US Patent Issued to HOYA on May 26 for "Endoscope apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,853, issued on May 26, was assigned to HOYA Corp. (Tokyo).

"Endoscope apparatus" was invented by Masahiro Komatsu (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object, for an endoscope apparatus having a non-contact type connector, is to provide an endoscope apparatus that allows downsizing the connector and maintaining a stable coupling state. The endoscope apparatus includes an endoscope and a processor. The endoscope includes a connector. The processor includes a slot into which the connector is inserted. The processor is coupled to the endoscope. The slot has a first length in a width direction intersecting with an insertion direction ...