Patents by Inventor Mitsugu Mikami

Mitsugu Mikami 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: 20100200260
    Abstract: A handheld tool includes a first power source, a second power source having a characteristic different from a characteristic of the first power source, and an operation part which is operated by a power from at least one of the first power source and the second power source to fasten a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Yoshiaki Adachi, Kouji Katou, Kigen Agehara, Takashi Miida
  • Publication number: 20050124280
    Abstract: A coin dispenser capable of shortening a coin delivery time and extending the operation life of a coin delivery mechanism part by reducing the number of idle striking operations and a control method for the coin dispenser, the method comprising the steps of, based on the counted results of a deliverability counter for counting coins accumulated in coin tubes for each coin tube, detecting, as the idle-struck coin tube, the coin tube in which a coin is newly accumulated when the number of the accumulated coins is less that a specified quantity and, when delivering the coins, performing the idle striking operation for performing a delivery operation in the state of prohibiting the delivery of the coins from the coin tube only when the idle-struck coin tube is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Eiji Itako, Mitsugu Mikami, Tsunehiro Aso
  • Patent number: 6868955
    Abstract: A coin processing device, which ascertains genuine or counterfeit nature and denomination of inserted coins, accommodates coins that have been ascertained to be genuine according to denomination and pays out the accommodated coins via a coin pay-out slot according to amount of change, includes a coin-type IC card processor for ascertaining genuine or counterfeit nature of inserted coin-type IC cards, performing input and output of information into and from coin-type IC card that have been ascertained to be genuine and discharging the coin-type IC cards from the coin pay-out slot, whereby the coin processing device processes both the coins and coin-type IC cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Yoshikazu Mori
  • Patent number: 6637578
    Abstract: A coin detaining portion for temporarily detaining inserted coins passing through a coin sorting passage is situated adjacent to the denomination separating portion situated at the farthest upstream location of the coin sorting passage having arranged therein a plurality of denomination separating portions for separating inserted coins identified as genuine into different coin passages on the basis of their denomination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Takashi Ono, Kenji Nakajima, Shinichi Kosugi, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 6598871
    Abstract: Reciprocating unit for reciprocating a pressing plate includes a pair of link mechanisms disposed along opposite sides of the pressing plate. Each of the link mechanisms includes a pair of link members pivotally connected with each other in an intersecting fashion, and at least one of the link members is coupled at one end to the pressing plate for sliding movement therealong. The link mechanisms are interconnected at a predetermined position via a connecting member, and an actuator is operatively connected to the connecting member. The actuator is linearly displaced by a drive unit. The link mechanisms are caused to extend and contract, together as an integral unit, via the connecting member in response to linear reciprocating movement of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Conlux Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ono, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 6508700
    Abstract: A coin processing device (1) comprises a first sorting component (35) disposed downstream from a coin detaining component (30), for sorting into a return passage (70) and a coin storage component (91) any coins A that have been temporarily detained by the coin detaining component (30), and a second sorting component (51) disposed downstream from the first sorting component (35), for sorting into the coin storage component (91) and a cashbox any coins A that have been sorted into the coin storage component (91) by the first sorting component (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Mori, Mitsugu Mikami, Yukio Ito, Kenji Nakajima, Takahiro Hayashi, Masato Yagi
  • Patent number: 6488577
    Abstract: In a coin payout device, a coin supporting member (22) made of a resilient material is provided such that, when the payout slide (30) moves into the coin payout position, the coin supporting member (22) projects into the bottom face of a coin tube (10) and supports the bottom face of the coins (C) remaining within the coin tube (10)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Kenji Nakajima, Takahiro Hayashi, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 6412619
    Abstract: A bill identification device (20) is disposed in the vertical portion (6b) of a bill transporting route (6) that comprises a horizontal portion (6a) connected to a bill slot (3) and a vertical portion (6b) rising up substantially in a vertical direction from the downstream end of the horizontal portion (6a) whereby the drop in genuineness identification capability for an inserted bill can be prevented as much as possible even if a liquid such as salt water is poured into the bill slot (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Yukio Ito, Yasuyuki Kodama, Mitsugu Mikami, Yoshikazu Mori
  • Publication number: 20020060122
    Abstract: A coin processing device, which ascertains genuine or counterfeit nature and denomination of inserted coins, accommodates coins that have been ascertained to be genuine according to denomination and pays out the accommodated coins via a coin pay-out slot according to amount of change, includes a coin-type IC card processor for ascertaining genuine or counterfeit nature of inserted coin-type IC cards, performing input and output of information into and from coin-type IC card that have been ascertained to be genuine and discharging the coin-type IC cards from the coin pay-out slot, whereby the coin processing device processes both the coins and coin-type IC cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Yoshikazu Mori
  • Publication number: 20020060404
    Abstract: Reciprocating unit for reciprocating a pressing plate includes a pair of link mechanisms disposed along opposite sides of the pressing plate. Each of the link mechanisms includes a pair of link members pivotally connected with each other in an intersecting fashion, and at least one of the link members is coupled at one end to the pressing plate for sliding movement therealong. The link mechanisms are interconnected at a predetermined position via a connecting member, and an actuator is operatively connected to the connecting member. The actuator is linearly displaced by a drive unit. The link mechanisms are caused to extend and contract, together as an integral unit, via the connecting member in response to linear reciprocating movement of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Takashi Ono, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 6290050
