Patents by Inventor Syuichi Takayama
Syuichi Takayama 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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Publication number: 20240085655Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a lens barrel includes an operation member and a knob. The operation member is disposed to be rotatable in a circumferential direction with respect to a lens barrel body. The knob is restricting and fixing rotation of the operation member in the circumferential direction. The lens barrel further includes a knob falling-off prevention member capable of switching between a first state of making the knob detachable from the lens barrel body and a second state of making the knob non-detachable from the lens barrel body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Kowa Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jun TAKAYAMA, Syuichi TOMINAGA
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Patent number: 7561187Abstract: To provide a technology for easily distributing an image in a requested photograph direction. Photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, are stored in a storing region. Any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus is specified and a distribution request of an image photographed in the specified direction is received. A reading start position on one image is determined from the continuous photograph images in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request. A part of the photograph image is read out from the start position as a distribution image. The distribution images are read out from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image. The distribution images are distributed to request destinations of the distribution requests.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Yasushi Umezaki, Yuichi Terui, Syuichi Takayama, Mitsuyo Hasegawa, Yutaka Yaginuma
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Publication number: 20060015554Abstract: To provide a technology for easily distributing an image in a requested photograph direction. Photograph images, which are photographed by turning a photographing apparatus and continuously photographing the periphery of the photographing apparatus, are stored in a storing region. Any direction in a photograph range of the photographing apparatus is specified and a distribution request of an image photographed in the specified direction is received. A reading start position on one image is determined from the continuous photograph images in accordance with the specified direction of the distribution request. A part of the photograph image is read out from the start position as a distribution image. The distribution images are read out from the positions moved correspondingly to the turns from the start position on the image following the photograph image. The distribution images are distributed to request destinations of the distribution requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Yasushi Umezaki, Yuichi Terui, Syuichi Takayama, Mitsuyo Hasegawa, Yutaka Yaginuma
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Patent number: 5178135Abstract: A therapeutical apparatus includes a measuring apparatus including a probe which generates an X-ray or ultrasonic wave in order to detect the location of a target to be treated such as calculi situated within the kidney, liver, biliary ducts. A therapeutical energy generator generates a shock wave of sufficient energy for purpose of therapy externally of the physical body and focusses it upon the target. Structure is provided for causing a displacement of the generator and the measuring apparatus around the surface of a patient. Structure is provided to activate the generator.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1991Date of Patent: January 12, 1993Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Uchiyama, Takashi Tsukaya, Kouichiro Ishihara, Sakae Takehana, Tetsumaru Kubota, Syuichi Takayama, Akira Taniguchi, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Naomi Sekino, Hiroki Hibino, Masaaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 5090259Abstract: A pipe-inspecting apparatus having a self-propelled unit. The self-propelled unit comprises an elastic tube which has forward and rear ends, and into which a fluid is supplied and from which the fluid is discharged, a restriction member mounted on the elastic tube, for restricting an axial expansion of the elastic tube, a bias member for biasing the elastic tube in the axial direction thereof, first and second holding members coupled to the ends of the elastic tube, respectively, for holding the ends of the elastic tube to the inner periphery of a pipe being inspected, while the fluid is being supplied into the holding members, and releasing the ends of the elastic tube from the inner periphery of the pipe, while the fluid is being discharged from the holding members. An observation device is coupled to the self-propelled unit. A display device is connected to the observation device, for displaying the image scanned by the observation device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1990Date of Patent: February 25, 1992Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Shishido, Hideyuki Adachi, Hiroki Hibino, Tsutomu Yamamoto, Hirofumi Miyanaga, Syuichi Takayama, Yasuhiro Ueda, Yoshisade Aoki, Seiji Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 5065741Abstract: A therapeutical apparatus includes a measuring apparatus including a probe which generates an X-ray or ultrasonic wave in order to detect the location of a target to be treated such as calculi situated within the kidney, liver, biliary ducts. A therapeutical energy generator generates a shock wave of sufficient energy for purposes of therapy externally of the physical body and focuses it upon the target. Structure is provided for causing a displacement of the generator and the measuring apparatus around the surface of a patient. Structure is provided to activate the generator.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 1991Date of Patent: November 19, 1991Assignee: Olympus Optical Co. Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Uchiyama, Takashi Tsukaya, Kouichiro Ishihara, Sakae Takehana, Tetsumaru Kubota, Syuichi Takayama, Akira Taniguchi, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Naomi Sekino, Hiroki Hibino, Masaaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 5047043Abstract: A medical resecting device is disclosed in which, a living organism tissue is resected with ultrasonic vibrations while the corresponding body cavity is observed with an optical observation pipe. The resecting device includes an ultrasonic vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibrations, a horn connected to the vibrator, a probe connected to the front portion of the horn to transmit the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the vibrator, the probe being provided with a rod-like shaft and a distal end portion with a resecting blade, a power source unit for supplying a drive voltage to the vibrator, and an optical observation pipe having a guide hole in which the shaft of the probe is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1989Date of Patent: September 10, 1991Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsumaru Kubota, Tatsuo Nagasaki, Koji Taguchi, Hiroyoshi Fujimori, Akio Nakada, Syuichi Takayama, Daisaku Negoro, Toshiki Terayama, Hiroyuki Kusunoki, Shinji Hatta, Hitoshi Karasawa, Masaaki Hayashi, Tadao Hagino, Akihiro Taguchi
