Patents by Inventor Taturou Kawamura

Taturou Kawamura 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: 6685471
    Abstract: A tooth brushing device with a video scope including a video scope having a prism mirror 10 and an objective lens 9 that form light from an object into an image, a CCD unit 8 that converts the light formed into the image, into an electric signal, and a handle section 7 held by an operator, a tooth brush having a brush section having a cavity portion 4 formed therein and a handle section held by the operator, and a display section for displaying an image picked up by the video scope, in which the handle section of the toothbrush is integrated with the handle section 7 and the prism mirror 10 is arranged where a clear image of a tooth to be brushed by the operator is picked up by the video scope. When images are picked up through the cavity portion 4 formed in the brush section and a toothbrush section and an image pickup section are independently installed in the handle section 7, images can be picked up even during a tooth brushing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taturou Kawamura, Hiroshi Nakayama, Kiyoko Ooshima
  • Patent number: 6468076
    Abstract: An oral cavity washer with a video scope, has a video scope having image-forming means of forming an image from light from an object, an image pick-up device for converting the light from which the image is formed by the image-forming means into an electric signal, and a first grip portion for being held by an operator; a display for displaying an image picked up by the video scope; and an oral cavity washer having a nozzle for jetting a fluid and a second grip portion for being held by the operator, for washing an oral cavity by jetting the fluid to teeth or gums, wherein the first grip portion and the second grip portion are capable of being made integral with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taturou Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20010012605
    Abstract: An oral cavity washer with a video scope, has
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taturou Kawamura