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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167794 | Endoscope system for fluorescent observation An endoscope system is disclosed for detecting fluorescent light emitted in the near-infrared region by a plurality of fluorescent labeling materials introduced into a living tissue. An illumination system generates illumination light in the wavelength range ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8144394 | Stereoscopic imaging optical system The invention provides a stereoscopic imaging optical system that has a total optical length short enough to be suitable for use in electron image microscopes. The stereoscopic imaging optical system comprises, in order from its object side, one objective lens DB an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139296 | Reimaging optical system and endoscope using the same The invention relates to an reimaging optical system that has a sufficiently enhanced magnification and better performance, and an endoscope using the same. The reimaging optical system 3 is adapted to re-form an image by an image guide 6 on a solid-st... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8039055 | Method to increase the efficiency of polymer drag reduction for marine and industrial applications A method for increasing the efficiency of additive drag reduction by establishing a drag-reducing viscoelastic coating on a surface. The method includes mixing a polymer into a concentrated solution that has approximately the same density as a fluid flowing over the... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7982975 | Objective optical system The invention relates to a high-performance imaging optical system that achieves a magnification high enough to be capable of microscopic viewing under an endoscope, and is compatible with high-definition imaging devices. The objective optical system comprises, at l... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7961213 | Image pickup apparatus using an imaging unit including an etalon and calibration method therefor An image pickup apparatus includes an objective optical system, an image pickup element having a surface at an image formed by the objective optical system, and an etalon positioned between the objective optical system and the surface of the image pickup element. Th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955276 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes a capsule and a transparent cover having a central axis and that is located in front of an objective optical system within the capsule. The objective optical system has a depth of field, a field of view, and an image su... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7931587 | Endoscope with decreased stray light effect that includes a light shielding member that does not pass any light rays emitted from an illuminator An endoscope includes an illuminator that includes a light emitting surface for illuminating the inside of a living body, an objective optical system for forming an image of a specified object on one side of the objective optical system and illuminated by the illumi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927273 | Endoscope image pickup unit for picking up magnified images of an object, a focus adjustment apparatus and method, and a focus range check apparatus and method for the same An endoscope image pickup unit is disclosed that captures magnified images of an object. An objective optical system of the image pickup unit includes, in order from the object side, a front lens group having positive refractive power and an aperture stop. Various c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7915572 | Imaging optical system and endoscope provided with imaging optical system An imaging optical system includes a spherical or nearly spherical viewing port, an objective lens that includes an aspheric surface and is formed as a single lens element, and a solid-state image sensor that receives an image formed by the imaging optical system. S... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7869132 | Immersion microscope objective and laser scanning microscope system using same An immersion microscope objective formed of thirteen or fewer lens elements includes, in order from the object side, first and second lens groups of positive refractive power, a third lens group, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power with its image-si... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854700 | Capsule-type endoscope A capsule-type endoscope includes a capsule, an objective optical system, an image pickup element, and at least one illumination light source having a light-emitting surface, and a transparent cover. In several embodiments of the capsule-type endoscope according to ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843655 | Objective optical system and endoscope An objective optical system includes, a first group having positive refractive power, a second group having positive refractive power, the first group having a first parallel flat plate, a diaphragm, a second parallel flat plate and a first plano-convex lens with it... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820958 | Laser scanning microscope that includes a scanning device and at least one controllable optical element that controls the polarization plane of light incident onto a sample, and method of use An improved laser scanning microscope and method of use are disclosed that enable polarization anisotropy measurements to be made with greater sensitivity and accuracy. A controllable optical element is provided in a light path between a laser source and a sample, a... | 10/26/2010 |
| RE41807 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes means for illuminating an object, means for imaging the object, and a transparent cover having a center of curvature. The transparent cover covers the illumination means and the imaging means, and the imaging means incl... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799244 | Fluorescent object and method for manufacturing the same An inexpensive fluorescent object is provided which may be used, for example, as a test object for color adjustment of a fluorescent endoscope system. The fluorescent object generates fluorescence while minimizing the generation of ‘noise’ at undesired wavelengt... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7774048 | Fluorescent endoscope device An endoscope device includes a light source unit that creates multiple excitation lights having different peak wavelengths, an illumination unit, and an imaging unit that includes an objective optical system and an image pickup device. The imaging unit is capable of... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773318 | Objective optical system for endoscopes An objective optical system for endoscopes is characterized by comprising, in order from its object side, a stop, a first lens and a second lens. The first lens comprises a positive meniscus lens concave on its object side and the second lens comprises a positive le... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7768570 | Image pickup apparatus using an imaging unit including an etalon and calibration method therefor An image pickup apparatus includes an objective optical system, an image pickup element having a surface at an image formed by the objective optical system, and an etalon positioned between the objective optical system and the surface of the image pickup element. Th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7746560 | Illumination optical system that uses a solid-state lighting element which generates white light, and an optical device equipped therewith An illumination optical system for use in a microscope or electronic endoscope includes a solid-state lighting element that generates light having a spectral profile with peak intensities at multiple wavelengths such that the light output by said solid-state lightin... | 06/29/2010 |
