Patents by Inventor Shigeo Hakoda

Shigeo Hakoda 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
    Publication number: 20060064200
    Abstract: A vending machine capable of selecting any one of a first of a fourth mode which make it possible to carry out a commodity and a prize and a fifth mode which makes it possible to carry out only a commodity by a mode selecting device. In a state in which the fifth mode is selected, an ordinary commodity sale in which a selected commodity is executed based on insertion of coins or paper money, and pushing a commodity selecting button 4 is executed. In a state in which any one of the first to the fourth mode is selected, carrying-out of the prize from a prize carrying-out unit is executed in parallel with carrying-out of the commodity or independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Shimoda, Takashi Harada, Shigeo Hakoda
  • Vending machine
    Patent number: 6980886
    Abstract: A vending machine capable of selecting any one of a first of a fourth mode which make it possible to carry out a commodity and a prize and a fifth mode which makes it possible to carry out only a commodity by a mode selecting device. In a state in which the fifth mode is selected, an ordinary commodity sale in which a selected commodity is executed based on insertion of coins or paper money, and pushing a commodity selecting button 4 is executed. In a state in which any one of the first to the fourth mode is selected, carrying-out of the prize from a prize carrying-out unit is executed in parallel with carrying-out of the commodity or independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sanden Corp.
    Inventors: Toru Shimoda, Takashi Harada, Shigeo Hakoda
  • Vending machine
    Publication number: 20040078113
    Abstract: A vending machine capable of selecting any one of a first of a fourth mode which make it possible to carry out a commodity and a prize and a fifth mode which makes it possible to carry out only a commodity by a mode selecting device. In a state in which the fifth mode is selected, an ordinary commodity sale in which a selected commodity is executed based on insertion of coins or paper money, and pushing a commodity selecting button 4 is executed. In a state in which any one of the first to the fourth mode is selected, carrying-out of the prize from a prize carrying-out unit is executed in parallel with carrying-out of the commodity or independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Shimoda, Takashi Harada, Shigeo Hakoda