Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Motoki
Nobuyuki Motoki 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).
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Patent number: 9658445Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope including at least an elongated insertion section having flexibility and an image pickup device, the insertion section including, at a distal end portion, an observation window forming an observation optical system and an illumination window forming an illumination optical system and the image pickup device including an image pickup surface on which an optical image passing through the observation window is formed; and an apparatus body incorporating a display section that displays an image picked up by the image pickup device, the apparatus body including the display section on one surface having a largest area of the apparatus body and including a holding member that holds the insertion section on a rear surface of the one surface in a wound state.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Yamamoto, Kiyotaka Shioiri, Mitsunobu Ono, Nobuyuki Motoki
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Publication number: 20120226099Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope including at least an elongated insertion section having flexibility and an image pickup device, the insertion section including, at a distal end portion, an observation window forming an observation optical system and an illumination window forming an illumination optical system and the image pickup device including an image pickup surface on which an optical image passing through the observation window is formed; and an apparatus body incorporating a display section that displays an image picked up by the image pickup device, the apparatus body including the display section on one surface having a largest area of the apparatus body and including a holding member that holds the insertion section on a rear surface of the one surface in a wound state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Akihiro YAMAMOTO, Kiyotaka SHIOIRI, Mitsunobu ONO, Nobuyuki MOTOKI
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Patent number: 7179223Abstract: An endoscope apparatus having an internal channel comprises a scope portion in which a flexibly bending portion is provided at an elongated insert portion having a flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space which is a target of inspection, and a manipulating device inserting channel is formed, the channel being capable of loading therein a predetermined manipulating device which advances the inside of the insert portion to its distal end side, a remote controller which operates the flexibly bending portion by a joystick, and a connecting device which connects the scope portion and the remote controller to be integrally linked with each other at a position where an operation of the joystick and an operation for inserting the manipulating device through a proximal opening end do not interfere with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Kiyoshi Miyake
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Patent number: 7108656Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscope comprising an elongated insert portion having flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space targeted for inspection, a connector portion linked with a proximal end side of the insert portion and having a unit which controls flexible bending and image acquisition of the insert portion mounted thereon, an apparatus main body which controls the connector portion, and an endoscope housing case which houses the insert portion and connector portion and the apparatus main body therein, the endoscope apparatus having an insert portion housing member in which the endoscope main body having the connector portion and apparatus main body assembled with each other is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope housing case, and which is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope main body while the insert portion is held.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Hiyake, Nobuyuki Motoki
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Publication number: 20040158128Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscope comprising an elongated insert portion having flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space targeted for inspection, a connector portion linked with a proximal end side of the insert portion and having a unit which controls flexible bending and image acquisition of the insert portion mounted thereon, an apparatus main body which controls the connector portion, and an endoscope housing case which houses the insert portion and connector portion and the apparatus main body therein, the endoscope apparatus having an insert portion housing member in which the endoscope main body having the connector portion and apparatus main body assembled with each other is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope housing case, and which is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope main body while the insert portion is held.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Shinji Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Miyake, Nobuyuki Motoki
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Publication number: 20040133075Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscope apparatus comprising a scope portion in which a flexibly bending portion is provided at an elongated insert portion having a flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space which is a target of inspection, and a manipulating device inserting channel is formed, the channel being capable of loading therein a predetermined manipulating device which advances the inside of the insert portion to its distal end side, a remote controller which operates the flexibly bending portion by a joystick, and a connecting device which connects the scope portion and the remote controller to be integrally linked with each other at a position where an operation of the joystick and an operation for inserting the manipulating device through a proximal opening end do not interfere with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Kiyoshi Miyake
