Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Sakoguchi
Yoshitaka Sakoguchi 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: 9663258Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stacking/wrapping apparatus includes a stacking device configured to stack paper sheets in a predetermined number on a stacking unit, a wrapping device configured to wrap a bundle of the stacked paper sheets by winding a band thereon, and a transport carrier configured to receive the paper sheet bundle and transport the paper sheet bundle to the wrapping device. The wrapping device includes a hand assembly, a hand drive mechanism configured to open and close the hand assembly and reciprocate the hand assembly at right angles to the stacking direction, and a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the paper sheet bundle drawn into the binding position.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Masakazu Itoya, Hidetake Suzuki, Kenichi Hirose
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Publication number: 20160368632Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stacking/wrapping apparatus includes a stacking device configured to stack paper sheets in a predetermined number on a stacking unit, a wrapping device configured to wrap a bundle of the stacked paper sheets by winding a band thereon, and a transport carrier configured to receive the paper sheet bundle and transport the paper sheet bundle to the wrapping device. The wrapping device includes a hand assembly, a hand drive mechanism configured to open and close the hand assembly and reciprocate the hand assembly at right angles to the stacking direction, and a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the paper sheet bundle drawn into the binding position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Masakazu Itoya, Hidetake Suzuki, Kenichi Hirose
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Patent number: 9284156Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a supply unit including a support surface which tilts from a vertical direction, and a mounting surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and configured to receive a plurality of paper sheets which tilt along the support surface and are stacked on the mounting surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a mounting surface side of the supply unit, a conveyance path configured to convey the picked up paper sheet, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Patent number: 9142077Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a feeding unit including a support surface inclined with respect to a vertical direction and a stacking surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, a plurality of paper sheets being stacked on the stacking surface in such a manner that the paper sheets are inclined along the support surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a side of the stacking surface of the feeding unit, a conveying path configured to convey the picked up paper sheets, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Patent number: 8925448Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Takahito Shinfuku
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Publication number: 20140182248Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Takahito Shinfuku
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Patent number: 8746135Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Takahito Shinfuku
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Publication number: 20140008858Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a supply unit including a support surface which tilts from a vertical direction, and a mounting surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and configured to receive a plurality of paper sheets which tilt along the support surface and are stacked on the mounting surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a mounting surface side of the supply unit, a conveyance path configured to convey the picked up paper sheet, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Patent number: 8556254Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a supply unit including a support surface which tilts from a vertical direction, and a mounting surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and configured to receive a plurality of paper sheets which tilt along the support surface and are stacked on the mounting surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a mounting surface side of the supply unit, a conveyance path configured to convey the picked up paper sheet, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Publication number: 20120279173Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a feeding unit including a support surface inclined with respect to a vertical direction and a stacking surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, a plurality of paper sheets being stacked on the stacking surface in such a manner that the paper sheets are inclined along the support surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a side of the stacking surface of the feeding unit, a conveying path configured to convey the picked up paper sheets, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Publication number: 20120240794Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Takahito Shinfuku
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Publication number: 20120235351Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a supply unit including a support surface which tilts from a vertical direction, and a mounting surface substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and configured to receive a plurality of paper sheets which tilt along the support surface and are stacked on the mounting surface, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from a mounting surface side of the supply unit, a conveyance path configured to convey the picked up paper sheet, an inspection device configured to inspect the conveyed paper sheet, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the inspected paper sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Kazuhiro Mukai, Hisashi Oosawa
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Patent number: 7699313Abstract: A paper sheet stacking apparatus comprises a conveying device which has first and second conveying members, wherein take-out ends of the second conveying members are positioned on a more upstream side in a paper sheet conveying direction than a take-out end of the first conveying member, and after a paper sheet is taken out from the second conveying members, the paper sheet is conveyed by only the first conveying member, an impeller which introduces the paper sheet conveyed by only the first conveying member into between vanes thereof to guide the paper sheet in a predetermined direction, and then discharges the paper sheet, and a stack housing which stacks the paper sheets discharged from the impeller.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi
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Patent number: 7549589Abstract: A card processing system comprises an input section for inputting extraction information of a ticket to be extracted from a storage box and a control section for specifying the storage box storing the ticket carrying identification information which corresponds to the extraction information input at the input section according to the barcode information of the ticket, the cassette information of the corresponding cassette and the barcode information of the storage box associated and stored in a memory section.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi
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Publication number: 20070176005Abstract: A card processing system comprises an input section for inputting extraction information of a ticket to be extracted from a storage box and a control section for specifying the storage box storing the ticket carrying identification information which corresponds to the extraction information input at the input section according to the barcode information of the ticket, the cassette information of the corresponding cassette and the barcode information of the storage box associated and stored in a memory section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi
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Publication number: 20070045941Abstract: A paper sheet stacking apparatus comprises a conveying device which has first and second conveying members, wherein take-out ends of the second conveying members are positioned on a more upstream side in a paper sheet conveying direction than a take-out end of the first conveying member, and after a paper sheet is taken out from the second conveying members, the paper sheet is conveyed by only the first conveying member, an impeller which introduces the paper sheet conveyed by only the first conveying member into between vanes thereof to guide the paper sheet in a predetermined direction, and then discharges the paper sheet, and a stack housing which stacks the paper sheets discharged from the impeller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi
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Patent number: 5522511Abstract: According to the bill processing apparatus of the present invention, the damage of bills picked one by one by the bill processing apparatus and the kind of bills are discriminated by a discriminating and judging section, and stacked in a stacking section by damaged and the kind of bills. The stacked bills are bundled by a predetermined number of bills by a binding unit, and stored in a predetermined safe. At this time, a mark is printed on the bundle of improper bills bundled by a predetermined number. Also, when the bundling state of the proper bills is not favorable, the form of the bundle of the proper bills is selected by a bundle form sensor, and stored in the same storing section as the case of the improper bills. Moreover, in dispensing each bundle, the bundling state of the bundle to be dispensed is checked by the bundle form sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1994Date of Patent: June 4, 1996Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Naoya Koike, Tsuyoshi Abe
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Patent number: 5313050Abstract: A cash managing system comprises a plurality of automatic teller machines for receiving and dispensing cash from and to a customer, a cash arrangement device for arranging cash to be handled in the teller machines, and a plurality of loading safes. Each loading safe is designed to be selectively mounted in a desired one of the teller machines and the cash arrangement device, and transfers cash between the teller machine and the cash arrangement device. The cash arrangement device includes a data memory for storing cash data with respect to each teller machine. The cash data includes denominations and the amount of cash to be loaded in each teller machine. When a loading safe is mounted in a mount section of the cash arrangement device, a transfer mechanism of the device transfers cash, having the denomination and amount stored in the memory means, to the mounted loading safe.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1993Date of Patent: May 17, 1994Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hisayuki Hiroki, Takeo Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Sakoguchi