Patents by Inventor Yasushi Yokota

Yasushi Yokota 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: 10937265
    Abstract: A coin-roll handling device includes a coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50 configured to detect at least one of a first characteristic value relating to a diameter of a roll of coins being transported by a transporting unit 40 and a second characteristic value relating to a material of the roll of coins being transported by the transporting unit 40, provided downstream of a storage unit 10 in a transportation direction of the roll of coins by the transporting unit 40 and a denomination determining unit 92 configured to determine a denomination of the roll of coins based on at least one of the first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the roll of coins and the second characteristic value relating to the material of the roll of coins detected by the coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokota, Hitoshi Ueno, Youhei Kamada, Mitsunori Yokota, Yoshinori Doi
  • Patent number: 10002482
    Abstract: A coin-roll ejecting device (1) includes a storing unit (10) that stores therein a plurality of rolls of coins and having an ejecting mechanism (19) for ejecting the stored rolls of coins one by one; an ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84) that detects a roll of coins ejected from the storing unit (10) by the ejecting mechanism (19); and a controlling unit (70) that determines whether a roll of coins is present in the storing unit (10) based on a detection result of the roll of coins obtained by the ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Youhei Kamada, Yasushi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20180025568
    Abstract: A coin-roll handling device includes a coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50 configured to detect at least one of a first characteristic value relating to a diameter of a roll of coins being transported by a transporting unit 40 and a second characteristic value relating to a material of the roll of coins being transported by the transporting unit 40, provided downstream of a storage unit 10 in a transportation direction of the roll of coins by the transporting unit 40 and a denomination determining unit 92 configured to determine a denomination of the roll of coins based on at least one of the first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the roll of coins and the second characteristic value relating to the material of the roll of coins detected by the coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yasushi YOKOTA, Hitoshi UENO, Youhei KAMADA, Mitsunori YOKOTA, Yoshinori DOI
  • Publication number: 20170076529
    Abstract: A coin-roll ejecting device (1) includes a storing unit (10) that stores therein a plurality of rolls of coins and having an ejecting mechanism (19) for ejecting the stored rolls of coins one by one; an ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84) that detects a roll of coins ejected from the storing unit (10) by the ejecting mechanism (19); and a controlling unit (70) that determines whether a roll of coins is present in the storing unit (10) based on a detection result of the roll of coins obtained by the ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Youhei KAMADA, Yasushi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20160284151
    Abstract: An ejecting mechanism (319) included in a coin-roll ejecting device (300) includes a rotating member (320, 360) that rotates around a rotation axis that extends horizontally and orthogonally to a direction of inclination of a storing unit (310) and has at least two notches (324, 364) each receiving one roll of coins stored in the storing unit (310), a driving unit (321) that rotates the rotating member (320, 360) around the rotation axis, and a rotating position detecting unit (350) that detects a rotating position of the rotating member (320, 360).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIMURA, Keiji NAGASAKA, Youhei KAMADA, Hisayuki UTSUMI, Yasushi YOKOTA, Jason Ammar NADER, Wataru IHARA
  • Patent number: 8397895
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus 1 of the present invention includes: a recognition unit 6 for recognizing a kind of banknote; a stacking unit 32 to 36 for stacking a banknote of a predetermined kind recognized by the recognition unit 6; and a bundling unit 51 for bundling the banknotes stacked by the stacking units 32 to 36. The bundling unit 51 includes a tape setting unit 80 for setting a plurality of reeled tapes 52 and 53; a bundling mechanism 54 for bundling the stacked banknotes by using tape T1 or T2 pulled out from any one of the reeled tape 52 or 53 set in the tape setting unit 80; and a tape switching unit 96 for switching the tape T1 or T1 to be fed from the tape setting unit 80 in correspondence to the kind of banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasushi Yokota
  • Patent number: 8371451
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus 10 comprises a casing 12, an inlet 20 configured for inserting banknotes into the casing 12 from the exterior thereof, a plurality of storages 40 provided in a lower portion of the casing 12, in a substantially horizontal direction and in parallel relative to one another, and respectively adapted for storing therein the banknotes, and an escrow storage 42 juxtaposed with the respective storages 40 in the casing and adapted for escrowing therein the banknotes inserted into the casing 12 from the exterior thereof through the inlet 20. A transport unit 30 adapted for transporting the banknotes between any two of the inlet 20, respective storages 40 and escrow storage 42 is provided above the respective storages 40 and escrow storage 42 in the casing 12. In addition, a plurality of diverters 36 are provided at diversion points 35 in the transport unit 30 toward each of the storages 40 and escrow storage 42, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Wada, Yasushi Yokota, Junichi Sekiguchi, Kenichi Hattori, Masayuki Mukaida, Hirofumi Masuki
  • Publication number: 20110011774
