Patents by Inventor Ichiro Ohi

Ichiro Ohi 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: 5839939
    Abstract: A moving toy having a structure in which a movable member with a shape can protrude from and retreat into an inside of a body has a motor, a rotary member which is rotated by the motor, a plate-shaped elastic member which has an end connected to the rotary member at an eccentric position thereof and the other end connected to the movable member, to make the movable member protrude from or retreat into the inside of the body by converting a rotational movement of the rotary member into a linear movement, and a control member for controlling the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ichiro Ohi
  • Patent number: 5019010
    Abstract: A transformable block toy includes a main body segment and at least one movable segment movably connected to the main body segment and being movable between retracted and extended positions. The main body segment and the movable segment form a building block having a geometric shape when the movable segment is in the retracted position and a vehicle or animal when in the extended position. A variety of geometric shapes and vehicle types are formed in different embodiments of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Nikaido, Ichiro Ohi