Patents by Inventor Ze'ev Ganor
Ze'ev Ganor 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: 8107779Abstract: An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber and a plurality of second fibers; a moveable fiber-end carriage coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and having at least one latching hook and being constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; an array of sockets defined by walls, at least one of which walls of each sockets formed having a latch hole for receiving the latching hook; and at least one moving device controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber to a second fiber, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of at least one of the first and second fibers to a socket and inserts the fiber's fiber end into the socket so that the at least one latching hook latches into the latch hole and secures the carriage to the socket array.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Fiberzone Networks Ltd.Inventors: Boaz Pnini, Ze'ev Ganor, Rahav Cohen, Menachem Eizenshtat
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Patent number: 7876509Abstract: A transport system for moving and positioning an object comprising: a tube (24) having an axis of rotation and formed with threads (36) on at least a portion of its surface; at least one platform (126) to which the object (116) is mountable having threads that mesh with the threads of the tube; at least one linear guide (130) along which the at least one platform moves freely that prevents rotation of the at least one platform when the tube rotates about its axis of rotation; and a piezoelectric motor controllable to rotate the tube and thereby selectively translate the at least one platform in either direction along the tube's axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Inventors: Alon Avital, Hovav Elhayani, Gal Peled, Nir Karasikov, Ze'ev Ganor
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Patent number: 7702193Abstract: An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber (21) and a plurality of second fibers (22); a moveable fiber-end carriage (41) coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage (42) coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; and at least one moving device (70, 80) controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber of the at least one first fiber to a second fiber of the plurality of second fibers, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of the first fiber along its trajectory to a position at which the end of the first fiber is optically coupled to an end of the second fiber and moves the at least one slack-control carriage to take up slack in the first fiber generated by movement of its fiber-end carriage.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: FiberZone Networks Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Arol, Zohar Avrahami, Menachem Eizenshtat, Rahav Cohen, Ze′ev Ganor
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Publication number: 20100054659Abstract: An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber and a plurality of second fibers; a moveable fiber-end carriage coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and having at least one latching hook and being constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; an array of sockets defined by walls, at least one of which walls of each sockets formed having a latch hole for receiving the latching hook; and at least one moving device controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber to a second fiber, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of at least one of the first and second fibers to a socket and inserts the fiber's fiber end into the socket so that the at least one latching hook latches into the latch hole and secures the carriage to the socket array.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FIBERZONE NETWORKS LTD.Inventors: Boaz Pnini, Ze'ev Ganor, Rahav Cohen, Menachem Eizenshtat
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Publication number: 20100008623Abstract: An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber (21) and a plurality of second fibers (22); a moveable fiber-end carriage (41) coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage (42) coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; and at least one moving device (70, 80) controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber of the at least one first fiber to a second fiber of the plurality of second fibers, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of the first fiber along its trajectory to a position at which the end of the first fiber is optically coupled to an end of the second fiber and moves the at least one slack-control carriage to take up slack in the first fiber generated by movement of its fiber-end carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: FiberZone Networks Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Arol, Zohar AVRAHAMI, Menachem EIZENSHTAT, Rahav COHEN, Ze'ev GANOR
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Publication number: 20090214160Abstract: An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber (21) and a plurality of second fibers (22); a moveable fiber-end carriage (41) coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage (42) coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; and at least one moving device (70, 80) controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber of the at least one first fiber to a second fiber of the plurality of second fibers, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of the first fiber along its trajectory to a position at which the end of the first fiber is optically coupled to an end of the second fiber and moves the at least one slack-control carriage to take up slack in the first fiber generated by movement of its fiber-end carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Joseph Arol, Zohar Avrahami, Menachem Eizenshtat, Rahav Cohen, Ze'ev Ganor
