Patents by Inventor Eiji Itako

Eiji Itako 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 and monitoring apparatus for vending machines
    Patent number: 4654800
    Abstract: Sales management data such as sold product number data, sales data, unsold product number data, unit price data and sales condition data of a vending machine and individual columns are stored. When a given column and given sales management data are selected, the given column is displayed on a column display unit, and the sales management data of the given column is displayed on a data display unit. The sales management data can be set or updated. When a failure occurs in the vending machine, a failure position is displayed on the data display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Kabushikikaisha Nippon Coinco
    Inventors: Yukichi Hayashi, Eiji Itako, Masahiro Yasuhara
  • Automatic vending machine with rotational dispensing function
    Patent number: 4600094
    Abstract: Identical products are stored in a plurality of columns. Dispensing product numbers of the respective columns are calculated in accordance with the numbers of products stored in the respective columns. The calculated dispensing product numbers are set in corresponding counters. The counters are decremented every time a product or products is/are dispensed from each column. When all the counts of the counters are set to "0", the calculated dispensing product numbers are set again in the corresponding counters, and the above operation is repeated, thereby dispensing the products on the FIFO basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nipponcoinco
    Inventors: Yukichi Hayashi, Eiji Itako, Masahiro Yasuhara