Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kagawa
Hiroaki Kagawa 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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Publication number: 20230131209Abstract: A treatment device includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of segments arranged along the longitudinal axis, a treatment portion at a distal-end side of the shaft, an operation portion at a proximal-end side of the shaft, and an imaging device. A first segment of the plurality of segments is at the distal-end side of a second segment of the plurality of segments and is rotatably attached to the second segment at a first pivot point. The imaging device is provided in the second segment. The first segment is rotatable about the first pivot point relative to the second segment such that a longitudinal axis of the first segment intersects a longitudinal axis of the second segment at a first angle and at least a part of the treatment portion enters a field of view of the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Hiroaki KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20230125742Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope, at least one monitor, a first measuring instrument configured to measure a first direction, at least one second measuring instrument configured to measure a second direction, a reception circuit configured to receive the image from the endoscope, and a processor. The first direction corresponds to a horizontal component of an imaging direction of the endoscope. The second direction corresponds to a horizontal component of a reference direction. The reference direction is a direction in which the at least one monitor faces or is a direction toward or away from an image display surface of the at least one monitor. The processor is configured to calculate an angle between the first direction and the second direction, process the image based on the angle, and display the processed image on the at least one monitor. The processing includes a rotation processing or a horizontal flip processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Hiroaki KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20220361739Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an inference part which is capable of inference by using a first inference model for finding of a specific target object and by using a second inference model for discrimination about the specific target object and a control unit to which a first picked-up image obtained under a first image pickup condition and a second picked-up image obtained under a second image pickup condition different from the first image pickup condition can be inputted and which performs control such that in a case where the first picked-up image is inputted, the inference part is caused to execute inference by using the first inference model, and in a case where the second picked-up image is inputted, the inference part is caused to execute inference by using the second inference model.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu ICHIKAWA, Toshiyuki FUJII, Hiroaki KAGAWA, Osamu NONAKA
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Publication number: 20220338713Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a processor, and the processor determines, in work on an object within a space, which one of a first picked-up image by a first image pickup device disposed at a first predetermined position within the space and a second picked-up image by a second image pickup device disposed at a second predetermined position different from the first predetermined position within the space is appropriate for confirmation of procedure in a state associated with the work on the object using a treatment instrument, outputs a determination result and controls display using at least one of the first picked-up image or the second picked-up image based on the determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Kagawa, Osamu Nonaka
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Patent number: 9618726Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an image pickup unit comprising a plurality of image pickup devices and an optical path dividing member for dividing an entering light beam into a plurality of optical paths, wherein respective optical path lengths are different from one another; a contrast comparing member for comparing contrasts of a plurality of images; an image selecting member for selecting and outputting only one image signal from one image pickup device among the plurality of image pickup devices, on a basis of comparison result by the contrast comparing member; and a driving member for moving a movable lens so that a difference among the contrasts of the plurality of images is largest, wherein a part of an objective lens is configured to be movable in an optical axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Kagawa, Hironobu Ichimura, Kenji Omachi
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Patent number: 9345384Abstract: An endoscope includes a first breakable portion provided between a part of an outer peripheral surface of a distal rigid section main body and a second inner peripheral surface, and including a fragile portion which is formed in a concaved-shape and which is more easy to break than any other part of the outer peripheral surface except for thereof. The endoscope includes a second breakable portion provided between a first inner peripheral surface and the second inner peripheral surface, and a third breakable portion provided between the first inner peripheral surface and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the distal rigid section main body, which differs from the fragile portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Kuroda, Toru Shinmura, Hiroaki Kagawa, Hiroyuki Nagamizu