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus 1 of the present invention includes: a recognition unit 6 for recognizing an extent of wrinkle of banknotes to be supplied; a stacking unit 32 to 36 for stacking and sorting the banknotes based on a recognized result of the recognition unit 6; a bundling unit 51 for bundling the banknotes stacked by the stacking unit 32 to 36; and bundling-force control unit 120 for changing, based on the recognized result of the recognition unit 6, bundling forces of a tape adopted when the bundling unit 51 bundles the banknotes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokota, Masayuki Mukaida
  • Publication number: 20100326789
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus 1 of the present invention includes: a recognition unit 6 for recognizing a kind of banknote; a stacking unit 32 to 36 for stacking a banknote of a predetermined kind recognized by the recognition unit 6; and a bundling unit 51 for bundling the banknotes stacked by the stacking units 32 to 36. The bundling unit 51 includes a tape setting unit 80 for setting a plurality of reeled tapes 52 and 53; a bundling mechanism 54 for bundling the stacked banknotes by using tape T1 or T2 pulled out from any one of the reeled tape 52 or 53 set in the tape setting unit 80; and a tape switching unit 96 for switching the tape T1 or T1 to be fed from the tape setting unit 80 in correspondence to the kind of banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Yasushi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20100108576
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus 10 comprises a casing 12, an inlet 20 configured for inserting banknotes into the casing 12 from the exterior thereof, a plurality of storages 40 provided in a lower portion of the casing 12, in a substantially horizontal direction and in parallel relative to one another, and respectively adapted for storing therein the banknotes, and an escrow storage 42 juxtaposed with the respective storages 40 in the casing and adapted for escrowing therein the banknotes inserted into the casing 12 from the exterior thereof through the inlet 20. A transport unit 30 adapted for transporting the banknotes between any two of the inlet 20, respective storages 40 and escrow storage 42 is provided above the respective storages 40 and escrow storage 42 in the casing 12. In addition, a plurality of diverters 36 are provided at diversion points 35 in the transport unit 30 toward each of the storages 40 and escrow storage 42, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Mikio Wada, Yasushi Yokota, Junichi Sekiguchi, Kenichi Hattori, Masayuki Mukaida, Hirofumi Masuki
  • Patent number: 7628279
    Abstract: A currency sorter has: take-in means (106) for taking currency notes in sorter one by one; discriminating means (105) for discriminating the currency notes; stacking means (111 to 115) for stacking the currency notes according to the discrimination result obtained by said discriminating means; bundling means (200) for bundling a predetermined number of the currency notes; a money returning unit at which an odd currency note which is a fraction of the predetermined number of the currency notes is returned, first conveyer means for conveying the predetermined number of the currency notes from all deposited in said stacking means with grabbing them to the bundling means; and second conveyer means for conveying the odd currency notes left in the stacking means with grabbing them to said money returning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Sekiguchi, Yasushi Yokota, Akito Kuroda, Yoshifumi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20090013653
    Abstract: A currency sorter has: take-in means (106) for taking currency notes in sorter one by one; discriminating means (105) for discriminating the currency notes; stacking means (111 to 115) for stacking the currency notes according to the discrimination result obtained by said discriminating means; bundling means (200) for bundling a predetermined number of the currency notes; a money returning unit at which an odd currency note which is a fraction of the predetermined number of the currency notes is returned, first conveyer means for conveying the predetermined number of the currency notes from all deposited in said stacking means with grabbing them to the bundling means; and second conveyer means for conveying the odd currency notes left in the stacking means with grabbing them to said money returning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha a corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Junichi Sekiguchi, Yasushi Yokota, Akito Kuroda, Yoshifumi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20060076213
    Abstract: A currency sorter has: take-in means (106) for taking currency notes in sorter one by one; discriminating means (105) for discriminating the currency notes; stacking means (111 to 115) for stacking the currency notes according to the discrimination result obtained by said discriminating means; bundling means (200) for bundling a predetermined number of the currency notes; a money returning unit at which an odd currency note which is a fraction of the predetermined number of the currency notes is returned, first conveyer means for conveying the predetermined number of the currency notes from all deposited in said stacking means with grabbing them to the bundling means; and second conveyer means for conveying the odd currency notes left in the stacking means with grabbing them to said money returning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Junichi Sekiguchi, Yasushi Yokota, Akito Kuroda, Yoshifumi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 4302966
    Abstract: A method of assembling a wheel tire to a tire rim as a tire wheel is disclosed. The method comprises steps of measuring dynamic balances of a rim and a tire wheel formed by securing a tire to the rim, seeking static balances of the rim and the tire from these dynamic balances, and securing the tire to the rim by directing the direction of the static balance of the tire at 180.degree. opposite to the direction of the static balance of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Assignee: Bridgestone Tire Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohnishi, Hiroshi Fukuyama, Yasushi Yokota
  • Patent number: 3991802
    Abstract: A studded tire having excellent performance on ice and snow is formed by striking a plurality of pin type spikes into the tire at a region of 40 to 80% of the distance from circumferential center of tread to shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Assignee: Bridgestone Tire Company Limited
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokota, Hisao Tsuji