Patents by Inventor Tetsuhiro Honjo

Tetsuhiro Honjo 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: 8821233
    Abstract: A game machine determines the reference timing included in a predetermined time range and the crossing direction position corresponding to the reference timing based on the sequence data (30). And, the game machine causes an instruction path (R) extending from one end side (UP) in depth direction (TD) toward the other end side (DP) while passing through each crossing direction position corresponding to each reference timing at a position on the time axis corresponding to each reference timing and the reference line (TL), to be displayed on the game screen, and decreases a distance between each position and the reference line (TL) with a decrease in a time difference between the reference timing and the current time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuha Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hidenori Kotera, Yuki Sato, Yuma Miyazaki, Eriko Motohashi
  • Patent number: 8771047
    Abstract: A game machine determines the reference timing included in a predetermined time range and the crossing direction position corresponding to the reference timing based on the sequence data (30). And, the game machine causes an instruction path (R) extending from one end side (UP) in depth direction (TD) toward the other end side (DP) while passing through each crossing direction position corresponding to each reference timing at a position on the time axis corresponding to each reference timing and the reference line (TL), to be displayed on the game screen, and decreases a distance between each position and the reference line (TL) with a decrease in a time difference between the reference timing and the current time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuha Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hidenori Kotera, Yuki Sato, Yuma Miyazaki, Eriko Motohashi
  • Patent number: 8771069
    Abstract: A game machine includes: a monitor (2) that displays and outputs a game screen (40R); a control panel (3) that includes volume controllers (9) operated so as to change a position of an outer circumferential portion (SP) of a knob portion (9T); a external storage device (20) that stores sequence data (30) in which a reference timing at which the volume controllers (9) are operated during a game is associated with a reference position at which the outer circumferential portion (SP) is to be positioned at the reference timing. And, the game machine teaches information of the reference timing and the reference position to a player, based on the sequence data (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuha Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hidenori Kotera, Yuki Sato, Yuma Miyazaki, Eriko Motohashi
  • Patent number: 8647185
    Abstract: A game machine with a display, a storage medium storing a computer program, and a control method of controlling a computer to display a reference mark moving from a start position to an arrival position along a predetermined path is displayed on a game screen. The game machine comprises a path rotating device that rotates the predetermined path on a predetermined rotation axis during a game based on a predetermined condition. The predetermined path may vary by rotational angle, orbital distance from a rotational center, rotation timing, rotation timing data, rotational angle data, and angle specifying data. The game machine may also include a an audio output device, a music data storage device, and a music reproducing device that reproduces the music through the audio output device based on the music data, and wherein the music data timing is translated into operation timing sequence data for the rotation of the predetermined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Kazuha Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20130130795
    Abstract: A game machine includes: a monitor (2) that displays and outputs a game screen (40R); a control panel (3) that includes volume controllers (9) operated so as to change a position of an outer circumferential portion (SP) of a knob portion (9T); a external storage device (20) that stores sequence data (30) in which a reference timing at which the volume controllers (9) are operated during a game is associated with a reference position at which the outer circumferential portion (SP) is to be positioned at the reference timing. And, the game machine teaches information of the reference timing and the reference position to a player, based on the sequence data (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuha Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hidenori Kotera, Yuki Sato, Yuma Miyazaki, Eriko Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20130130761
    Abstract: A game machine determines the reference timing included in a predetermined time range and the crossing direction position corresponding to the reference timing based on the sequence data (30). And, the game machine causes an instruction path (R) extending from one end side (UP) in depth direction (TD) toward the other end side (DP) while passing through each crossing direction position corresponding to each reference timing at a position on the time axis corresponding to each reference timing and the reference line (TL), to be displayed on the game screen, and decreases a distance between each position and the reference line (TL) with a decrease in a time difference between the reference timing and the current time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuha Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Aoi Tagami, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hidenori Kotera, Yuki Sato, Yuma Miyazaki, Eriko Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20130053114
    Abstract: A game machine in which a reference mark moving from a start position to an arrival position along a predetermined path is displayed on a game screen, wherein the game machine rotates the predetermined path on a predetermined rotation axis during a game based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka NISHIMURA, Tetsuhiro HONJO, Aoi TAGAMI, Kazuha HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8226480
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a main apparatus, an image display apparatus including a display screen, a controller including an acceleration sensor, and a game executing section. The game executing section determines whether or not an acceleration signal generated is normal, based on a first half wave signal of the acceleration signal occurring in an axial direction when the controller is moved. The game executing section moves an image object based on a second half wave signal occurring subsequent to the first half wave signal and having a reversed polarity. The game executing section executes display control to move the image object back to a home position upon detecting that the second half wave signal reaches a peak. Thus, displaying the image object may be controlled according to the movement of the controller. The display control may be executed based on a normal acceleration signal without performing complicated steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Miyaji, Hiromitsu Kanegae, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akifumi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 8105675
    Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure 1 which is made of a ceramic material and in which a plurality of honeycomb segments 12 having cell structures 5 and porous outer walls 7 on outer peripheries of the cell structures 5 are integrated by bonding the outer walls 7 to one another with a bonding material, each of the cell structures being provided with a plurality of cells 3 constituting fluid channels divided by porous partition walls 2, wherein the bonding material contains a bio-soluble fiber. The honeycomb structure 1 of the present invention has a performance equivalent to that of a honeycomb structure in which a heretofore used ceramic fiber is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoshi Masukawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Shuichi Ichikawa, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo
  • Patent number: 7988781
    Abstract: A non-settling refractory mortar is provided, which includes 100 mass % of a ceramic powder such as cordierite, mullite, alumina, or silicon carbide, 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of a clay mineral, and a colloidal oxide solution, in which the Ca content in the total solid component is defined at 0.01 to 0.5 mass % as converted to oxide so as to be provided with a thixotropic property. As a result, the coating performance is not lowered if stored for a long period after kneading, the dimension change rate after coating is small, and cracks or gaps are not formed on the coat surface. The median diameter of ceramic powder is preferred to be 10 to 50 ?m, and in order to reduce the dimension change rate after coating, the content of particles of 0.1 to 5 ?m in ceramic powder is desired to be 1 to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Patent number: 7833923
    Abstract: A monolithic refractory material is provided by a method including the steps of kneading cordierite powder having a median diameter in a range of 10 to 50 ?m, and having a sharp mountain-like particle size distribution in which the content of particles smaller than 10 ?m is 1% or more to 36% or less, the content of particles ranging from 10 ?m or more to 50 ?m or less is 50% or more to 75% or less, and the content of particles of 51 ?m or more is 1% or more to 14% or less, and a solvent including water and alumina sol or silica sol solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Patent number: 7820278
    Abstract: A refractory mortar cured material is formed in the surface or joint portions of a ceramic refractory material, such as fire bricks used in the lining of melting furnace or firing furnace used at high temperature, and includes ceramic particles with an inorganic binder having silanol group that are kneaded together with water. The kneaded mortar is applied on the surface of a ceramic base material. The average particle size of ceramic particles in the refractory mortar is 10 to 50 ?m, and the difference between the 90% particle size and the 10% particle size is 10 ?m or more to 60 ?m or less. The average pore size of the refractory mortar cured material is 5 to 25 ?m, and the width of pore size distribution is 20 to 80 ?m, so that the cracks are suppressed. In addition, the bulk density is 0.9 to 1.5 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20100248838
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a main apparatus, an image display apparatus including a display screen, a controller including an acceleration sensor, and a game executing section. The game executing section determines whether or not an acceleration signal generated is normal, based on a first half wave signal of the acceleration signal occurring in an axial direction when the controller is moved. The game executing section moves an image object based on a second half wave signal occurring subsequent to the first half wave signal and having a reversed polarity. The game executing section executes display control to move the image object back to a home position upon detecting that the second half wave signal reaches a peak. Thus, displaying the image object may be controlled according to the movement of the controller. The display control may be executed based on a normal acceleration signal without performing complicated steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Miyaji, Hiromitsu Kanegae, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akifumi Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20090169848
    Abstract: The refractory mortar cured material of the invention formed in the surface or joint portions of a ceramic refractory material such as fire bricks used in the lining of melting furnace or firing furnace used at high temperature is composed by kneading ceramic particles with an inorganic binder having silanol group together with water, and forming the kneaded mortar on the surface of a ceramic base material. The average particle size of ceramic particles in the refractory mortar is 10 to 50 ?m, the difference of 90% particle size and 10% particle size is 10 ?m or more to 60 ?m or less, the average pore size of the refractory mortar cured material is 5 to 25 ?m, and the width of pore size distribution is 20 to 80 ?m, so that the cracks may be suppressed. More preferably, the bulk density is 0.9 to 1.5 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20090145334
    Abstract: The non-settling refractory mortar of the invention contains 100 parts of ceramic powder such as cordierite, mullite, alumina, or silicon carbide, 0.5 to 1.5 parts of clay mineral, and colloidal oxide solution, in which the Ca content in total solid component is defined at 0.01 to 0.5% as converted to oxide so as to be provided with thixotropic property. As a result, the coating performance is not lowered if stored for a long period after kneading, the dimension change rate after coating is small, and cracks or gaps are not formed on the coat surface. The median diameter of ceramic powder is preferred to be 10 to 50 ?m, and in order to reduce the dimension change rate after coating, the content of particles of 0.1 to 5 ?m in ceramic powder is desired to be 1 to 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20090149311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Monolithic refractory material used in refractories and refractory ceramic products, and more particularly to a Monolithic refractory material having low expansibility, high strength, and crack extension resistance used for the purpose of repairing, protecting, modifying, filling, and forming the surface, adhesive surface, interface, or joint of low-expansion fire bricks and refractory ceramic products. The Monolithic refractory material of the invention is a Monolithic refractory material prepared by kneading cordierite powder, having a median diameter in a range of 10 to 50 ?m, and a sharp mountain-like particle size distribution in which the content of particles smaller than 10 ?m is 1% or more to 36% or less, the content of particles ranging from 10 ?m or more to 50 ?m or less is 50% or more to 75% or less, and the content of particles of 51 ?m or more is 1% or more to 14% or less, and a solvent composed of water and alumina sol or silica sol solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: NGK Insulators, Ltd., NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Komiyama, Osamu Yamakawa, Tetsuhiro Honjo, Akito Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20090011178
    Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure 1 which is made of a ceramic material and in which a plurality of honeycomb segments 12 having cell structures 5 and porous outer walls 7 on outer peripheries of the cell structures 5 are integrated by bonding the outer walls 7 to one another with a bonding material, each of the cell structures being provided with a plurality of cells 3 constituting fluid channels divided by porous partition walls 2, wherein the bonding material contains a bio-soluble fiber. The honeycomb structure 1 of the present invention has a performance equivalent to that of a honeycomb structure in which a heretofore used ceramic fiber is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicants: NGK INSULATORS, LTD., NGK ADREC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoshi MASUKAWA, Atsushi WATANABE, Shuichi ICHIKAWA, Osamu YAMAKAWA, Tetsuhiro HONJO