Patents by Inventor Atushi Chiba

Atushi Chiba 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).

  • Publication number: 20070191671
    Abstract: Provided is an intra-subject medical system which includes a body-insertable device and a physical quantity generator. The body-insertable device is to be introduced into a subject, is covered by a capsule-shaped exterior member, and includes a physical quantity detecting member which has a directivity to detect a predetermined physical quantity; at least one functional member which has a necessary function for examining or treating inside the subject; and a switch control unit which controls an on/off states or operation mode of the at least one functional member when the physical quantity detecting member detects a physical quantity. The physical quantity generator has a physical quantity emitting unit which emits a temporary physical quantity inside the subject; and a physical quantity direction changing unit which changes an emission direction of the physical quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hironao Kawano, Hironobu Takizawa, Akio Uchiyama, Atushi Chiba, Takeshi Yokoi, Hideo Ito, Hidetake Segawa