Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Sawanaka

Katsuhiro Sawanaka 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).

  • Operation panel structure and automatic teller machine including operation panel structure
    Patent number: 10789818
    Abstract: An operation panel structure includes a panel member provided with an IC reader on which an IC medium may be placed. An upper surface portion of the panel member is provided with an elongated protrusion extending along, and in the vicinity of an edge among a front edge, a back edge, a left edge and a right edge of the IC reader, and a concave portion extending in an extending direction of the elongated protrusion, at a position of a side on which the IC medium may be placed with respect to the elongated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tsuritani, Masami Nagaoka, Katsuhiro Sawanaka
  • OPERATION PANEL STRUCTURE AND AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE INCLUDING OPERATION PANEL STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190362606
    Abstract: An operation panel structure includes a panel member provided with an IC reader on which an IC medium may be placed. An upper surface portion of the panel member is provided with an elongated protrusion extending along, and in the vicinity of an edge among a front edge, a back edge, a left edge and a right edge of the IC reader, and a concave portion extending in an extending direction of the elongated protrusion, at a position of a side on which the IC medium may be placed with respect to the elongated protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu TSURITANI, Masami NAGAOKA, Katsuhiro SAWANAKA
  • Structure for positioning operating unit
    Patent number: 9208659
    Abstract: A positioning structure, which fixes an operating unit (1) by a fixing bracket (4) and an adjusting bracket (2) provided with stoppers (3), easily performs the positioning that prevents the positions of the stoppers (3) from being displaced due to a customer's pressing force acted to the operating unit (1). Inclined rectangular holes (6) are formed at the adjusting bracket (2), and the adjusting bracket is fixable after fastening positions of fixing screws (5) are adjusted along the rectangular holes (6). Alternatively, step shaped rectangular holes (16) are formed, and the adjusting bracket is fixable after fastening positions of the fixing screws 5 are adjusted along the rectangular holes (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Oosawa, Katsuhiro Sawanaka
  • STRUCTURE FOR POSITIONING OPERATING UNIT
    Publication number: 20110260024
    Abstract: A positioning structure, which fixes an operating unit (1) by a fixing bracket (4) and an adjusting bracket (2) provided with stoppers (3), easily performs the positioning that prevents the positions of the stoppers (3) from being displaced due to a customer's pressing force acted to the operating unit (1). Inclined rectangular holes (6) are formed at the adjusting bracket (2), and the adjusting bracket is fixable after fastening positions of fixing screws (5) are adjusted along the rectangular holes (6). Alternatively, step shaped rectangular holes (16) are formed, and the adjusting bracket is fixable after fastening positions of the fixing screws 5 are adjusted along the rectangular holes (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Oosawa, Katsuhiro Sawanaka