Patents by Inventor Masahide Katagiri

Masahide Katagiri 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).

  • Patent number: 4919001
    Abstract: The coarse/fine adjustment coaxial handle for feeding microscope stage comprises a feed screw shaft, a tubular member rotatably fitted over the feed screw shaft and equipped with a disc plate fixed thereto, a fine adjustment handle rotatably fitted over the tubular member and surrounding the disc plate, a reduction gear mechanism interposed between the feed screw shaft and the fine adjustment knob, a first frictional resistance imparting mechanism for imparting frictional resistance to the tubular member, second frictional resistance imparting mechanism for imparting frictional resistance to the disc plate, and a coarse adjustment handle pivoted to an eccentric position on another disc plate connected to the disc plate. The coarse/fine adjustment coaxial handle permits very fine stage feeding without fail and coarse adjustment smoothly with simple operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ogiwara, Kesao Isono, Masahide Katagiri