Patents by Inventor Riichi Katou
Riichi Katou 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).
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Publication number: 20240350365Abstract: The drug inspection apparatus includes: a pre-inspection storage portion that temporarily stores a drug group which is a plurality of drugs collectively charged, and spreads the individual drugs in an elongated and substantially one row; a transfer processing portion that transfers the spread drug group to a conveyance path; a conveyance inspection processing portion that conveys the drug group on the conveyance path, and has an inspection imaging portion that takes images of the drug group with a camera; a discharge processing portion that discharges the imaged drug group to a post-inspection storage portion; the post-inspection storage portion that temporarily stores the drug group, and then discharges the drug group to the outside of the apparatus; and an inspection control portion that executes, by software control, a control of operations of each portion, and an inspection process for the drug group, which uses the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp.Inventors: Daisuke HOSOKAWA, Riichi KATOU, Makoto KATSUCHI, Eiji MAKIMOTO, Yoshiki HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20240289933Abstract: A drug inspection apparatus includes an inspection processing portion for collating a photographed image of each drug with drug master data for a dispensed drug group; and determines a normal result when the photographed image is contained in the drug group, as an uncertain result when it is uncertain if the photographed image is a drug in the drug group, and as a result to be confirmed when it is estimated that the photographed image is a drug contained in the drug group, but recommended to be confirmed by a person. The inspection result processor displays the photographed image corresponding to the drug which needs to be confirmed in a first display field that is provided corresponding to each drug which has been identified in the inspection process, on the inspection process screen, and displays the photographed image which has been determined as uncertain, in a second display field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp.Inventors: Daisuke HOSOKAWA, Riichi KATOU, Makoto KATSUCHI, Eiji MAKIMOTO, Yoshiki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9245401Abstract: Provided is a technique for improving banknote manageability in a banknote handling device. This banknote handling device is provided with multiple banknote storage compartments where banknotes are stored, and a banknote loading compartment where banknotes are stored that are to be loaded in each of the banknote storage compartments. This banknote handling device is provided with a banknote determination unit which obtains the serial numbers of banknotes in conveyance between the banknote storage compartments and the banknote loading compartment, and a conveyance path which conveys banknotes from the banknote loading compartment to the banknote storage compartments via the banknote determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP.Inventors: Akira Nishino, Yukihiro Mabuchi, Takeshi Kanagawa, Riichi Katou
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Publication number: 20150179014Abstract: A banknote handling device improves banknote delivery efficiency, by reading serial numbers on banknotes. The banknote handling device comprises: a banknote deposit/withdrawal unit for receiving and delivering banknotes from and to a user; the banknote discrimination unit that discriminates banknotes and is capable of reading banknote serial numbers; a control unit that controls the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit, the banknote discrimination unit, and the banknote storage unit. The control unit controls the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit, the banknote discrimination unit, and the banknote storage unit such that, if a deposit transaction with a user fails after banknotes have been deposited, banknotes having the same serial numbers as the serial numbers read by the banknote discrimination unit are fetched from the banknote storage unit and delivered to the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP.Inventors: Akira Nishino, Yukihiro Mabuchi, Takeshi Kanagawa, Riichi Katou
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Publication number: 20150161840Abstract: Provided is a technique for improving banknote manageability in a banknote handling device. This banknote handling device is provided with multiple banknote storage compartments where banknotes are stored, and a banknote loading compartment where banknotes are stored that are to be loaded in each of the banknote storage compartments. This banknote handling device is provided with a banknote determination unit which obtains the serial numbers of banknotes in conveyance between the banknote storage compartments and the banknote loading compartment, and a conveyance path which conveys banknotes from the banknote loading compartment to the banknote storage compartments via the banknote determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP.Inventors: Akira Nishino, Yukihiro Mabuchi, Takeshi Kanagawa, Riichi Katou
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Patent number: 7988141Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine includes a deposit/withdrawal port, a bill discriminating unit, a plurality of bill accepting boxes and a bill transport path which connects the deposit/withdrawal port and the bill accepting boxes through the bill discriminating unit which transports bills. The deposit/withdrawal port and the bill discriminating unit are disposed in an upper part of the machine, and the bill accepting boxes are disposed in a lower part of the machine. The bill transport path includes an upper bill transport path provided in the upper part of the machine, and a lower bill transport path provided in the lower part of the machine. The lower bill transport path is installed along the bill accepting boxes and includes a mechanism for bidirectionally transporting bills and a switchable gate connecting with one of the bill accepting boxes.