Patents by Inventor Kazushi Watari

Kazushi Watari 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).

  • Patent number: 7337951
    Abstract: Deposited cash is housed in a recycling housing portion after designating a sector defining whether or not withdrawal will be possible, amount data relating to the deposited amount being managed by counters based on the designated management sector, amount data relating to an amount withdrawn being managed by the counters when cash housed in the recycling housing portion is withdrawn based on a withdrawal instruction, and at least a portion of the cash housed in the recycling housing portion being conveyed to and housed in a cassette housing portion based on a transfer instruction input via a depositing and dispensing control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Uchiyama, Tsutomu Uematsu, Kazushi Watari, Takahiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7143933
    Abstract: A safe for deposits is inserted a sealed bag containing cash and houses the bag for preventing illicit actions and theft even when scrutiny processing is outsourced. A bag insertion portion into which a cash bag is inserted, cassette housing portion which houses a recoverable cassette, and control portion are provided to the safe to perform recovery merely through cassette attachment and removal operations, so that the danger of failure to recover a cash bag (bag left behind) is prevented. And information on the housed cash bag is stored in the cassette for checking the cash bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Uematsu, Takahiko Tanaka, Kazushi Watari
  • Publication number: 20050077347
    Abstract: A safe for deposits is inserted a sealed bag containing cash and houses the bag for preventing illicit actions and theft even when scrutiny processing is outsourced. A bag insertion portion into which a cash bag is inserted, cassette housing portion which houses a recoverable cassette, and control portion are provided to the safe to perform recovery merely through cassette attachment and removal operations, so that the danger of failure to recover a cash bag (bag left behind) is prevented. And information on the housed cash bag is stored in the cassette for checking the cash bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Tsutomu Uematsu, Takahiko Tanaka, Kazushi Watari
  • Publication number: 20030083969
    Abstract: Deposited cash is housed in a recycling housing portion after designating a sector defining whether or not withdrawal will be possible, amount data relating to the deposited amount being managed by counters based on the designated management sector, amount data relating to an amount withdrawn being managed by the counters when cash housed in the recycling housing portion is withdrawn based on a withdrawal instruction, and at least a portion of the cash housed in the recycling housing portion being conveyed to and housed in a cassette housing portion based on a transfer instruction input via a depositing and dispensing control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Uchiyama, Tsutomu Uematsu, Kazushi Watari, Takahiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6457133
    Abstract: There is provided an automatic transaction apparatus having a receiver for receiving a plurality of types of transaction media (e.g. application form, identification) in accordance with transaction procedures from a user. When power failure is occurred while the transaction medium is in the receiver, and in case that the medium in the receiver is one that does not have to be returned to the user (e.g. application form), the receiver does not return the medium, in case that the medium in the receiver is one that have to be returned to the user (e.g. identification), the receiver provides opportunity for the user to get back the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazushi Watari, Tsutomu Uematsu, Takashi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 6375072
    Abstract: When a through-the-wall ATM which is expected to be installed into a wall having a thickness of 6 inches or so, is attempted to be installed into a relatively thick wall having a thickness of 13 inches or so, a carrier unit is attached to a BDU, a EDU, and so on in the ATM to carry bills and deposit envelopes. This carrier unit enables the facade of the ATM to be separated from the BDU, etc., by a desired distance, and provides the ATM with an improved operability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazushi Watari, Kouji Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20010003345
    Abstract: When a through-the-wall ATM which is expected to be installed into a wall having a thickness of 6 inches or so, is attempted to be installed into a relatively thick wall having a thickness of 13 inches or so, a carrier unit is attached to a BDU, a EDU, and so on in the ATM to carry bills and deposit envelopes. This carrier unit enables the facade of the ATM to be separated from the BDU, etc., by a desired distance, and provides the ATM with an improved operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Inventors: KAZUSHI WATARI, KOUJI IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 5740744
    Abstract: A through-wall type automatic customer service apparatus is arranged in a partition wall in a financial institution. The body of the apparatus has a facade which passes through an aperture in the wall and is exposed to the outside of the wall, for operation by users. The facade is pivotably attached to the body and is movable between an open position and a closed position. A locking screw can lock the facade in the closed position and can be operated from the outside of the body in the wall. The apparatus also includes support arms for supporting the facade in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kenichi Nashirozawa, Michinori Kawano, Kazushi Watari, Shuetsu Oikawa, Hiroyuki Moto, Setsuko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 4607155
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling bills which includes a plurality of bill boxes each of which contains different denominations of bills, a circuit for withdrawing bills one by one from each bill box and a bill pool for temporarily storing the bills fed from the bill boxes. A circuit for discharging the bills stored in the bill pool through a discharge portion, is provided. A circuit for reading a memory medium introduced into the apparatus by a user, a circuit for inputting a desired amount to be withdrawn, a circuit for rejecting discharge of the bills placed in the bill pool and guiding them to a rejected bill receiving portion within the apparatus and, a circuit for issuing a receipt, are also provided. The bill boxes are disposed vertically one above the other, and a common conveyor route is provided for conveying bills from each bill box to the bill pool. The end portion of the uppermost bill box is used as a rejected bill receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Manabu Nao, Shinichi Shimojo, Kazushi Watari