Patents by Inventor Koichi Hoshimitsu

Koichi Hoshimitsu 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 5060632
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprises an elongate insert section including an observation window in the distal end portion and inserted into an object to be observed; an observation device for producing an endoscope image, the observation device including a focusing optical system which receives an incident light from the object through the observation window to focus the endoscope image; and a vibration device for vibrating at least a part of the insert section in a direction crossing the axial direction of the insert section, the vibration device including a vibration unit capable of vibrating in itself to vibrate at least the part of the insert section even under a condition that the insert section is not contact with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hibino, Yoshikatsu Nagayama, Mutsumi Yoshikawa, Toshiyuki Takara, Masahito Goto, Akira Suzuki, Sakae Takehana, Yoshinao Oaki, Koichi Hoshimitsu, Yoshisada Aoki, Yasuhiro Ueda, Raifu Matsui