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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4904048 | Mechanism for bending elongated body A mechanism for bending an elongated body such as the tube of an endoscope without the use of electric elements, thereby eliminating a shock hazard. A shape-memorizing alloy is inserted into the elongated body at portions to be bent. In some embodiments, ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4883355 | Slotted thrusters for fluid propelled borescopes An improved thruster for propelling borescopes by the reaction forces generated by pressurized fluid expelled from the thruster has a desirably small cross-sectional profile made possible by its novel construction. The basic embodiment of the thruster com... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4848817 | Hook forceps apparatus for industrial endoscopes A hook forceps apparatus for industrial endoscopes in which a hook stopper is connected to the tip of an elongated flexible shaft part and is provided with a fitting part, a male screw part having a self-tapping function is formed on the outer periphery o... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846573 | Shape memory effect alloy pull wire articulator for borescopes An apparatus for remotely orienting the distant tip of a flexible borescope cable to point in a desired direction utilizes a plurality of vertabrae-like annular disks disposed transversely within the hollow interior of the distal end of the flexible cable... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4832473 | Endoscope with elastic actuator comprising a synthetic rubber tube with only radial expansion controlled by a mesh-like tube An endoscope has a flexible insertion portion having distal and proximal end portions. Elastic actuators for bending the insertion section are mounted in the insertion section. Each elastic actuator has an inner space and is longitudinally expanded/contra... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830460 | Guidance system and method for delivery system for high-energy pulsed ultraviolet laser light A fiber-optic instrument, used for ablating lesions in blood vessels, is mounted to and guided by a sleeve having two lumens extending therethrough and parallel to each other. The instrument fits within one lumen and a guidewire, previously inserted in a ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4790624 | Method and apparatus for spatially orienting movable members using shape memory effect alloy actuator A method and apparatus for spatially orienting a remote flexible member such as the tip of a borescope to point in a desired direction employs heating to its transition temperature a shape memory efffect SME alloy actuating element coupled to the tip and ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4768858 | Hollow fiberoptic A fiberoptic includes a guide for light or other electromagnetic energy which has a single fiber core with a ring-shaped cross-section and defines an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface. A cylindrical central hollow channel extends ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4747661 | Endoscope tip adaptor The endoscope tip adaptor has an objective optical system capable of varying the observing direction with respect to the optical axis of an endoscope side optical system and a light guide of an optical axis inclined with the optical axis of an endoscope s... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4744624 | Optical fibre assembly for transmitting high energy laser radiation An optical fibre assembly (10) for transmitting high energy laser radiation comprises a tubular moulded plastics handle (1) having a tubular metallic termination (2) for engagement with a laser radiation source. The other end of handle (1) is connected by... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4736734 | Endoscope with variable illumination angle An endoscope having a light source unit, a light guide fiber for guiding illumination light from the light source unit to the distal end in the inserting section of the endoscope main body, an optical system provided in the distal end for guiding the illu... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735501 | Method and apparatus for fluid propelled borescopes A method and apparatus for propelling a borescope being used to inspect inaccessible areas comprises one or more reaction jets attached to the borescope, the reaction jets expelling gas, liquid or other fluids to produce a reaction thrust force on the bor... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4708434 | Fiberscope with bending mechanism A fiberscope having a freely bendable tip and having a reduced weight and diameter. Two spaced cylindrical casted sections are provided at the forward end of the fiberscope, and the image fiber, light guides for transmitting illuminating light, and manipu... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4699463 | Multidirectional viewing borescope An elongated, tubular inspection instrument characterized as having a control head at its proximal end and an objective assembly at its distal end. Flexible fiber or rigid optics extend between the control head and the objective assembly for the purpose o... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4696544 | Fiberscopic device for inspection of internal sections of construction, and method for using same An apparatus and method for using the same to inspect the interior of a construction such as a vessel, piping, machinery and the like, including jet engine combustion cans, comprises a fiberscope having a probe carrying fiberoptic systems which is inserte... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4640577 | Image fiber with a mechanism for rotating a field of view In an inspection device having a light guide, an image fiber and a mirror for reflecting light from the light guide to an object and for reflecting an image of the object to the image fiber, the mirror is rotatable about an axis coincident with the optica... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4620769 | Image observation system Disclosed is an image observation system which employs a bellows expanded and contracted by fluid pressure to move an optical element, such as an image pick-up lens, within an image pick-up adapter. The bellows, which is operatively associated with the op... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4611888 | Coupler for surgical endoscope and video camera A device for coupling a rigid surgical endoscope and a video camera has a compact, lightweight configuration which receives the endoscope without the conventional bulky endoscope eyepiece. The coupler has front and rear sections rotatable with respect to ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4575185 | System for a fiber optic cable for remote inspection of internal structure of a nuclear steam generator The sealed shell of a nuclear steam generator is penetrated through a fluid lock by an elongated assembly including an axial fiber optic cable. Fluid pressure chambers within the assembly are selectively pressured to control the movement of the fiber opti... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4530568 | Flexible optical inspection system An inspection instrument is fabricated with segments of limited controllable flexure disposed between an objective segment and a control head. The segments are provided with interior frame members to maintain a generally rigid configuration, the variation... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4341205 | Endoscope An endoscope comprises a control section, an insertion section and a light guide cable both connected to the control section and provided with envelopes prepared from a heat-resistant and pressure-resistant material, a cavity extending throughout the inse... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4330169 | Device and method for aiding vision A microscope with a flexible fiber-optic bundle used as a scanner is provided to assist the vision of people; particularly to enable persons with vision defects to read. The eyepiece of the microscope spreads the enlarged images onto the functional portio... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4298312 | Damaged vane locating method and apparatus The method of locating in situ a damaged vane in a front stage of stator vanes of a jet engine, the engine also containing a stage of rotor blades and a rear stage of stator vanes, the rotor blade stage located between the front and rear stator vane stage... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4195904 | Optical system of viewing-direction changing attachment for endoscopes An optical system of viewing-direction changing attachment for endoscopes comprising a first reflecting means having a reflecting surface for changing the observing direction and a second reflecting means having a reflecting surface for changing the illum... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4154502 | Dynamic image enhancer for fiberscopes A short fiber optic image transmitter receives an image produced by a fiberscope objective and transmits the image to the image receiving end of the flexible fiber optic bundle of the fiberscope. The short image transmitter is oscillated about an axis nor... | 05/15/1979 |
