Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Tanoue

Tetsuya Tanoue 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, optical member, and method of manufacturing endoscope
    Patent number: 8790249
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a distal end portion body 31 formed of a metal, a distal end portion cover 32 formed of an insulating resin to cover the distal end portion body 31, and a cover lens 25 disposed at a position at which the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is contactable with both the distal end portion body 31 and the distal end portion cover 32. In the above, the proximal end side of the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is bonded to the distal end portion body 31 by soldering along the circumferential direction. Meanwhile, the distal end side of the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is bonded to the distal end portion cover 32 by adhesion along the circumferential direction. Each of bonding surfaces of the cover lens 25 and the distal end portion body 31 is previously formed with a metal film for improving the flow of a liquid solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Tanoue
  • Endoscope, Optical Member, and Method of Manufacturing Endoscope
    Publication number: 20100152540
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a distal end portion body 31 formed of a metal, a distal end portion cover 32 formed of an insulating resin to cover the distal end portion body 31, and a cover lens 25 disposed at a position at which the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is contactable with both the distal end portion body 31 and the distal end portion cover 32. In the above, the proximal end side of the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is bonded to the distal end portion body 31 by soldering along the circumferential direction. Meanwhile, the distal end side of the circumferential surface of the cover lens 25 is bonded to the distal end portion cover 32 by adhesion along the circumferential direction. Each of bonding surfaces of the cover lens 25 and the distal end portion body 31 is previously formed with a metal film for improving the flow of a liquid solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Tetsuya Tanoue