Patents by Inventor Sakaguchi Haruki

Sakaguchi Haruki 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).

  • Vending machine in which an article storage space has a size adjusted and locked by a given one of articles
    Patent number: 6116462
    Abstract: In a vending machine including an article storage space (3a) for stacking articles (A) therein in a vertical direction, a movable spacer (10) is provided for adjusting a size of the article storage space. The spacer is placed in the article storage space movably in a horizontal direction. An urging arrangement (20) urges the spacer towards one end of the article storage space in the horizontal direction. In cooperation with a given one of the articles, a locking arrangement (30) locks the spacer in the first horizontal direction at an optional position determined in accordance with the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takamura, Sakaguchi Haruki