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Wide Field of View Panning Camera

Publication number: 20200092487

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a panning camera using multiple lenses having a common planar image plane. An imaging device is positioned across said image plane sampling a section each time. The sampled plane is an imaging representation of a very large angular scenery and it is sampled and displayed piece by piece by the imaging device. An instantaneous image of a said section is displayed or stored by a computing device. Installation of two or more said panning camera with an offset distance in between will be the basis of fast 3D measurement of scenery around the installed cameras. As the imaging device advances across said image plane it will pass across fields of view of multiple lenses. The present invention relates to high resolution very wide field of view panning camera without moving the external camera casing. Said imaging device could be a CCD, CMOS, FLIR or other imaging camera device.

Type: Application

Filed: September 18, 2018

Publication date: March 19, 2020

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Curtain wall with variable heat transfer coefficient

Patent number: 10181816

Abstract: A curtain wall or roof element, with built in solar panel or heat absorbing layer, and at least one blower for air circulation inside the enclosed device, one or more temperature sensors monitoring the temperature inside and outside the device and a microcontroller activating the blower according to predetermined program to heat or cool the room enclosed by the device. If solar cells or panels are used they will generate electrical power and heat. It is the purpose of this invention to increase the energy harvesting coefficient from the sun's radiation by utilizing the absorbed heat for increasing the temperature in a space enclosed by said device, moreover the smart configuration of the curtain wall will enable to change the system's isolation characteristics by changing its U values. U value of a curtain wall describes the heat isolation characteristics of the device in a numerical form.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 4, 2016

Date of Patent: January 15, 2019

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Mass production MTF testing machine

Patent number: 10142621

Abstract: A unique electro optical design will be disclosed, implemented for MTF measurements of multiple optical elements. The measurements are performed over a wide field of view by collimators moving in parallel in a synchronized manner while maintaining accuracy. The movement is angular over a wide angle and in two perpendicular directions—pitch and yaw. By design, each said collimator element will perform its angular movement while protecting towards the center of lens under test from remote. Thus, the collimators' center of rotation will be the central point of each lens' input aperture. By shifting a tray loaded with lenses, a different batch will be tested on each sequence. The apparatus is suitable for testing both camera and lenses simultaneously. The apparatus will preferably test lenses or cameras directly on the production floor.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 25, 2016

Date of Patent: November 27, 2018

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Aesthetic treatment device and method

Patent number: 9962557

Abstract: An aesthetic treatment device including: a multi illumination system having at least one source in the visible region, disposed around a periphery of a predetermined area of skin; an imaging device, sensitive to the illumination system, to discern features on or in the skin within the predetermined area of skin to be treated; multiple treatment light sources mounted on an optical bench and aimed and focused to a point of treatment in the predetermined area of skin; a mechanical guidance system to guide the multiple treatment light sources; and a pulse generator to control power output of the multiple treatment light sources based upon the treatment to be applied to the predetermined area of skin.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 16, 2016

Date of Patent: May 8, 2018

Assignee: S & Y ENTERPRISES LLC

Inventors: Yehuda Poran, Oren Aharon

CURTAIN WALL WITH VARIABLE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT

Publication number: 20180041162

Type: Application

Filed: August 4, 2016

Publication date: February 8, 2018

Inventor: Oren Aharon

AUTOMATIC AESTHETIC TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

Publication number: 20170215962

Abstract: An aesthetic treatment device uses multiple light sources, lasers or LEDs focused on the treatment area from different directions. The multiple light sources for treatment purposes could have the same wavelength or different wavelengths each optimized for a different application. Target selection is performed by a dual wavelength smart illumination system combined with an imaging system, a smart processor for target recognition and a scanning system that directs the focused light from laser sources to an automatically selected treatment area. A motorized optical system performs a dual role of: focusing the laser sources and also steering the focused light to specific locations as designated by the imaging and processing systems.

