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Imaging module for an endoscope

Granted 18 Feb 2020 · no office action yet

Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.

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Inventors: Wataru Oishi, Takeshi Ishizuka, Takao Sato, Kazuhiro Domoto +3 · Examiner: Eliza Z Bennett-Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/607,638
filed 15 Jun 2017
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US D875930
granted 18 Feb 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging module for an endoscope.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the portion 8 in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the portion 9 in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 10 is an enlarged left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 12 - 12 in FIG. 9 .

FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion 9 in FIG. 2 taken along the line 13 - 13 in FIG. 10 , which omits the internal structure; and,

FIG. 14 is a referential view showing the curved state thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the imaging module for an endoscope that form no part of the claimed design. The one-dot lines show a symbolic break in length.

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D24/138

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