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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikihiko Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Negoro, Saitama-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakanishi, Sagamihara, JP;
Akio Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Yajima, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihara Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ; A61L / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422105 ; 422300 ; 422116 ; 1341041 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a washing water supply tank for supplying washing water to an endoscope placed on a washing and sterilizing bath and a sensor for determining whether or not the water supply tank needs washing or sterilizing. Further, in addition, the water supply tank is also washed and sterilized. A lamp and buzzer inform the user of a result of whether or not the water supply system needs washing and sterilizing.