Type: Application

Filed: February 1, 2016

Publication date: August 3, 2017

Applicant: S & Y Enterprises LLC

Inventors: Oren AHARON, Yehuda PORAN

IMAGING SKIN CANCER DETECTION DEVICE

Publication number: 20170172487

Abstract: The current invention relates to medical analysis of skin Basal-cell carcinoma and melanoma by sub skin infrared imaging and 3-D tomographic reconstruction of malignant images. It is the purpose of this invention to provide methods and compositions to reliably collect data of malignant and benign lesions on the skin and beneath the surface of the skin in a non-invasive manner. Detection of a skin cancer is carried out by physical examination of the skin, or by imaging technologies of the epidermis. This is followed by biopsy of selected lesions suspected to be cancerous. The diagnostic methods of the invention are based on external imaging of lesions combined with an image taken with sub skin illumination revealing under the skin structures. A combination of the two images increases the available data, offering a better diagnostic tool.

Type: Application

Filed: May 17, 2016

Publication date: June 22, 2017

Inventor: Oren Aharon

METHOD OR APPARATUS FOR WRINKLE TREATMENT

Publication number: 20170050048

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for skin wrinkle removal. After applying a tube encircling a relatively small skin area along the wrinkled line, a set of laser beams will be activated. The laser beams are mounted around the tube, pointing to its center to create a mutual point of irradiation located just below the skin's wrinkle line. Optical energy from lasers is directed to a point under the skin by radiating through the transparent tube. For ease of use, the encircled skin portion is lifted, preferably by vacuum, enabling laser radiation to penetrate under the skin from outside the lifting tube. The apparatus is suitable for treating skin wrinkles by targeting the sub skin melanin without damaging skin surface. The apparatus may also be used for other aesthetic face treatments, including disorders located around the eye. The used laser radiation is in the wavelength region of 1500 to 1800 nm, which is regarded to be eye safe.

Type: Application

Filed: July 27, 2016

Publication date: February 23, 2017

Inventor: Oren Aharon

MASS PRODUCTION MTF TESTING MACHINE

Publication number: 20170048517

Abstract: As the demand for higher quality and higher resolution optical systems has become prevalent, both designers and metrology scientists demand mass production test stations for optical elements. Consequently, this technology is expected to be standard procedure. Prior art's slow MTF measurement technique is expensive and inadequate for mass production. Current proposed art will solve this and other important drawbacks by simultaneously testing multiple cameras. The proposed parallel testing method will be fast and accurate while meeting the market requirements and fulfill the growing need. This novel art will enable measuring MTF and other optical parameters in parallel formation within one test station. The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) is an important aid which is necessary for objective evaluation of the image-forming capability of optical systems.

Type: Application

Filed: July 25, 2016

Publication date: February 16, 2017

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Aesthetic treatment device and method

Patent number: 9480529

Abstract: An aesthetic treatment device including: a multi illumination system having at least one source in the visible region, disposed around a periphery of a predetermined area of skin; an imaging device, sensitive to the illumination system, to discern features on or in the skin within the predetermined area of skin to be treated; multiple treatment light sources mounted on an optical bench and aimed and focused to a point of treatment within the predetermined area of skin; a mechanical guidance system to guide the multiple treatment light sources; and a pulse generator to control power output of the multiple treatment light sources based upon the treatment to be applied to the predetermined area of skin.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 28, 2013

Date of Patent: November 1, 2016

Assignee: S & Y ENTERPRISES LLC

Inventors: Yehuda Poran, Oren Aharon

AESTHETIC TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

Publication number: 20160256707

Type: Application

Filed: May 16, 2016

Publication date: September 8, 2016

Applicant: S & Y ENTERPRISES LLC

Inventors: Yehuda PORAN, Oren AHARON

Aesthetic treatment device and method

Patent number: 9364684

Type: Grant

Filed: December 20, 2013

Date of Patent: June 14, 2016

Assignee: S & Y Enterprises LLC

Inventors: Yehuda Poran, Oren Aharon

Aesthetic treatment device

Patent number: 8882752

Abstract: An aesthetic treatment device and method for treating the skin of a patient, the device comprising at least one of a plurality of arc lamps, each arc lamp provided with a reflector for obtaining a substantially collimated beam; a pulse generator for generating a train of pulses of electrical energy for energizing said at least one of a plurality of arc lamps; a control unit for controlling pulse shape, amplitude, width, frequency and timing, for obtaining controllable spectral output and energy of the collimated beam through an application end of the device to a designated area of skin of the patient. The device can further comprise secondary light sources with different spectrum characteristics than the arc lamp as well as various attachments including a position feedback, material dispenser, skin cooler, and docking station for optical fiber.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 3, 2005

