Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.

1,318Patents
1Active
1,318Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1973 → Aug 26, 2005 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5653677A Electronic endoscope apparatus with imaging unit separable therefrom Electricity 1,725 Expired
US6641528B2 Bending part of endoscope Human Necessities 1,570 Expired
US4108211A Articulated, four-way bendable tube structure Human Necessities 1,343 Expired
US4040413A Endoscope Human Necessities 277 Expired
US6638214B2 Observation window washing device of endoscope Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6795253B2 Imaging lens Physics 205 Expired
US5211176A Ultrasound examination system Human Necessities 200 Expired
US4984878A Ojective lens for endoscope Physics 181 Expired
US6260994A Battery-powered light source arrangement for endoscope Human Necessities 169 Expired
US6181481A Objective lens for endoscope Physics 166 Expired
US5873866A Flexible sheathing tube construction, and method for fabrication thereof Human Necessities 161 Expired
US6482149B1 Curved part of endoscope Physics 159 Expired
US6315714A Endoscope insertion guide pipe Human Necessities 152 Expired
US5777797A Objective lens system for endoscopes having an image transfer optical fiber bundle Physics 150 Expired
US5662116A Multi-plane electronic scan ultrasound probe Human Necessities 146 Expired
US5587839A Objective lens system for endoscope Physics 145 Expired
US6461304B1 Ultrasound inspection apparatus detachably connected to endoscope Human Necessities 144 Expired
US4740047A Fiber for lateral beaming of laser beam Physics 143 Expired
US5855569A Expandable anchor mechanism for use in endoscopic biopsy channel Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5707342A Protector girdle for endoscopic insertion instrument Human Necessities 143 Expired
US4432349A Articulated tube structure for use in an endoscope Human Necessities 140 Expired
US4573450A Endoscope Human Necessities 139 Expired
US4601284A Endoscope connecting system Human Necessities 134 Expired
US6868195B2 Device for detecting three-dimensional shapes of elongated flexible body Physics 133 Expired
US5331465A Macro lens Physics 130 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.