Patents by Inventor Hirota Shinozaki

Hirota Shinozaki 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).

  • Automatic vending machine having a bar code reader and bar coded columns and switches
    Patent number: 5272321
    Abstract: This vending machine automatically deals with articles for which printed article bar codes are given. The vending machine comprises a bar code reader for reading the article bar codes, data setting mechanism for setting data required for vending the articles based on the reading of the bar codes from the bar code reader, and sales management mechanism for managing sales information regarding the articles based on the bar codes read by the bar code reader. The vending machine may set data for individual species of articles required for vending thereof and manage sales data for the individual species, instead of controlling the operations for each article column, thereby removing errors involved in the latter controlled operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Otsuka, Katsuyoshi Tajima, Jun Ehara, Hirota Shinozaki