Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Iizuka

Tomoyuki Iizuka 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: 11490799
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for insertion device includes a first fluid supply conduit, a second fluid supply conduit, a first cap component, and a second cap component, wherein a first discharge port and a third discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the first discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the third discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a vertical direction of a distal end portion of an insertion device, and a second discharge port and a fourth discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the second discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the fourth discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a lateral direction of the distal end portion of the insertion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Tomokazu Iwasaki, Mitsuyoshi Tezuka
  • Publication number: 20220015613
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus can include distal end portion; a raising base accommodation portion; an insertion channel; a camera; a raising base; a guide wire abutting portion; a first guide portion; and a second guide portion, and relative to edges of an image on a monitor, the first guide portion guides the guide wire to a first position such that the guide wire appears in the image with the guide wire intersecting a first edge, and the second guide portion guides the guide wire to a second position such that the guide wire appears in the image with the guide wire intersecting a second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20200345226
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for insertion device includes a first fluid supply conduit, a second fluid supply conduit, a first cap component, and a second cap component, wherein a first discharge port and a third discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the first discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the third discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a vertical direction of a distal end portion of an insertion device, and a second discharge port and a fourth discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the second discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the fourth discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a lateral direction of the distal end portion of the insertion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Tomokazu IWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi TEZUKA
  • Patent number: 10321806
    Abstract: An endoscope includes an operation section, an insertion section, a first space provided in a distal end portion of the insertion section, a second space sealed against an inner space of a bending portion, a communication passage communicating between the first space and the second space, and an elongated tube member having one end portion coupled with the first space and another end portion provided inside the operation section and having a through hole in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
  • Patent number: 10271715
    Abstract: A distal end cover of an endoscope includes a peripheral edge portion configured to form an opening that externally exposes a space in which a raising base is housed, in a distal end member; a planned-to-be-torn-apart section including a tear starting point disposed on the peripheral edge portion, and a thin portion that is connected to a to-be-torn-apart section of the peripheral edge portion torn from the tear starting point, on an inside surface of a surface facing the opening or an inside surface of at least one side surface that connects the peripheral edge portion and the surface facing the opening; and an engagement portion configured to be engaged with an outside surface of the distal end member by engaging in a direction intersecting the outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS COPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Akihiro Kato
  • Patent number: 9955853
    Abstract: A distal end structure of an endoscope according to the present invention includes a distal end member formed of a metal material, an insulating ring provided in an annular shape around an insertion axis on a proximal end side of the distal end member, a cover formed of a flexible insulative material that covers the distal end member, a projecting section provided integrally with the insulating ring and projecting in a direction crossing the insertion axis, a through-hole provided in the cover and engaging with the projecting section, and a to-be-tom-apart section provided near the through-hole, in which force is applied to the to-be-torn-apart section to tear apart the cover along the insertion axis direction and remove the cover from the distal end member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
  • Patent number: 9949619
    Abstract: An endoscope according to the invention includes a distal end member of an endoscope main body, a guide groove provided in the distal end member from a proximal end side toward a distal end side, first and second concave sections provided at a proximal end and a distal end in the guide groove, a cover attached to the distal end member, and a convex section provided in the cover, the convex section sliding in the guide groove to selectively engage with the first concave section and the second concave section. The convex section engages with the first concave section to fix the cover to the distal end member. The convex section is slid along the guide groove and engages with the second concave section to fix the cover to the distal end member in a state in which the cover deviates to the distal end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
  • Publication number: 20170238789
    Abstract: A distal end cover of an endoscope includes a peripheral edge portion configured to form an opening that externally exposes a space in which a raising base is housed, in a distal end member; a planned-to-be-torn-apart section including a tear starting point disposed on the peripheral edge portion, and a thin portion that is connected to a to-be-torn-apart section of the peripheral edge portion torn from the tear starting point, on an inside surface of a surface facing the opening or an inside surface of at least one side surface that connects the peripheral edge portion and the surface facing the opening; and an engagement portion configured to be engaged with an outside surface of the distal end member by engaging in a direction intersecting the outside surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Akihiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20170000317
