Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Obara

Hiroyasu Obara 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).

  • Exchange machine having bank note qualification determining capacity
    Patent number: 5560467
    Abstract: An exchange machine is provided with a bank note qualification detecting unit for detecting the qualification of a recovered bank note, a conveying unit for conveying the bank note to a stacking unit for recovery when the bank note qualification detecting unit determines that the bank note is damaged, and a conveying unit for conveying the bank note to a stacking unit for exchange when the bank note qualification detecting unit determines that the bank note is not damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
    Inventors: Takatoshi Takemoto, Noriaki Kano, Ren Aoki, Eiji Ito, Hiroyasu Obara, Mitsuhiro Tada, Koji Murakami, Shoushichi Takahashi
  • Game token dispenser
    Patent number: 5366110
    Abstract: A game token dispenser is equipped with a token hopper for dispensing, to a token receiving port, a predetermined number of tokens supplied from a token reservoir. The token hopper is divided into a sequentially operating preliminary hopper and a dispensing hopper. The preliminary hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the reservoir, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the tokens forwardly. The dispensing hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the preliminary hopper. A discharging mechanism is provided for discharging the tokens one by one to the token receiving port. The dispenser preferably includes a display, on a front surface of a housing, for displaying whether or not it is possible to dispense the tokens and the number of the tokens dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
    Inventors: Takatoshi Takemoto, Yoshihide Kurihara, Koshiro Nakai, Sakuji Yaegashi, Hiroyasu Obara, Mitsuhiro Tada