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Publication number: 20080259466Abstract: A transport system for moving and positioning an object comprising: a tube (24) having an axis of rotation and formed with threads (36) on at least a portion of its surface; at least one platform (126) to which the object (116) is mountable having threads that mesh with the threads of the tube; at least one linear guide (130) along which the at least one platform moves freely that prevents rotation of the at least one platform when the tube rotates about its axis of rotation; and a piezoelectric motor controllable to rotate the tube and thereby selectively translate the at least one platform in either direction along the tube's axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Alon Avital, Hovav Elhayani, Gal Peled, Nir Karasikov, Ze'ev Ganor
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Patent number: 7439652Abstract: A method of moving a body (23) comprising: coupling a plurality of piezoelectric motors (31, 32) to the body by pressing a coupling region (48) of each of the motors to a surface of the body; controlling at least one of the motors to apply a force parallel (53) to the surface to move the body; and simultaneously controlling at least one of the motors so that its coupling region executes only vibrations that are substantially perpendicular (51) to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Moshe De Levy, Nir Karasikov
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Publication number: 20080211955Abstract: A camera module has a plurality of lenses aligned along an optic axis that receive and transmit light from a scene being imaged by the camera module. At least one lens is mounted on a platform which is movable along the optic axis and is moved by action of a piezoelectric motor. Optionally, at least one lens is mounted on a second platform which is movable along the optic axis. The second platform may be driven by a second piezoelectric motor or moved by action of the first platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Alon Avital, Hovav Elhayani, Gal Peled, Nir Karasikov, Ze'ev Ganor
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Patent number: 7247971Abstract: A piezoelectric motor for moving and positioning a load, the motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having a plurality of electrodes and a coupling surface which is pressed to a load; and a power supply selectively operable to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with time varying voltage to generate vibrations in the coupling surface that step the load to a desired position or to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with DC voltage to displace the coupling surface and move thereby the load to a desired position, which DC voltage the power supply maintains to maintain the load at the desired position.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Nanomotion LtdInventor: Ze'ev Ganor
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Publication number: 20070138910Abstract: A method of moving a body (23) comprising: coupling a plurality of piezoelectric motors (31, 32) to the body by pressing a coupling region (48) of each of the motors to a surface of the body; controlling at least one of the motors to apply a force parallel (53) to the surface to move the body; and simultaneously controlling at least one of the motors so that its coupling region executes only vibrations that are substantially perpendicular (51) to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Moshe De Levy, Nir Karasikov
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Patent number: 7211929Abstract: A method for accelerating or decelerating a moveable body which body is moved by urging a piezoelectric micromotor to the body in a first direction so that a contact region of the piezoelectric motor is pressed to the body and exciting vibrations in the piezoelectric micromotor at the contact region in the first direction and in a second direction along a direction of motion of the body, said vibrations having a first amplitude in the first direction and a second amplitude in the second direction, the method comprising: a) for acceleration, gradually changing a ratio between the second amplitude relative to the first amplitude from substantially zero to a desired non-zero value; or b) for deceleration, gradually changing the ratio between the second amplitude relative to the first amplitude from a non-zero value to substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Nanomotion LtdInventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Izhak Rafaeli, Lior Shiv, Nir Karasikov
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Patent number: 7199507Abstract: A piezoelectric motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having an axis of symmetry and a first vibration mode, which when excited generates oscillatory motion of mass points in the vibrator parallel to the axis of symmetry; and at least one friction nub having a center of mass displaced from the axis of symmetry, as a result of which displacement, when the vibration mode is excited, torque is generated on the vibrator that excites a second vibration mode of the vibrator.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Lior Shiv, Nir Karasikov, Alon Avital
