Sumihiro Uchimura
26Patents
14h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 15, 1990 → Jul 1, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6059718A | Endoscope form detecting apparatus in which coil is fixedly mounted by insulating member so that form is not deformed within endoscope | Human Necessities | 468 | Expired |
| US7667592B2 | Operation system and method of notifying system operation information of same | Human Necessities | 346 | Active |
| US5868666A | Endoscope apparatus using programmable integrated circuit to constitute internal structure thereof | Electricity | 89 | Expired |
| US6432041B1 | Endoscope shape detecting apparatus wherein form detecting processing is controlled according to connection state of magnetic field generating means | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US7914443B2 | Endoscope with non-contact signal transmission and reception | Human Necessities | 69 | Active |
| US6511417B1 | System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coils | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US7935047B2 | Double-balloon endoscope system | Human Necessities | 45 | Active |
| US7896804B2 | Endoscope with first and second imaging and illumination units | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US6890294B2 | Endoscope apparatus | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US6773393B1 | Apparatus and method for detecting and displaying form of insertion part of endoscope | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US5134469A | Endoscope light source apparatus with detachable flash unit | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US6773394B2 | System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coils | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US8096942B2 | Endoscope balloon control device | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US7195587B2 | Apparatus and method using it for detecting and displaying form of insertion part of endoscope inserted into body cavity | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US8517926B2 | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US7706859B2 | Device for detecting shape of endoscope | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US6745065B2 | Endoscope apparatus | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US7942810B2 | Endoscope and endoscopic system | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US7963914B2 | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US7850601B2 | Endoscope having non-contact charging apparatus | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7883460B2 | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US11109744B2 | Three-dimensional endoscope system including a two-dimensional display image portion in a three-dimensional display image | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7896801B2 | Endoscope with rigidity variation section | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11224329B2 | Medical observation apparatus | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11071444B2 | Medical endoscope system providing enhanced illumination | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.