Patents Assigned to Epoch Company, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10744420
    Abstract: A decorative toy for fusible toy bead includes a bead engagement portion. The bead engagement portion includes a protrusion, a groove or a hole having a width dimension which is set in accordance with a maximum dimension of fusible toy beads, and is configured to be engageable with an aggregation of the fusible toy beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: 10688381
    Abstract: A game board includes: a field plate; a rod-shaped manipulation lever disposed under the field plate; and a player figure which is disposed above the field plate and make a play on a ball located on the field plate. The field plate has a long through-hole. The player figure is attached to the manipulation lever through the through-hole. The player figure is movable above the field plate as the manipulation lever is moved in its axial direction, and is rotatable about a pivot portion of the player figure by a rotation manipulation on the manipulation lever. The field plate has, beside the through-hole, a ball holding portion to allow the ball to stay. Part of the player figure is capable of coming into contact with the ball staying in the ball holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Shindo, Shigekazu Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20200094131
    Abstract: A fusible toy bead includes a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10500478
    Abstract: A swaying toy includes: a grounding-position-variable base member; a tubular tower member erected from the base member; a ball placing member which allows a ball to be placed thereon; and a piece placing member including a piece placing portion which allows a piece to be placed thereon and a ball-hit portion to be hit by the ball. The piece placing member is swingably attached to the tower member. The ball is released from the ball placing member according to a grounding state of the base member and passes through an inside space of the tower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kurita
  • Patent number: 10478740
    Abstract: A fusible toy bead creating apparatus includes: a table including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a receiver. The table has a plurality of penetration holes penetrating from the first surface to the second surface to allow fusible toy beads to be placed on the first surface. The receiver includes a receiving surface arranged to face the first surface of the table and configured to receive the fusible toy beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Publication number: 20190329144
    Abstract: A decorative toy for fusible toy bead includes a bead engagement portion. The bead engagement portion includes a protrusion, a groove or a hole having a width dimension which is set in accordance with a maximum dimension of fusible toy beads, and is configured to be engageable with an aggregation of the fusible toy beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20190308093
    Abstract: A baseball game board includes: a main body unit simulating a baseball stadium and including an upper surface plate; a pitching unit configured to pitch a ball to allow the ball to move while floating in air; a batting unit configured to hit the ball; and a selection unit configured to gradationally select a ball height of the ball at a time of passing through the batting unit. In accordance with a selection result of the selection unit, a trajectory of the ball shot from the pitching unit is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Nozomu FURUTA, Tsutomu OKADA
  • Patent number: D853496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Sachiko Naito
  • Patent number: D856433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Sachiko Naito
  • Patent number: D859540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Matsuyama
  • Patent number: D872810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Matsuyama
  • Patent number: D883668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D883669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D884091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Daisuke Matsuyama
  • Patent number: D885253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY LTD
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D891513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D891514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D891515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D891516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: D892232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD
    Inventor: Momoko Susuki