Patents by Inventor Toshinori HEMMI

Toshinori HEMMI 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: 10089813
    Abstract: A bill processing device includes: a first denomination bill storage box configured to store therein first denomination bills to be used as change; a mix box configured to store therein a plurality of denominations of bills other than the first denomination bills in a mixed manner; and an examination box configured to function as a temporary storage box in examination of recounting numbers of bills stored in the first denomination bill storage box and the mix box, the bill processing device being configured to perform reception and dispensing processing of bills. Only second denomination bills to be used as change are stored in the examination box or the mix box in the reception or after the examination, and the second denomination bills stored in the examination box or the mix box are dispensed when a dispensing instruction to dispense the second denomination bills is given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kawamoto, Toshinori Hemmi, Toshinori Shigeyama, Masao Nakayama, Masayuki Higashi
  • Patent number: 10055924
    Abstract: A bill processing device includes: a device main body including a depositing portion; a plurality of storage boxes where each has an outlet port; a dispensing box including a bill output port; an outlet door configured to open and close the outlet port of each of the storage boxes; a plurality of outlet port detectors where each is configured to detect the outlet port being opened by the outlet door; and a controller configured to determine that cash balance is unknown only when at least one of the outlet port detectors detects that the outlet port is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Hemmi, Toshinori Shigeyama, Masao Nakayama, Masayuki Higashi
  • Publication number: 20180082511
    Abstract: A bill processing device includes: a device main body including a depositing portion; a plurality of storage boxes where each has an outlet port; a dispensing box including a bill output port; an outlet door configured to open and close the outlet port of each of the storage boxes; a plurality of outlet port detectors where each is configured to detect the outlet port being opened by the outlet door; and a controller configured to determine that cash balance is unknown only when at least one of the outlet port detectors detects that the outlet port is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Toshinori HEMMI, Toshinori SHIGEYAMA, Masao NAKAYAMA, Masayuki HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20180047240
    Abstract: A bill processing device includes: a first denomination bill storage box configured to store therein first denomination bills to be used as change; a mix box configured to store therein a plurality of denominations of bills other than the first denomination bills in a mixed manner; and an examination box configured to function as a temporary storage box in examination of recounting numbers of bills stored in the first denomination bill storage box and the mix box, the bill processing device being configured to perform reception and dispensing processing of bills. Only second denomination bills to be used as change are stored in the examination box or the mix box in the reception or after the examination, and the second denomination bills stored in the examination box or the mix box are dispensed when a dispensing instruction to dispense the second denomination bills is given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi KAWAMOTO, Toshinori HEMMI, Toshinori SHIGEYAMA, Masao NAKAYAMA, Masayuki HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 9842453
    Abstract: A banknote processing device includes: a plurality of storage units configured to store a banknote having a predetermined condition in a storage unit corresponding to the banknote among the plurality of storage units when the banknote is fed through a depositing port provided on a device main body; and a dispensing box configured to discharge the banknote through a dispensing port provided on the dispensing box by conveying the banknote, which is sent from the storage unit, to the dispensing box when a dispensing instruction is given. The dispensing box is configured to collect the banknote being stored in the storage units when a collecting instruction is given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Hemmi, Toshinori Shigeyama, Masao Nakayama, Masayuki Higashi
  • Publication number: 20170140599
    Abstract: A banknote processing device includes: a plurality of storage units configured to store a banknote having a predetermined condition in a storage unit corresponding to the banknote among the plurality of storage units when the banknote is fed through a depositing port provided on a device main body; and a dispensing box configured to discharge the banknote through a dispensing port provided on the dispensing box by conveying the banknote, which is sent from the storage unit, to the dispensing box when a dispensing instruction is given. The dispensing box is configured to collect the banknote being stored in the storage units when a collecting instruction is given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Toshinori HEMMI, Toshinori SHIGEYAMA, Masao NAKAYAMA, Masayuki HIGASHI