Date of Patent: November 11, 2014

Assignee: Epilady 2000 LLC

Inventor: Oren Aharon

HAIR REMOVAL BASED ON IPL

Publication number: 20140236136

Abstract: A device and method of hair removal treatment is disclosed, The device includes a combination of two light sources one an IPL and second an incandescent lamp type, halogen or others. The two light sources are applied simultaneously or sequentially to the treated area. The present invention relates to a method for hair removal treatment where multiple light sources are combined together and include at least one pulsed arc lamp, and are operated simultaneously or sequentially to treat a selected skin area. The incandescent light energy will raise the overall skin temperature while the arc lamp will selectively ablate the hair follicle with minimum collateral damage.

Type: Application

Filed: February 20, 2014

Publication date: August 21, 2014

Applicant: EPILADY 2000, LLC.

Inventor: Oren AHARON

AESTHETIC TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

Publication number: 20140107635

Type: Application

Filed: December 20, 2013

Publication date: April 17, 2014

Applicant: S & Y ENTERPRISES LLC

Inventors: Yehuda PORAN, Oren AHARON

AESTHETIC TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

Publication number: 20130345685

Type: Application

Filed: May 28, 2013

Publication date: December 26, 2013

Applicant: EPILADY 2000, LLC

Inventors: Yehuda PORAN, Oren AHARON

APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR ENERGY

Publication number: 20130000691

Abstract: A solar radiation concentrating apparatus including one or more solar energy cells for converting radiation to another form of energy; two planar mirror elements, oriented to reflect solar radiation and to concentrate the radiation onto the solar energy cell. The mirror elements are oriented substantially orthogonally to each other and to the solar cell. The two planar mirror elements and solar energy cell are arranged in a configuration of three mutually perpendicular joined surfaces.

Type: Application

Filed: June 18, 2007

Publication date: January 3, 2013

Inventor: Oren Aharon

SOLAR TRACKER DEVICE

Publication number: 20120132254

Abstract: A solar tracker device based on a mechanical technique adapted to synchronously rotate mounted solar panels or mirrors along their approximate main axis, in one or two directions. The device enables building large solar fields with multiple panels or mirrors each rotated along its approximate location of its own main axis by single motor per axis.

Type: Application

Filed: November 24, 2011

Publication date: May 31, 2012

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Aesthetic Treatment Device

Publication number: 20090054880

Type: Application

Filed: March 3, 2005

Publication date: February 26, 2009

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Method and Apparatus for High Resolution Spectroscopy

Publication number: 20070159626

Abstract: A method and a matching system for providing high resolution spectroscopy measurements. Input light beam is spread, forming two dimensional array of beams. These beams are further intercepted by two dimensional detecting means. A corresponding electronic system interprets the power collected by each detecting element subsequently producing spectral data.

Type: Application

Filed: January 4, 2007

Publication date: July 12, 2007

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Video camera with multiple fields of view

Publication number: 20040032525

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a video signal representing an image of a scene, by: providing a photodetector having a light sensitive surface with a given area; providing a first focusing lens; positioning the first lens to focus an image of a scene on the photodetector so that only a portion of the image is focused on the light sensitive surface; and effecting relative displacement between the first lens and the photodetector parallel to the light sensitive surface in order to change the portion of the image that is focused on the light sensitive surface.

