Patents by Inventor Makoto Fukasawa

Makoto Fukasawa 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: 20220335537
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system includes a commodity sales data processing apparatus, an electronic receipt server, and a portable terminal. The commodity sales data processing apparatus receives an operation to issue an electronic receipt; when receiving the operation, reads a code that is displayed on the portable terminal; when reading the code; generates detail data of electronic receipt information; and sends the code and the detail data of electronic receipt information to the electronic receipt server. The electronic receipt server receives the code and the detail data of electronic receipt information; and stores the code and the detail data of electronic receipt information in a storage section in association with each other. The portable terminal receives an input of the code; receives, from the storage section, electronic receipt information associated with the code received; and displays thereon the electronic receipt information received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Akiko SUSAKI, Makoto FUKASAWA, Yasuhiro ARAI
  • Publication number: 20200327620
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates electronic receipt information associated with commodity sales data in association with a member code of a consumer, stores company codes in a storage section in association with electronic receipt information in a plurality of electronic receipt management units corresponding to company codes representing different companies, and manages electronic receipt information associated with the plurality of company codes stored in each electronic receipt management unit. Then, the electronic receipt system displays, to an information processing apparatus corresponding to a member code of a consumer, the electronic receipt information containing at least one company code corresponding to the member code on a display section in association with company code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Akiko SUSAKI, Makoto FUKASAWA, Yasuhiro ARAI
  • Patent number: 10422728
    Abstract: A specimen extraction kit includes a flexible tubular container configured to contain an extraction liquid, two holding portions opposed to each other and arranged at opposite sides of the tubular container, a coupling portion that couples the opposing holding portions, and a bending rib arranged on each of the opposing holding portions and configured to bend the tubular container and an extraction subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Denka Seiken Co.
    Inventors: Masashi Suzaki, Makoto Fukasawa, Yoshiaki Hirayama, Kazuhiro Akiishi
  • Publication number: 20190095057
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates, in association with a code of a shopper, electronic receipt information related to commodity sales data processing, stores the generated electronic receipt information in a storing unit, and stores additional information associated with commodity information and a specific condition in the storing unit. The electronic receipt system causes an information processing apparatus associated with the code of the shopper to display the electronic receipt information associated with the code and a selectable object for instructing a start of processing for the additional information related to the commodity information included in the electronic receipt information in a display unit. The electronic receipt system displays the electronic receipt information and displays. If the selectable object is operated, the electronic receipt system transmits a start signal for the processing for the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto Fukasawa, Taro Ando, Keiichi Hasegawa, Satoru Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Kazuhisa Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20180018739
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates electronic receipt information associated with commodity sales data in association with a member code of a consumer, stores company codes in a storage section in association with electronic receipt information in a plurality of electronic receipt management units corresponding to company codes representing different companies, and manages electronic receipt information associated with the plurality of company codes stored in each electronic receipt management unit. Then, the electronic receipt system displays, to an information processing apparatus corresponding to a member code of a consumer, the electronic receipt information containing at least one company code corresponding to the member code on a display section in association with company code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Akiko SUSAKI, Makoto FUKASAWA, Arai YASUHIRO
  • Publication number: 20170315028
    Abstract: A specimen extraction kit includes a flexible tubular container configured to contain an extraction liquid, two holding portions opposed to each other and arranged at opposite sides of the tubular container, a coupling portion that couples the opposing holding portions, and a bending rib arranged on each of the opposing holding portions and configured to bend the tubular container and an extraction subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Masashi SUZAKI, Makoto FUKASAWA, Yoshiaki HIRAYAMA, Kazuhiro AKIISHI
  • Publication number: 20170147171
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates, in association with a code of a shopper, electronic receipt information related to commodity sales data processing, stores the generated electronic receipt information in a storing unit, and stores additional information associated with commodity information and a specific condition in the storing unit. The electronic receipt system causes an information processing apparatus associated with the code of the shopper to display the electronic receipt information associated with the code and a selectable object for instructing a start of processing for the additional information related to the commodity information included in the electronic receipt information in a display unit. The electronic receipt system displays the electronic receipt information and displays. If the selectable object is operated, the electronic receipt system transmits a start signal for the processing for the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Makoto FUKASAWA, Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Kazuhisa ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150029340
    Abstract: A jetting nozzle is configured to jet a shock wave onto an imaging window of a camera. An arrangement section arranges the jetting nozzle on a periphery of the imaging window. The shock wave generation unit is configured to generate the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle. The jetting control unit is configured to control jetting of the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi TAGUCHI, Makoto FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20140236714
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates, in association with a code of a shopper, electronic receipt information related to commodity sales data processing, stores the generated electronic receipt information in a storing unit, and stores additional information associated with commodity information and a specific condition in the storing unit. The electronic receipt system causes an information processing apparatus associated with the code of the shopper to display the electronic receipt information associated with the code and a selectable object for instructing a start of processing for the additional information related to the commodity information included in the electronic receipt information in a display unit. The electronic receipt system displays the electronic receipt information and displays. If the selectable object is operated, the electronic receipt system transmits a start signal for the processing for the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: HAKUHODO INC., TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto FUKASAWA, Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Kazuhisa ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140164193
    Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates electronic receipt information associated with commodity sales data in association with a member code of a consumer, stores company codes in a storage section in association with electronic receipt information in a plurality of electronic receipt management units corresponding to company codes representing different companies, and manages electronic receipt information associated with the plurality of company codes stored in each electronic receipt management unit. Then, the electronic receipt system displays, to an information processing apparatus corresponding to a member code of a consumer, the electronic receipt information containing at least one company code corresponding to the member code on a display section in association with company code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Ando, Keiichi Hasegawa, Satoru Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Akiko Susaki, Makoto Fukasawa, Yasuhiro Arai
  • Patent number: 5267225
    Abstract: An automatic disc playback system for playing back discs such as compact discs or the like includes a pair of juxtaposed racks each housing a plurality of trays (3) with respective discs (4) placed thereon, a disc playback unit (120, 121) for playing back any one, at a time, of the discs, and a disc feed unit (40) disposed between the racks and movable therealong the racks, for feeding any one, at a time, of the discs from the racks to the disc playback unit. The disc feed unit has a disc drawing mechanism (60) for drawing a tray with a disc placed thereon from the rack, holding the disc, returning the tray into the rack before the disc is fed from the rack to the disc playback unit by the disc feed unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Fukasawa, Shingo Funamoto, Hajime Tanno