Patents by Inventor Jun Hirato
Jun Hirato 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).
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Patent number: 8480086Abstract: A gaming machine including: a cabinet having a display portion which displays information relating to a game, and an operation portion for a player to carry out an operation of the game on a front surface thereof, a light emitting portion which is provided at a position further above the display portion provided on an upper portion of the cabinet, and a lens barrel which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player who operates the operation portion from among light emerging from a light source provided on the light emitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20110201424Abstract: A slot machine has a frontward projecting portion which is projected frontward of the slot machine from a lower end of a main display provided in a cabinet. The frontward projecting portion has an armrest, a control panel, etc., each of which serves as a human contact portion which comes in contact with a part of a player's body. The lower end of a display surface of the main display is positioned lower than the human contact portions (armrest and control panel).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kazuo Okada, Masaki Matsuno, Jun Hirato, Tetsuya Yokota
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Publication number: 20110117998Abstract: A gaming machine includes a symbol display device, a top box, and a controller. The symbol display device is capable of variably displaying and then rearranging a plurality of symbols. The top box is disposed at an upper part of the symbol display device and has an illumination target disposed on a front face and a plurality of visual recognition targets disposed therein. The controller is programmed to: variably display and then rearrange symbols on the symbol display device to thereby execute a normal game; execute an animation character acquisition game for acquiring a specific animation character from among a plurality of animation characters in accordance with specific symbols being rearranged in the normal game; and move at least one visual recognition target from among the plurality of visual recognition targets, based on a result of the animation character acquisition game. This configuration enables a player to be given notice in a mode of moving a visual recognition target in the top box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicants: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Jun Hirato, Takeshi Iso, Megumi Shimohata, Kou Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20100184511Abstract: To provide a gaming machine which achieves a reduction in a player's fatigue. A gaming machine 1 according to the invention includes a cabinet 3, having a display portion 4 which displays information relating to a game and operation buttons 11 for a player to carry out an operation of the game, a power lamp light emitting portion 300 which emits light, and a lens barrel 310 which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player, from among light emerging from LED's 302 provided on the power lamp light emitting portion 300. In this kind of gaming machine 1, at least some of the light heading toward the player, from among the light emerging from the LED's 302 of the power lamp light emitting portion 300, is intercepted by the lens barrel 310. For this reason, light from the power lamp light emitting portion 300 entering the player's field of vision being reduced by the lens barrel 310, fatigue of a player continuing the game is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Jun HIRATO, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20100120540Abstract: A gaming machine has sticker pasting portions onto which stickers with decorative images are pasted, around each of a plurality of displays thereof. Each sticker pasting portion has a sticker pasting surface and a raised portion. Owing to stickers pasted onto sticker pasting portions, the gaming machine harmonizes with an atmosphere of a game arcade.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventor: Jun HIRATO
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Patent number: 7699315Abstract: To provide a gaming machine which achieves a reduction in a player's fatigue. A gaming machine 1 according to the invention includes a cabinet 3, having a display portion 4 which displays information relating to a game and operation buttons 11 for a player to carry out an operation of the game, a power lamp light emitting portion 300 which emits light, and a lens barrel 310 which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player, from among light emerging from LED's 302 provided on the power lamp light emitting portion 300. In this kind of gaming machine 1, at least some of the light heading toward the player, from among the light emerging from the LED's 302 of the power lamp light emitting portion 300, is intercepted by the lens barrel 310. For this reason, light from the power lamp light emitting portion 300 entering the player's field of vision being reduced by the lens barrel 310, fatigue of a player continuing the game is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Patent number: 7476154Abstract: A illumination device comprises a transparent member in which a lenticular lens of a cylindrical shape is disposed in a longitudinal direction; and light emitting members disposed in a vertical direction at prescribed intervals inside the transparent member; in which a visual illusion of existence of light emitting rings, respectively arrayed in a horizontal direction and respectively disposed in a vertical direction inside the transparent member, is created by light emitted from the various light emitting members.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Junichi Kogo, Jun Hirato, Masato Ishikawa, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20080311987Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a cabinet, a display device, an input device, a controller, a pair of speakers, and a pair of exterior frames. The display device that is placed in a front face of the cabinet displays information related to a game. The input device allows a player to perform operation related to the game. The controller performs processing related to execution of the game in response to an input to the input device. The pair of speakers produces sound related to the game in response to a signal from the controller. The pair of exterior frames is placed in a height direction of the cabinet at laterally end portions of the cabinet. Each speaker is integral with each exterior frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: ARUZE CORP.Inventor: Jun HIRATO