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Patent number: 7183690Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator comprising: a thin rectangular piezoelectric plate formed of a material having a Young's modulus having two short edge surfaces and two long edge surfaces and two large planar face surfaces which plate has transverse resonant vibration modes parallel to its short edges and longitudinal resonant vibration modes parallel to its long edges and is formed with at least one cavity; and at least one electrode on each of the planar surfaces that is electrifiable to excite at least one vibration mode of the plate, wherein the at least one cavity is not filled with a material having a Young's modulus substantially equal to the Young's modulus of the material from which the plate is formed, such that the presence of the at least one cavity shifts a resonant frequency of at least one vibration mode of the plate with respect to the resonant frequency that characterizes the at least one vibration mode in the absence of the at least one cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Lior Shiv, Izhak Rafaeli, Ze′ev Ganor, Nir Karasikov, Hanna Dodiuk-Kenig
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Patent number: 7119477Abstract: A piezoelectric motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator (50) having a surface comprising a localized non-planar shaped first surface region thereon which first surface region has a shape different from the shape of the surface on which it is located; and a friction nub (52) formed with a second surface region that is substantially a negative relief of the first surface region, which first and second regions are bonded together. Preferably the friction nub (52) is detachably mounted to the vibrator (50) via a boss (54) waving a protuberance (56) of conical shape. Alternatively the friction nub (52) has a protuberance (76) which is form-fitted to a recess (72) in the vibrator (50) or boss (70), respectively. First and second surface regions can also be threading surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1999Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Nir Karasikov, Hanna Dodiuk-Kenig
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Publication number: 20060175930Abstract: A method for accelerating or decelerating a moveable body which body is moved by urging a piezoelectric micromotor to the body in a first direction so that a contact region of the piezoelectric motor is pressed to the body and exciting vibrations in the piezoelectric micromotor at the contact region in the first direction and in a second direction along a direction of motion of the body, said vibrations having a first amplitude in the first direction and a second amplitude in the second direction, the method comprising: a) for acceleration, gradually changing a ratio between the second amplitude relative to the first amplitude from substantially zero to a desired non-zero value; or b) for deceleration, gradually changing the ratio between the second amplitude relative to the first amplitude from a non-zero value to substantially zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicant: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Izhak Rafaeli, Lior Shiv, Nir Karasikov
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Patent number: 7075211Abstract: A piezoelectric micromotor for moving a moveable element comprising: a vibrator in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped formed from a plurality of thin layers of piezoelectric material having first and second identical relatively large rectangular face surfaces defined by long and short edge surfaces wherein the layers are aligned one on top of the other and have their face surfaces bonded together; electrodes on surfaces of the layers; a contact region located on one or more edge surfaces of the layers, urged against the body; and at least one electrical power supply that electrifies electrodes to excite vibrations in the vibrator and thereby in the contact region that impart motion to the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1999Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Izhak Rafaeli, Lior Shiv, Nir Karasikov
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Patent number: 7061158Abstract: A piezoelectric motor for moving and positioning a load, the motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having a plurality of electrodes and a coupling surface which is pressed to a load; and a power supply selectively operable to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with time varying voltage to generate vibrations in the coupling surface that step the load to a desired position or to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with DC voltage to displace the coupling surface and move thereby the load to a desired position, which DC voltage the power supply maintains to maintain the load at the desired position.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventor: Ze'ev Ganor
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Publication number: 20060113866Abstract: A piezoelectric motor for moving and positioning a load, the motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having a plurality of electrodes and a coupling surface which is pressed to a load; and a power supply selectively operable to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with time varying voltage to generate vibrations in the coupling surface that step the load to a desired position or to electrify at least one vibrator electrode with DC voltage to displace the coupling surface and move thereby the load to a desired position, which DC voltage the power supply maintains to maintain the load at the desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventor: Ze'ev Ganor
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Publication number: 20060006764Abstract: A piezoelectric motor comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having an axis of symmetry and a first vibration mode, which when excited generates oscillatory motion of mass points in the vibrator parallel to the axis of symmetry; and at least one friction nub having a center of mass displaced from the axis of symmetry, as a result of which displacement, when the vibration mode is excited, torque is generated on the vibrator that excites a second vibration mode of the vibrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: January 12, 2006Applicant: Nanomotion Ltd.Inventors: Ze'ev Ganor, Lior Shiv, Nir Karasikov, Alon Avital