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Patent number: 5003991Abstract: A hyperthermia apparatus for effecting the thermotherapy by heating a cancer locally including two outside-body electrodes to be arranged on an outer surface of a patient's body, an inside-body electrode to be inserted into a cavity of the patient's body, a high frequency power supply circuit for generating a high frequency power, and a switch connected between the high frequency power supply circuit and the electrodes for selectively supplying the high frequency power to two electrodes so that the cancer can be locally heated to a desired high temperature. At each electrode there are provided balloons through which temperature controlled liquid mediums are circulated to prevent portions of the body near the electrodes from being heated to undesired high temperatures. The liquid mediums circulated through the balloons are electrically isolated from each other completely.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1988Date of Patent: April 2, 1991Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Syuichi Takayama, Takashi Tsukaya, Yasuhiro Ueda, Shinji Hatta, Masashi Abe
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Patent number: 4989588Abstract: A medical treatment device for resecting, e.g., a prostate or breaking a bladder stone, which includes a vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibrations, a horn connected to the vibrator, a casing for accommodating the vibrator and the horn, a probe connected to the front portion of the horn to transmit ultrasonic vibrations generated by the vibrator, and a power source unit for supplying a drive voltage to the vibrator, the power source unit having an oscillator for producing a wave having a frequency for vibrating the probe and a frequency switching circuit for selecting an oscillating frequency at which the distal end of the probe serves as a loop of vibration or a frequency at which the distal end of the probe serves as a node of vibration.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1987Date of Patent: February 5, 1991Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsumaru Kubota, Akira Shiga, Akio Nakada, Syuichi Takayama, Ryouichi Konou, Yasuhiro Ueda, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tatsuo Nagasaki, Koji Taguchi, Hiroyoshi Fujimori, Shinichi Imade, Shinji Hatta, Yutaka Ohshima, Hiroyuki Kusunoki, Toshiki Terayama, Masaaki Hayashi, Tadao Hagino, Akihiro Taguchi
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Patent number: 4984575Abstract: A therapeutical apparatus includes a measuring apparatus including a probe which generates an X-ray or ultrasonic wave in order to detect the location of a target to be treated such as calculi situated within the kidney, liver, biliary ducts. A therapeutical energy generator generates a shock wave of sufficient energy for purpose of therapy externally of the physical body and focusses it upon the target. Structure is provided for causing a displacement of the generator and the measuring apparatus around the surface of a patient. Structure is provided to activate the generator.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1988Date of Patent: January 15, 1991Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Uchiyama, Takashi Tsukaya, Kouichiro Ishihara, Sakae Takehana, Tetsumaru Kubota, Syuichi Takayama, Akira Taniguchi, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Naomi Sekino, Hiroki Hibino, Masaaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 4979952Abstract: An ultrasonic vibration treatment apparatus comprising an ultrasonic vibration treatment device including an ultrasonic vibrator and an ultrasonic wave transmitter probe, a detecting element opposing the transmitter for applying light to the transmitter and receiving the light reflected from the transmitter, thereby to detect the amplitude of vibration of the treatment device, and a power source controller for reducing the power supplied to the vibrator, or stopping the power supply to the vibrator, in accordance with a detection signal output by the detecting element. The detecting element quickly detects the charges in the amplitude of vibration of the ultrasonic vibration treatment device, said charge in the amplitude representing the charges in the vibration condition of the vibration treatment device from actual driving to idling, or vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1990Date of Patent: December 25, 1990Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Syuichi Takayama, Shinji Hatta, Masakazu Gotanda, Hitoshi Karasawa, Hiroshi Sasaki, Tadao Hagino, Hiroki Hibino
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Patent number: 4961424Abstract: A therapeutical device using ultrasonic vibration includes an ultrasonic vibration generator for generating ultrasonic vibration in the axial direction of the device and in a direction different from the axial direction of the device, an amplifier connected to the ultrasonic vibration generator for amplifying the ultrasonic vibration generated, and a vibration transmitting connected to the amplifier member for transmitting the ultrasonic vibration.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1988Date of Patent: October 9, 1990Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Masakazu Gotanda, Shinji Hatta, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tetsumaru Kubota, Takeaki Nakamura, Syuichi Takayama, Hiroshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 4958639Abstract: An ultrasonic therapeutical apparatus observes the interior of a living body utilizing an ultrasonic wave, allows a location signal to be generated on the basis of an output from the observation system, and controls a focus shifting system in accordance with the location signal. Subsequently, a shock wave generating system is driven to generate an ultrasonic shock wave, which is directed to a focal point, thereby crushing a calculus.