Patents by Inventor Dai TAKAHASHI
Dai TAKAHASHI 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).
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Patent number: 11826076Abstract: There is provided a medical needle with a protector that allows separately molded hub and protector to be easily assembled together. A medical needle with a protector (1) includes: a hub (3) that supports a needle tube (2); a protector (4) capable of storing the needle tube (2); a first lock unit (42a, 42b, 73) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) capable of unlocking in a first state; and a second lock unit (43, 75) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) incapable of a transition to the first state in a second state. The protector includes a large cylindrical portion (41), a protrusion piece (43), and a width-increased portion (42). The width-increased portion (42) is provided on the outer peripheral side of the protrusion piece (43) and has a minor axis and a major axis. The protrusion piece (43) is formed integrally with the large cylindrical portion (41) on the major axis side of the width-increased portion (42).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPInventors: Daisuke Nakagawa, Sho Takayanagi, Dai Takahashi
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Publication number: 20230360463Abstract: A spiral-type object dispensing unit (1) includes: a box-shaped column (2) having an opening (22) in the lower surface; a motor unit (3) including motor (11); and spiral (20) disposed in the column (2), the spiral detachably joined to rotary shaft (14) of the motor (11) at an upper end and extending spirally toward the opening (22) of the column (2) at a lower end. Products supported by the spiral (20) are dispensed from opening (22) by motor (11) rotating and driving spiral (20). A spiral unit (4) including spiral (20) and guide (21) is interchangeable between a first spiral unit that includes a first guide extending in a vertical direction on a central axis of the spiral (20) and a second spiral unit that includes a second guide extending in the vertical direction to the left of the central axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventor: Dai TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11501595Abstract: Provided is a belt conveyor type dispensing mechanism for an article vending machine, in which an associated component other than a belt can be easily and compactly installed. The dispensing mechanism for the article vending machine includes a drive section that is disposed in an article storing shelf 13 and on which articles arranged in a front-rear direction are carried, the drive section being configured to drive based on a vending command, and a belt conveyor unit 57 that sequentially dispenses the articles forward, the belt conveyor unit 57 includes two belt conveyors 71 moving forward and arranged away from each other in a right-left direction, and a detection unit 100 of an article detection device and a gear to drive a rear rotary shaft over which belts of the belt conveyors 71 are looped are arranged between the two belt conveyors 71.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Dai Takahashi, Yugo Uehata, Hideki Kimura
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Publication number: 20220189236Abstract: There is provided a product storage device for a vending machine capable of changing the length of each of gaps of a spiral member to store products without replacing the spiral member. The spiral member includes a first spiral member and a second spiral member which have the same rotation axis and a gap of the same length. The position of the first spiral member relative to the second spiral member is the rotating direction is changed to change the length of the gap formed by the first spiral member and the second spiral member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Dai TAKAHASHI, Masaru TSUNODA
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Publication number: 20220005307Abstract: Provided is a dispensing mechanism for an article vending machine, which can facilitate coupling of a drive section to a dispensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Dai TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220005306Abstract: Provided is a belt conveyor type dispensing mechanism for an article vending machine, in which an associated component other than a belt can be easily and compactly installed. The dispensing mechanism for the article vending machine includes a drive section that is disposed in an article storing shelf 13 and on which articles arranged in a front-rear direction are carried, the drive section being configured to drive based on a vending command, and a belt conveyor unit 57 that sequentially dispenses the articles forward, the belt conveyor unit 57 includes two belt conveyors 71 moving forward and arranged away from each other in a right-left direction, and a detection unit 100 of an article detection device and a gear to drive a rear rotary shaft over which belts of the belt conveyors 71 are looped are arranged between the two belt conveyors 71.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Dai TAKAHASHI, Yugo UEHATA, Hideki KIMURA
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Publication number: 20210244440Abstract: There is provided a medical needle with a protector that allows separately molded hub and protector to be easily assembled together. A medical needle with a protector (1) includes: a hub (3) that supports a needle tube (2); a protector (4) capable of storing the needle tube (2); a first lock unit (42a, 42b, 73) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) capable of unlocking in a first state; and a second lock unit (43, 75) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) incapable of a transition to the first state in a second state. The protector includes a large cylindrical portion (41), a protrusion piece (43), and a width-increased portion (42). The width-increased portion (42) is provided on the outer peripheral side of the protrusion piece (43) and has a minor axis and a major axis. The protrusion piece (43) is formed integrally with the large cylindrical portion (41) on the major axis side of the width-increased portion (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Daisuke Nakagawa, Sho Takayanagi, Dai Takahashi
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Patent number: 11026721Abstract: A medical needle with a protector (1) includes: a hub (3) that supports a needle tube (2); a protector (4) capable of storing the needle tube (2); a first lock unit (42a, 42b, 73) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) capable of unlocking; and a second lock unit (43, 44, 74, 75) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) incapable of unlocking. The hub front end has a pair of first protrusion portions (74) in the vertical direction and a pair of second protrusion portions (75) in the horizontal direction. The protector rear end has a pair of protrusion pieces (43) in the horizontal direction and a pair of side wall portions (44) in the vertical direction. The space between the side wall portions (44) is the width of the protrusion portions (74 and 75) or larger and the height of the same or smaller.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPInventors: Daisuke Nakagawa, Sho Takayanagi, Dai Takahashi
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Publication number: 20190133639Abstract: A medical needle with a protector (1) includes: a hub (3) that supports a needle tube (2); a protector (4) capable of storing the needle tube (2); a first lock unit (42a, 42b, 73) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) capable of unlocking; and a second lock unit (43, 44, 74, 75) that locks the hub (3) to the protector (4) incapable of unlocking. The hub front end has a pair of first protrusion portions (74) in the vertical direction and a pair of second protrusion portions (75) in the horizontal direction. The protector rear end has a pair of protrusion pieces (43) in the horizontal direction and a pair of side wall portions (44) in the vertical direction. The space between the side wall portions (44) is the width of the protrusion portions (74 and 75) or larger and the height of the same or smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPInventors: Daisuke Nakagawa, Sho Takayanagi, Dai Takahashi
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Patent number: 9849664Abstract: A thermal stencil making unit that makes a stencil of a perforated image on a thermal gauze by moving a thermal print head having the plurality of heat elements relative to the thermal gauze tightly stretched in a gauze frame detachably set in a unit housing, includes a head-protecting member that moves between a protection position where the thermal print head is protected and a protection release position where a protective state is released. The thermal stencil making unit moves the head-protecting member to the protection position when the gauze frame is not set in the unit housing and moves the head-protecting cover member from the protection position to the protection release position, in conjunction with an operation of setting the gauze frame in the unit housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Dai Takahashi, Kazuo Nakano, Shigeyuki Chuugun
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Publication number: 20170274662Abstract: A thermal stencil making unit that makes a stencil of a perforated image on a thermal gauze by moving a thermal print head having the plurality of heat elements relative to the thermal gauze tightly stretched in a gauze frame detachably set in a unit housing, includes a head-protecting member that moves between a protection position where the thermal print head is protected and a protection release position where a protective state is released. The thermal stencil making unit moves the head-protecting member to the protection position when the gauze frame is not set in the unit housing and moves the head-protecting cover member from the protection position to the protection release position, in conjunction with an operation of setting the gauze frame in the unit housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Dai TAKAHASHI, Kazuo NAKANO, Shigeyuki CHUUGUN