    Abstract: A distal end structure of an endoscope according to the present invention includes a distal end member formed of a metal material, an insulating ring provided in an annular shape around an insertion axis on a proximal end side of the distal end member, a cover formed of a flexible insulative material that covers the distal end member, a projecting section provided integrally with the insulating ring and projecting in a direction crossing the insertion axis, a through-hole provided in the cover and engaging with the projecting section, and a to-be-tom-apart section provided near the through-hole, in which force is applied to the to-be-torn-apart section to tear apart the cover along the insertion axis direction and remove the cover from the distal end member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170000319
    Abstract: An endoscope according to the invention includes a distal end member of an endoscope main body, a guide groove provided in the distal end member from a proximal end side toward a distal end side, first and second concave sections provided at a proximal end and a distal end in the guide groove, a cover attached to the distal end member, and a convex section provided in the cover, the convex section sliding in the guide groove to selectively engage with the first concave section and the second concave section. The convex section engages with the first concave section to fix the cover to the distal end member. The convex section is slid along the guide groove and engages with the second concave section to fix the cover to the distal end member in a state in which the cover deviates to the distal end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20160367114
    Abstract: An endoscope includes an operation section, an insertion section, a first space provided in a distal end portion of the insertion section, a second space sealed against an inner space of a bending portion, a communication passage communicating between the first space and the second space, and an elongated tube member having one end portion coupled with the first space and another end portion provided inside the operation section and having a through hole in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20150250377
    Abstract: An endoscope system of the present invention is provided with an image pickup device, a treatment instrument raising base, a signal processing section and a monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
  • Patent number: 7817287
    Abstract: This is an optical three-dimensional measurement device provided with observation illumination light for illuminating an observation specimen, an object lens for collecting the observation light on the observation specimen and a display unit for displaying an observation image and its measurement result that are obtained via the object lens. The optical three-dimensional measurement device comprises a filter process determination unit for determining a first filter process on the basis of observation conditions used when taking in a three-dimensional image of the observation specimen and a filter process unit for applying the first filter process determined by the filter process determination unit to the measurement image or the measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Akihiro Fujii
  • Patent number: 7809502
    Abstract: In an information providing service that utilizes a car navigation system or the like, ensuring safety while viewing content is a matter of great concern. A vehicle-mounted onboard content providing apparatus for providing content to a user of the vehicle, comprising a current location acquisition unit for acquiring information about the current location, an instruction input unit whereby information about the destination and instructions for selecting the content to be delivered are inputted, a control unit for editing the content retrieved based on the instructions, and an output unit for outputting the edited content, wherein the control unit determines, on the basis of attribute information assigned to the route included in the results of retrieving the route from the current location to the destination, sections in which content is outputted or not outputted on the route, and edits the content on the basis of the result of this determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Toshihiro Kujirai
  • Publication number: 20090135433
    Abstract: This is an optical three-dimensional measurement device provided with observation illumination light for illuminating an observation specimen, an object lens for collecting the observation light on the observation specimen and a display unit for displaying an observation image and its measurement result that are obtained via the object lens. The optical three-dimensional measurement device comprises a filter process determination unit for determining a first filter process on the basis of observation conditions used when taking in a three-dimensional image of the observation specimen and a filter process unit for applying the first filter process determined by the filter process determination unit to the measurement image or the measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Akihiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20050201376
    Abstract: In an information providing service that utilizes a car navigation system or the like, ensuring safety while viewing content is a matter of great concern. A vehicle-mounted onboard content providing apparatus for providing content to an user of the vehicle, comprising a current location acquisition unit for acquiring information about the current location, an instruction input unit whereby information about the destination and instructions for selecting the content to be delivered are inputted, a control unit for editing the content retrieved based on the instructions, and an output unit for outputting the edited content, wherein the control unit determines, on the basis of attribute information assigned to the route included in the results of retrieving the route from the current location to the destination, sections in which content is outputted or not outputted on the route, and edits the content on the basis of the results of this determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Toshihiro Kujirai