Ramin Homanfar

US Patent:

7518518, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

Dec 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/959249

Inventors:

Ramin Homanfar - Reno NV, US
Bela Incze - Reno NV, US
David Massey - Sparks NV, US

Assignee:

ABR, LLC - Reno NV

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405721, 3406862, 378170

Abstract:

A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect conditions of alignment, wherein the system may be used with hand-held, fixed-in-place, stationary, and permanently mounted apparatus. The system includes an RF interrogator configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging, film, and digital radiography apparatus, and may include a multiplicity of RF transponders or interrogators. An RF interrogator, an RF transponder, and an x-ray sensitive imaging device, and its holder are configured to be critically aligned to a dental x-ray machine head apparatus, rendering repeat imaging unnecessary. The x-ray emitter may be further configured to automatically obtain a desired x-ray image or configured so that the device cannot activate and provide a radiograph until alignment with the transponder and associated x-ray sensitive imaging device has occurred.

US Patent:

7817040, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Sep 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/233430

Inventors:

Ramin Homanfar - Reno NV, US
Bela Incze - Reno NV, US
David Massey - Sparks NV, US

Assignee:

ABR, LLC - Reno NV

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405721, 3406862, 378170

Abstract:

A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect conditions of alignment, wherein the system may be used with hand-held, fixed-in-place, stationary, and permanently mounted apparatus. The system includes an RF interrogator configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging, film, and digital radiography apparatus, and may include a multiplicity of RF transponders or interrogators. An RF interrogator, an RF transponder, and an x-ray sensitive imaging device, and its holder are configured to be critically aligned to a dental x-ray machine head apparatus, rendering repeat imaging unnecessary. The x-ray emitter may be further configured to automatically obtain a desired x-ray image or configured so that the device cannot activate and provide a radiograph until alignment with the transponder and associated x-ray sensitive imaging device has occurred.

US Patent:

20060066453, Mar 30, 2006

Filed:

Aug 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/205348

Inventors:

Ramin Homanfar - Reno NV, US
Bela Incze - Reno NV, US
David Massey - Sparks NV, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/00
G08B 13/14

US Classification:

340686200, 340572100

Abstract:

A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect the parameter of alignment, wherein the system may be used with hand-held, fixed-in-place, stationary and permanently mounted apparatus. The system includes an RF transponder configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging and digital radiography apparatus The system may include a multiplicity of RF transponder carrier transmit/data receive coils, each resonant to the same or differing frequencies. An RF tag, an RF transponder and an x-ray film holder are configured to be critically aligned to a dental x-ray machine head apparatus, rendering repeat imaging unnecessary. The x-ray head apparatus may be further configured to automatically obtain a desired x-ray image or configured so that the device cannot activate and provide a radiograph until alignment to an RF tag device has occurred.

US Patent:

20180336381, Nov 22, 2018

Filed:

May 17, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/983081

Inventors:

Ramin Homanfar - Reno NV, US
Michael J. Botich - St. George UT, US

International Classification:

G06K 7/10
G16H 20/17

Abstract:

A radio frequency alignment apparatus and method of use, the radio frequency alignment apparatus having an interrogator with a set of carrier-transmit/data-receive coils, each carrier-transmit/data-receive coils from the set carrier-transmit/data-receive coils configured to have adjustable orientation; the interrogator being configured to emit one interrogation signal within an area of alignment through the set of carrier-transmit/data-receive coils; at least one transponder configured to emit a response signal when energized by the one interrogation signal from the interrogator; the interrogator configured to receive the response signal from the at least one transponder that is processed to generate an indication of a relative orientation of the transponder and the interrogator to each other.