Patents by Inventor Kouichi Maekawa
Kouichi Maekawa 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).
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Patent number: 9786112Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine 100 comprises an upper unit 10 having a paper sheet take-in apparatus 120 adapted for taking therein paper sheets, one by one, from the exterior, an upper transport mechanism 201a adapted for transporting the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet take-in apparatus 120, one by one, and a recognition unit 220 adapted for recognizing each paper sheet transported by the upper transport mechanism 201a; a lower unit 20 located below the upper unit 10 and having a lower transport mechanism 201b provided to receive the paper sheets transferred from the upper transport mechanism 201a, one by one, and then further transport the transferred paper sheets, and a plurality of stacking units 106, each adapted for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the lower transport mechanism 201b and sorted based on results obtained by the recognition unit 220. In this case, at least a part of a bottom portion of the upper unit 10 is opened.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
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Publication number: 20150379798Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine 100 comprises an upper unit 10 having a paper sheet take-in apparatus 120 adapted for taking therein paper sheets, one by one, from the exterior, an upper transport mechanism 201a adapted for transporting the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet take-in apparatus 120, one by one, and a recognition unit 220 adapted for recognizing each paper sheet transported by the upper transport mechanism 201a; a lower unit 20 located below the upper unit 10 and having a lower transport mechanism 201b provided to receive the paper sheets transferred from the upper transport mechanism 201a, one by one, and then further transport the transferred paper sheets, and a plurality of stacking units 106, each adapted for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the lower transport mechanism 201b and sorted based on results obtained by the recognition unit 220. In this case, at least a part of a bottom portion of the upper unit 10 is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu ITO, Masakazu MIWA, Kouichi MAEKAWA, Fumiaki KOGA
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Patent number: 9147301Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine 100 comprises an upper unit 10 having a paper sheet take-in apparatus 120 adapted for taking therein paper sheets, one by one, from the exterior, an upper transport mechanism 201a adapted for transporting the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet take-in apparatus 120, one by one, and a recognition unit 220 adapted for recognizing each paper sheet transported by the upper transport mechanism 201a; a lower unit 20 located below the upper unit 10 and having a lower transport mechanism 201b provided to receive the paper sheets transferred from the upper transport mechanism 201a, one by one, and then further transport the transferred paper sheets, and a plurality of stacking units 106, each adapted for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the lower transport mechanism 201b and sorted based on results obtained by the recognition unit 220. In this case, at least a part of a bottom portion of the upper unit 10 is opened.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
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Patent number: 8336715Abstract: The banknote processing device 100 includes a first upper stacking unit 102a that is provided at an upper position of the banknote processing device and stacks rejected notes; a second upper stacking unit 102b that is provided adjacent to the first upper stacking unit and stacks banknotes other than the rejected notes; first to fourth lower stacking units 106a-106d that are arranged in parallel at lower positions of the banknote processing device and stack banknotes of at least one specific denomination; and a controller 111 that controls the transport unit to transport the banknote to the first upper stacking unit when a recognition result is a rejected note, and to transport the banknote to one of the second upper stacking unit and the first to fourth lower stacking units when the recognition result is not a rejected note.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Fumiaki Koga, Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa
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Patent number: 8210523Abstract: A paper sheet storage unit 101 is opened upward and forward. Holding members 30, 32 are respectively configured to be reciprocated, between a waiting position and a holding position, by a lifting and lowering mechanism 35. When the respective holding members 30, 32 are in the waiting position, such holding members 30, 32 can serve as a guide surface, on the back side of the paper sheet storage unit 101, for guiding a batch of paper sheets stored in the paper sheet storage unit 101. Meanwhile, when the respective holding members 30, 32 are in the holding position, the holding member 32 is in contact with a top face of the paper sheet present at the lowest layer of the paper sheets stored in the paper sheet storage unit 101, and serves to press the paper sheet downward.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Kouichi Maekawa, Osamu Ito, Hidehiko Matsushita, Fumiaki Koga
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Publication number: 20100117294Abstract: A paper sheet storage unit 101 is opened upward and forward. Holding members 30, 32 are respectively configured to be reciprocated, between a waiting position and a holding position, by a lifting and lowering mechanism 35. When the respective holding members 30, 32 are in the waiting position, such holding members 30, 32 can serve as a guide surface, on the back side of the paper sheet storage unit 101, for guiding a batch of paper sheets stored in the paper sheet storage unit 101. Meanwhile, when the respective holding members 30, 32 are in the holding position, the holding member 32 is in contact with a top face of the paper sheet present at the lowest layer of the paper sheets stored in the paper sheet storage unit 101, and serves to press the paper sheet downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Maekawa, Osamu Ito, Hidehiko Matsushita, Fumiaki Koga
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Publication number: 20100090393Abstract: A banknote feeding apparatus 10 comprises a first kicker roller 16 configured to be in contact with a surface of one banknote of a plurality of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 101, and further configured to be continuously rotated; a second kicker roller 18 provided upstream relative to the first kicker roller 16 in a feed direction of the banknotes, and configured to be continuously rotated, in the same direction of rotation, at approximately the same peripheral velocity, as those of the first kicker roller 16; and a feed roller 12 adapted for feeding each banknote kicked by the first kicker roller 16. The first kicker roller 16 has a high friction unit 16a adapted for kicking each banknote and partly provided in the outer circumference of the first kicker roller 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga, Shigenobu Nishida
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Publication number: 20100007075Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine 100 comprises an upper unit 10 having a paper sheet take-in apparatus 120 adapted for taking therein paper sheets, one by one, from the exterior, an upper transport mechanism 201a adapted for transporting the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet take-in apparatus 120, one by one, and a recognition unit 220 adapted for recognizing each paper sheet transported by the upper transport mechanism 201a; a lower unit 20 located below the upper unit 10 and having a lower transport mechanism 201b provided to receive the paper sheets transferred from the upper transport mechanism 201a, one by one, and then further transport the transferred paper sheets, and a plurality of stacking units 106, each adapted for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the lower transport mechanism 201b and sorted based on results obtained by the recognition unit 220. In this case, at least a part of a bottom portion of the upper unit 10 is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
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Publication number: 20100006482Abstract: In order to make the size of the banknote processing device (the number of the stacking units) a minimum configuration, to reduce the number of the banknote sorting processes, and to clearly show to the operator a distinction between the stacking units storing the banknotes that have been able to be sorted and the stacking units storing the banknotes that have failed to be sorted, a banknote processing device 100 that sorts and stacks plural banknotes are provide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Fumiaki Koga, Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa