Patents by Inventor Naoki TOMIGAKI

Naoki TOMIGAKI 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: 11743406
    Abstract: Provided is an image sensor lighting unit including at least one light guide extending in a main scanning direction; a first light source group facing a first end surface of at least two end surfaces of the at least one light guide in the main scanning direction; and a second light source group facing a second end surface of the at least two end surfaces. The first light source group includes a first light source that emits light having a predetermined wavelength band. The second light source group includes a second light source that emits light having the wavelength band. An X-coordinate of the first light source in a corresponding XY-coordinate system is equal in absolute value to an X-coordinate of the second light source in a corresponding XY-coordinate system, with the at least one light guide viewed from the first end surface side in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Morimoto, Akira Bogaki, Naoki Tomigaki, Yuki Kiyose
  • Publication number: 20220417381
    Abstract: Provided is an image sensor lighting unit including at least one light guide extending in a main scanning direction; a first light source group facing a first end surface of at least two end surfaces of the at least one light guide in the main scanning direction; and a second light source group facing a second end surface of the at least two end surfaces. The first light source group includes a first light source that emits light having a predetermined wavelength band. The second light source group includes a second light source that emits light having the wavelength band. An X-coordinate of the first light source in a corresponding XY-coordinate system is equal in absolute value to an X-coordinate of the second light source in a corresponding XY-coordinate system, with the at least one light guide viewed from the first end surface side in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki MORIMOTO, Akira BOGAKI, Naoki TOMIGAKI, Yuki KIYOSE
  • Patent number: 10062235
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coin recognition unit having high recognition capacity. The coin recognition unit comprises magnetic sensors each configured to collect magnetic characteristics of a transported coin; at least one optical sensor disposed with a space from the magnetic sensors and configured to collect optical characteristics of a surface of the coin; a glass plate constituting a transport surface on which the coin is transported and having a larger size than the coin; and a controller configured to control the magnetic sensors and the at least one optical sensor and perform a recognition process, the glass plate covering at least part of each magnetic sensor and at least part of each optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Hidekazu Tanaka, Hirofumi Kamatani, Kazumasa Morimoto, Yusuke Ohno, Yuji Adachi, Naoki Tomigaki, Masatoshi Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20170358162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coin recognition unit having high recognition capacity. The coin recognition unit comprises magnetic sensors each configured to collect magnetic characteristics of a transported coin; at least one optical sensor disposed with a space from the magnetic sensors and configured to collect optical characteristics of a surface of the coin; a glass plate constituting a transport surface on which the coin is transported and having a larger size than the coin; and a controller configured to control the magnetic sensors and the at least one optical sensor and perform a recognition process, the glass plate covering at least part of each magnetic sensor and at least part of each optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ryo HASEGAWA, Hidekazu TANAKA, Hirofumi KAMATANI, Kazumasa MORIMOTO, Yusuke OHNO, Yuji ADACHI, Naoki TOMIGAKI, Masatoshi KAGEYAMA