Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Takahashi

Toshifumi Takahashi 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: 4667586
    Abstract: Beverage brewing apparatus suitable for use in a vending machine has a frame supporting a vertically movable open bottom cylinder and a piston slidably disposed within the cylinder. A brewing cavity is disposed beneath the cylinder to enable reciprocation horizontally between a brewing position and a rest position. The horizontal movement of the cavity is controlled through a cable running around a pulley rotatably supported on the frame. The pulley is provided with a mechanism for adjusting the position thereof to determine the brewing position and rest position of the cavity to ensure secure engagement between the cylinder and brewing cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Harada, Toshifumi Takahashi
  • Patent number: D323170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Pneumatic Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Takahashi