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Amichai Ben-David, Caesarea IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110007029SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTIONS WITH A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN - Embodiments of the invention are directed to interacting with a touch sensitive display screen. A method may include detecting a plurality of interactions with a touch sensitive screen. A display area may be defined based on locations associated with the interactions. An action may be performed with relation to a defined display area. An action may be performed with relation to content presented in a defined display area.01-13-2011

Amihai Ben-David, Caesarea IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128516MULTI-POINT DETECTION ON A SINGLE-POINT DETECTION DIGITIZER - A method for recognizing a multi-point gesture provided to a digitizer, the method comprises: detecting outputs from a digitizer system corresponding to a multi-point interaction, the digitizer system including a digitizer sensor; determining a region incorporating possible locations derivable from the outputs detected; tracking the region over a time period of the multi-point interaction; determining a change in at least one spatial feature of the region during the multi-point interaction; and recognizing the gesture in response to a pre-defined change.05-21-2009
20090251434MULTI-TOUCH AND SINGLE TOUCH DETECTION - An input device comprises a touch sensitive sensor operative to sense finger touch, a detection unit controllable to apply a single touch detection method over at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and a multi-touch detection method over at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor, and a controller operative to set the areas of single touch and multi-touch detection.10-08-2009

Avigdor Ben-David, Yehud IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216966Manually Operated Venetian Blind and Method of Darkening a Room - In one embodiment, a manually operated internal Venetian blind for raising/lowering a plurality of slats is disclosed, and comprises a stationary bearing housing, a longitudinally displaceable bifurcated bearing block, a counterweight interconnected to the bearing block and housing at least one internal magnet, and a first linearly displaceable actuator disposed outwardly to one of two glass sheets and provided with at least one external magnet at a fixed distance from the internal magnet. The displacement of the first actuator is significantly less than the displacement of the longitudinally lowest slat due to the winding of central cords around a ball bearing housed within the bearing block. In another embodiment, a device for tilting the slats to which two outer cords are affixed is provided with two laterally oriented sides and an annular protrusion rotatably supported by a suitable assembly secured to a support surface and transversally extending outwardly from each laterally oriented side, such that the tilting device is rotatable about a transversal axis coincident with the axis of the annular protrusions. An external blind is also disclosed.09-11-2008

Gal Ben-David, Adi IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090062683THREE-DIMENSIONAL MONITORING OF MYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY - A system comprising an electromyogram (EMG) system operative to sense electromyographic activity generated in a muscle, at least one position sensor, and a processor in communication with the EMG system and the at least one position sensor, the processor operative to process data of the EMG system and three-dimensional position and orientation information from the at least one position sensor to provide an output that comprises electromyographic activity data as a function of the three-dimensional position and orientation of the at least one position sensor.03-05-2009
20100174342TREMOR REDUCTION SYSTEMS SUITABLE FOR SELF-APPLICATION AND USE IN DISABLED PATIENTS - Apparatus for tremor reduction including a sensor for sensing muscle movements, a stimulation/recording electrode unit for providing Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to a muscle, the stimulation/recording electrode unit including a filter for filtering around a tremor frequency to ignore slow movements and high frequency noise associated with the muscle movements that were sensed, and a processor for generating a set of relationships of muscle response to the FES, called FES-muscle-response relationships, and for selecting a new FES for application to the muscle in accordance with acquired knowledge of the FES-muscle-response relationships. An apparatus and a helmet for effecting proper alignment and application of a stimulation/recording electrode to a patient's arm and neck region, respectively, are also described.07-08-2010

