Patents Assigned to Sente Creations Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 5505463Abstract: A game toy provides amusement that cannot be obtained with games simulating actual contests, so that players can compete over the number of pieces held by avoiding loss of pieces. The game toy has piece retention means 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d for keeping the player's pieces in predetermined positions, a moving object 3 for moving the pieces from the positions when it collides with the pieces, collision prevention means 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d being operated by the player to prevent collision between the pieces and the moving object when the moving object approaches the pieces, a support means 5 for supporting the moving object 3 so that it can freely spin vertically, and a drive means for rotating the support means 5 around the vertical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1994Date of Patent: April 9, 1996Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomiyuki Hirose, Asayoshi Asami
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Patent number: 5311226Abstract: A toy projector (10) is equipped with a light source (11), a non-light-transmitting member (13) having at least one light-transmitting part (14) which transmits the light from the light source (11), a member (15) having light-transmitting designs provided in a direction other than the direction in which the light-transmitting portion (14) has been placed with respect to the light source (11) , a mirror (19) reflecting the said design, and a lens (17) arranged between the said mirror (19) and the member (15) having the said design. The light from the said at least one light-transmitting part (14) and the design reflected by the said mirror (19) are projected on to the same surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1992Date of Patent: May 10, 1994Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideyasu Karasawa
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Patent number: 5288259Abstract: A toy doll or toy animal having simulated hair at least some of which is formed by optical fibres. The optical fibres extend into the toy doll's or toy animal's body. A light source is positioned within the body so that light from the source is coupled into the optical fibres.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Konta, Sachiko Kitajima, Peter C. Lancaster
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Patent number: 5181727Abstract: A toy game apparatus includes a body portion, a vertically extendable semi-rigid appendage, and an advancing mechanism in the body portion for advancing the appendage from a retracted position therein to various vertically upwardly extended positions relative thereto. The body portion is preferably formed in the configuration of a waiter character figure, and the appendage is preferably formed as an arm on the waiter character figure which is vertically extendable for supporting a tray and dishes at various elevations.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1991Date of Patent: January 26, 1993Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventor: Satoshi Fukumura
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Patent number: 5017171Abstract: A toy utilizing bubbles in liquid comprises a vessel to be charged with a liquid keeping an air layer at the top and to be sealed, a bubble generating member, and in-liquid movable members moved by bubbles rising in the liquid in the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1990Date of Patent: May 21, 1991Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akio Shiina
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Patent number: 4990118Abstract: A toy utilizing bubbles in liquid comprises a vessel to be charged with a liquid keeping an air layer at the top and to be sealed, a bubble generating member, and in-liquid movable members moved by bubbles rising in the liquid in the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1989Date of Patent: February 5, 1991Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akio Shiina
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Patent number: 4946417Abstract: A running toy shooting apparatus having a toy holder which holds a running toy having a flywheel as drive wheel and is movable between a starting position and a shooting position located in front of the starting position, a spring for driving the toy holder up to the shooting position, a stopper for retaining the running toy held by the holder means, a releasing means for releasing the running toy from the stopper to move the toy holder to the shooting position by the spring, and an energizer for energizing the flywheel of the running toy at the starting position.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1989Date of Patent: August 7, 1990Assignee: Sente Creations Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Ishikawa, Hiroyoshi Kamei