Patents by Inventor Osamu Konno
Osamu Konno 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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Patent number: 9510736Abstract: An appropriate stereoscopic image of a subject is readily acquired. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device including two image capture elements spaced apart from each other and disposed at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into a subject; an angle changing mechanism that changes a relative angle between optical axes of the image capture elements; a distance sensor that detects the distance from the image capture elements to the subject; and a controller that controls the angle changing mechanism on the basis of the distance detected by the distance sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru Kikuchi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Hiromu Ikeda, Osamu Konno, Shinya Fukushima
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Patent number: 9241611Abstract: A track-forming device can form an insertion route (track) along which a treatment tool is easily inserted. The track-forming device includes: a plurality of track-forming segmented members that are arranged in the longitudinal direction with spaces therebetween; a soft wire that connects the plurality of track-forming segmented members; and a wire pulling section that brings the plurality of track-forming segmented members into contact with each other in the longitudinal direction. When the plurality of track-forming segmented members are brought into contact with each other by the wire pulling section, a predetermined track is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Osamu Konno
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Publication number: 20140323801Abstract: An image system for surgery includes: a three-dimensional imaging unit acquiring two images having parallax by capturing an image of a portion; a display unit displaying two images acquired by the three-dimensional imaging unit individually for both left and right eyes, or displaying a same image for both left and right eyes; a detection unit detecting that a treatment device that performs treatment on the portion or the three-dimensional imaging unit is in an operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion; and a display control unit switching from displaying one of images on the display unit to displaying two images on the display unit when the detection unit detects the three-dimensional imaging unit or the treatment device is in the operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu KONNO, Hiroyoshi KOBAYASHI, Hiromu IKEDA, Satoru KIKUCHI, Yasuhiro MIYAZAKI, Masao NICHOGI, Katsuhiko YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20140303437Abstract: Appropriate stereoscopic images of an affected site are easily acquired. Provided is a stereo-endoscope device that includes an inserted portion that can be inserted into a subject's body; two imaging devices that are disposed on the inserted portion with a space therebetween; driving units that change the relative angle of the optical axes of the imaging devices; a distance sensor for detecting the distance to the imaging devices from a treatment part of a treatment instrument that is inserted into the subject's body and is used to treat the affected site; and a swivel control section that controls the driving units based on insertion information of the treatment instrument, the insertion information including the distance detected by the distance sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru KIKUCHI, Osamu KONNO
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Publication number: 20140221748Abstract: An appropriate stereoscopic image of a subject is readily acquired. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device including two image capture elements spaced apart from each other and disposed at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into a subject; an angle changing mechanism that changes a relative angle between optical axes of the image capture elements; a distance sensor that detects the distance from the image capture elements to the subject; and a controller that controls the angle changing mechanism on the basis of the distance detected by the distance sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru KIKUCHI, Hiroyoshi KOBAYASHI, Hiromu IKEDA, Osamu KONNO, Shinya FUKUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20140107420Abstract: A track-forming device can form an insertion route (track) along which a treatment tool is easily inserted. The track-forming device includes: a plurality of track-forming segmented members that are arranged in the longitudinal direction with spaces therebetween; a soft wire that connects the plurality of track-forming segmented members; and a wire pulling section that brings the plurality of track-forming segmented members into contact with each other in the longitudinal direction. When the plurality of track-forming segmented members are brought into contact with each other by the wire pulling section, a predetermined track is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Osamu KONNO
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Publication number: 20120281109Abstract: A photographing system for photographing a subject includes a color information detecting section for detecting color information of the subject, a color image capturing section for capturing a color image of the subject, and a color correcting section for performing color correction of a color image captured by the color image capturing section from corresponding position information of the color information detecting section and the color image capturing section so as to enable highly accurate color correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru WADA, Osamu KONNO, Nobumasa SATO
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Patent number: 8050519Abstract: The color of a measurement object, such as a vital tooth, and the color of a comparison object to be compared with the measurement object are displayed to a user in an easily comparable manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Masaya Katsumata, Osamu Konno
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Patent number: 7889919Abstract: An image processing system includes a photographing apparatus and a processing apparatus. The photographing apparatus includes LEDs for emitting light with characteristics of spectroscopic distributions varied in a visible light area, an image pick-up device unit which picks-up a subject image that is illuminated by the LEDs and is formed by an image pick-up optical system and which outputs an image signal, and a control unit. The control unit sequentially lights-on the LEDs upon an instruction for photographing a subject spectroscopic image being input from an operating switch, picks-up the image, and thus controls the operation for capturing subject spectroscopic images. The processing apparatus includes a calculating device which performs a desired image calculation based on the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 7876955Abstract: An image processing system is used for dentistry. Upon creating a false tooth of a patient (59), a plurality of illuminating light of LEDs with different wavelengths emit light and a photographing apparatus (1A) photographs a tooth portion of the patient (59), thereby obtaining image data. The image data is sent to a dentistry filing system (2A) serving as a processing apparatus, and color reproducing data is obtained by calculation. The color reproducing data is sent to a dentistry factory (55) via a public line. Data is searched from a database (56) for calculating a ceramic compounding ratio, compound data of the ceramic false tooth is obtained, matching the color of the tooth portion of the patient (59), and the false tooth approximate to the tooth color of the patient (59) is created.