Patents by Inventor Motoko Kawamura

Motoko Kawamura 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).

  • INSERTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220409027
    Abstract: An endoscope as an insertion device includes an insertion portion main body extended in a direction of a longitudinal axis and having flexibility, a motor provided in an operation portion disposed on a proximal end side of the insertion portion main body, a transmission member inserted into the insertion portion main body, extended outward the insertion portion main body along the longitudinal axis, rotated around an axis by driving force of the motor, and transmitting the rotation to a distal end side of the insertion portion main body, and a detection device detecting a position along the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion main body at a predetermined site of the transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoko KAWAMURA
  • Endoscope system
    Patent number: 6846286
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided, including an endoscope having a flexible inserting tube to be inserted into a human body and a plurality of bending sensors distributed over the flexible inserting tube along the longitudinal direction thereof. Each of the bending sensors detects the local bending state of the flexible inserting tube at the location the bending sensor are provided. A computer adapted to receive data on the local bending state from each of the plurality of bending sensors is also provided. The computer generates a graphical image representing the geometrical configuration of the flexible inserting tube from the data on the local bending states. A monitor connected to the computer to display the graphical image generated by the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignees: PENTAX Corporation, The Jikei University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Naoki Suzuki, Kazuki Sumiyama, Naoshi Koizumi, Akira Sugiyama, Tetsuya Tarumoto, Toshiyuki Hashiyama, Motoko Kawamura, Takayuki Enomoto, Minoru Matsushita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Kenichi Ohara, Satoshi Takami
  • Endoscope system
    Publication number: 20020183592
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided, including an endoscope having a flexible inserting tube to be inserted into a human body and a plurality of bending sensors distributed over the flexible inserting tube along the longitudinal direction thereof. Each of the bending sensors detects the local bending state of the flexible inserting tube at the location the bending sensor are provided. A computer adapted to receive data on the local bending state from each of the plurality of bending sensors is also provided. The computer generates a graphical image representing the geometrical configuration of the flexible inserting tube from the data on the local bending states. A monitor connected to the computer to display the graphical image generated by the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Suzuki, Kazuki Sumiyama, Naoshi Koizumi, Akira Sugiyama, Tetsuya Tarumoto, Toshiyuki Hashiyama, Motoko Kawamura, Takayuki Enomoto, Minoru Matsushita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Kenichi Ohara, Satoshi Takami