Patent applications by Gal Ben-David, Adi IL

Ilan Ben-David, Rosh Ha'Ayin IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204393Method, Device and System of Response Time Compensation - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus, system, and method of reproducing a sequence of at least first and second color image frames by controllably activating an array of liquid crystal elements, the array including at least a first liquid crystal element to reproduce first and second sub-pixel values in the first and second frames, respectively. Some demonstrative embodiments may include estimating the first sub-pixel value based on a third sub-pixel value to be reproduced in the second frame by a second liquid crystal element of the array which is shifted in relation to the first liquid crystal element by a location shift value associated with tie first liquid crystal element; and generating an overdrive signal for activating the first liquid crystal element based on a combination of the first and second sub-pixel values. Other embodiments are described and claimed.08-28-2008
20080218784SPECTRALLY MATCHED PRINT PROOFER - A device, system and a method for soft proofing of an image before it is printed onto printed material, such that the colors of the image substantially reproduce, to the human eye, the colors as they should appear on the printed material.09-11-2008
20090135129METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-COLOR SEQUENTIAL LCD PANEL - A sequential color LCD device for displaying a color image using at least four different primary colors, with back illumination system comprising of at least three color LEDs. The device is capable of activating at least two color LEDs simultaneously, thus obtaining additional display colors. A method is disclosed for displaying more than three colors using an LCD device having three color LEDs, in which the LED back illumination system sequentially illuminates the LC array with only a first single LED color, a simultaneous operation of first and second LED colors, and then only the second LED color. The device may drive the LC cells from a first color data value directly to a subsequent color data value directly, without driving the LC cell to zero transmittance prior to loading of the subsequent color data value. The device may correct for color phase shift and for the dependency of apparent color intensity.05-28-2009
20090135197HIGH BRIGHTNESS WIDE GAMUT DISPLAY - A device to produce a color image, the device including a color filtering arrangement to produce a plurality of primary colors, each primary color having a spectral range, wherein the spectral ranges of at least two of the primary colors overlap significantly.05-28-2009
20100134515HIGH BRIGHTNESS WIDE GAMUT DISPLAY - A device to produce a color image, the device including a color filtering arrangement to produce at least four colors, each color produced by a filter on a color filtering mechanism having a relative segment size, wherein the relative segment sizes of at least two of the primary colors differ.06-03-2010
20110285613DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR DISPLAY - Liquid Crystal (LC) elements, driving circuitry adapted to receive an input corresponding to the color image and to selectively activate the LC elements of the LC array to produce an attenuation pattern corresponding to a gray-level representation of the color image, and an array of color sub-pixel filter elements juxtaposed and in registry with the array of LC elements such that each color sub-pixel filter element is in registry with one of the LC elements, wherein the array of color sub-pixel filter elements comprises at least four types of color sub-pixel filter elements, which transmit light of the at least four primary colors, respectively.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Ilan Ben-David, Rosh Ha'Ayin IL

Iris Ben-David, Ashdod IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100056635NOVEL PROTEIN KINASE MODULATORS AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF - The present invention provides new tyrphostin derivatives acting as substrate competitive protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, especially as chemotherapeutic agents for preventions and treatments of PTK and RTK related disorders such as metabolic, fibrotic, and cell proliferative disorders, in particular psoriasis and cancer.03-04-2010
20110253553Method of Operating Metal-Bromine Cells - A method for generating molecular bromine in bromide-containing electrolyte solution suitable for use in a metal bromine cell, involves chemically oxidizing bromide (Br10-20-2011
20120083528NOVEL PROTEIN KINASE MODULATORS AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF - The present invention provides new tyrphostin derivatives acting as protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors, and/or which directly or indirectly affect proteins in the PTK-mediated signal transduction pathway, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, especially as chemotherapeutic agents for preventions and treatments of PTK and RTK related disorders such as metabolic, fibrotic, and cell proliferative disorders, in particular psoriasis and cancer.04-05-2012

