Patents by Inventor Mitsuyuki Obokata

Mitsuyuki Obokata 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).

  • Article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine
    Patent number: 4632257
    Abstract: An article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine includes at least one serpentine track comprised of a pair of facing cusp-shaped vertical panels. These panels are supported on a pair of facing side plates. Each panel has a plurality of projections which extend horizontally from opposite side surfaces of the panel and extend into rectangular-shaped holes formed in both side plates. Each vertical panel is securely fixed on both plates by twisting the outer terminal portion of the projections which extend outwardly from the rectangular-shaped holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Negishi, Mitsuyuki Obokata, Shigeharu Katayama