Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
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Patent number: 8900058Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco GamesInventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
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Publication number: 20130190091Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games, Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO, Takeshi NAGAREDA, Kuniaki ITO, Hideo NAGATA, Hiroshi IGARASHI, Akio ONDA
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Patent number: 8439753Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd, Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco GamesInventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
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Publication number: 20110070801Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai (Bandai Co., Ltd.)Inventors: Hokuto Furusawa, Shotaro Matsuno, Katsuyuki Miyazawa
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Patent number: 7156256Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2001Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Junji Senda, Kazutake Suda
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Publication number: 20060287032Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki kaisha WizInventor: Akihiro Yokoi
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Patent number: 7104884Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki Kaisha WizInventor: Akihiro Yokoi
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Patent number: 6832955Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 16, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, Kabushiki Kaisha WizInventor: Akihiro Yokoi
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Patent number: 6767288Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 1999Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Noriyasu Kakuda, Kousei Kazeto, Satoru Imai
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Patent number: 6764400Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 1997Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Gumpei Yokoi, Issey Suga, Kousei Kazeto, Noriyasu Kakuda
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Patent number: 6488560Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 1999Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventor: Yoshio Nishikawa
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Patent number: D502511Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Hisanori Murooka, Yasuyuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: D465248Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Takashi Ito, Masayoshi Sato
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Patent number: D584775Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventor: Kiyoto Nishizawa
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Patent number: D603907Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventor: Saki Kawai
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Patent number: D610203Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Mariko Takano, Midori Itou, Saki Kawai
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Patent number: D617846Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai (A.K.A. Bandai Co., Ltd.)Inventors: Shotaro Matsuno, Rikiya Takahashi
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Patent number: D623700Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Kazue Murase, Hiromi Kimura, Mitsuru Kato
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Patent number: D627830Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, WiZ Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Araki, Ryo Matsumoto, Takayuki Takeda
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Patent number: D654961Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha BandaiInventors: Akira Onodera, Daisuke Kobayashi