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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8018485 | Imaging device An imaging device includes first light sources that have first frequency characteristics; second light sources that have second frequency characteristics different from the first frequency characteristics and that are arranged in positions different from those of th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7924308 | Electronic endoscope apparatus and method of controlling image luminance for electronic endoscope apparatus An image obtained by an electronic endoscope apparatus is changed to an image that is appropriate for observation with suppressed halation and fewer dark areas. Halation detection means detects halation of a predetermined level or higher in an image represented by a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7511733 | Capsule-type medical apparatus A battery self-containing body, which self-contains a battery or a battery accommodating body, which accommodates a battery removably is attached to a capsule body including a drive circuit for driving an imaging device and an illuminating device. Thus, the power su... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7453490 | Correction of image signals characteristic of non-uniform images in an endoscopic imaging system The subject matter hereof relates to systems and methods of providing for correction of image signals characteristic of non-uniform images. Various example embodiments of systems and methods so providing correction include embodiments directed to endoscopic imaging ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7365767 | Apparatus for driving plasma display panel and method for displaying pictures on plasma display panel An apparatus for driving a plasma display panel and a method for processing pictures of a plasma display panel. An input video signal is converted into sub-field data. It is determined whether address consumption power of the sub-field data is high. When the address... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365768 | Endoscope apparatus and function adjusting circuit for endoscope An endoscope includes an insert section, a CCD is mounted at the end of the insert section, and a CCU for producing a video signal is arranged in a control unit connected to a proximal end of the insert unit. The CCU includes a general-purpose DSP board having the f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355625 | Endoscopic imaging system and endoscope system An imaging apparatus having an imaging device for imaging an object in cooperation with an endoscope is connected to a video processing unit for producing a standard video signal so that it can be disconnected freely. A signal delay occurs over a signal line linking... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350712 | Image sensor module architecture Image sensor module architecture provides flexible mounting of illuminators in an imaging apparatus with flexible fasteners. The architecture involves one or more LED-based illuminators that may be mounted adjustably to provide high intensity and uniform profile lum... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336894 | Electronic endoscope system, lighting device for electronic endoscope system, and light controller for electronic endoscope system A lighting device for an electronic endoscope system, includes a light source; a set of rotary shutters having at least two rotary shutters, having a rotational axis parallel to an optical axis of the light source, the rotary shutters alternately intercepting incide... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333541 | Variable square-wave drive device A variable square-wave drive device for controlling square waves using feedback- and bias-control methods. The variable square-wave drive device includes an oscillator for generating a clock pulse; a frequency-divider/duty controller for frequency-dividing the clock... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321385 | Surgical lighting control and video system A surgical light system (10) includes a lighthead (44) coupled to a suspension arm (41′) adapted for mounting to a surface (14) of a surgical room. A bulb (130) is disposed in the lighthead. A processor (120) in the lighth... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7289140 | Video endoscope apparatus A video endoscope apparatus includes a light source unit that alternately emits white light and excitation light, a video endoscope that has a color image sensor and a light guide for guiding the light from the light source unit to the distal end, an image data acqu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286166 | Calibrating digital cameras for varying ambient light conditions An internal or external device may be utilized to calibrate a digital camera for changing ambient light conditions. The device may include a surface which either provides for white light reflectivity or white light transmissivity for making a first measurement of wh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286703 | Image correction apparatus, method and program An identification-data memory is connected to a light-source identifying circuit. Data representing a type of characteristic quantity to be used in making an identification and identification points are stored in the identification-data memory with regard to each ty... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7262800 | Optical sensor unit provided with radio optical sensor having radio element and radio communication means apart from the radio optical sensor, optical sensor array and method of driving optical sensor To provide an optical sensor unit in which the respective optical sensor elements can be easily provided on a curved surface without using wirings, a reduction in image pickup speed due to wiring delay is prevented to improve a photographing speed, and highly sensit... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247135 | Electronic endoscope apparatus including brightness adjuster An electronic endoscope apparatus has a light source, a luminance calculator, a controller, and a brightness adjuster. The light source illuminates an object. The luminance calculator calculates a luminance level indicating a brightness of an object image on the bas... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235045 | Fluorescence imaging endoscope An endoscope having an optical guide that is optically coupled to a first broadband light source and a second laser light source that emits light at a wavelength in a range of 350 nm to 420 nm. The endoscope has an image sensor at a distal end and collects a reflect... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232410 | Adjusting method for endoscope systems An adjusting method for endoscope systems comprises a first adjusting step, a second light adjusting step and a storing step. The first adjusting step compares video signals, which are produced from illumination light rays that are reflected from an object and whose... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221388 | Endoscope image sensing method and apparatus This invention relates to an endoscope image sensing apparatus which can switch suitable color matrixes in accordance with the type of observation region, the type of light source used, or the like, and obtain good color reproduction corresponding to the type of obs... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214927 | Method and apparatus using liquid crystal light valve to filter incident light on a photodetector In one embodiment, light is detected using a photodetector. If the detected light is causing the photodetector to saturate, one or more liquid crystal light valves are adjusted to filter the amount of incident light on the photodetector. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212737 | Videoendoscopic system A videoendoscopic system (1) including an endoscope optical system (2) and a camera portion (3), the endoscope optical system (2) having an elongated shaft (4) through which an optical image guide (5) and a fiber light guide... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209162 | Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus has a moving-image displayer that reads image-pixel signals from an image sensor at predetermined time intervals to display a moving-image, a light-amount adjuster that adjusts an amount of light for illuminating a subject, and a st... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172552 | Catheter introducer system for exploration of body cavities A self propelling catheter introducer system for exploring a body cavity is disclosed which includes a flexible tubular catheter, an everting tube and a steering section located near the distal end of the catheter that is introduced in a body cavity. The steering se... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172553 | Endoscope system using normal light and fluorescence In the light source unit 3A, a switching filter section 14, which can switch the RGB filter for normal-light observation and a filter for fluorescent observation on the optical path, is installed in front of the lamp 12, where if the fluorescent... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157837 | Piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric actuator including two or more piezoelectric layers each of which is formed of a piezoelectric material and which are stacked on each other; three or more electrode layers which are stacked alternately with the piezoelectric layers; and one or more a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154552 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus for generating an image signal by adding outputs corresponding to two types of light receiving pixels having different storage time of information charges Two types of image signals are obtained from a solid-state image pickup device in a frame transfer system and subject to signal processing so as to extend the dynamic range. Two types of mutually different image signals are obtained from a solid-state image pickup d... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154527 | Optical device Stereoscopic device including at least two apertures, each including a light valve, a multi wavelength light sensor array and a controllable multi wavelength illumination unit, producing at least two alternating beams of light, each of the beams of light is characte... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140893 | Light source device for medical endoscope A light source device for a medical endoscope system comprises a lamp unit including a xenon lamp and a heat sink, with fins, certain ones of which form electrodes, a lamp housing into which the lamp unit is removably which is provided with first power electrodes an... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136672 | Mobile telephone with built-in camera and flash A mobile telephone quipped with a camera may employ, as a camera flash, one or more RGB tri-color LEDs arranged on a face of the mobile telephone which is aligned with the direction in which a photograph may be taken by the camera. The viewing angle of the RGB tri-c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133079 | Circuit comprising a combined signal and environmental light sensor In indication and image reproduction apparatus, the ambient brightness must be taken into account for an optimum reproduction quality. This requires an optical sensor, which is associated with additional technical outlay. The invention relates to a circuit which all... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123288 | Electronic endoscope eliminating influence of light distribution in optical zooming The invention provides an endoscope having a scope that takes an image enlarged by driving a movable lens of an optical zoom mechanism by a CCD and displays an image of an object to be observed, wherein a multiplier multiplies RGB color signals by a coefficient set ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116352 | Capsule System for producing a stereoscopic image of an object, and displaying the stereoscopic image, the system including a capsule and a control unit, the capsule including a sensor assembly, a processor connected to the sensor assembly, a capsule transceiver connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109933 | Wearable jacket having communication function, and endoscope system employing wearable jacket A wearable jacket includes a 2D-DST substrate shaped to cover a body of a subject person. The 2D-DST substrate includes a first conductive sheet, a second conductive sheet and a plurality of communication modules. The first and second conductive sheets are overlappe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108687 | Medical system An endoscope surgery system is provided, as a medical system, to be easily used by a user who is not used to the operation. An endoscope operation system includes a trolley and a remote controller. The trolley includes a plurality of medical devices (having a TV cam... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094354 | Method and apparatus for separation of particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device provides separation of particles in a liquid sample, particularly, separation of a sample of whole blood into its components for further analysis. Separation into red blood cells and plasma occurs within a few seconds after the blood sample has... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077804 | Light source apparatus for endoscope A light source apparatus for an endoscope including a main light source; a light guide member whose incident end face is opposed to the main light source and which guides light incident thereon to an emission end face thereof; an auxiliary light source which is acti... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063663 | Endoscopic system with a solid-state light source An endoscopic system for internal inspection of an object includes an endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis between a distal end to be inserted into the object and a proximal end and an illumination assembly attached to the proximal end of the endoscope. The... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041054 | LED illumination for surgical endoscopes and industrial rigid boroscopes An endoscope and stroboscope comprising an elongated rigid tube that includes an inner tube providing an optical path for viewing through said tube by a human being, an LED light source connected to said tube and a fiber optic bundle providing light transmission fro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042488 | Electronic endoscope for highlighting blood vessel In an electronic endoscope of the present invention, an edge detection circuit detects a down edge section and an up edge section of both ends of a blood vessel in a width direction based on a G signal output from an RGB color conversion circuit, an R coefficient se... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038588 | Apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management An apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management is provided. Patient point-of-care data is obtained in realtime or in substantially realtime and is made available to subscribers or authorized users on either a local computer display screen, a remot... | 05/02/2006 |