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Publication number: 20150309284Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an image pickup unit comprising a plurality of image pickup devices and an optical path dividing member for dividing an entering light beam into a plurality of optical paths, wherein respective optical path lengths are different from one another; a contrast comparing member for comparing contrasts of a plurality of images; an image selecting member for selecting and outputting only one image signal from one image pickup device among the plurality of image pickup devices, on a basis of comparison result by the contrast comparing member; and a driving member for moving a movable lens so that a difference among the contrasts of the plurality of images is largest, wherein a part of an objective lens is configured to be movable in an optical axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki KAGAWA, Hironobu ICHIMURA, Kenji OMACHI
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Patent number: 8821382Abstract: An image pickup unit includes a board to which an image pickup device is electrically connected, the board is provided with a first terminal portion which includes a plurality of terminals and is used when a first endoscope is configured, and a second terminal portion which includes a plurality of terminals and is used when a second endoscope is configured, a folding portion is provided between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion of the board, when the board is used as an image pickup unit of the second endoscope, the board is folded at the folding portion, and a signal transmission member is connected to the second terminal portion, and at least one of a terminal size and a space between terminals in the second terminal portion is set to be larger than at least one of a terminal size and a terminal space in the first terminal portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventor: Hiroaki Kagawa
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Patent number: 8721533Abstract: An actuator has a magnet moved together with a moving lens frame, an SMA wire capable of extending and contracting in a moving direction I of the moving lens frame with execution or non-execution of energization thereof, a fixing member made of a magnetic material attached to a distal end of the SMA wire, a pressing spring which urges the fixing member toward the magnet along the moving direction I, and a stopper member and a stopper portion which limits the movement of the magnet along the moving direction I at a first position or a second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Seiji Iwasaki, Hiroshi Ishii, Tomohisa Takahashi, Hiroaki Kagawa
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Patent number: 8366609Abstract: An actuator has a magnet moved together with a moving lens frame, an SMA wire capable of extending and contracting in a moving direction I of the moving lens frame with execution or non-execution of energization thereof, a fixing member made of a magnetic material attached to a distal end of the SMA wire, a pressing spring which urges the fixing member toward the magnet along the moving direction I, and a stopper member and a stopper portion which limits the movement of the magnet along the moving direction I at a first position or a second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Seiji Iwasaki, Hiroshi Ishii, Tomohisa Takahashi, Hiroaki Kagawa
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Patent number: 8208015Abstract: An endoscope in accordance with the present invention provides an endoscope having an image pickup apparatus and including a first connection portion provided on one side surface of a first solid-state image pickup device to connect the first solid-state image pickup device to a first circuit board, and a second connection portion provided on one side surface of a second solid-state image pickup device to connect the second solid-state image pickup device to a second circuit board, the first solid-state image pickup device and the second solid-state image pickup device being arranged in proximity to each other so that a side surface of the first solid-state image pickup device which does not have the first connection portion lies opposite to a side surface of the second solid-state image pickup device which does not have the second connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Hiroshi Unsai, Seiji Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Nagamizu, Hiroaki Kagawa, Hiroshi Ishii
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Publication number: 20110295064Abstract: An image pickup unit includes a board to which an image pickup device is electrically connected, the board is provided with a first terminal portion which includes a plurality of terminals and is used when a first endoscope is configured, and a second terminal portion which includes a plurality of terminals and is used when a second endoscope is configured, a folding portion is provided between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion of the board, when the board is used as an image pickup unit of the second endoscope, the board is folded at the folding portion, and a signal transmission member is connected to the second terminal portion, and at least one of a terminal size and a space between terminals in the second terminal portion is set to be larger than at least one of a terminal size and a terminal space in the first terminal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Hiroaki KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20090076332Abstract: An actuator has a magnet moved together with a moving lens frame, an SMA wire capable of extending and contracting in a moving direction I of the moving lens frame with execution or non-execution of energization thereof, a fixing member made of a magnetic material attached to a distal end of the SMA wire, a pressing spring which urges the fixing member toward the magnet along the moving direction I, and a stopper member and a stopper portion which limits the movement of the magnet along the moving