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Publication number: 20100164161Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine includes a deposit/withdrawal port, a bill discriminating unit, a plurality of bill accepting boxes and a bill transport path which connects the deposit/withdrawal port and the bill accepting boxes through the bill discriminating unit which transports bills. The deposit/withdrawal port and the bill discriminating unit are disposed in an upper part of the machine, and the bill accepting boxes are disposed in a lower part of the machine. The bill transport path includes an upper bill transport path provided in the upper part of the machine, and a lower bill transport path provided in the lower part of the machine. The lower bill transport path is installed along the bill accepting boxes and includes a mechanism for bidirectionally transporting bills and a switchable gate connecting with one of the bill accepting boxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Patent number: 7644914Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine including a deposit/withdrawal port for delivering the bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users. The deposit/withdrawal port includes a bill hopper for accepting bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users, a delivering mechanism for delivering bills deposited by users, and a push plate operation mechanism for moving a push plate which forms an accepting unit and which supports bills. The bill hopper is movable by rotation operations with a bill delivering side as a fulcrum, and the delivering mechanism includes at least a gate controller which does not rotate in a delivering direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Patent number: 7568689Abstract: A recycle box to be mounted on a bill receiving/dispensing machine for receiving/dispensing bills which includes a stacking/separating mechanism arranged to stack the bills in the recycle box, and a support member enabling contact with at least one of ends of a stack of the bills in a thickness direction of the bills stacked in the recycle box so that the stack of the bills in the recycle box is supported by the support member in the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Riichi Katou, Akira Nomiyama, Shinji Shibata
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Publication number: 20090085274Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine including a deposit/withdrawal port for delivering the bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users. The deposit/withdrawal port includes a bill hopper for accepting bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users, a delivering mechanism for delivering bills deposited by users, and a push plate operation mechanism for moving a push plate which forms an accepting unit and which supports bills. The bill hopper is movable by rotation operations with a bill delivering side as a fulcrum, and the delivering mechanism includes at least a gate controller which does not rotate in a delivering direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Patent number: 7464921Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine includes a deposit/withdrawal port mounted in a machine casing having a slot for users to deposit bills or for discharging bills, said deposit/withdrawal port delivering the bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users. The deposit/withdrawal port includes at least a delivering mechanism for delivering bills deposited by users, and a push plate operation mechanism for moving a push plate which forms an accepting unit and which supports bills. A bill hopper provided in the deposit/withdrawal port is provided with a movable structure and is disposed in a position suitable for discharging bills in the slot.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Patent number: 7431205Abstract: A banknote receipt and payout apparatus including: a receipt and pay-out opening for carrying out either or both of payout and stacking of charged banknotes: a banknote determining part for determining denominations of banknotes, a plurality of banknote storage and discharge bins arranged to store therein and discharge therefrom, different denominations of banknotes, respectively, a transfer path connecting among the receipt and payout opening, the banknote determining part, the banknote storage and discharge bins and a receipt bin, for transferring the banknotes, and a loading and collecting bin arranged to load and collect the banknotes into and from the banknotes storage and discharge bin, for accommodating therein different denominations of banknotes, wherein the banknotes are stacked in the storage and discharge bins in a vertical direction, and are stacked in a horizontal direction in the receipt bin and the loading and colleting bin with a standing posture.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions Corp.Inventors: Akira Nomiyama, Riichi Katou
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Patent number: 7428983Abstract: Provided is a banknote receipt and payout apparatus which handles several denominations, having a banknote loading and collecting function, and which is capable of handling several denominations. A banknote receipt and payout apparatus comprising a receipt and payout opening for paying out banknotes introduced thereinto by a user, and for stacking therein banknotes to be delivered to a user, a banknote checking part for checking banknotes, a banknote storage and discharge bin for carrying one or both of storing and discharging of banknote notes, a loading and collecting bin 8 for loading and collecting banknotes, and a transfer path for transferring banknotes, wherein the banknote storage and discharge bin is of a vertical type in which banknotes are stacked in a horizontal posture, and the loading and collecting bin is of a horizontal type in which banknotes are stacked in a standing posture.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions Corp.Inventors: Akira Nomiyama, Riichi Katou
