Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Akabane

Fumihiko Akabane 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).

  • Card reader
    Patent number: 6991163
    Abstract: A card reader that transports a card having a magnetic strip with a drive means to read and write information on the card that includes prehead for detecting the insertion of the card by searching the presence of the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic strip, and a card detecting switch for detecting the card. When the card detecting switch determines that a card is present, the prehead searches the magnetic information. When the card detecting switch does not detect a card, the card is distinguished as a specially-shaped card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Akabane, Kazutoshi Ishikawa