Patents by Inventor Gen-ichi Kanai

Gen-ichi Kanai 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).

  • Optical connector for endoscope
    Patent number: 5170454
    Abstract: There is disclosed an optical connector for connecting an endoscope to a light source device. The connector includes an elongated connector body for receiving and holding one end portion of a light guide of the endoscope. The connector body has a port at its one end, and the convex lens is supported at this port. The connector is attached to the light source device, and in this condition an illumination light converging from a light source toward one end of the connector passes through the convex lens and is incident upon a light-receiving surface of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Machida Seisakusho
    Inventor: Gen-ichi Kanai