Patents by Inventor Shohei SHINOKI

Shohei SHINOKI 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 reprocessor and endoscope dewatering method
    Patent number: 10555665
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a first connector receptacle configured to connect a first connector connected to a cylinder in an endoscope, a first switching device configured to switch the first connector to one of a sealed state and an unsealed state, a first gas feeding device connected to an air introduction port to introduce gas, and a processor configured to perform control such that first driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the unsealed state is performed and second driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the sealed state is then performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Shinoki
  • ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR AND ENDOSCOPE DEWATERING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190133428
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes a first connector receptacle configured to connect a first connector connected to a cylinder in an endoscope, a first switching device configured to switch the first connector to one of a sealed state and an unsealed state, a first gas feeding device connected to an air introduction port to introduce gas, and a processor configured to perform control such that first driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the unsealed state is performed and second driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the sealed state is then performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei SHINOKI