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Publication number: 20080054559Abstract: In a paper money handling apparatus including a volume for containing a paper money, a paper money transfer means for taking the paper money into and out from the volume, a paper money guide for guiding the paper money to be taken into and out from the volume, and a paper money pressing means for pressing the paper money in the volume, the paper money pressing means descends with its gravity at a side of the paper money guide facing to the volume, and the apparatus further includes a paper money deforming member for applying to the paper money a rigidity for moving vertically upward the paper money pressing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Akira Nomiyama, Riichi Katou, Shinji Shibata
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Publication number: 20070221469Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine includes a deposit/withdrawal port mounted in a machine casing having a slot for users to deposit bills or for discharging bills, said deposit/withdrawal port delivering the bills deposited by users and discharging bills to users. The deposit/withdrawal port includes at least a delivering mechanism for delivering bills deposited by users, and a push plate operation mechanism for moving a push plate which forms an accepting unit and which supports bills. A bill hopper provided in the deposit/withdrawal port is provided with a movable structure and is disposed in a position suitable for discharging bills in the slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Publication number: 20070187486Abstract: A banknote receipt and payout apparatus including: a receipt and pay-out opening for carrying out either or both of payout and stacking of charged banknotes: a banknote determining part for determining denominations of banknotes, a plurality of banknote storage and discharge bins arranged to store therein and discharge therefrom, different denominations of banknotes, respectively, a transfer path connecting among the receipt and payout opening, the banknote determining part, the banknote storage and discharge bins and a receipt bin, for transferring the banknotes, and a loading and collecting bin arranged to load and collect the banknotes into and from the banknotes storage and discharge bin, for accommodating therein different denominations of banknotes, wherein the banknotes are stacked in the storage and discharge bins in a vertical direction, and are stacked in a horizontal direction in the receipt bin and the loading and colleting bin with a standing posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Akira Nomiyama, Riichi Katou
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Patent number: 7252185Abstract: The invention provides a bill receiving and paying apparatus which has a function capable of replenishing and retracting the bill in correspondence to a lot of money kinds, secures the bill capacity without enlarging the apparatus, and has an improved maintenance characteristic and an improved operability. A recycle cassette per a money kind and a reject cassette are arranged in parallel in a depth direction as seen from a front face of a bill receiving and paying apparatus, a replenishment/retract cassette is arranged in a vertically laminated direction with respect to the recycle cassette and the reject cassette, the reject cassette is arranged in a front face side or a rear face side of the recycle cassette in correspondence to an operation and maintenance aspect of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.Inventors: Junji Fujita, Riichi Katou, Yasutomo Kosugi, Masanori Terao
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Patent number: 7216591Abstract: A bill deposit/withdrawal machine for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills which includes a deposit/withdrawal port for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills, a bill discriminating unit for discriminating bills, a temporary storage box for temporarily storing bills, a reject box for storing rejected bills, and a plurality of bill accepting boxes for accepting recycle bills. The reject box is disposed on a path diverged from a bill transport path which transports bills from the temporary storage box to the bill discriminating unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions Corp.Inventors: Riichi Katou, Kunihisa Matsuura, Itsunori Utsumi, Kenji Okuna
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Patent number: 7140610Abstract: There is disclosed a sheet handling machine capable of surely verifying whether the number of bills is one or not based on the kind of a bill even when bills different in thickness are inserted, handling the bills of different thickness mixed in, dealing with new bills issued in recent years using various novel feature technologies for bill forgery prevention, and detecting the presence of a foreign object in the bill surface. The kind of each of bills successively fed in is specified by bill checking means for identifying the kind of a bill, and reference thickness information regarding the sheet of a specified kind is read from a reference thickness table recording a bill kind and the thickness information of a bill full surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Kako, Riichi Katou
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Publication number: 20060169770Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus comprises: a deposit-and-withdrawal port unit to or from which banknotes to be transacted are injected or discharged; and a banknote handling unit connected to the deposit-and-withdrawal port unit through a conveying route to discriminate the validity of a banknote and take in and discharge the banknote, wherein the conveying route of the deposit-and-withdrawal port unit is spaced from the conveying route of the banknote handing unit, and the conveying route of the deposit-and-withdrawal port unit and that of the banknote handling unit are connected through a connection conveying route unit, and wherein the banknote handling unit is placed inside of a wall, and only the deposit-and-withdrawal port unit is placed in the through-hole of the wall, thereby the opening area of the through-hole of the wall is decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Hisahiro Koshizuka, Kazushi Yoshida, Hiroshi Ikeda, Riichi Katou, Shinji Shibata