Patents by Inventor Cheng-Kang Yu

Cheng-Kang Yu 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: 6994201
    Abstract: A bill acceptor is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base for holding a banknote for examination, a first light emitter adapted to emit infrared light onto the banknote carried on the base of the housing for examination, a second light emitter adapted to emit ultraviolet light onto the banknote for visual examination, an image sensor adapted to pick up infrared light reflected from the banknote carried on the base of the housing and to convert received light signal into image signal, and a display adapted to display image signal obtained from the image sensor for verifying the authenticity of the banknote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: International Currency Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kang Yu, Wen-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 6896115
    Abstract: A paper currency receiver for use in a ticket vending machine, money exchange machine, or the like is constructed to include a housing with a paper currency insertion slot, and a detector unit formed of an upper base and a lower base and mounted in the housing and adapted for detecting the authenticity of paper currency inserted into the paper currency insertion slot, the detector unit defining an angled passage between the upper base and the lower base for guiding inserted paper currency away from the paper currency insertion slot to a paper currency storage cabinet, the lower base having a pivoted safety hook turned in and out of the angled passage for stopping backward movement of inserted paper currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: International Currency Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Publication number: 20050017392
    Abstract: A molding apparatus includes a die set having a chamber, a vacuum pump communicated to the chamber, and a feeding mechanism suited for supplying a molding material to the chamber of the die set with simultaneous extraction of gas out of the chamber by the vacuum pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Kuo, Ming-Jhy Jiang, Cheng-Kang Yu, Chih-Chen Huang
  • Publication number: 20040256196
    Abstract: A bill acceptor is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base for holding a banknote for examination, a first light emitter adapted to emit infrared light onto the banknote carried on the base of the housing for examination, a second light emitter adapted to emit ultraviolet light onto the banknote for visual examination, an image sensor adapted to pick up infrared light reflected from the banknote carried on the base of the housing and to convert received light signal into image signal, and a display adapted to display image signal obtained from the image sensor for verifying the authenticity of the banknote.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Cheng-Kang Yu, Wen-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 6769569
    Abstract: A vending machine with security device is disclosed. The security device is fitted onto a dispensing device, wherein the security device is positioned in between the dispensing device and a driving device of the vending machine. The security device together with the dispensing device support the dispensing lid and rotate upwards when the card is being dispensed by the driving device of the vending machine, and when the card passes through the dispensing lid of the security device and being dispensed out by the dispensing device of the vending machine, the dispensing lid of the security device will automatically rotate downwards for closing the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: International Currency Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Publication number: 20040140318
    Abstract: A vending machine with security device is disclosed. The security device is fitted onto a dispensing device, wherein the security device is positioned in between the dispensing device and a driving device of the vending machine. The security device together with the dispensing device support the dispensing lid and rotate upwards when the card is being dispensed by the driving device of the vending machine, and when the card passes through the dispensing lid of the security device and being dispensed out by the dispensing device of the vending machine, the dispensing lid of the security device will automatically rotate downwards for closing the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng Kang Yu
  • Publication number: 20040045786
    Abstract: A banknote receiving system used in a ticket vender or the like to verify and collect inserted banknote, in which a press device is provided at one side of the banknote passage, having a springy suspension arm and a nylon impression block at the free end of the springy suspension arm for pressing inserted banknote on a magnetic induction head for positive verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Patent number: 6669050
    Abstract: A paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement is constructed to include a paper currency receiving and verification unit and a paper currency storage cabinet, the paper currency receiving and verification unit having retaining holes and a hook hole, the paper currency storage cabinet having retaining rods disposed at two sides and a spring-supported lock means disposed at one end, the spring-supported lock means being automatically forced into the hook hole to lock the paper currency receiving and verification unit and the paper currency storage cabinet when the respective retaining rods respectively engaged into the respective retaining holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: International Currency Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Publication number: 20030192764
    Abstract: A paper currency receiver for use in a ticket vending machine, money exchange machine, or the like is constructed to include a housing with a paper currency insertion slot, and a detector unit formed of an upper base and a lower base and mounted in the housing and adapted for detecting the authenticity of paper currency inserted into the paper currency insertion slot, the detector unit defining an angled passage between the upper base and the lower base for guiding inserted paper currency away from the paper currency insertion slot to a paper currency storage cabinet, the lower base having a pivoted safety hook turned in and out of the angled passage for stopping backward movement of inserted paper currency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Publication number: 20030192904
    Abstract: A paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement is constructed to include a paper currency receiving and verification unit and a paper currency storage cabinet, the paper currency receiving and verification unit having retaining holes and a hook hole, the paper currency storage cabinet having retaining rods disposed at two sides and a spring-supported lock means disposed at one end, the spring-supported lock means being automatically forced into the hook hole to lock the paper currency receiving and verification unit and the paper currency storage cabinet when the respective retaining rods respectively engaged into the respective retaining holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu
  • Patent number: D476688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: International Currency Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Kang Yu