Patents by Inventor Yoshio KUREISHI

Yoshio KUREISHI 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).

  • Image sensor unit, image reading apparatus, and paper sheet distinguishing apparatus
    Patent number: 9478090
    Abstract: An image sensor unit includes: a plurality of light sources each including an LED chip; a plurality of light guides that are arranged in parallel to face incident surfaces on one side in a longitudinal direction for each of the plurality of light sources and that guide light from the plurality of light sources to a bill; an image sensor that converts light from the bill to an electric signal; a sensor substrate for mounting the image sensor; and a circuit board that is provided with the plurality of light sources on a same mounting surface and that is arranged on the sensor substrate on one side in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of light guides, wherein the sensor substrate includes a connection hole on one side in the longitudinal direction of the sensor substrate, and the circuit board is connected to the sensor substrate by connecting a connecting portion including a plurality of external connection pads to the connection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CANON COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Shimoda, Junya Kinoshita, Yoshio Kureishi, Ryoki Matsui, Hidemasa Yoshida, Yoshihiko Tsumekawa, Hidehisa Takahashi, Akifumi Fujiwara, Suguru Tashiro, Takashi Chiba
  • IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND PAPER SHEET DISTINGUISHING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150110382
    Abstract: An image sensor unit includes: a plurality of light sources each including an LED chip; a plurality of light guides that are arranged in parallel to face incident surfaces on one side in a longitudinal direction for each of the plurality of light sources and that guide light from the plurality of light sources to a bill; an image sensor that converts light from the bill to an electric signal; a sensor substrate for mounting the image sensor; and a circuit board that is provided with the plurality of light sources on a same mounting surface and that is arranged on the sensor substrate on one side in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of light guides, wherein the sensor substrate includes a connection hole on one side in the longitudinal direction of the sensor substrate, and the circuit board is connected to the sensor substrate by connecting a connecting portion including a plurality of external connection pads to the connection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Shuuichi SHIMODA, Junya KINOSHITA, Yoshio KUREISHI, Ryoki MATSUI, Hidemasa YOSHIDA, Yoshihiko TSUMEKAWA, Hidehisa TAKAHASHI, Akifumi FUJIWARA, Suguru TASHIRO, Takashi CHIBA