    Abstract: A coin-processing device allowing simple maintenance and inspection, wherein a bottom base (30) constituting a coin payout section (6) of a processing device (20) is installed slidably with respect to the device main unit (21) from the front face (20a) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Kenji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20010008831
    Abstract: A coin processing device (1) comprises a first sorting component (35) disposed downstream from a coin detaining component (30), for sorting into a return passage (70) and a coin storage component (91) any coins A that have been temporarily detained by the coin detaining component (30), and a second sorting component (51) disposed downstream from the first sorting component (35), for sorting into the coin storage component (91) and a cashbox any coins A that have been sorted into the coin storage component (91) by the first sorting component (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Mori, Mitsugu Mikami, Yukio Ito, Kenji Nakajima, Takahiro Hayashi, Masato Yagi
  • Patent number: 6176773
    Abstract: Coin dispenser, wherein a change slide (31) for controlling the dispensation and non-dispensation of coins is turned when the coins are dispensed, and then stored in a change slide storage hole (4f) formed inside a payout link (4), whereby depthwise length of the coin dispenser is reduced to the smallest possible level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Kenji Nakajima, Takahiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 6158565
    Abstract: A bill processor having pivotally supported parts for easy maintenance. The bill processor includes a machine body, a bill conveyer disposed in the body for conveying a bill along a bill passage, and a front mask having a bill insertion port and disposed on the front of the body. The bill processor also has a bill identification device disposed on the bill passage for determining the genuineness of the inserted bills, as well as a bill stacker. In one bill processor, the conveyer is supported via a shaft to be freely pivotable toward the front of the machine body, and a front mask is supported to be freely pivotable with respect to the machine body. In another bill processor, a support structure is provided for supporting the machine body including the conveyer and the bill stacker so the machine body is freely pivotably supported with respect to the front mask and freely detachably engaged to the front mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Tadashi Hatamachi
  • Patent number: 6086473
    Abstract: A coin processing device has a coin storage system including a plurality of coin tubes, linking devices formed on each of the coin tubes that inter-link adjacent coin tubes. The coin tubes are separately formed and detachably inter-linked with one another by the linking devices formed on the coin tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Takahiro Hayashi, Yoshikazu Mori, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 6076648
    Abstract: If the number of returned bills is two or more, the returned bills are identified as abnormally returned bills by an abnormally returned bill detecter, and predetermined abnormal-state processing is accomplished by performing control operations using an abnormality processor. If a bill has jammed in the bill conveying channel, information concerning the direction in which the bill has jammed is stored in the bill jamming direction memory unit of the control unit, and, as a result of control operations performed by the bill reverse-direction conveyance control unit of the control unit, the bill is conveyed in the direction opposite to the bill jamming direction stored in the bill jamming direction memory unit when the bill jammed in the bill conveying channel is to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Tadashi Hatamachi, Makoto Yamamoto, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 5944601
    Abstract: In a coin processing device in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, coin storage means (4) comprises a plurality of coin tubes (10, 11, 12, 13) which are separately formed, and linking means (30) which is formed for each one of the coin tubes (10, 11, 12, 13) and inter-links adjacent coin tubes. In a coin processing device in accordance with the second aspect of the present invention, coin storage means (64) comprises integrated type coin tubes (74) where a plurality of coin tubes are integrated into one unit, and adapter tubes (80, 81, 82) which are inserted in each one of the plurality of coin tubes (71, 72, 73) for changing the internal diameters thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Takahiro Hayashi, Yoshikazu Mori, Mitsugu Mikami
  • Patent number: 5887695
    Abstract: A bill processor for use in a bill handling machine comprises a first bill transport passage for guiding a bill inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of bills stacked in a stacker toward substantially middle of interior of the main body of the bill handling machine, and a second bill transport passage for guiding the bill from the termination end of the first bill transport passage along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills, wherein the first bill transport passage is formed in a meandering form along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills, whereby the depth of the bill processor can be made small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Tadashi Hatamachi, Toshihiko Kasuya, Yasuyuki Kodama, Makoto Yamamoto, Mitsugu Mikami, Yukichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5639081
    Abstract: A bill processor for use in a bill handling machine comprises a first bill transport passage for guiding a bill inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of bills stacked in a stacker toward substantially middle of interior of the main body of the bill handling machine, and a second bill transport passage for guiding the bill from the termination end of the first bill transport passage along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills, wherein the first bill transport passage is formed in a meandering form along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills, whereby the depth of the bill processor can be made small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Tadashi Hatamachi, Toshihiko Kasuya, Yasuyuki Kodama, Makoto Yamamoto, Mitsugu Mikami, Yukichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: D395133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Mitsugu Mikami, Takashi Imaisumi