Patents Assigned to Tomy Company Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20180193758
    Abstract: A combined launching device for launching spinning tops, includes a first launching unit and a second launching unit. Each launching unit includes a casing. The casing accommodates a spinning top holder for holding a spinning top and a spinning mechanism, wherein the spinning mechanism is operated to spin and launch the spinning top by linearly and manually moving an operating member in a predetermined operating direction, wherein the casing of the first launching unit has a first coupler, and the casing of the second launching unit has a second coupler removably combined with the first coupler, and wherein the first launching unit is combined with the second launching unit such that the first and second spinning top holders face in the same direction and the predetermined operating direction of the operating member is the same for the first and second launching units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiro SHINDO
  • Patent number: 9950269
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an electrically-operated toy that uses an electric double-layer capacitor as a main power source and yet can secure an operation duration time per charge that is long enough to fully satisfy the users who are infants, younger school children, etc. [Solution] Provided is an electrically-operated toy that includes: an electric double-layer capacitor acting as a main power source; a movable mechanism for realizing toy functions; an electric motive power source for operating the movable mechanism; and a chopper-type step-up DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage received from the electric double-layer capacitor and supplies the voltage as a power source to at least the electric motive power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimitaka Watanabe, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 9703102
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The present invention has an objective to improve operability in information input in an information processing device that includes a head mounted display to enable head tracking display. [Solution] An information processing device includes a hand-held operation unit (10), a head mounted display (20), a first motion sensor (506 to 508) that can detect at least the orientation of the head of the operator, and an information processing unit (30) that executes a head tracking displaying process in which the first motion sensor is used, and a specific process corresponding to an indication of the operator identified by the motion of the operation unit, wherein the motion of the operation unit is detected using a second motion sensor (1603 to 1605) incorporated in the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Hashiba, Takanobu Unakami, Kunihiko Kato, Hiromu Ueshima
  • Publication number: 20160271507
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved]To provide an electrically-operated toy that uses an electric double-layer capacitor as a main power source and yet can secure an operation duration time per charge that is long enough to fully satisfy the users who are infants, younger school children, etc. [Solution]Provided is an electrically-operated toy that includes: an electric double-layer capacitor acting as a main power source; a movable mechanism for realizing toy functions; an electric motive power source for operating the movable mechanism; and a chopper-type step-up DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage received from the electric double-layer capacitor and supplies the voltage as a power source to at least the electric motive power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimitaka WATANABE, Yoshio SUIMON
  • Patent number: 8747179
    Abstract: A robot toy includes a body and a controller. The body includes right and left arms, legs, arm-actuating mechanisms, thrust mechanisms, and a driving unit. The arms can be extended forward and back, and are pulled back by a predetermined biasing force in a normal condition. The arm-actuating mechanisms are provided at the respective arms and allow the corresponding arms to be extended and pulled back. The thrust mechanisms are provided at the respective legs and allow the corresponding legs to move forward. The driving unit drives one of a pair of the left arm-actuating mechanism and the left thrust mechanism and a pair of the right arm-actuating mechanism and the right thrust mechanism. The driving unit simultaneously drives the arm-actuating mechanism and the thrust mechanism in the same pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohito Nagai, Ryoichi Sato, Teruo Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8715032
    Abstract: A spinner for a toy top enables a launching position of a toy top to be easily set and held in place even when a rack belt is vigorously pulled out. The spinner includes an elongated rack belt having a rack gear, and a spinner main body formed with an insertion hole through which the rack belt is inserted. The spinner main body includes a toy top mounting part rotatably provided on one surface thereof. Inside the spinner main body, a rotating mechanism that is actuated by pulling out the rack belt to impart a rotational force to the toy top mounting part is provided. The rack belt can be inserted into and pulled out from the insertion hole in a same direction as an axis of rotation of the toy top mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Horikoshi, Takeaki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20140106641
    Abstract: A backspin toy includes a running body including a flywheel, a starting base including a starting unit, and a torque giving unit. The torque giving unit gives torque to travel backward to the flywheel in a state in which the running body is kept on the starting base. The starting unit hits the running body so as to give force to travel forward to the running body in a state in which the torque is given to the flywheel, thereby catapulting the running body forward with backspin. The running body including the flywheel, to which the torque is given, and being catapulted forward, travels backward by the torque given to the flywheel in response to reaching a limit point of the force to travel forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd
    Inventor: Takashi ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8696401
    Abstract: A backspin toy includes a vehicle having a front bumper, a platform having space for accommodating the vehicle therein, a flywheel disposed within the vehicle and rotatably supported within the vehicle, and a backspin unit that imparts backspin to the flywheel, disposed on the platform and engaging the flywheel, and configured to spin the flywheel rotatably supported within the vehicle to catapult the vehicle in a forward direction from the platform, the vehicle subsequently running in a reverse direction toward the platform at a limit of forward motion due to backspin of the flywheel imparted to the flywheel by the backspin unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8506346
    Abstract: An automobile toy, including, a front wheel chassis for supporting a front wheel axle, and a rear wheel chassis for supporting a rear wheel axle, the rear wheel chassis including, two arms extending forward, an end portion of each of the two arms being coupled to the front wheel chassis with the two arms separated from each other in a vehicle width direction of the automobile toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakayama, Tomohito Nagai
  • Publication number: 20130203317
    Abstract: A robot toy includes a body and a controller. The body includes right and left arms, legs, arm-actuating mechanisms, thrust mechanisms, and a driving unit. The arms can be extended forward and back, and are pulled back by a predetermined biasing force in a normal condition. The arm-actuating mechanisms provided at the respective arms allow the corresponding arms to be extended in front of the body against the biasing force. The thrust mechanisms provided at the respective legs allow the corresponding legs to move forward. The driving unit drives one of a pair of the left arm-actuating mechanism and the left thrust mechanism and a pair of the right arm-actuating mechanism and the right thrust mechanism. The driving unit simultaneously drives the arm-actuating mechanism and the thrust mechanism in the same pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohito Nagai, Ryoichi Sato, Teruo Kitamura
  • Patent number: D676500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryutaro Umezawa
  • Patent number: D676501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryutaro Umezawa
  • Patent number: D676502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryutaro Umezawa
  • Patent number: D676503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryutaro Umezawa
  • Patent number: D677346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Horikawa
  • Patent number: D692956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruo Kitamura
  • Patent number: D715379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruo Kitamura
  • Patent number: D715380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taijiro Ito
  • Patent number: D715381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taijiro Ito
  • Patent number: D715382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taijiro Ito