Patents by Inventor Takaaki Gono

Takaaki Gono 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).

  • Endoscope
    Patent number: 9179829
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; an operation section provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion; a first light source section provided inside the operation section, the first light source section generating first light as broadband light having a broadband wavelength characteristic; a light guiding section that guides the first light emitted from the first light source section; a second light source section provided on a distal end side of the insertion portion, the second light source section generating second light; and an optical element provided on the distal end side of the insertion portion, the optical element combining the first light and the second light and emitting the resulting light from an illuminating window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Gono, Naruto Shinkai, Junichi Adachi, Satoshi Takekoshi
  • Endoscope, endoscopic apparatus, and examination method using endoscope
    Patent number: 8998802
    Abstract: An endoscope includes an insert section to be inserted into the body cavity, an illumination window for directing illumination light therethrough and an observation window for observing an illuminated internal portion of the body cavity, arranged at a distal end portion of the insert section, and a blood flow changing section for changing a blood flow of blood flowing through a vessel in a near-surface region of a living organ inside the body cavity by providing one of a temperature change and vibration energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Gono, Takaaki Gono, Naruto Shinkai
  • ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20120271103
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; an operation section provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion; a first light source section provided inside the operation section, the first light source section generating first light as broadband light having a broadband wavelength characteristic; a light guiding section that guides the first light emitted from the first light source section; a second light source section provided on a distal end side of the insertion portion, the second light source section generating second light; and an optical element provided on the distal end side of the insertion portion, the optical element combining the first light and the second light and emitting the resulting light from an illuminating window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Takaaki GONO, Naruto Shinkai, Junichi ADACHI, Satoshi TAKEKOSHI
  • Placement method and placement system
    Patent number: 8181657
    Abstract: A placement method includes inserting an endoscope into a body, blocking a tubular tissue in the body with a distal end of the endoscope, pressurizing a detection target space between a placement member which is placed in the tubular tissue and blocks the tubular tissue and the distal end of the endoscope via a channel of the endoscope, and detecting a pressure state in the detection target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takekoshi, Naruto Shinkai, Takaaki Gono, Yosuke Yoshimoto
  • PLACEMENT METHOD AND PLACEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090082622
    Abstract: A placement method includes inserting an endoscope into a body, blocking a tubular tissue in the body with a distal end of the endoscope, pressurizing a detection target space between a placement member which is placed in the tubular tissue and blocks the tubular tissue and the distal end of the endoscope via a channel of the endoscope, and detecting a pressure state in the detection target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKEKOSHI, Naruto SHINKAI, Takaaki GONO, Yosuke YOSHIMOTO
  • Endoscope, endoscopic apparatus, and examination method using endoscope
    Publication number: 20070276185
    Abstract: An endoscope includes an insert section to be inserted into the body cavity, an illumination window for directing illumination light therethrough and an observation window for observing an illuminated internal portion of the body cavity, arranged at a distal end portion of the insert section, and a blood flow changing section for changing a blood flow of blood flowing through a vessel in a near-surface region of a living organ inside the body cavity by providing one of a temperature change and vibration energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Gono, Takaaki Gono, Naruto Shinkai