Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
  • Patent number: 8900058
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member. A main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games
    Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
  • Publication number: 20130190091
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games, Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO, Takeshi NAGAREDA, Kuniaki ITO, Hideo NAGATA, Hiroshi IGARASHI, Akio ONDA
  • Patent number: 8439753
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd, Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games
    Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
  • Publication number: 20110070801
    Abstract: A vehicle toy makes an imagination of an appearance of a second mode which is transformable from an appearance of a first mode difficult. A vehicle toy transformable between a first mode and a second mode includes a base member having a front surface forming part of the first mode and a back surface forming part of the second mode, at least two or more rotating members each rotatably coupled to the base member and having different features on the front surfaces and the back surfaces thereof so that the front surfaces form the first mode and the back surfaces form the second mode, and have connecting portions disposed at respective ends of at least two of the rotating members connecting to each other and retain the vehicle toy in either the first mode or in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai (Bandai Co., Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hokuto Furusawa, Shotaro Matsuno, Katsuyuki Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 7156256
    Abstract: An item taking-out container making it possible to take out small items, such as candies or chocolates, one by one is composed of a container main body equipped with an accommodating portion capable of accommodating a plurality of items of a predetermined configuration and a cover member, an opening communicating with the accommodating portion being formed at a predetermined position on the surface of the container main body, the cover member being rotatably supported with respect to the container main body in order to close the opening so as to allow opening/closing, there being provided on the back side of the cover member an item taking-out means for holding the items accommodated in the accommodating portion and taking the items out of the container main body as the cover member is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Junji Senda, Kazutake Suda
  • Publication number: 20060287032
    Abstract: It is a purpose of this invention to provide a simulation for breeding a virtual creature for growing the virtual creature while disciplining or training the virtual creature by treatments in respect of breeding applied by a player to the virtual creature in a screen. The apparatus is provided with mark display units 17 and 19 individually displaying a plurality of kinds of the treatments in respect of breeding the virtual creature individually by marks 17a, 17b, 17c . . . , 19a, 19b, 19c, . . . and is provided with key switches SW1, SW2 and SW3 for inputting a corresponding one of the treatments by selecting a specific mark from the plurality of marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki kaisha Wiz
    Inventor: Akihiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 7104884
    Abstract: A simulation for breeding a virtual creature for growing the creature by a player by applying disciplining or training treatments to the creature in a screen. The apparatus is provided with mark display units individually displaying a plurality of kinds of treatments related to breeding the virtual creature and key switches for inputting a corresponding one of the treatments by selecting a specific mark from the plurality of marks. The apparatus includes a storing unit for storing control data related to breeding the virtual creature, a control unit whereby treatments for breeding the virtual creature are inputted by operating the key switches and a display unit for displaying the fostered virtual creature. Control data corresponding to input into the control unit is read from the storing unit and a control process related to breeding the virtual creature is conducted based on the read control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki Kaisha Wiz
    Inventor: Akihiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 6832955
    Abstract: It is a purpose of this invention to provide a simulation for breeding a virtual creature for growing the virtual creature while disciplining or training the virtual creature by treatments in respect of breeding applied by a player to the virtual creature in a screen. The apparatus is provided with mark display units 17 and 19 individually displaying a plurality of kinds of the treatments in respect of breeding the virtual creature individually by marks 17a, 17b, 17c . . . , 19a, 19b, 19c, . . . and is provided with key switches SW1, SW2 and SW3 for inputting a corresponding one of the treatments by selecting a specific mark from the plurality of marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki Kaisha Wiz
    Inventor: Akihiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 6767288
    Abstract: An improved game machine having recorded data different from other respective game machines and being able to use the recorded data on different types of game programs is provided. The game machine contains a built-in storing means for storing unrewritable information inherent in respective game machines which can be used on different types of game programs and information peculiar to respective game machines which is changed without depending on a game program which can be used on different kinds of game programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kakuda, Kousei Kazeto, Satoru Imai
  • Patent number: 6764400
    Abstract: A hand-held LCD game machine is combined with a cartridge in which the program datum is memorized. The game machine has a smaller and oblong shape LCD display. When the game is operated in a vertical scrolling manner, the LCD display portion is used lengthwise, while when the operated game is in a horizontal scrolling manner, the LCD display is used sideways. The game is operated by both thumbs of the player's hands, and plural operative key sets and switches are provided in proper positions so that the game machine may be smoothly operated by the player in either a lengthwise or sideways position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Gumpei Yokoi, Issey Suga, Kousei Kazeto, Noriyasu Kakuda
  • Patent number: 6488560
    Abstract: A walking apparatus having an appearance similar to a real insect and capable of taking movements similar to those of a real insect is provided. A walking apparatus comprises a body and at least two of leg portions provided in the left and the right sides of the body. A power source and a plurality of gear wheels rotated by the power source are provided inside the body. The leg portions have rear parts mounted in the body, which are mounted in the rotational centers of the gear wheels and are made to be rotated on their axes. The leg portions can be bent and are formed such that they can retain the bent posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventor: Yoshio Nishikawa
  • Patent number: D502511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Hisanori Murooka, Yasuyuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: D465248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Takashi Ito, Masayoshi Sato
  • Patent number: D584775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventor: Kiyoto Nishizawa
  • Patent number: D603907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventor: Saki Kawai
  • Patent number: D610203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Mariko Takano, Midori Itou, Saki Kawai
  • Patent number: D617846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai (A.K.A. Bandai Co., Ltd.)
    Inventors: Shotaro Matsuno, Rikiya Takahashi
  • Patent number: D623700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Kazue Murase, Hiromi Kimura, Mitsuru Kato
  • Patent number: D627830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, WiZ Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Araki, Ryo Matsumoto, Takayuki Takeda
  • Patent number: D654961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Akira Onodera, Daisuke Kobayashi