Patents by Inventor Masashi Yasue

Masashi Yasue 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).

  • Endoscopic system with fog prevention for an observation window
    Patent number: 9642516
    Abstract: An endoscopic system uses the distribution of a luminance level of a photographic image taken by an imaging unit at the distal end of an endoscope to determine whether an observation window has fogged up, and then raises the temperature by a heater and remove the fog on the observation window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Yasue
  • ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160081541
    Abstract: An endoscopic system uses the distribution of a luminance level of a photographic image taken by an imaging unit at the distal end of an endoscope to determine whether an observation window has fogged up, and then raises the temperature by a heater and remove the fog on the observation window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi YASUE
  • Portion of a camera for medical use
    Patent number: D639428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp
    Inventors: Masashi Yasue, Reisuke Osada
  • Portion of a camera for medical use
    Patent number: D663344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp
    Inventors: Masashi Yasue, Reisuke Osada