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Publication number: 20070287528Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a cabinet; a reflecting portion that is provided on the cabinet to reflect light; and a plurality of light emitting units that are disposed in the cabinet, each of the light emitting units being arranged to emit light toward the reflecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Jun HIRATO, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20070284814Abstract: To provide a gaming machine which achieves a reduction in a player's fatigue. A gaming machine 1 according to the invention includes a cabinet 3, having a display portion 4 which displays information relating to a game and operation buttons 11 for a player to carry out an operation of the game, a power lamp light emitting portion 300 which emits light, and a lens barrel 310 which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player, from among light emerging from LED's 302 provided on the power lamp light emitting portion 300. In this kind of gaming machine 1, at least some of the light heading toward the player, from among the light emerging from the LED's 302 of the power lamp light emitting portion 300, is intercepted by the lens barrel 310. For this reason, light from the power lamp light emitting portion 300 entering the player's field of vision being reduced by the lens barrel 310, fatigue of a player continuing the game is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Jun HIRATO, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20070287544Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a cabinet; a display portion that is provided on the cabinet and displays information related to a game; an operation unit that is provided on the cabinet and allows a player to input operations for playing the game; and a plurality of light emitting units that are arranged to surround a game area defined on the cabinet to include the display portion and the operation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Jun HIRATO, Yasuaki TANABE
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Publication number: 20060205498Abstract: A illumination device comprises a transparent member in which a lenticular lens of a cylindrical shape is disposed in a longitudinal direction; and light emitting members disposed in a vertical direction at prescribed intervals inside the transparent member; in which a visual illusion of existence of light emitting rings, respectively arrayed in a horizontal direction and respectively disposed in a vertical direction inside the transparent member, is created by light emitted from the various light emitting members.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Junichi Kogo, Jun Hirato, Masato Ishikawa, Yasuaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20050176509Abstract: The cabinet 1 for the information terminal device 41 and the gaming machine 42 which are installed on the floor or the stand and used is constructed from the ceiling portion 2 which is arranged at the upper position of the liquid crystal display device 10 and has the measure corresponding to the width of the liquid crystal display device 10, the left and right side plate portions 3, 4 which are arranged at both the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display device 10 and each of which has the uniform width corresponding to the depth of the liquid crystal display device 10 over entire length thereof and the length regulated corresponding to the height of the information terminal device 41 or the gaming machine 42 except for the liquid crystal display device 10, the bottom portion 5 capable of contacting with the floor or the stand and the rear panel 6 which is arranged between the ceiling portion 2 and the bottom portion 5 and can separately install the information process device 31 and the power unitType: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2005Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventor: Jun Hirato
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Patent number: D519162Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Yu Suzuki
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Patent number: D520068Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Yu Suzuki
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Patent number: D521074Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Yu Suzuki
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Patent number: D466160Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Hiroyuki Nagano, Yu Suzuki, Kouichi Iimura
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Patent number: D466558Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Hiromichi Ikeda, Tetsuya Yokota, Takashi Ooto
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Patent number: D611548Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Jun Hirato, Noritoshi Kukita
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Patent number: D373809Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1995Date of Patent: September 17, 1996Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.Inventor: Jun Hirato