Patents by Inventor Shuji Onishi

Shuji Onishi 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: 11427420
    Abstract: A sheet handling apparatus includes: a transport path along which a sheet is transported; a first transport member disposed on one side of the transport path; and a second transport member disposed opposed to the first transport member with the transport path interposed therebetween. The first transport member and the second transport member are driven to rotate. The sheet is transported by the first transport member rotating with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a first face of the sheet, and by the second transport member rotating in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the first transport member, with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a second face of the sheet different from the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Onishi, Yusuke Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11403904
    Abstract: A coin handling apparatus includes: a first transport path configured to transport coins; a feeding unit configured to feed out the coins one by one to the first transport path; a recognition unit configured to recognize the coins fed out to the first transport path by the feeding unit; a storage unit arranged beneath the recognition unit, the storage unit being configured to receive the coins recognized by the recognition unit from the first transport path, and store the coins therein; and a cassette detachably mounted to the coin handling apparatus and arranged beneath the recognition unit and above the storage unit, the cassette being configured to receive the coins from the first transport path and store the coins therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Onishi, Hidekazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210398380
    Abstract: A coin feeding device (for example, feeding unit 20) includes: a disk 22 having a plurality of protrusions 22b at a surface, the disk 22 disposed so as to be rotatable in a tilted state and configured to catch coins by the protrusions 22b to move the coins upward while rotating; a cover 21 configured to form a space for storing a coin between the cover 21 and the surface of the disk 22; a guide 26 configured to guide a peripheral edge of a coin such that a part of the coin having been caught by each protrusion 22b and moved upward protrudes from the disk 22; and a taking-out unit (for example, taking-out mechanism 28) configured to grip only one coin protruding from the disk 22, remove the coin from the disk 22, and discharge the coin to outside of the disk 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu TANAKA, Mitsuo TANAKA, Kota KOBAYASHI, Shuji ONISHI
  • Patent number: 11113916
    Abstract: A coin feeding apparatus comprising: a disk that includes a plurality of protrusions on a surface of the disk, is disposed to be inclined and rotatable, and, when rotating, causes a first coin or a second coin to be caught on and carried upward by the plurality of protrusions, the second coin having a diameter greater than that of the first coin; a cover that forms, between the cover and a surface of the disk, a space for storing a coin therein; and a separation unit that separates one coin out of two of the first coins from the plurality of protrusions so as to cause the one coin to fall into the space, the two first coins being caught on the plurality of protrusions side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Eisei Nishida, Kazuma Sugahara, Shuji Onishi, Yuji Fujio
  • Publication number: 20210009371
    Abstract: A sheet handling apparatus includes: a transport path along which a sheet is transported; a first transport member disposed on one side of the transport path; and a second transport member disposed opposed to the first transport member with the transport path interposed therebetween. The first transport member and the second transport member are driven to rotate. The sheet is transported by the first transport member rotating with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a first face of the sheet, and by the second transport member rotating in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the first transport member, with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a second face of the sheet different from the first face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji ONISHI, Yusuke YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200388097
    Abstract: A coin feeding apparatus comprising: a disk that includes a plurality of protrusions on a surface of the disk, is disposed to be inclined and rotatable, and, when rotating, causes a first coin or a second coin to be caught on and carried upward by the plurality of protrusions, the second coin having a diameter greater than that of the first coin; a cover that forms, between the cover and a surface of the disk, a space for storing a coin therein; and a separation unit that separates one coin out of two of the first coins from the plurality of protrusions so as to cause the one coin to fall into the space, the two first coins being caught on the plurality of protrusions side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eisei NISHIDA, Kazuma SUGAHARA, Shuji ONISHI, Yuji FUJIO
  • Publication number: 20200372745
    Abstract: A coin handling apparatus includes: a first transport path configured to transport coins; a feeding unit configured to feed out the coins one by one to the first transport path; a recognition unit configured to recognize the coins fed out to the first transport path by the feeding unit; a storage unit arranged beneath the recognition unit, the storage unit being configured to receive the coins recognized by the recognition unit from the first transport path, and store the coins therein; and a cassette detachably mounted to the coin handling apparatus and arranged beneath the recognition unit and above the storage unit, the cassette being configured to receive the coins from the first transport path and store the coins therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Shuji ONISHI, Hidekazu TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10467838
    Abstract: In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10, a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji Onishi
  • Publication number: 20190311564
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coin handling apparatus 1 including: a transport unit 8 including a transport disk which moves a coin along a coin track; sorting units each of which sorts the coin when the coin falls into any of openings; a fall detector which detects the opening into which the coin has fallen; a motor which allows the transport disk to rotate; and a controller (controller) which stops the motor upon determining an occurrence of a transport error in the coin track, and identifies the opening into which the coin has fallen after the stop of the motor and during recovery from the transport error based on a detection result of the fall detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa OHNO, Shuji ONISHI, Daiki TANAKA, Yusuke YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10347067
    Abstract: In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10, a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji Onishi
  • Patent number: 10189659
    Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus (for example, a banknote handling apparatus (10)) includes a first transporting unit (30) configured to transport a plurality of paper sheets in a stacked state in a horizontal state, a feeding unit (40) configured to feed the paper sheets one by one, and a second transporting unit (50) configured to transport to the feeding unit (40) the stacked paper sheets transported by the first transporting unit (30). The second transporting unit (50) causes the stacked paper sheets being in the horizontal state to be inclined at angle to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kuroda, Shuji Onishi
  • Publication number: 20180057290
    Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus (for example, a banknote handling apparatus (10)) includes a first transporting unit (30) configured to transport a plurality of paper sheets in a stacked state in a horizontal state, a feeding unit (40) configured to feed the paper sheets one by one, and a second transporting unit (50) configured to transport to the feeding unit (40) the stacked paper sheets transported by the first transporting unit (30). The second transporting unit (50) causes the stacked paper sheets being in the horizontal state to be inclined at angle to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KURODA, Shuji ONISHI
  • Publication number: 20160240027
    Abstract: In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10, a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji ONISHI
  • Publication number: 20160240028
    Abstract: In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10, a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji ONISHI
  • Publication number: 20140080395
    Abstract: In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10, a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Takeuchi, Shuji Onishi, Minoru Higashiyama, Masatsugu Yokotani, Kazuhiro Doi, Keiju Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 5428767
    Abstract: A data retention circuit prevents erroneous data from being written into a backup RAM, even when a software upset occurs so that a secure data retention can be obtained in a backup RAM of a game machine. A backup chip select signal output from an address decoder, outputs of an enable circuit, and a software upset detection circuit are used to enable a backup memory write process. The enable circuit outputs an enable signal only when a predetermined ID code signal sequence is supplied from a CPU. When inconsistency between an access pattern, a read, and a write signal occurs, the software upset detection circuit outputs a software upset detection signal. An AND gate blocks a supply of the backup chip select signal to the backup memory according to a combination of the software upset detection signal and the enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuji Onishi