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Toru Seki
Also filed as: SEKI TORU
23 granted patents·6 pending applications·119 citations·filing 1972–2022
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29 records- 0181US7182197B2Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papersNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·18 cites·20 claims
- 0274US6585260B1Bill stacker with an observation windowNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·14 cites·9 claims
- 0371US8746433B2Document handler having validator detachably attached theretoSEKI TORU·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·2 cites·16 claims
- 0471US3933634AMethod of treatment of sludges with size-adjusted carbonSEKI TORU·Filed 1972·Granted Jan 20, 1976·14 cites·6 claims
- 0570US7913831B2Intelligent cash box system and method for transmitting code informationNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·2 cites·27 claims
- 0669US7677380B2Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papersNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 16, 2010·2 cites·19 claims
- 0769US7677379B2Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papersNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 16, 2010·2 cites·17 claims
- 0867US7240780B2Apparatus for discriminating valuable papers with centering meansNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 10, 2007·9 cites·10 claims
- 0965US5190712AMethod for melt-molding water-soluble vinyl alcohol polymersNIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEM IND·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·16 cites·5 claims
- 1061US9744586B2Binder coated refractories, casting mold using the same, and method of manufacturing casting mold using the sameLIGNYTE CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·0 cites·12 claims
- 1161US2024063481A1Battery UnitASAHI KASEI ADVANCE CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1259US8006821B2Rotary anti-pullback unit of fletched finsNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 30, 2011·0 cites·27 claims
- 1356US8528715B2Modularized document handlerSEKI TORU·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 10, 2013·1 cites·13 claims
- 1456US8276734B2Bill validator with centering deviceNAGO TOKIMI·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2012·6 cites·10 claims
- 1556US2025071402A1BezelNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1656US2025111727A1Bill processorNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1754US2024312280A1Optical sensor for bill validationNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1852USD736318SBezel for a document validatorNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·7 cites·1 claims
- 1952US7784524B2Apparatus and method for producing casting moldLIGNYTE CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 31, 2010·2 cites·10 claims
- 2050US7909152B2Bill handling apparatus and method for transmitting code informationNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2011·0 cites·28 claims
- 2149US8348042B2Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papersNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 2248US9643810B2Stacker for storing documentsNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2014·Granted May 9, 2017·0 cites·10 claims
- 2348US7980557B2Document handler capable of protecting a built-in sensor from extraneous substanceNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 19, 2011·0 cites·23 claims
- 2448US2024378936A1Fraud prevention mechanism, paper sheet transport device, and paper sheet handling deviceNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2548US2012217373A1Binder coated refractories, casting mold using the same, and method of manufacturing casting mold using the sameIDE ISAMU·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2646USD614237SDocument validatorNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 20, 2010·7 cites·1 claims
- 2743USD734396SDocument validator with stackerNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·4 cites·1 claims
- 2840US6993758B1Method and apparatus for renewing software in a software-operated machineNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 31, 2006·13 cites·15 claims
- 2936US11649126B2Paper sheet circulation device and circulation-type paper sheet handling deviceNIPPON KINSEN KIKAI KK·Filed 2018·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
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