Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Nakaura

Yoshinori Nakaura 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 INSERTION PORTION
    Publication number: 20090137875
    Abstract: An easy-to-manufacture endoscope is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Hideya Kitagawa, Katsutaka Adachi, Takeo Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakaura, Yoshihide Sakashita
  • Protection hood for endoscope and endoscope including the same
    Publication number: 20070212926
    Abstract: A protection hood for an endoscope is arranged on the outer surface of an elongated tubular member, such as an insertion section or a universal cable of an endoscope. The protection hood includes a plurality of segments. The split segments include flat surfaces which are in contact with each other when a plurality of split segments are aligned with each other in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the protection hood and are combined into a tubular assembly. The split segments further include holding members, arranged on the flat surfaces, for holding the combined split segments in a tubular state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nakaura, Kiyokazu Hosaka