexical impact (item 141). The thesaurus may alternatively rank words according to ranking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yanon Volcani, David Fogel
  • Publication number: 20040034630
    Abstract: A computer program that indicates lexical impact of various words and phrases in a text, measures the overall lexical impact of the text, and suggests alternatives for various words and phrases of the text. The computer program may include a ranked thesaurus for listing alternative words and phrases (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, related), along with an indication of their relative lexical impacts. The thesaurus may alternatively rank words and phrases according to other ranking systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Yanon Volcani, David B. Fogel
  • Publication number: 20030212655
    Abstract: A computer program that indicates lexical impact of various words and phrases in a text, measures the overall lexical impact of the text, and suggests alternatives for various words and phrases of the text. The computer program may include a ranked thesaurus for listing alternative words and phrases (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, related), along with an indication of their relative lexical impacts. The thesaurus may alternatively rank words and phrases according to other ranking systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Yanon Volcani, David B. Fogel
  • Publication number: 20020199166
    Abstract: A computer program that indicates lexical impact of various words in a text and provides various statistics relating to lexical impact of the text. Also, a ranked thesaurus for listing alternative words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, related), along with an indication of their relative lexical impact (item 141). The thesaurus may alternatively rank words according to ranking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Yanon Volcani, David Fogel
  • Patent number: 5397268
    Abstract: An integrated sunshade and fan apparatus includes a personal portable sunshade device and a fan assembly integrated thereon which together respectively shade a selected portion of a user's body and generate a cooling airflow over a substantial portion of the user's body. The sunshade device includes a shading disc having a surface area sized for shading a portion of the user's body and a mounting assembly attached to the shading disc for mounting the device to a support structure, such as a chair side. The shading disc has an opening formed therethrough within the peripheral edge of the disc. The fan assembly includes a holding structure attached on the shading disc about the opening therethrough and a fan unit supported by the holding structure in alignment with the opening. The fan unit is operable for generating and directing an airflow through the opening in the shading disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Inventors: Kil J. Chang, Se I. Kim, Yanon Volcani
  • Patent number: 5033528
    Abstract: A portable sunshade comprising a disc having a surface area sufficient for shading a particular portion of a user's body, which disc is supported at its edge by a flexible extension that is connected to a rigid extension that in turn is connected to a lamp or suitable supporting device. The flexible section of the extension comprises innerconnecting, individual units; similar to pop beads, that provide a rotating, bendable gooseneck connection that may be lengthened and/or shortened, or that may be connected directly to the clamp. The clamp, clamps the sunshade to a lounge chair or the like, allowing the disc to be positioned to shade the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Yanon Volcani
  • Patent number: D323582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventor: Yanon Volcani