Patent · US Expired

Electronic endoscope

US6796939B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2000
Grant dateSep 28, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/555
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic endoscope having an illuminating section in which an LED for illumination that emits illuminating light to illuminate an observed site is provided and a C-MOS image sensor which has an image pickup surface on which an optical image is formed and outputs a video signal.

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