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1989Date of Patent: September 25, 1990Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Uchiyama, Akio Nakada, Akihiro Taguchi, Shinji Hatta, Syuichi Takayama, Takashi Tsukaya, Sakae Takehana, Naomi Sekino, Masaaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 4955366Abstract: A ultrasonic therapeutical apparatus comprises a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators which are disposed in a plurality of concentric circular rows and defining a ultrasonic shock wave generator. The apparatus also includes control means for independently controlling the frequency and the phase with which the ultrasonic vibrators in the respective raws are driven as well as the output levels thereof, thereby allowing only a positive pressure of the resultant ultrasonic wave to be increased while suppressing a negative pressure thereof to eliminate a cavitation effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1988Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Uchiyama, Syuichi Takayama, Masakazu Gotanda, Tetsumaru Kubota, Takashi Tsukaya, Kouichiro Ishihara, Kuniaki Kami, Naomi Sekino, Akira Murata, Masaki Hayashi
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Patent number: 4899731Abstract: An endoscope disclosed herein is provided with an operating section and an insertion section having a bending section. Bending members, which are formed of a shape memorizable alloy and are for bending the bending section, are disposed within the bending section of the insertion section and are connected to a power supply unit. This endoscope further comprises a detecting unit for detecting the amount of deformation of the bending members as a change in electric resistance, and a display device for displaying the detected amount of deformation of the bending members. Accordingly, the bending amount of the bending section can accurately be detected and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1988Date of Patent: February 13, 1990Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Syuichi Takayama, Yasuhiro Ueda
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Patent number: 4872458Abstract: Thermotherapy apparatus used for performing a thermotherapy for a diseased part of a tumor such as a cancer of a living body. A heating portion is arranged in a distal end portion at the body cavity side of a probe which can be inserted in the body cavity through an endoscope or the like or a distal end portion at the body cavity side of an insertion portion of the endoscope. The heating portion has a far-infrared radiation ceramic member, and a heater for heating the far-infrared radiation ceramic member.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1987Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Kanehira, Syuichi Takayama, Atsushi Amano, Hiroki Hibino, Naoki Uchiyama, Akio Nakada
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Patent number: 4867141Abstract: A medical treatment apparatus utilizing ultrasonic waves according to this invention is applied to treatments such as breaking up a stone formed in a living body. The medical treatment apparatus utilizing ultrasonic waves includes a vibration generator (10) for generating ultrasonic vibrations and a vibration transmission member (16) for transmitting the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the vibration generator (10). The vibration transmission member (16) has a front end portion and a proximal end portion which is mounted on the vibration generator (10). The medical treatment apparatus further includes a cover member (20) for surrounding the outer surface of the vibration transmission member (16) and an exposing member (21) for exposing the distal end portion of the vibration transmission member (16) outside the cover member (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1987Date of Patent: September 19, 1989Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Nakada, Syuichi Takayama, Tatsuya Kubota, Tetsumaru Kubota, Koji Taguchi, Shinichi Imade, Naomi Sekino
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Patent number: 4799482Abstract: A stone disintegrator apparatus includes a main capacitor for receiving power from a power source, a charge circuit for charging the main capacitor, and a discharge circuit which is turned on during the discharge so as to supply a charge of the main capacitor to discharge electrodes. There is also provided a switch member, e.g., a discharge lamp to be de-energized during the discharge, for electrically isolating the main capacitor from the power source so as to disintegrate a stone in an internal organ.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1986Date of Patent: January 24, 1989Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Syuichi Takayama
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Patent number: 4722340Abstract: A stone disintegrator apparatus has a probe with discharge electrodes and a power supply circuit for supplying a discharge voltage to the probe for causing discharge between the discharge electrodes. An electrode life detection circuit detects the number of use or discharge operations of the probe so as to determine the remaining life of the discharge electrodes. A discharge inhibit circuit inhibits re-use or discharge of the probe when the life detection circuit detects an end of electrode life.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1987Date of Patent: February 2, 1988Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Syuichi Takayama, Kowji Tanikawa, Ryouji Masubuchi, Kunio Kinoshita, Minoru Shinozuka, Kenichirou Sanagi, Naoki Uchiyama, Yoshio Shishido
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Patent number: 4691706Abstract: A calculus disintegrating apparatus includes first and second electrodes which are arranged at the distal end of a probe inserted into a coeliac cavity, and discharge energy sources connected to the first and second electrodes to impress D.C. impulse voltage across them. The apparatus is arranged to disintegrate a calculus by impact waves resulting from spark discharges produced across the first and second electrodes. A polarity changing circuit is provided between the discharge energy sources and first and second electrodes to vary the polarity of the output D.C. impulse voltage from the discharge energy sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1986Date of Patent: September 8, 1987Assignee: Olympus Optical Co.Inventor: Syuichi Takayama