Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kakuto

Atsushi Kakuto 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 system, program and endoscope system control method
    Patent number: 8388522
    Abstract: An endoscope system having a two-stage depression button provided in an operation portion of an endoscope; a first switch changing from off to on by a first stage depressing operation of the depression button and maintaining the on state after the first stage; a second switch changing from off to on by a second stage depressing operation of the depression button; and a control unit controlling to provide an air feeding function when the first switch is on and provide a water feeding function without providing the air feeding function regardless of a state of the first switch when the second switch is on, the control unit controlling to provide the air feeding function with a delay of a predetermined time period so long as the first switch does not change from on to off within the predetermined time period when the first switch changes from off to on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kakuto, Mitsuhiro Ito, Seiichi Ito
  • ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20080262307
    Abstract: An endoscope system having a two-stage depression button provided in an operation portion of an endoscope; a first switch changing from off to on by a first stage depressing operation of the depression button and maintaining the on state after the first stage; a second switch changing from off to on by a second stage depressing operation of the depression button; and a control unit controlling to provide an air feeding function when the first switch is on and provide a water feeding function without providing the air feeding function regardless of a state of the first switch when the second switch is on, the control unit controlling to provide the air feeding function with a delay of a predetermined time period so long as the first switch does not change from on to off within the predetermined time period when the first switch changes from off to on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Atsushi KAKUTO, Mitsuhiro ITO, Seiichi ITO