Patent applications by Iris Ben-David, Ashdod IL

Moshe Ben-David, Tel-Aviv IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100099139MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BACTERIA IN A SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting and/or identifying specific bacteria within an uncultured sample. The method comprises steps selected inter alia from (a) obtaining an absorption spectrum (AS) of said uncultured sample; (b) acquiring the n dimensional volume boundaries for said specific bacteria; (c) data processing said AS; and, (d) detecting and/or identifying said specific bacteria if said m1 statistical correlation and/or said m features are within said n dimensional volume.04-22-2010
20110178721MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA IN A SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting and/or identifying specific bacteria within an uncultured sample, comprising steps of: a. obtaining an absorption spectrum (AS) of said uncultured sample; b. acquiring the n dimensional volume boundaries for said specific bacteria; c. data processing said AS; i. noise reducing; ii. extracting m features from said entire AS; iii. dividing said AS into several segments according to said m features; iv. calculating m07-21-2011
20110184654Means and Methods for Detecting Bacteria in an Aerosol Sample - This disclosure provides a method for detecting and/or identifying uncultured bacteria. The sample is an aerosol sample selected from a group consisting of cough, sneeze, saliva, mucus, bile, urine, vaginal secretions, middle ear aspirate, pus, pleural effusions, synovial fluid, abscesses, cavity swabs, serum, blood and spinal fluid. The method comprises obtaining absorption spectra (AS) of the sample, extracting and processing the acquired data, thereby detecting and/or identifying the bacteria.07-28-2011
20120002199Means and Methods for Rapid Droplet, Aerosols and Swab Infection Analysis - The present invention provides an optical unit (01-05-2012

Patent applications by Moshe Ben-David, Tel-Aviv IL

Oded Ben-David, Rishon Lezion IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090085924DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA CONVERSION FOR WIDE GAMUT DISPLAYS - A method and system for converting color image data (data outputting from element 04-02-2009

Ofer Lavi Ben-David, Herzlia IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110230164SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ROAMING-SPECIFIC COST SAVING USAGE PATTERNS - Apparatus located at a first mobile telephony network, said network comprising a detector for detecting at least one of roaming registration signals and session management signals of roaming mobile telephony users of said first mobile telephony network who are roaming at another mobile telephony networks; and an analytics unit, associated with said detector, for analyzing said detected signals per individual roaming users, and identifying, from said signals, any one of a plurality of predefined cost saving behaviors of respective individual roaming users. The analytics unit provides an identification output for any of said individual roaming users who is identified to be engaging in one of said predefined cost saving behaviors.09-22-2011

Rahamim Ben-David, Rehovot IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100109324System and method for generating an alternating current output signal - A system and device for providing AC signal. The system includes: an AC generator that outputs an AC output signal and includes an AC rotor that communicates with a shaft that is rotated at a rotation speed; a speed sensor for sensing the rotation speed; and a controller for controlling a magnetic field of the AC generator in response to the rotation speed; wherein the controller comprises a Field Exciter for providing a current to the AC generator so as to control the magnetic field of the AC generator.05-06-2010

Ronen Ben-David, Netanya IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090318564Process for preparing and drying solid rasagiline base - Disclosed is crystalline R(+)-N-propargyl-l-aminoindan containing water at an amount of less than 0.5% by weight and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and the process for the manufacture and the validation thereof. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of solid rasagiline base.12-24-2009
20110281953PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND DRYING SOLID RASAGILINE BASE - Disclosed is crystalline R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan containing water at an amount of less than 0.5% by weight and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and the process for the manufacture and the validation thereof. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of solid rasagiline base.11-17-2011

Shahar Ben-David, Kiryat Ono IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299834BACK-TO-BACK PCB USB CONNECTOR - A double-sided USB connector may include a first PCB that may provide a first set of electrical contacts on its first side and solder pads on its second side. The first PCB may further include a components side, solder pads, and signal traces. The double-sided USB connector may also include a second PCB that may provide a second set of electrical contacts on its first side and terminals on its second side. Contacts selected from the second set of contacts may be connected to selected terminals, for example through via paths in the second PCB. Contacts from the first and second sets of contacts may selectively be connected to components on the first PCB using signal traces rather than wires. The first PCB may be joined to the second PCB by using the terminals, and the two PCBs may be packaged using a common molded body.12-04-2008
20090171528APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR RECORDING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE - The present system for recording vehicle-related data does not involve an elaborate installation procedure and thus may be routinely transferred from one vehicle to the next. The system has a recording module and at least on sensor module. The recording module has a wireless receiver, a processor, a vehicle interface assembly, and a data processor interface. The vehicle interface assembly enables the recording module to detachably connect to the vehicle. The sensor modules have a sensor, a processing subsystem, and a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter of a sensor module communicates with the wireless receiver of the recording module. Also disclosed is a method of recording vehicle related data.07-02-2009

