ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,307, issued on March 24, was assigned to AILLIS INC. (Japan).
"Image capturing device and image capturing system" was invented by Takashi Yasumi (Tokyo), Takashi Kinouchi (Tokyo), Akiho Sakuma (Tokyo) and Fuminari Hasegawa (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image capturing device and an image capturing system are provided for capturing images in the oral cavity. The image capturing device includes: a columnar main body having a prescribed length between the base and leading ends, the longitudinal direction of the main body follows the direction in which the main body is inserted into the oral cavity; a grip disposed on t...