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).
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Patent number: 11490799Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Tomokazu Iwasaki, Mitsuyoshi Tezuka
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Publication number: 20220015613Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
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Publication number: 20200345226Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Tomokazu IWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi TEZUKA
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Patent number: 10321806Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
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Patent number: 10271715Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS COPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Akihiro Kato
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Patent number: 9955853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
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Patent number: 9949619Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki Iizuka
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Publication number: 20170238789Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Akihiro KATO
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Publication number: 20170000317Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
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Publication number: 20170000319Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
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Publication number: 20160367114Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
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Publication number: 20150250377Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoyuki IIZUKA
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Patent number: 7817287Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Akihiro Fujii
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Patent number: 7809502Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Toshihiro Kujirai
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Publication number: 20090135433Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Akihiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20050201376Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Tomoyuki Iizuka, Toshihiro Kujirai