Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Sashikawa

Yoshihiro Sashikawa 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).

  • Control system for a vending machine using article freshness data
    Patent number: 4722058
    Abstract: A control system for a vending machine having a plurality of article storage bins mounted on a circulatory moving member includes discriminating devices associated respectively with the article storage bins for identifying the kinds of the articles stored respectively in the article storage bins and whether there are articles stored in the article storage bins, and a delivery control unit for controlling the delivery of a selected article based on information from the discriminating devices. Articles of many different kinds can be efficiently vended through a single article conveyor mechanism on a first-in first-out basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Nakayama, Yukio Makita, Haruo Kawasaki, Yoshihiro Sashikawa, Satoru Umino, Shinsuke Tajiri, Tetsuya Miyao, Shozo Iwamoto