Shai Ben-David, St. Ramat Ishai IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110213329Modular Fluid Delivery Device with Quick-Release / Connect Mechanism for Drive Screw - Fluid delivery devices and means for engaging components therein are described. The devices may include a plunger positioned within a reservoir and connected to a non-rotating drive screw and a drive nut capable of engagement with the drive screw, where, upon engagement of the drive nut with the drive screw, rotation of the drive nut linearly displaces the drive screw. The devices may also be skin-securable and comprise a reusable part and a disposable part wherein, upon connection of the reusable part and the disposable part, the drive screw engages with the drive nut such that rotation of a motor and/or one or more gears results in rotation of the drive nut and linear displacement of the drive screw.09-01-2011

Shai Ben-David, Ramat Ishai IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110221583Skin-Patch Type Infusion Pump Comprising a Resonant Buzzer - Disclosed are methods and devices that include a therapeutic fluid dispensing device (09-15-2011
20120022453Portable Medical Fluid Delivery Device with Drive Screw Articulated with Reservoir Plunger - A device for delivering fluid into the body is provided. The device may comprise a reservoir including at least one wall for retaining fluid and a plunger (01-26-2012

Shaul (miriam F.) Ben-David, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213739School-level outcome standard setting method - A standard setting method for schools including establishing a student level standard, generating a school-level standard based on a percentage of students that meet the student-level standard for performance criteria, and generating a report.09-04-2008

Shay Ben-David, Haifa IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080208587Document Session Replay for Multimodal Applications - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are described for document session replay for multimodal applications. including identifying, by a multimodal browser in dependence upon a log produced by a Form Interpretation Algorithm (‘FIA’) during a previous document session with a user, a speech prompt provided by a multimodal application in the previous document session; identifying, by a multimodal browser in replay mode in dependence upon the log, a response to the prompt provided by a user of the multimodal application in the previous document session; retrieving, by the multimodal browser in dependence upon the log, an X+V page of the multimodal application associated with the speech prompt and the response; rendering, by the multimodal browser, the visual elements of the retrieved X+V page; replaying, by the multimodal browser, the speech prompt; and replaying, by a multimodal browser, the response.08-28-2008
20100048182Reaching a Communications Service Subscriber Who is Not Answering an Incoming Communications Request - A method for reaching a communications service subscriber who does not answer an incoming communications request to the subscriber's communications device, the method including detecting that an incoming communications request received at a first communications device is not answered, locating a second communications device within a predefined distance from the first communications device, and sending a message to the second communications device indicating the receipt of the incoming communications request at the first communications device.02-25-2010
20110313762SPEECH OUTPUT WITH CONFIDENCE INDICATION - A method, system, and computer program product are provided for speech output with confidence indication. The method includes receiving a confidence score for segments of speech or text to be synthesized to speech. The method includes modifying a speech segment by altering one or more parameters of the speech proportionally to the confidence score.12-22-2011

