Patents by Inventor Koichi Tsutamura

Koichi Tsutamura 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: 20070286231
    Abstract: An endoscope system comprises an electric scope and a processor. The electric scope has a signal emitting unit that radiates a digitized optical signal and an optical cable that transmits the digitized optical signal from the signal emitting unit. The processor has a first signal receiving unit that receives the digitized optical signal from the signal emitting unit through the optical cable and a control-signal emitting unit that radiates a control signal that is converted to an optical signal. The electric scope has a control-signal receiving unit that receives a radiated light of the control signal that is radiated from the processor, through the optical cable. The signal emitting unit has an emitting surface that is parallel to a receiving surface of the control-signal receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru KUBO, Shinichi ARAI, Koichi TSUTAMURA
  • Publication number: 20070232860
    Abstract: An endoscope comprises an electric scope and a processor. The electric scope has a CMOS sensor and a video-signal emitting unit that outputs an image signal that is imaged by the CMOS sensor and that is converted to a light signal. The processor has a video-signal photo sensor unit that receives light regarding the image signal that is output from the video-signal emitting unit, and performs an image processing operation based on the light regarding the image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: PENTAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru KUBO, Masahiro OONO, Akira ARIMOTO, Shinichi ARAI, Koichi SATO, Koichi TSUTAMURA, Shinichi TAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 7126402
    Abstract: A timing generator capable of improving design efficiency by facilitating adaptation to change in design. The timing generator has work area 9 which outputs parameters in response to control data, and main core 12 to which the parameters are inputted. In the work area, V and H parameters are described. The main core consists of third comparator 11 for comparing a count value of V counter 10 with V parameter and outputting a first control pulse, first comparator 1 for comparing a count value of H counter 3 with H parameter and outputting a second control pulse, second comparator 4 for comparing a count value of high speed counter 8 with H parameter and outputting a third control pulse, first selector 2 for selecting the second control data or the third control data, and first JK flip flop 5 for generating a timing signal from output of the first selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanobu Ito, Koichi Tsutamura
  • Publication number: 20050083094
    Abstract: A timing generator capable of improving design efficiency by facilitating adaptation to change in design. The timing generator has work area 9 which outputs parameters in response to control data, and main core 12 to which the parameters are inputted. In the work area, V and H parameters are described. The main core consists of third comparator 11 for comparing a count value of V counter 10 with V parameter and outputting a first control pulse, first comparator 1 for comparing a count value of H counter 3 with H parameter and outputting a second control pulse, second comparator 4 for comparing a count value of high speed counter 8 with H parameter and outputting a third control pulse, first selector 2 for selecting the second control data or the third control data, and first JK flip flop 5 for generating a timing signal from output of the first selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Masanobu Ito, Koichi Tsutamura