Patents by Inventor Kumpei Fujita
Kumpei Fujita 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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Publication number: 20230338831Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Kumpei FUJITA, Shinji HIROSE
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Patent number: 11743632Abstract: An electronic device having a speaker includes: a housing having a front wall member; a cover member detachably attached to the front wall member; a fastening member arranged behind the cover member and fastened to the housing; and a first elastic member provided between the cover member and the fastening member. The cover member, the fastening member, and the first elastic member are arranged inside the housing. The speaker is arranged between the front wall member and the cover member. The front wall member and the cover member are formed so that a closed space is defined by a back surface of a vibration plate, the front wall member, and the cover member. The front wall member is provided with an opening communicating from outside of the housing to the front surface of the vibration plate. The first elastic member contacts the cover member and the fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuya Okazaki, Kumpei Fujita
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Patent number: 11724178Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kumpei Fujita, Shinji Hirose
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Publication number: 20230007388Abstract: An electronic device having a speaker includes: a housing having a front wall member; a cover member detachably attached to the front wall member; a fastening member arranged behind the cover member and fastened to the housing; and a first elastic member provided between the cover member and the fastening member. The cover member, the fastening member, and the first elastic member are arranged inside the housing. The speaker is arranged between the front wall member and the cover member. The front wall member and the cover member are formed so that a closed space is defined by a back surface of a vibration plate, the front wall member, and the cover member. The front wall member is provided with an opening communicating from outside of the housing to the front surface of the vibration plate. The first elastic member contacts the cover member and the fastening member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Yuya OKAZAKI, Kumpei FUJITA
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Publication number: 20220072417Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Kumpei FUJITA, Shinji HIROSE
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Patent number: 11141654Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kumpei Fujita, Shinji Hirose
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Publication number: 20200179800Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Kumpei FUJITA, Shinji HIROSE
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Patent number: 10661160Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kumpei Fujita, Shinji Hirose
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Patent number: 10632368Abstract: An example of a game controller is removably attachable to a main unit having a main unit-side slide member and configured to execute game processes. The game controller includes: an operation section; and a controller-side slide member configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member from the first end. The controller-side slide member includes: a fixed portion that protrudes from a surface of the game controller and is fixed to the surface; and a pivoting portion that is connected to the fixed portion and is configured to pivot relative to the fixed portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kumpei Fujita
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Patent number: 10610776Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 10481702Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus may be a game apparatus that includes an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing is provided with a first LCD. The lower housing is provided with a second LCD, and a cross button is provided in a left side of the second LCD and push buttons and a pointing stick are provided in a right side of the second LCD. The pointing stick is constituted with a cap, a holder, an operating body and a sensor board. The operating body to which the sensor board is adhesively fixed is secured, in a plane, to the holder, and the cap is joined to an operating stick of the operating body with the holder interposed therebetween. Then, the holder is fixed, in a linear manner, to the lower housing at one side, and a movement toward a rear side is regulated at a side not fixed to the lower housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Hirose, Kumpei Fujita
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Publication number: 20190262702Abstract: An example of a game controller is removably attachable to a main unit having a main unit-side slide member and configured to execute game processes. The game controller includes: an operation section; and a controller-side slide member configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member from the first end. The controller-side slide member includes: a fixed portion that protrudes from a surface of the game controller and is fixed to the surface; and a pivoting portion that is connected to the fixed portion and is configured to pivot relative to the fixed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventor: Kumpei FUJITA
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Patent number: 10258879Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20180311576Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20180299967Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus may be a game apparatus that includes an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing is provided with a first LCD. The lower housing is provided with a second LCD, and a cross button is provided in a left side of the second LCD and push buttons and a pointing stick are provided in a right side of the second LCD. The pointing stick is constituted with a cap, a holder, an operating body and a sensor board. The operating body to which the sensor board is adhesively fixed is secured, in a plane, to the holder, and the cap is joined to an operating stick of the operating body with the holder interposed therebetween. Then, the holder is fixed, in a linear manner, to the lower housing at one side, and a movement toward a rear side is regulated at a side not fixed to the lower housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Shinji HIROSE, Kumpei FUJITA
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Patent number: 10056716Abstract: A female connector including a guide extending in a first direction, a pair of support portions on one side in the first direction relative to the guide, an insulative female body between the support portions, a female terminal held in the female body, and a shaft. The guide guides a mating male connector in the first direction floatably along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The support portions are spaced from each other in the second direction and each have a support hole passing therethrough in the second direction. The female body has a through hole passing in the second direction through at least a portion in the second direction of the female body. The shaft is received in the support holes of the support portions and the through hole of the female body so as to support the female body floatably along the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Hosiden CorporationInventors: Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Naoki Yamachika, Hideaki Taketsu
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Patent number: 9975042Abstract: A hand-held information processing terminal includes a main body portion, a direction input portion arranged at a position on a main surface of the main body portion, which can be reached for operation by one hand of a user when the user holds the main body portion with both hands, and a pointing stick arranged at a position on the main surface of the main body portion, which can be reached for operation by the other hand of the user when the user holds the main body portion with both hands, for sensing a direction in accordance with an input operation by the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yui Ehara, Kumpei Fujita
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Patent number: D830465Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Kumpei Fujita, Masato Ibuki
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Patent number: D833531Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Kumpei Fujita, Masato Ibuki
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Patent number: D911980Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Yukiko Sato, Kumpei Fujita