Patents by Inventor Outaro Andou

Outaro Andou 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: 4674515
    Abstract: Ultrasonic endoscope equipment transmits signals by providing a signal coupler such as rotary transformer or optical coupling device without using the signal line between the rotating part which introduces a signal line from an ultrasonic transducer housed in a rotatable way in the end of the inserting part of the endoscope and outputs the ultrasonic high frequency signal via a preamplifier and an ultrasonic image display unit which receives the ultrasonic high-frequency signal output from the rotating part and displays an ultrasonic image, the primary input side being provided on the output side of the said rotating part and the secondary output side on the input side of the said ultrasonic image display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Outaro Andou, Eishi Ikuta