Patents by Inventor Tomoyasu Kawai
Tomoyasu Kawai 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: 6902529Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura
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Patent number: 6840901Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20040085441Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL, CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20040082834Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura
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Patent number: 6612981Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20030001949Abstract: A picture file device having a memory device for recording a still picture has a communication interface circuit for outputting a control signal to a function unit based on a control signal received by the communication interface circuit. The picture file device further includes a picture recording control circuit for, when a picture recording operation is detected, creating a picture file having a first area for storing data of the still picture and a second area for storing first text data relating to the still picture data and for outputting the created picture file to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Obata, Tomoyasu Kawai
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Publication number: 20010055061Abstract: Endoscopes comprise image pickup elements for picking up images and transmission circuits and the like for transmitting the picked up images with radio waves of different frequencies. In addition, bar codes to code the frequencies used for transmission are provided to the respective endoscopes, the bar code provided to the endoscope used in endoscope inspection is read on a receiver side, and a reception frequency of a station selection unit is set to the read frequency, so that a signal obtained by a desired endoscope can be easily received and imaged even in case a plurality of endoscopes are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2001Publication date: December 27, 2001Inventors: Junichi Onishi, Keisuke Miura, Kazuo Banju, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Ushifusa, Kazuhiro Gono, Taro Miyazawa, Tomoyasu Kawai, Katsumi Sasaki, Takeaki Nakamura