Patent applications by Shay Ben-David, Haifa IL

Tamir Ben-David, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080275514Minimal-heart-rate reduction parasympathetic stimulation - A method is provided for treating a subject, including applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the list consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, and an internal jugular vein of the subject. The method also includes configuring the current so as to treat a condition of the subject selected from the list consisting of: an autoimmune disease, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, myelitis, immune-mediated neuropathy, myositis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Guillain Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, inflammation of the nervous system, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, thyroid autoimmune disease, sepsis, meningitis, a bacterial infection, a viral infection, a fungal infection, sarcoidosis, hepatitis, and portal vein hypertension. 11-06-2008
20090005845Intra-Atrial parasympathetic stimulation - A method is provided, including implanting in an atrial wall of a subject, from within an atrium, a first electrode contact in a vicinity of a parasympathetic epicardial fat pad of the subject, and implanting a second electrode contact in a body of the subject outside of a heart and a circulatory system. A current is driven between the first and second electrode contacts, and configured to cause parasympathetic activation of the fat pad. Other embodiments are also described.01-01-2009
20100010603Electrode cuffs - Apparatus is provided for application to a nerve of a subject, including a housing, which is configured to be placed at least partially around the nerve so as to define an inner surface of the housing that faces the nerve. A plurality of insulating elements are coupled to the inner surface of the housing at respective insulating element longitudinal positions along the housing, such that the inner surface of the housing and pairs of the insulating elements define one or more respective cavities at respective cavity longitudinal positions along the housing. One or more electrodes are fixed to the housing in fewer than all of the cavities. Other embodiments are also described.01-14-2010
20100042186Electrode devices for nerve stimulation and cardiac sensing - Apparatus is provided for application to a nerve of a subject, the apparatus comprising an electrode device, which comprises a housing, which is configured to be placed at least partially around the nerve, so as to define an outer surface of the electrode device and an inner surface that faces the nerve. The electrode device further comprises one or more first electrode contact surfaces, fixed to the inner surface of the housing, and one or more second electrode contact surfaces, fixed to the outer surface of the housing. Other embodiments are also described.02-18-2010
20110098796ELECTRODE CUFFS - Apparatus is provided for application to a nerve of a subject, including an electrode cuff, which includes a housing, which is configured to be placed at least partially around the nerve so as to define an inner surface of the housing that faces the nerve. A plurality of insulating elements are coupled to the inner surface of the housing at respective insulating element longitudinal positions along the housing, such that the inner surface of the housing and pairs of the insulating elements define one or more respective cavities at respective cavity longitudinal positions along the housing. One or more electrodes are fixed to the housing in fewer than all of the cavities, such that at least one of the cavities is an empty cavity that does not have an electrode positioned therein. Other embodiments are also described.04-28-2011
20110137365TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus is provided including an electrode device and a control unit. The electrode device is configured to be coupled to a site of a subject selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve, an epicardial fat pad, a pulmonary vein, a carotid artery, a carotid sinus, a coronary sinus, a vena cava vein, a right ventricle, a right atrium, and a jugular vein. The control unit is configured to drive the electrode device to apply to the site a current in at least first and second bursts, the first burst including a plurality of pulses, and the second burst including at least one pulse, and set (a) a pulse repetition interval (PRI) of the first burst to be on average at least 20 ms, (b) an interburst interval between initiation of the first burst and initiation of the second burst to be less than 10 seconds, (c) an interburst gap between a conclusion of the first burst and the initiation of the second burst to have a duration greater than the average PRI, and (d) a burst duration of the first burst to be less than a percentage of the interburst interval between, the percentage being less than 67%. Other embodiments are also described.06-09-2011
20110224749NERVE STIMULATION TECHNIQUES - A method is provided for treating heart failure in a subject in need of such treatment, including applying a stimulating current to parasympathetic nervous tissue of the subject, selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve and an epicardial fat pad. The stimulating current is configured to inhibit release of at least one proinflammatory cytokine sufficiently to the treat heart failure of the subject. A level of the at least one proinflammatory cytokine is measured. Optionally, the stimulating current is configured to change a level of Connexin 43 of the subject, and the level of Connexin 43 is also measured. Other embodiments are also described.09-15-2011
20120130463ELECTRODE CUFF WITH RECESSES - An electrode assembly includes one or more electrode contact surfaces, and a cuff, to which the contact surfaces are fixed, and which comprises an electrically insulating material, is configured to assume open and closed positions, and, when in the closed position, is shaped so as to define a plurality of planar cross sections perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cuff, distributed continuously along an entire length of the cuff along the longitudinal axis, such that the perpendicular cross sections define respective inner closed curves that together define an inner surface that defines and completely surrounds a volume that extends along the entire length of the cuff. The inner closed curves of at least two of the perpendicular cross sections would cross, and not merely intersect, one another if superimposed while preserving orientation and position of the perpendicular cross sections with respect to the cuff. Other embodiments are also described.05-24-2012

