Patents by Inventor Kaito NAKAHARA

Kaito NAKAHARA 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).

  • ENDOSCOPE OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20230288644
    Abstract: An endoscope optical connector includes: a sleeve which houses an end portion of an optical fiber inside the sleeve; an inward flange provided on an inner circumference of the sleeve; a glass member arranged inside the sleeve so as to face an end surface of the optical fiber; a cap member which is attached to the sleeve and which fixes the glass member between the cap member and the inward flange; a first O-ring interposed between the cap member and the glass member; a second O-ring interposed between the glass member and the inward flange and having a glass transition point lower than a glass transition point of the first O-ring; and an inert gas filling the inside of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Kaito NAKAHARA, Takuya TAKECHI, Tsutomu URAKAWA, Hiroki TAKAGI, Koichi AKAHORI