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Patent number: 6752758Abstract: An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically returning of the bending lever to a neutral position, a CPU of the operational remote controller detects the neutral position and sets an insensitive band within a predetermined range of the neutral position. Thus, the insensitive band can be set within a relatively narrow range irrespective of variation of neutral positions. The CPU supplies positional information of the bending lever to a control circuit for controlling a motor drive circuit. The control circuit controls a motor drive circuit based on the supplied positional information, and the motor drive circuit drives a motor to bend the bending portion of the inserted portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Mitsunobu Ono, Takakazu Ishigami, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Yasufumi Shimoe
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Publication number: 20030195389Abstract: An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically returning of the bending lever to a neutral position, a CPU of the operational remote controller detects the neutral position and sets an insensitive band within a predetermined range of the neutral position. Thus, the insensitive band can be set within a relatively narrow range irrespective of variation of neutral positions. The CPU supplies positional information of the bending lever to a control circuit for controlling a motor drive circuit. The control circuit controls a motor drive circuit based on the supplied positional information, and the motor drive circuit drives a motor to bend the bending portion of the inserted portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Mitsunobu Ono, Takakazu Ishigami, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Yasufumi Shimoe
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Patent number: 6569086Abstract: An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically returning of the bending lever to a neutral position, a CPU of the operational remote controller detects the neutral position and sets an insensitive band within a predetermined range of the neutral position. Thus, the insensitive band can be set within a relatively narrow range irrespective of variation of neutral positions. The CPU supplies positional information of the bending lever to a control circuit for controlling a motor drive circuit. The control circuit controls a motor drive circuit based on the supplied positional information, and the motor drive circuit drives a motor to bend the bending portion of the inserted portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Mitsunobu Ono, Takakazu Ishigami, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Yasufumi Shimoe
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Patent number: 6371907Abstract: A cylindrical surface on which an insertion portion where a curving portion is provided is wound for containing is formed in a drum portion rotatably supported by a fulcrum. Inside the cylindrical surface, an electric drive unit such as motors moving back and forth manipulation wires transmitting driving forces curving the curving portion is contained. By instructing a curving direction with a joy stick provided through a cable outside the drum portion, the curving portion is curved in a desired direction through the electric drive unit. A monitor displaying an image to be observed through a cable is located outside the drum portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1998Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Takakazu Ishigami, Nobuyuki Motoki, Yutaka Konomura
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Publication number: 20020026096Abstract: An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically returning of the bending lever to a neutral position, a CPU of the operational remote controller detects the neutral position and sets an insensitive band within a predetermined range of the neutral position. Thus, the insensitive band can be set within a relatively narrow range irrespective of variation of neutral positions. The CPU supplies positional information of the bending lever to a control circuit for controlling a motor drive circuit. The control circuit controls a motor drive circuit based on the supplied positional information, and the motor drive circuit drives a motor to bend the bending portion of the inserted portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Mitsunobu Ono, Takakazu Ishigami, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Yasufumi Shimoe
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Patent number: 6036636Abstract: In an endoscope, an elastic member made of a super elastic alloy, for instance, bridges the distal end portion of an insertion portion and the proximal end portion of a tip portion so that a space portion having a given interval is formed in between. A curving mechanism advances or retreats a manipulation wire that extends from the tip portion to the proximal side of the insertion portion, whereby curving or bending occurs at the space portion between the tip portion and the insertion portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Yutaka Konomura
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Patent number: 6006002Abstract: A rigid sleeve device for an endoscope comprises an inner pipe fitted over a flexible insertion section of the endoscope and movable back and forth and a sleeve fixing unit provided in the inner pipe and detachably fixing the inner pipe at a given axial position on the outer periphery of the insertion section. The rigid sleeve device is fixed at any given position to the flexible insertion section of the endoscope.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1995Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Katsunori Sakiyama
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Patent number: 5335061Abstract: An apparatus for holding an insertable part of an endoscope positioned in a combustion chamber of a reciprocating engine or rotary engine having ignition plug holes to observe the interior of the combustion chamber and an inspecting method are provided with a holding apparatus for stationarily holding the insertable part in the combustion chamber through a spark plug hole provided in the engine to insert a spark plug for a spark plug ignition into the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1992Date of Patent: August 2, 1994Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Yamamoto, Minoru Okada, Takakazu Ishigami, Nobuyuki Motoki, Eiichi Fuse, Masaaki Hayashi
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Patent number: D473306Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: D473942Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi