Patents by Inventor Yoshiteru NONAKA

Yoshiteru NONAKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20190029503
    Abstract: The channel tube for endoscope according to the present invention is provided with: an inner-layer tube inside which a through hole extending in a longitudinal direction is formed, the inner-layer tube having as a base material thereof an elastomer or a flexible resin; an elastomer layer comprising a polymer elastomer, the elastomer layer being disposed so as to cover the outside of the inner-layer tube, and the surface of the elastomer layer being exposed to the outside; a reinforcing layer part including a flexible reinforcing member, the reinforcing layer part being disposed so as to surround the inner-layer tube; and a buffer layer part which deforms more readily than the reinforcing layer part, the buffer layer part being layered on the reinforcing layer part and disposed between the inner-layer tube and an outer peripheral surface of the elastomer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki HANAI, Kiyoshi TAKAO, Yoshiteru NONAKA, Yoshinori HIGUCHI