Patents Assigned to Taito America Corporation
  • Patent number: 5044639
    Abstract: A game of the type having a large number of balls, a set of targets responsive to contact with the balls, and a scoring mechanism for keeping a score associated with contact between the balls and the targets further includes a tiltable rebound surface. A ball pump raises the balls from an input to an elevated output and discharges the balls from the output to cause the balls to fall in space onto the rebound surface. A user controlled steering mechanism is coupled to the rebound surface to allow a user to tilt the rebound surface as the balls fall onto the rebound surface in order to direct the balls that bounce off of the rebound surface against selected ones of the targets. The ball pump includes a rotatable drive element that is movably mounted adjacent a ball guide to frictionally engage the balls and advance the balls towards the outlet of the ball pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Taito America Corporation
    Inventors: Keith J. Egging, Chester F. Robards, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4306768
    Abstract: A multiplanular image creating device includes a housing having a viewing port and primary and secondary image generation chambers therein. The primary chamber is divided into a plurality of cells, each of which contains an image source such as a portion of a video display tube surface or an actual physical object. A plurality of light transmissive two-way mirrors are disposed between the cells and the viewing port. The mirrors may be arranged to increase the perceived depth of field beyond the confines of the image source itself. The mirrors may be selectively movable relative to each other to provide the illusion of movement of a fixed image source. Variations in light intensity of the different images reaching the viewing port may be adjusted or equalized. Non-parallel two-way mirrors may be placed in the light travel path to create multiple images. The secondary image creation chamber contains fixed or movable shelves of varying widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1981
    Assignee: Taito America Corporation
    Inventor: Keith J. Egging
  • Patent number: D285221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Taito America Corporation
    Inventors: Keith J. Egging, Chester F. Robards, Jr.