Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
Tsuyoshi Hodatsu 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).
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Patent number: 9950893Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
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Publication number: 20180037429Abstract: One object is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus in which a paper sheet stacked in a stacking unit is surely pushed toward an opening in the stacking unit. The paper sheet handling apparatus includes a feed unit that feeds a paper sheet, a transport unit that transports the paper sheet fed by the feed unit, a stacking unit that stacks therein the paper sheet transported by the transport unit and has an opening for removing the paper sheet stacked therein, a pushing member that pushes the paper sheet present in the stacking unit toward the opening, a pressing member that presses the paper sheet pushed by the pushing member, and a control unit that controls driving the pressing member based on an operation of the pushing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi HODATSU, Takaaki IMOTO, Yoshinori NAITOU
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Patent number: 9852571Abstract: This paper sheet processing device is provided with a casing (10), an intake unit (20), an identification unit (60), a second transportation unit (50) for transporting sheets of paper substantially horizontally, a plurality of collection units (80, 90) for collecting the sheets of paper transported by the second transportation unit (50), and vaned rollers (81, 91) provided correspondingly with respect to the collection units (80, 90). With regards to any two of the collection units (80, 90) that are adjacent to one another, the direction of rotation of the vaned roller (81) corresponding to one of the collection units (80, 90) and the direction of rotation of the vaned roller (91) corresponding to the other collection unit (80, 90) are opposite each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: GLORY, LTD.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
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Patent number: 9731849Abstract: A banknote bundling apparatus includes a hopper that receives banknotes, a recognition unit that recognizes a banknote kind of the banknotes received by the hopper, a stacking unit in which bundling-object-banknotes are stacked based on the banknote kind recognized by the recognition unit, a bundling unit that forms a banknote bundle by bundling with a bundling tape the bundling-object-banknotes stacked in the stacking unit when the bundling-object-banknotes stacked in the stacking unit reaches a predetermined number, and a printing unit that prints information on the bundling tape to be used by the bundling unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ito, Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
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Publication number: 20170144855Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Patent number: 9598190Abstract: A paper sheet bundling apparatus includes a bundling unit 22 configured to bundle bundling target paper sheets using a bundling band and make a batch of paper sheets, a stamp affixing unit 71 configured to affix a stamp to the bundling band of the batch of paper sheets, a memory unit 180 configured to store therein an association between the kind of paper sheet and a stamp affixing position on the bundling band or the paper sheet, and a control unit 170 configured to obtain a stamp affixing position corresponding to the kind of the bundling target paper sheets with reference to the association, and adjust a positional relation between the stamp and the bundling band or the batch of paper sheets at a time of affixing the stamp, on a basis of the obtained stamp affixing position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Uehara, Tsuyoshi Hodatsu, Tomomi Inoue
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Patent number: 9586784Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
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Publication number: 20160371914Abstract: A bank notes handling apparatus is provided with a chassis, a grabbing portion, a first conveying portion for conveying bank notes, an identifying portion for identifying the bank notes conveyed by the first conveying portion, a second conveying portion, and multiple accumulating portions. The second conveying portion is located below the first conveying portion and is used to convey the bank notes identified by the identifying portion. The multiple accumulating portions are located below the second conveying portion and are used to accumulate the bank notes conveyed by the second conveying portion. At least parts of the grabbing unit, the first conveying portion, and the identifying portion are provided in a first unit, and at least parts of the second conveying portion and the accumulating portions are provided in a second unit. The first unit rotates around a first horizontal axis extending in the front-back direction with respect to the second unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventor: Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Publication number: 20160371912Abstract: This paper sheet processing device is provided with a casing (10), an intake unit (20), an identification unit (60), a second transportation unit (50) for transporting sheets of paper substantially horizontally, a plurality of collection units (80, 90) for collecting the sheets of paper transported by the second transportation unit (50), and vaned rollers (81, 91) provided correspondingly with respect to the collection units (80, 90). With regards to any two of the collection units (80, 90) that are adjacent to one another, the direction of rotation of the vaned roller (81) corresponding to one of the collection units (80, 90) and the direction of rotation of the vaned roller (91) corresponding to the other collection unit (80, 90) are opposite each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventor: Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Publication number: 20160060070Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventor: Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Patent number: 9189910Abstract: A banknote processing device is mounted on a mounting table. The banknote processing device includes a stacking unit having an opening for removing banknotes. A dust collection vent is arranged in front of the opening of the stacking unit on the mounting table. A suction fan sucks dust dispersing from the opening of the stacking unit into a dust collection vent. A filter captures the dust from air that is sucked in. A duct expels a dust-free air from an exhaust vent provided in an exhaust passage formed around the suction fan. In another configuration, the dust collection vent is provided inside the stacking unit, and the dust generated inside the stacking unit is sucked in by the suction fan.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Otsuka, Shinichi Nonaka, Tsuyoshi Hodatsu
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Publication number: 20140130450Abstract: A paper sheet bundling apparatus includes a bundling unit 22 configured to bundle bundling target paper sheets using a bundling band and make a batch of paper sheets, a stamp affixing unit 71 configured to affix a stamp to the bundling band of the batch of paper sheets, a memory unit 180 configured to store therein an association between the kind of paper sheet and a stamp affixing position on the bundling band or the paper sheet, and a control unit 170 configured to obtain a stamp affixing position corresponding to the kind of the bundling target paper sheets with reference to the association, and adjust a positional relation between the stamp and the bundling band or the batch of paper sheets at a time of affixing the stamp, on a basis of the obtained stamp affixing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Osamu Uehara, Tsuyoshi Hodatsu, Tomomi Inoue
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Publication number: 20120156000Abstract: A banknote processing device is mounted on a mounting table. The banknote processing device includes a stacking unit having an opening for removing banknotes. A dust collection vent is arranged in front of the opening of the stacking unit on the mounting table. A suction fan sucks dust dispersing from the opening of the stacking unit into a dust collection vent. A filter captures the dust from air that is sucked in. A duct expels a dust-free air from an exhaust vent provided in an exhaust passage formed around the suction fan. In another configuration, the dust collection vent is provided inside the stacking unit, and the dust generated inside the stacking unit is sucked in by the suction fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Yoshiyuki OTSUKA, Shinichi NONAKA, Tsuyoshi HODATSU
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Publication number: 20110125313Abstract: A banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote transport unit for individually feeding and transporting inserted banknotes, a recognition unit for recognizing banknote denominations and recognizing banknote types according to two fitness categories, a stacker for stacking the banknotes based on the recognition result, banknote bundling units each including bundling stacking units for stacking the banknotes, a bundling unit for bundling 100 banknotes stacked in the bundling stacking units to prepare a banknote bundle, and a bundle dispensing unit for dispensing the bundle to the outside of the apparatus, and a transport control unit for recognizing fit and unfit notes of specific denominations via the recognition unit, and controlling the banknote transport unit to stack fit banknotes of the specific denominations to corresponding bundling stacking units and to stack unfit banknotes of the specific denominations to corresponding bundling stacking units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hodatsu, Osamu Uehara