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Nobuaki Akui
Also filed as: AKUI NOBUAKI
28 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,324 citations·filing 1985–2025
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37 records- 0195US5588948AStereoscopic endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 31, 1996·176 cites·14 claims
- 0295US4653477AEndoscope forceps stopcockOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 31, 1987·99 cites·21 claims
- 0388US7959561B2Endoscope system having rigid endoscope and wiper sheathOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·55 cites·8 claims
- 0488US4756303AInsertion section of an endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 12, 1988·59 cites·19 claims
- 0585US4715360AEndoscope forceps stopcockOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 29, 1987·173 cites·12 claims
- 0682US5720706AStereoscopic endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 24, 1998·68 cites·10 claims
- 0782US5577991AThree-dimensional vision endoscope with position adjustment means for imaging device and visual field maskOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 26, 1996·324 cites·2 claims
- 0881US5579772ASurgical microscope systemOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·53 cites·1 claims
- 0980US6398721B1Surgical microscope apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·125 cites·25 claims
- 1075USD326714SEndoscope for blood vesselOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 2, 1992·16 cites·1 claims
- 1175US2025325174A1EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1273US12369782B2Endoscope having operation portion with surface for restricting movement of tube and sealOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1369US6582358B2Stereoscopic endoscope systemOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·47 cites·21 claims
- 1468US10231605B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·1 cites·6 claims
- 1568US6985765B2Three-dimensional observation apparatus and method of three-dimensional observationOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·46 cites·6 claims
- 1661US8953031B2Medical device which acquires the picture for observationOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 10, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 1760US8932209B2Scanning endoscopic device and method of decreasing directivity of beam light in scanning endoscopic deviceOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 13, 2015·1 cites·6 claims
- 1859US12422664B2Endoscope and manufacturing method for endoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1959US12390093B2Endoscope, bending operation mechanism for endoscope, and operation portion for endoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2059US7854749B2Surgical gripperOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·1 cites·1 claims
- 2157US2019150709A1EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2256US12035888B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2356US11992187B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2455US11751756B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 12, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2553US11992189B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2653US7125378B2Hermetically sealed imaging system for medical applicationsOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·9 cites·19 claims
- 2750US5259365AEndoscope examination apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 9, 1993·52 cites·13 claims
- 2850US2021161371A1EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2949US2020037850A1Endoscope bending portion, endoscope insertion portion and endoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3047US7794470B2Surgical instrumentOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·0 cites·16 claims
- 3147US2014194693A1Endoscope apparatus and treatment apparatusOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3246US2006259073A1Surgical instrumentMIYAMOTO MANABU·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3345US8926500B2Light irradiating device, scanning endoscopic device, manufacturing method of light irradiating device, and manufacturing method of scanning endoscopic deviceOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 3440US2016331214A1EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3540US2011230718A1Medical flexible section and insertion section of medical apparatusOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3639US4732139AEndoscope with insertion having a plurality of insertion holesOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 22, 1988·18 cites·16 claims
- 3738US2015366453A1Optical measurement apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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