Type: Application

Filed: May 9, 2003

Publication date: February 19, 2004

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Directional infrared counter measure

Publication number: 20030142005

Abstract: A system for defeating a threat posed by a guided missile. The system includes a broad band light source with a beam width of less than 4°, a DIRCM control system, a missile warning system, and a missile tracking system. The DIRCM control system is configured to aim a beam produced by the light source. The missile warning system is configured to supply the DIRCM control system with a first trajectory of the missile. The missile tracking system is configured to supply the DIRCM control system with a second trajectory of the missile, which is more accurate than the first trajectory.

Type: Application

Filed: October 1, 2002

Publication date: July 31, 2003

Applicant: RAFAEL-ARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LTD.

Inventors: Patrick Bar-Avi, Oren Aharon

Video laser beam analyzer

Patent number: 6388743

Abstract: A light or laser beam analyzer, using an imaging formation device such as a CCD video camera is equipped with an attenuating controllable filter or electronic shutter. The incoming beam is imaged several consecutive images each with a different attenuation and the spatial power level distribution on the detector's surface is digitized and transmitted to a host computer for further processing. The host computer will present the power distribution and calculate the beam's profile and the beam's shape.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 19, 2000

Date of Patent: May 14, 2002

Assignee: Duma Optronics, Ltd.

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Wide-field scanning tv

Patent number: 6345129

Abstract: A method and apparatus electronically correct real image distortions caused by lens defects, designed-in distortions (fish-eye lenses), and angular distortion (due to trigonometry, and present in all lenses). The distorted images is directly detected by a photo-sensor array (e.g. a CCD image pickup) as pixel data representing the distorted image; optionally the lens is scanned over a small CCD array to generate different images. The raw image data is downloaded to a computer, in which special software corrects the distortions and reconfigures each raw image onto a virtual spherical surface. The corrected images are juxtaposed to build up a composite virtual image on the virtual sphere. Data representing the virtual image can be transformed back to a flat display surface for viewing any portion of the composite scene without distortion and without discontinuities between juxtaposed images.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 3, 1999

Date of Patent: February 5, 2002

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Tomographic imaging system with scanning apertures

Patent number: 5661562

Abstract: A tomographic imaging system works with a conventional real image formed by, e.g., a lens. Scanning is over an image formation area of the image plane. A plurality of differently-oriented scanning apertures are disposed over the surface of a spinning element (disk or rotor drum). A detector is located behind the image plane for creating a signal proportional to light passing through the scanning apertures, which sweep over the image. The apertures are swept through the image plane in a first direction by the spinning of the disk or drum; they are simultaneously swept in a second direction, also lying in the image plane, that is perpendicular to the first direction, by appropriate mechanical mechanism. The simultaneous sweeps allow signal processing means to reconstruct from the detector signal a scanned image by using conventional tomographic algorithms. The device may include a variable-diameter aperture and means for moving the aperture over the image formation area; this acts as a "zoom".

Type: Grant

Filed: August 1, 1995

Date of Patent: August 26, 1997

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Remote image magnifying device

Patent number: 5629746

Abstract: Fiber-optic imaging bundles are used to transfer images of an object from an objective lens to a eyepiece mounted on a portion of the front surface of a spectacle lens. In one embodiment, the image from a single objective lens is split at the eyepiece end of the fiber bundle in order to present the image to both eyes; in another, each eye has its own objective lens, fiber bundle, and eyepiece for true stereo vision; in another, right and left images from two offset objective lens are selectively colored, as by a dichroic filter, and the two colored images are transferred through a single fiber bundle to a color separator.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 26, 1995

Date of Patent: May 13, 1997

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Boresight assembly

Patent number: 5486913

Abstract: The boresight is comprised of a caliber rod having extending therefrom a reflecting member. The reflecting member has at least one reflecting surface; the reflecting surface being in either a fixed substantially perpendicular orientation to a longitudinal axis through the rod, or able to be adjusted to any desired angle with the axis of the rod. The rod is adapted to be removably slidable, and rotatable, within a muzzle of a bore of a weapon, while it is also constructed to fit snugly within the bore. The boresight may also comprise a beam splitter mirror for gathering light into the aiming device of the weapon. The muzzle of the weapon and the aiming device of the weapon are aligned when the aiming device or reticle (cross-hairs) of the aiming device and the reflection of the aiming device or reticle of the aiming device seen on the reflecting member coincide.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 10, 1993

Date of Patent: January 23, 1996

Assignee: PLX, Inc.

