Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Okadome

Tatsuya Okadome 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).

  • Objective-lens guiding device and objective lens unit
    Patent number: 7787178
    Abstract: Without setting an examination site, it is possible to easily position an end face of a narrow-diameter end portion at a suitable position with respect to an examination target, allowing an image of the examination site to be acquired quickly and easily. The invention provides an objective-lens guiding device comprising a support portion secured to an objective lens having a narrow-diameter end portion; and a cylindrical portion for accommodating the narrow-diameter end portion. The support portion supports the cylindrical portion such that a front end of the cylindrical portion is disposed at a location farther toward the front than an end face of the narrow-diameter end portion, and so as to be capable of moving in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Natori, Masato Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Onda, Tatsuya Okadome, Ikuko Sakai
  • Objective-lens guiding device and objective lens unit
    Publication number: 20080051666
    Abstract: Without setting an examination site, it is possible to easily position an end face of a narrow-diameter end portion at a suitable position with respect to an examination target, allowing an image of the examination site to be acquired quickly and easily. The invention provides an objective-lens guiding device comprising a support portion secured to an objective lens having a narrow-diameter end portion; and a cylindrical portion for accommodating the narrow-diameter end portion. The support portion supports the cylindrical portion such that a front end of the cylindrical portion is disposed at a location farther toward the front than an end face of the narrow-diameter end portion, and so as to be capable of moving in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuaki Natori, Masato Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Onda, Tatsuya Okadome, Ikuko Sakai