Patents by Inventor Asako Kudo

Asako Kudo 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).

  • Vending machine control system, vending machine, and information output method
    Patent number: 11734987
    Abstract: The vending machine control system S performs authentication processing for authenticating a user on the basis of information on the user who is about to open a door 13 of a vending machine 1, and when the user is authenticated, performs control to unlock the door 13 of the vending machine 1. Then, the vending machine control system S identifies a product picked up from a storing chamber 12 after the door 13 is unlocked, and when a reserved product is included in the identified product, outputs different information depending on whether or not the authenticated user is a reservation person of the reserved product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Asako Kudo, Satoru Yoshida
  • VENDING MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM, VENDING MACHINE, AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20220309858
    Abstract: The vending machine control system S performs authentication processing for authenticating a user on the basis of information on the user who is about to open a door 13 of a vending machine 1, and when the user is authenticated, performs control to unlock the door 13 of the vending machine 1. Then, the vending machine control system S identifies a product picked up from a storing chamber 12 after the door 13 is unlocked, and when a reserved product is included in the identified product, outputs different information depending on whether or not the authenticated user is a reservation person of the reserved product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SUZUKI, Asako KUDO, Satoru YOSHIDA
  • Vector For Delivering Target Substance Into Nucleus or Cell
    Publication number: 20080241917
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a vector for delivering a target substance into a nucleus or a cell. This object is achieved by providing a vector for delivering a target substance into a nucleus or a cell which comprises a lipid membrane structure having a lipid membrane containing an anionic lipid such as phosphatidic acid, cardiolipin, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Hidetaka Akita, Asako Kudo, Hideyoshi Harashima