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100277570Abstract: An image processing system includes a photographing apparatus and a processing apparatus. The photographing apparatus includes LEDs for emitting light with characteristics of spectroscopic distributions varied in a visible light area, an image pick-up device unit which picks-up a subject image that is illuminated by the LEDs and is formed by an image pick-up optical system and which outputs an image signal, and a control unit. The control unit sequentially lights-on the LEDs upon an instruction for photographing a subject spectroscopic image being input from an operating switch, picks-up the image, and thus controls the operation for capturing subject spectroscopic images. The processing apparatus includes a calculating device which performs a desired image calculation based on the image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 7826728Abstract: The image processing system is applied to dentistry, for example, and performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. Therefore, a repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and the compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth are found, whereby a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth is produced.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Osamu Konno, Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Nobumasa Sato
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Publication number: 20100220211Abstract: A photographing system for photographing a subject includes a color information detecting section for detecting color information of the subject, a color image capturing section for capturing a color image of the subject, and a color correcting section for performing color correction of a color image captured by the color image capturing section from corresponding position information of the color information detecting section and the color image capturing section, so as to enable highly accurate color correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Nobumasa Sato
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Patent number: 7773802Abstract: An image processing system includes a photographing apparatus (1) and a processing apparatus (2). The photographing apparatus (1) includes six LEDs (6a to 6f) for emitting light with characteristics of spectroscopic distributions varied in a visible light area, a monochrome-type CCD (8) which picks-up a subject image that is illuminated by the LEDs (6a to 6f) and is formed by an image pick-up optical system (7) and which outputs an image signal, and a CPU (18) which sequentially lights-on the LEDs (6a to 6f) upon an instruction for photographing a subject spectroscopic image being input from an operating switch (14), picks-up the image by the CCD (8), and thus controls the operation for capturing 6-primary-color subject spectroscopic images.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 7756327Abstract: An image processing system is used for dentistry. Upon creating a false tooth of a patient (59), a plurality of illuminating light of LEDs with different wavelengths emit light and a photographing apparatus (1A) photographs a tooth portion of the patient (59), thereby obtaining image data. The image data is sent to a dentistry filing system (2A) serving as a processing apparatus, and color reproducing data is obtained by calculation. The color reproducing data is sent to a dentistry factory (55) via a public line. Data is searched from a database (56) for calculating a ceramic compounding ratio, compound data of the ceramic false tooth is obtained, matching the color of the tooth portion of the patient (59), and the false tooth approximate to the tooth color of the patient (59) is created.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 7711252Abstract: An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. A repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth is retrieved, so that a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth can be produced.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Osamu Konno, Yasuhiro Komiya, Toru Wada, Nobumasa Sato
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Publication number: 20090067695Abstract: An image processing system is used for dentistry. Upon creating a false tooth of a patient (59), a plurality of illuminating light of LEDs with different wavelengths emit light and a photographing apparatus (1A) photographs a tooth portion of the patient (59), thereby obtaining image data. The image data is sent to a dentistry filing system (2A) serving as a processing apparatus, and color reproducing data is obtained by calculation. The color reproducing data is sent to a dentistry factory (55) via a public line. Data is searched from a database (56) for calculating a ceramic compounding ratio, compound data of the ceramic false tooth is obtained, matching the color of the tooth portion of the patient (59), and the false tooth approximate to the tooth color of the patient (59) is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru Wada, Osamu Konno, Takeyuki Ajito, Tomoyuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20080292295Abstract: An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. A repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth is retrieved, so that a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth can be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu KONNO, Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru WADA, Nobumasa SATO
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Publication number: 20080284902Abstract: An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. A repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth is retrieved, so that a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth can be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu KONNO, Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru WADA, Nobumasa SATO
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Publication number: 20080259336Abstract: An image processing system which performs photography of the teeth of a patient while causing a plurality of illumination light LEDs of different wavelengths to emit light by means of a photography device when producing a crown repair or denture of the patient, whereby image data are acquired. The image data are transmitted to a dental filing system constituting a processing device where color reproduction data are determined through computation. In addition, color reproduction data are transmitted to the dental technician's office via a public switched network. A repair material compound ratio calculation database is searched and compound data for a material that matches the hue of the patient's teeth is retrieved, so that a crown repair or denture or the like that very closely matches the color of the patient's teeth can be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu KONNO, Yasuhiro KOMIYA, Toru WADA, Nobumasa SATO