Patents by Inventor Kougi Yukimoto

Kougi Yukimoto 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).

  • Coin discriminator
    Patent number: 4706795
    Abstract: A coin discriminator for discriminating good coins from bad coins among a plurality of different types of coins and sorting the coins by denomination has a cradle for selecting the coins in accordance with their diameter, and a swing lever which is urged in a direction toward the space between the two ends of the cradle. The swing lever biases a small coin so as to cause it to pass the space between the two ends of the cradle. A large coin urges the swing lever and is removed from the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nipponcoinco
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Kougi Yukimoto, Jun Ishii