Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Sugahara

Toshifumi Sugahara 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).

  • Paper sheet transport mechanism and paper handling device
    Patent number: 7900916
    Abstract: The first aspect of the present invention is a paper sheet transport mechanism. This mechanism comprises a first paper sheet guide that forms a first paper sheet transport path, the first paper sheet guide having a rotating shaft; a pushing unit that pushes the first paper sheet guide in a specified direction around the rotating shaft; a projecting member that moves in conjunction with movement of the first paper sheet guide; a second paper sheet guide that forms a second paper sheet transport path such that paper sheets are transferred between the first and second paper sheet guides; and a alignment unit that moves in conjunction with a retune movement of the second paper sheet guide to be in contact with the projecting member against the pushing by the pushing unit and to align one end of the first paper sheet guide and one end of the second paper sheet guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Sugahara, Naofumi Kitagawa, Hiroshi Aoi, Shinji Shibata
  • PAPER SHEET TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND PAPER HANDLING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090212493
    Abstract: The first aspect of the present invention is a paper sheet transport mechanism. This mechanism comprises a first paper sheet guide that forms a first paper sheet transport path, the first paper sheet guide having a rotating shaft; a pushing unit that pushes the first paper sheet guide in a specified direction around the rotating shaft; a projecting member that moves in conjunction with movement of the first paper sheet guide; a second paper sheet guide that forms a second paper sheet transport path such that paper sheets are transferred between the first and second paper sheet guides; and a alignment unit that moves in conjunction with a retune movement of the second paper sheet guide to be in contact with the projecting member against the pushing by the pushing unit and to align one end of the first paper sheet guide and one end of the second paper sheet guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Toshifumi SUGAHARA, Naofumi Kitagawa, Hiroshi Aoi, Shinji Shibata