Patents by Inventor Youhei Kamada

Youhei Kamada 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: 10937265
    Abstract: A coin-roll handling device includes a coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50 configured to detect at least one of a first characteristic value relating to a diameter of a roll of coins being transported by a transporting unit 40 and a second characteristic value relating to a material of the roll of coins being transported by the transporting unit 40, provided downstream of a storage unit 10 in a transportation direction of the roll of coins by the transporting unit 40 and a denomination determining unit 92 configured to determine a denomination of the roll of coins based on at least one of the first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the roll of coins and the second characteristic value relating to the material of the roll of coins detected by the coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokota, Hitoshi Ueno, Youhei Kamada, Mitsunori Yokota, Yoshinori Doi
  • Patent number: 10002482
    Abstract: A coin-roll ejecting device (1) includes a storing unit (10) that stores therein a plurality of rolls of coins and having an ejecting mechanism (19) for ejecting the stored rolls of coins one by one; an ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84) that detects a roll of coins ejected from the storing unit (10) by the ejecting mechanism (19); and a controlling unit (70) that determines whether a roll of coins is present in the storing unit (10) based on a detection result of the roll of coins obtained by the ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Youhei Kamada, Yasushi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20180025568
    Abstract: A coin-roll handling device includes a coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50 configured to detect at least one of a first characteristic value relating to a diameter of a roll of coins being transported by a transporting unit 40 and a second characteristic value relating to a material of the roll of coins being transported by the transporting unit 40, provided downstream of a storage unit 10 in a transportation direction of the roll of coins by the transporting unit 40 and a denomination determining unit 92 configured to determine a denomination of the roll of coins based on at least one of the first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the roll of coins and the second characteristic value relating to the material of the roll of coins detected by the coin-roll characteristic-value detecting unit 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yasushi YOKOTA, Hitoshi UENO, Youhei KAMADA, Mitsunori YOKOTA, Yoshinori DOI
  • Publication number: 20170076529
    Abstract: A coin-roll ejecting device (1) includes a storing unit (10) that stores therein a plurality of rolls of coins and having an ejecting mechanism (19) for ejecting the stored rolls of coins one by one; an ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84) that detects a roll of coins ejected from the storing unit (10) by the ejecting mechanism (19); and a controlling unit (70) that determines whether a roll of coins is present in the storing unit (10) based on a detection result of the roll of coins obtained by the ejected coin-roll detecting unit (84).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Youhei KAMADA, Yasushi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20160284151
    Abstract: An ejecting mechanism (319) included in a coin-roll ejecting device (300) includes a rotating member (320, 360) that rotates around a rotation axis that extends horizontally and orthogonally to a direction of inclination of a storing unit (310) and has at least two notches (324, 364) each receiving one roll of coins stored in the storing unit (310), a driving unit (321) that rotates the rotating member (320, 360) around the rotation axis, and a rotating position detecting unit (350) that detects a rotating position of the rotating member (320, 360).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIMURA, Keiji NAGASAKA, Youhei KAMADA, Hisayuki UTSUMI, Yasushi YOKOTA, Jason Ammar NADER, Wataru IHARA
  • Patent number: 8958904
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus includes: a first winding storage unit; a second storage unit; a transport unit; a recognition unit; and a control unit. The first storage unit stores the banknotes, while providing a mark associated with inventory amount information of the first storage unit. To perform a reconciliation process for the first storage unit, the control unit allows some of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit to be fed from the first storage unit, based on the mark, for recognition by the recognition unit, and determines an inventory amount of the first storage unit based on a result of the recognition and the inventory amount information associated with the mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sakamoto, Youhei Kamada, Yuya Kataoka, Masao Okamura
  • Patent number: 8678161
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 that can be continuously used without going out-of-service even if a failure occurs in a certain storing and dispensing portion. Among a plurality of storing and dispensing portions 22 to 27, denominations of coins to be stored are assigned to the storing and dispensing portions 22 to 25, respectively, and no denomination is assigned to the storing and dispensing portions 26 and 27. When a failure occurs in one of the storing and dispensing portions 22 to 25, the assignment of a denomination related to the failure is changed from the storing and dispensing portion in which the failure occurred to either one of the storing and dispensing portion 26 and 27 to which no denomination is assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Masuda, Youhei Kamada
  • Publication number: 20140039673
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus includes: a first winding storage unit; a second storage unit; a transport unit; a recognition unit; and a control unit. The first storage unit stores the banknotes, while providing a mark associated with inventory amount information of the first storage unit. To perform a reconciliation process for the first storage unit, the control unit allows some of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit to be fed from the first storage unit, based on the mark, for recognition by the recognition unit, and determines an inventory amount of the first storage unit based on a result of the recognition and the inventory amount information associated with the mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Masao SAKAMOTO, Youhei KAMADA, Yuya KATAOKA, Masao OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20120018277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 that can be continuously used without going out-of-service even if a failure occurs in a certain storing and dispensing portion. Among a plurality of storing and dispensing portions 22 to 27, denominations of coins to be stored are assigned to the storing and dispensing portions 22 to 25, respectively, and no denomination is assigned to the storing and dispensing portions 26 and 27. When a failure occurs in one of the storing and dispensing portions 22 to 25, the assignment of a denomination related to the failure is changed from the storing and dispensing portion in which the failure occurred to either one of the storing and dispensing portion 26 and 27 to which no denomination is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Masuda, Youhei Kamada