Patents by Inventor Masanobu Koitabshi

Masanobu Koitabshi 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).

  • Power driven bending endoscope with detachable insertion portion
    Publication number: 20070238927
    Abstract: A power driven bending endoscope with detachable insertion portion 2 is formed of an insertion body 3 having a flexible bending portion 3B, and a motor unit 4 having an electric motor 23 for driving to bend the bending portion 3B and a potentiometer 26 for detecting a bending state of the bending portion 3B, which are detachably coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhiko Ueno, Yuichi Ikeda, Tatsuya Ishizuka, Tatsuya Furukawa, Yutaka Masaki, Masanobu Koitabshi, Noriaki Kanazawa