Patents by Inventor Kaori KITSUGI

Kaori KITSUGI 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: 10933326
    Abstract: There is provided a game device for providing a play experience of a first game in which a first-type game element appears, the game device including a performing unit, an operation unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The performing unit performs a process concerning the first game. The operation unit accepts an input operation for an operation target game element that is the first-type game element appearing in the first game. The communication unit is configured so as to be capable of transmitting and receiving information concerning the operation target game element between the game device and a same-type game device and between the game device and a first communication terminal capable of providing a play experience of a second game using the first-type game element. The control unit controls the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Bandai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Ayaka Tabata, Satoshi Endo, Yuri Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200016491
    Abstract: There is provided a game device for providing a play experience of a first game in which a first-type game element appears, the game device including a performing unit, an operation unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The performing unit performs a process concerning the first game. The operation unit accepts an input operation for an operation target game element that is the first-type game element appearing in the first game. The communication unit is configured so as to be capable of transmitting and receiving information concerning the operation target game element between the game device and a same-type game device and between the game device and a first communication terminal capable of providing a play experience of a second game using the first-type game element. The control unit controls the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Ayaka Tabata, Satoshi Endo, Yuri Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20140084544
    Abstract: A game piece for a fighting game is movable on a surface when an external force is applied to the game piece, and includes a mount, and a figurative body provided on the mount and having an attack unit for overturning a game piece of an opponent. The mount includes a front portion that protrudes to the front with respect to a support position on the mount for the figurative body, a front side portion that protrudes to at least one of the left and right from the front portion, and side portions, at least a portion of one of the side portions provided with the protruding front side portion being located at a position close to the support position with respect to a protruding end of the front side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya NAKAYAMA, Kaori KITSUGI, Kosuke YANO
  • Publication number: 20140066204
    Abstract: A game device executes a game in which a manipulated character is brought up. When a first manipulation input is accepted, the game device controls events that are generated for a manipulated character in the game and require manipulation inputs by the user of the game device so that a non-generation state, in which their generation is not allowed, is entered. Accordingly, restrictions involved in the behavior of the user are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: WIZ CO., LTD., BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori KITSUGI, Maki TAKEUCHI, Sachiko YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20090197505
    Abstract: A marionette toy is provided with a container to accommodate a marionette, a lid for the container, a plurality of suspending members and a driving mechanism. One end of each of the suspending members one is connected to the marionette to suspend the marionette. The driving mechanism drives at least one of the suspending members and is arranged inside the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori KITSUGI, Hiroko Ono, Atsunori Kojima, Takeshi Kubota
  • Patent number: D803944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., WIZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Daisuke Yanachi
  • Patent number: D955487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., WiZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Ayaka Tabata, Yuri Okamoto