| RE41398 | Design of viscoelastic coatings to reduce turbulent friction drag A method is provided to select appropriate material properties for turbulent friction drag reduction, given a specific body configuration and freestream velocity. The method is based on a mathematical description of the balance of energy at the interface between the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738180 | Objective optical system for endoscopes An objective optical system for endoscopes has, in order form the object side, a single lens with negative power, a cemented lens with positive power, and an image sensor unit. The cemented lens has a plano-convex lens, located at the image-side end, with a convex s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7710647 | 3-D image observation apparatus A 3-D image observation apparatus includes a reflection type image display panel that has a digital micro mirror device, a magnifying optical system, and at least two light sources. The light sources are positioned at different locations relative to the reflection t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704206 | Endoscope that provides selection of each illumination mode of four different illumination modes An endoscope is disclosed that provide selection of each illumination mode of four different illumination modes, with one of the four different illumination modes being a mode which sequentially transmits very narrow wavelength ranges at three different wavelength r... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7680014 | Objective optical system and optical pickup device using it An objective optical system is formed of a diffractive optical element with a diffractive surface formed on a virtual plane and an objective lens for focusing three collimated light beams of three different wavelengths at three different numerical apertures onto des... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672054 | Illumination homogenizing optical element An illumination homogenizing optical element is disclosed that includes at least one optical surface having a plurality of refractive structures formed as either grooves or protrusions that, individually, are wider than the wavelength of light incident onto said ill... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7653300 | Image recording apparatus for microscopes An image recording apparatus for a microscope having a still camera function and/or a video photography function is disclosed. Automatic exposure (AE) adjustment is performed at appropriate time intervals in the photographic period so as to obtain sample images of r... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7646542 | Microscope objective lens A microscope objective lens is disclosed that includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power that is movable along the optical axis, and a third lens group. The first... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7623907 | Endoscope for observing scattered light from living body tissue and method of observing scattered light from living body tissue An endoscope apparatus and method are disclosed wherein first and second light beams, each having different center wavelengths, illuminate an object. A detector and a light receiver optical system are provided that receive back-scattered light from first and second ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623308 | Rear projection lens device and magnification adjusting method thereof The rear projection lens device comprises a fixed lens barrel, a first lens barrel having a front lens group, a second lens barrel having a rear lens group, and a rotation stopper. The first lens barrel is helicoid-coupled with the fixed lens barrel, and moves in an... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621642 | Color separation and synthesis systems, color separation systems and color synthesis systems, illumination optical systems, projection optical systems, and projection display devices using these systems Color separation and synthesis systems, color separation systems and color synthesis systems, illumination optical systems, projection optical systems, and projection display devices using these systems include a wavelength-splitting element that reflects linearly p... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7613098 | Objective optical system for optical recording media and optical pickup device using it An objective optical system focuses light from a light source onto at least two different types of optical recording media having different substrate thicknesses in order to record or reproduce information on the optical recording media by using a variable refractiv... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7605955 | Image-reading device An image-reading device includes a platen glass for supporting a document, an end glass adjacent to the platen glass, a sheet member that connects bottom surfaces of the platen glass and the end glass, a feeder for feeding a document to the image-reading device, a c... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7598502 | Confocal laser scanning microscope In a confocal laser scanning microscope that is equipped with a first scanning optical system for emitting an observation beam to scan and observe a sample and a second scanning optical system for emitting an excitation beam to scan and stimulate optically a part of... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7580601 | Anamorphic aspherical beam focusing lens A beam focusing lens having an optical axis for focusing at a point of focus a light beam having different angles of divergence in orthogonal directions perpendicular to the optical axis consists of one or two lens components, each of which may be a single lens elem... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576310 | Imaging optical system and endoscope provided with imaging optical system An imaging optical system includes a spherical or nearly spherical viewing port, an objective lens that includes an aspheric surface and is formed as a single lens element, and a solid-state image sensor that receives an image formed by the imaging optical system. S... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570363 | Measuring endoscope apparatus A measuring endoscope apparatus is disclosed having a light source unit that emits low coherence light, a probe that illuminates the observation object with the low coherence light and that collects light reflected by the observation object, and a single optical fib... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7554739 | Illumination homogenizing optical element An illumination homogenizing optical element is disclosed that includes at least one optical surface having a plurality of refractive structures formed as either grooves or protrusions that, individually, are wider than the wavelength of light incident onto said ill... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7554572 | Image pickup apparatus for capturing spectral images of an object and observation system including the same An image pickup apparatus has a construction in which a diffraction element is provided in an observation optical system. Zero-order light that is transmitted straight through the diffraction element and one of the +1st-order diffracted light and the −1st-order di... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7514667 | Variable transmittance optical element and imaging optical system including the same arranged at distal end of an endoscope A variable transmittance optical element is provided in an imaging optical system of an endoscope, and includes small etalons or multiple microscopic mirror that have an effective part that allows passage of a light beam received at a unit light receiving area that ... | 04/07/2009 |
