Patents by Inventor Masakazu Miwa

Masakazu Miwa 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).

  • Patent number: 9786112
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
  • Publication number: 20150379798
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITO, Masakazu MIWA, Kouichi MAEKAWA, Fumiaki KOGA
  • Patent number: 9147301
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
  • Patent number: 8336715
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Koga, Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20100230231
    Abstract: A currency collection and processing apparatus including a housing, a coin processing module disposed in the housing and configured to store a plurality of coins, and a banknote processing unit disposed in the housing. The banknote processing unit including a banknote inlet, a banknote recognition unit, at least one banknote storing unit, and a transport unit configured to transport a banknote along a transport path connecting the inlet, the recognition unit, and the storing unit. The currency collection and processing apparatus further including an input interface, a processing control unit configured to calculate at least one of a first value representing the plurality of coins stored in the coin processing module and a second value representing the received banknotes, and to process at least one of the inputted data and the first and second calculated values, and an output device configured to output information to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Masakazu Miwa
  • Publication number: 20100090393
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga, Shigenobu Nishida
  • Publication number: 20100007075
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa, Fumiaki Koga
  • Publication number: 20100006482
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Fumiaki Koga, Osamu Ito, Masakazu Miwa, Kouichi Maekawa