Patent applications by Tamir Ben-David, Tel Aviv IL

Tomer Ben-David, Yavne IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100274549DESIGN SIMULATION USING PARALLEL PROCESSORS - A method for design simulation includes partitioning a verification task of a design (10-28-2010
20110067016EFFICIENT PARALLEL COMPUTATION ON DEPENDENCY PROBLEMS - A computing method includes accepting a definition of a computing task (03-17-2011
20110191092PARALLEL SIMULATION USING MULTIPLE CO-SIMULATORS - A method includes accepting a simulation task for simulation by a simulator that controls multiple co-simulators. Each of the multiple co-simulators is assigned to execute one or more respective sub-tasks of the simulation task. The simulation task is executed by invoking each co-simulator to execute the respective assigned sub-tasks.08-04-2011

Tzur Ben-David, Ramat Hasharon IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100320095DEVICE FOR MONITORING WATER QUALITY - A device for monitoring chlorine in water, the device comprising a chlorine sensor adapted to measure a chlorine concentration in water; and a controller adapted to facilitate conversion between an active mode during which water analysis may be performed, and a low energy sleep mode in which the chlorine sensor is still energized but water analysis may not be performed. In sleep mode, a polarization voltage is maintained on an electrode comprised in chlorine sensor, which allows for a substantial reduction in a stabilization time required by the electrode following connection to an energy source after having been disconnected. Conversion between the active mode and the sleep mode may be according to predetermined parameter such as, for example, a predetermined time period, upon receipt of an indication from a independent timer, or by remote initiation from an external source.12-23-2010

Udi Ben-David, Oranit IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090052502RAKE RECEIVER INTERFACE - In some embodiments of the present invention, a method and apparatus to generate interrupts in a transfer of information between a rake receiver and a processor, said interrupts having a rate of generation per unit time independent of a rate of the transfer of information per unit time.02-26-2009

Yehoshua Ben-David, Givatayim IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090112005PROCESS FOR PREPARING AMIDES FROM ALCOHOLS AND AMINES - The present invention provides a process for preparing amides, by reacting a primary amine and a primary alcohol in the presence of a Ruthenium catalyst, to generate the amide and molecular hydrogen. According to the process of the invention, primary amines are directly acylated by equimolar amounts of alcohols to produce amides and molecular hydrogen (the only byproduct) in high yields and high turnover numbers. This reaction is catalyzed by a Ruthenium complex, which is preferably based on a dearomatized PNN-type ligand of formula A1 or precursors thereof of formulae A2 or A3. Use of diamines in the reaction leads to bis-amides, whereas with a mixed primary/secondary amine substrate, chemoselective acylation of the primary amine group occurs.04-30-2009

Yoav Ben-David, Tel-Aviv IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090318189SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICLE AND PROXIMITY LOCATION - A system and method which enable an airline passenger who is traveling with articles, such as baggage and the like, to easily locate them upon arrival to the airport luggage retrieval point, even among a mass of look-alike baggage articles around it. According to an embodiment of the invention a luggage location unit is described, having a transmitter for transmitting an identifying code, a sensor to sense cargo compartment environment and an indicator unit having a receiver for receiving the identifying code and for indicating that the luggage article is in proximity with the indicator unit. The system may be activated automatically by a light sensor. The system and method according to the invention may be used for other uses such as for locating a vehicle in a parking lot or for keeping a child in a close distance form an adult.12-24-2009

Yona Ben-David, Ramat Efal IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120131994RETAINER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE TESTING PLATFORM, USE OF THE RETAINER, AND SPECIALIZED VEHICLE TESTING PLATFORM TO TEST AN ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM OF A VEHICLE - The invention pertains to a vehicle testing platform for testing the electronic stability program (ESP) of a vehicle and a method of its use. The invention also relates to a retainer structure for holding a vehicle upon any vehicle testing platform.05-31-2012