direction I at a first position or a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Seiji IWASAKI, Hiroshi ISHII, Tomohisa TAKAHASHI, Hiroaki KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20080088701Abstract: An endoscope in accordance with the present invention provides an endoscope having an image pickup apparatus and including a first connection portion provided on one side surface of a first solid-state image pickup device to connect the first solid-state image pickup device to a first circuit board, and a second connection portion provided on one side surface of a second solid-state image pickup device to connect the second solid-state image pickup device to a second circuit board, the first solid-state image pickup device and the second solid-state image pickup device being arranged in proximity to each other so that a side surface of the first solid-state image pickup device which does not have the first connection portion lies opposite to a side surface of the second solid-state image pickup device which does not have the second connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Hiroshi Unsai, Seiji Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Nagamizu, Hiroaki Kagawa, Hiroshi Ishii
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Patent number: 6869383Abstract: A control apparatus of an automatic transmission has a gear change control section for detecting an on signal of an OD off switch and performing OD off control, an OD off automatic release setting section for specifying whether or not an OD off state is to be automatically released, an automatic release set state detection section for detecting the automatic release set state in the OD off automatic release setting section, and a first OD off automatic release section for automatically releasing the OD off state when the vehicle becomes a predetermined deceleration state or vehicle stop state if the on signal of the OD off switch and the automatic release set state in the OD off automatic release setting section are detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Fujitsu Ten LimitedInventor: Hiroaki Kagawa
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Publication number: 20030013576Abstract: A control apparatus of an automatic transmission has a gear change control section for detecting an on signal of an OD off switch and performing OD off control, an OD off automatic release setting section for specifying whether or not an OD off state is to be automatically released, an automatic release set state detection section for detecting the automatic release set state in the OD off automatic release setting section, and a first OD off automatic release section for automatically releasing the OD off state when the vehicle becomes a predetermined deceleration state or vehicle stop state if the on signal of the OD off switch and the automatic release set state in the OD off automatic release setting section are detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Hiroaki Kagawa
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Patent number: 5873816Abstract: An electronic endoscope system comprises an insertional part at least part of whose armor is a conductor, an imaging unit incorporated in the insertional part and realized with a solid-state imaging device, a signal transmitting device for transmitting an electric signal that results from photoelectric conversion performed by the solid-state imaging device, and a signal processor for transforming an electric signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device into a video signal. The conductor serving as the armor of the insertional part is electrically isolated from the imaging unit, signal transmitting device, signal processor, and around.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1995Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kagawa, Katsuyuki Saito, Hidetoshi Saito, Nobuyuki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 5836897Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating ultrasonic vibration. Each probe is adapted to be attached to the hand piece and designed to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the hand piece. The ultrasonic drive device is connected to the hand piece, for driving the ultrasonic oscillation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Hideo Nagazumi, Kazuya Hijii, Toshihiko Suzuta, Masahiro Kudo, Kenji Yoshino, Tetsumaru Kubota, Tatsuya Kubota, Hiroaki Kagawa, Yuichi Ikeda, Mitsumasa Okada, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tadao Hagino
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Patent number: 5688235Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating ultrasonic vibration. Each probe is adapted to be attached to the hand piece and designed to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the hand piece. The ultrasonic drive device is connected to the hand piece, for driving the ultrasonic oscillation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Hideo Nagazumi, Kazuya Hijii, Toshihiko Suzuta, Masahiro Kudo, Kenji Yoshino, Tetsumaru Kubota, Tatsuya Kubota, Hiroaki Kagawa, Yuichi Ikeda, Mitsumasa Okada, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tadao Hagino
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Patent number: 5391144Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating ultrasonic vibration. Each probe is adapted to be attached to the hand piece and designed to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the hand piece. The ultrasonic drive device is connected to the hand piece, for driving the ultrasonic oscillation device.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1993Date of Patent: February 21, 1995Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Hideo Nagazumi, Kazuya Hijii, Toshihiko Suzuta, Masahiro Kudo, Kenji Yoshino, Tetsumaru Kubota, Tatsuya Kubota, Hiroaki Kagawa, Yuichi Ikeda, Mitsumasa Okada, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tadao Hagino