Patents by Inventor Toshio Itaya

Toshio Itaya 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: 6401969
    Abstract: An apparatus for selecting a product in a vending machine by inputting a contemplated product number selected from product numbers assigned to respective types of products, comprises: a ten key for inputting a product number; a correction button which is operated in the course of or after the operation of the ten key to permit the product number to be re-input; an OK button which is operated after the completion of the operation of the ten key to establish the selection of the product; LED which can light up the ten key, the correction button, and the OK button separately from one another; and a control circuit for controlling LED in such a manner that the ten key, the correction button, and the OK button are successively lighted up according to the operating procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Yajima, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Toshio Itaya