Patents by Inventor Satoru Kurihara

Satoru Kurihara 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: 5664999
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly entertaining picture amusement apparatus which keeps a player free from boredom even for a long time playing session and which makes the player find the game playing more enjoyable and expect more from the game, by running a sub-game different from the main game on the profit or score the main game makes and by increasing or decreasing the profit according to the score of the sub-game. The present invention comprises sub-game control means for running the sub-game on condition that the shifting to the sub-game is selected by sub-game shift selection means and also on condition that a profit (game medals, for example) is given by main game determination means, and increase/decrease means for increasing or decreasing the profit scored by the player in the main game, according to the result of the sub-game that is run by the sub-game control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Sammy Industries, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Kurihara
  • Patent number: D638909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Cleansui Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Matsumoto, Makiko Kida, Masaru Araki, Hiroki Sakakibara, Hatsumi Takeda, Satoru Kurihara