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Laser beam analyzer

Patent number: 5459565

Abstract: A light or laser beam analyzer uses a rotating drum with circumferential knife-edges or slits that interrupt the beam. Inside the drum is a light intensity detector, connected to a processor which reconstructs the beam waist parameters based upon the cut profiles. The knife-edges or slits are disposed at three or more different angles to the drum rotation axis. An attenuation filter is removably mounted inside the drum, where it introduces no distortion into the light measurement. The beam is diverted from the beam line and brought to the drum by a retro-reflector which is slidably mounted along a track parallel to the beam line. The folded path allows the use of a long-focal length lens such as a simple plano-convex type. The lens is demountable for making direct measurements, and an opening is provided in the drum for passing the unfocused beam through onto the detector.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 29, 1994

Date of Patent: October 17, 1995

Assignee: Duma Optronics, Ltd.

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Combined telescope and autocollimator

Patent number: 5144479

Abstract: A riflescope or other telescope is used as a target projector and as a collecting telescope for the reflected light. The light source is placed at the usual eye position of the telescope, projected through the ocular and then through the objective lens of the telescope. The reflected beam is recollected by the objective lens and forms an image on the telescope reticule. The image is presented to the eye through the ocular and a beamsplitter.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 12, 1991

Date of Patent: September 1, 1992

Inventors: Yehudit Aharon, Oren Aharon, Any Cohen

Optical sighting system for a gun mounted on mobile platform

Patent number: 5060554

Abstract: A sighting system for arming a gun mounted on a self-propelled platform. The system comprising a periscope with a collimator having a source of monochromatic light and a swivelling mirror, and in association therewith an auxiliary sighting system so devised that a reticle or spot is projected from the collimator simultaneously into the lines of sight of the gunner and the commander. The auxiliary sighting system comprises a first dichroic mirror or beam splitter facing the head mirror and a second dichroic mirror or beam splitter vertically removed from the first one so as to be located in the commander's field of vision; and means for transmitting light between these two dichroic mirrors or beam splitters.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 30, 1990

Date of Patent: October 29, 1991

Assignee: The State of Israel Ministry of Defence, Rafael Armament Development Authority

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Optical scanning system

Patent number: 4902084

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus and method that repeatedly scans a beam of light longitudinally along an outer photosensitive surface of a cylindrical drum, in synchronism with a rotation of the drum about is central longitudinal axis, whereby the beam traces a raster scan pattern on the surface. An aperture plate having an alongated aperture formed in it is positioned adjacent to the drum, with the aperture's axis oriented substantially parallel with the drum's axis. The aperture's width in a cross-scan direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal scan direction, is narrower than the cross-scan width of the scanning beam, such that the aperture transmits to the drum surface only a narrow portion of the beam. The location and the intensity of the portion of the beam transmitted through the aperture of the drum surface is substantially unaffected by a limited cross-scan deviation of the beam.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 29, 1988

Date of Patent: February 20, 1990

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Laser printer recording system

Patent number: 4803498

Abstract: An optical scanning system scans a light beam across a target. A transmissive optical element receives a light beam from a laser light source and transmits the beam to the target. A mechanical oscillator coupled to the optical element oscillates the optical element and causes the transmitted light to scan across the target. The optical element may be at least one transmissive lens with a magnification ratio greater than one. Thus the relatively small distance of oscillation of the optical assembly results in a relatively larger distance of scanning across the target. The target may be a photosensitive recording medium having an image forming surface for recording an image and transferring the image to paper.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 13, 1987

Date of Patent: February 7, 1989

Assignee: Blaser Industries, Incorporated

Inventor: Oren Aharon

Method and apparatus for high resolution spectroscopy and spectral imaging

WO2009087617A1

2009-07-16