Patents by Inventor Kazuto Kitano

Kazuto Kitano 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).

  • Publication number: 20200369482
    Abstract: A paper sheet separation device includes a separation roller coming into contact with paper sheets, a feed roller rotating with respect to the separation roller to convey the paper sheets separately one by one, and a pair of guide members having guide faces coming into sliding contact with a front end of the paper sheets and being provided on both sides in an axial direction of the separation roller. A friction coefficient of the guide face is smaller than a friction coefficient of a peripheral face of the separation roller. The guide face is provided protruding outward of the separation roller from the peripheral face of the separation roller in a radial direction of the separation roller. The guide face is supported to be able to move inward in the radial direction of the separation roller at a contact point between the separation roller and the feed roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi ANDO, Kazuhiko KAWASE, Kazuto KITANO, Mitsushige NAKAO
  • Patent number: 7766598
    Abstract: The configuration comprises a carrier equipping an ejection plate on the front for ejecting the bundled-paper sheet material P and equipping a plurality of cutout parts, which are open in their top parts, at a predetermined interval on both the left and right sides; and a drive transmission unit being equipped by a plurality of drive rollers, each of which comprises a plurality of bosses in a predetermined interval on a single circumference around the rotation center thereof, in a predetermined interval on both the left and right sides of the bundled-paper sheet material transport path, wherein a drive force is transmitted by allowing bosses of each drive roller, which rotates by receiving a drive force from a drive source, engage in the respective cutout parts of the carrier sequentially, thereby allowing the carrier travel in the front and back directions of the bundle transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yasushi Gotoh, Kazuto Kitano, Hayato Minamishin
  • Patent number: 7404552
    Abstract: Paper sheets or the like inserted in a bundled state from the outside are conveyed in that state to an advancing section. Then, the paper sheets or the like, advanced on sheet by sheet basis from the advancing section, are conveyed to temporary holding section and received there. The reception of the paper sheets or the like, received in the temporary holding section in a stacked manner, is made by conveying them in a bundled state from the advancing section and advancing them on sheet by sheet basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Hayami Abe, Kazuto Kitano, Hayato Minamishin, Hiroshi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20070023988
    Abstract: Paper sheets or the like inserted in a bundled state from the outside are conveyed in that state to an advancing section. Then, the paper sheets or the like, advanced on sheet by sheet basis from the advancing section, are conveyed to temporary holding section and received there. The reception of the paper sheets or the like, received in the temporary holding section in a stacked manner, is made by conveying them in a bundled state from the advancing section and advancing them on sheet by sheet basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayami Abe, Kazuto Kitano, Hayato Minamishin, Hiroshi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20070007712
    Abstract: The configuration comprises a carrier equipping an ejection plate on the front for ejecting the bundled-paper sheet material P and equipping a plurality of cutout parts, which are open in their top parts, at a predetermined interval on both the left and right sides; and a drive transmission unit being equipped by a plurality of drive rollers, each of which comprises a plurality of bosses in a predetermined interval on a single circumference around the rotation center thereof, in a predetermined interval on both the left and right sides of the bundled-paper sheet material transport path, wherein a drive force is transmitted by allowing bosses of each drive roller, which rotates by receiving a drive force from a drive source, engage in the respective cutout parts of the carrier sequentially, thereby allowing the carrier travel in the front and back directions of the bundle transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasushi Gotoh, Kazuto Kitano, Hayato Minamishin
  • Patent number: 6386445
    Abstract: A medium issuing apparatus using at least a paper roll medium and an automatic teller machine including the apparatus are disclosed, in which the operation of changing the width of the paper rolls for issuing a medium, the maximum diameter of the paper rolls, the printing surface and the tandem arrangement or juxtaposition of the paper rolls is performed with a single apparatus. The medium issuing apparatus is so configured that the paper rolls are held on a replaceable holding frame, the roll paper from the desired paper roll is transported and printed in a common printing mechanism. The printed roll paper is cut off and a predetermined number of cut pieces are stored and bundled in a temporary storage section. The roll paper cut off and bundled are transported to a common ejection opening by a transport mechanism, and ejected from the same common ejection opening by another transport mechanism. The outer diameter, width and winding direction of the paper rolls can be changed by the holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Imai, Kazuto Kitano, Mitsushige Nakao
  • Publication number: 20020014526
    Abstract: A medium issuing apparatus using at least a paper roll medium and an automatic teller machine including the apparatus are disclosed, in which the operation of changing the width of the paper rolls for issuing a medium, the maximum diameter of the paper rolls, the printing surface and the tandem arrangement or juxtaposition of the paper rolls is performed with a single apparatus. The medium issuing apparatus is so configured that the paper rolls are held on a replaceable holding frame, the roll paper from the desired paper roll is transported and printed in a common printing mechanism. The printed roll paper is cut off and a predetermined number of cut pieces are stored and bundled in a temporary storage section. The roll paper cut off and bundled are transported to a common ejection opening by a transport mechanism, and ejected from the same common ejection opening by another transport mechanism. The outer diameter, width and winding direction of the paper rolls can be changed by the holding frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Masayuki Imai, Kazuto Kitano, Mitsushige Nakao
  • Patent number: 6338436
    Abstract: A valuable ticket—on which ticketing data is magnetically recorded and which is printed for issuance-includes a base a heat-sensitive layer provided on one side of the base, a protective layer provided on the heat-sensitive layer and a magnetic recording layer provided on the other side of the base. A ticket printer for magnetically recording and printing ticketing data on ticket blanks for issuance includes ticket blank holder means for holding ticket blanks, each comprising a base, a heat-sensitive layer and a protective layer provided on one side of the base and a magnetic recording layer provided on the other side of the base, magnetic recording means for magnetically recording ticketing data the magnetic recording layers of the ticket blanks contained in the ticket blank holder means, and thermal printing means for thermally printing the ticketing data on the heat-sensitive layers of the magnetically recorded ticket blanks for issuance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Koji Iguchi, Chisato Hiyama, Kazuto Kitano, Koh Ezoe
  • Patent number: 6145737
    Abstract: A check is fed to a storage mechanism through a check carrier path. The storage mechanism carries the check to a check carrier unit by an operation of a gate mechanism. The check carrier unit carries the check as far as a storage box with carrier rollers. The check is discharged from the check carrier unit and stored in the storage box. The storage box is provided outside a safe. The storage box is detachably provided and has a cylinder lock provided on the door thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Imai, Kenichi Nashirozawa, Kazuto Kitano, Naomi Hori