Patents by Inventor Akihito Takanashi

Akihito Takanashi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240161081
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenya YASUTOMI, Bunzo GOTO, Takeshi GOTO, Tadayuki TAKANASHI, Akihito SHIMODE, Ryota MINAMI
  • Patent number: 11935026
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya Yasutomi, Bunzo Goto, Takeshi Goto, Tadayuki Takanashi, Akihito Shimode, Ryota Minami
  • Patent number: 9556991
    Abstract: A pipe joint has a body, and an annular packing is mounted to the opening of the body into which a fluid tube is inserted. The packing is provided with: a body section having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape; and a seal section protruding in the radial direction from the inner peripheral surface of the body section. The seal section is formed at substantially the center of the body section in the widthwise direction thereof and is formed in a triangular cross-sectional shape tapering to the inner peripheral side. When the fluid tube is inserted in the opening, the seal section of the packing makes sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fluid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi Furuya, Akihito Takanashi
  • Publication number: 20120217742
    Abstract: A pipe joint (10) has a body (12), and an annular packing (26) is mounted to the opening (20) of the body into which a fluid tube (18) is inserted. The packing (26) is provided with: a body section (34) having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape; and a seal section (38) protruding in the radial direction from the inner peripheral surface of the body section (34). The seal section (38) is formed at substantially the center of the body section (34) in the widthwise direction thereof and is formed in a triangular cross-sectional shape tapering to the inner peripheral side. When the fluid tube (18) is inserted in the opening (20), the seal section (38) of the packing (26) makes sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fluid tube (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayoshi Furuya, Akihito Takanashi