Patents Assigned to Tomy Company Ltd.
  • PLAYING FIELD FOR TOY TOPS
    Publication number: 20170333783
    Abstract: A playing field for moving toy tops includes a playing board, a plurality of turntables, a motor and a power transmission mechanism. The turntables are disposed on the playing board. The power transmission mechanism transmits power of the motor to rotate the turntables. The playing board is formed in a shape of a mortar having a diameter which becomes smaller toward a lower end. The turntables are disposed at points other than a center of the playing board such that upper surfaces incline along the playing board. Rotary shafts of the turntables incline in a direction toward the center of the playing board according to the inclination of the upper surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro SHINDO
  • GAME TABLE FOR TOY TOP
    Publication number: 20170239558
    Abstract: A game table for a top being formed by a single sheet of synthetic resin and having upper and lower sides that are complementary to each other in depression and protrusion, and including a bowl-shaped field on which a rotating top moves. A plurality of recesses is formed at a predetermined distance on an upper surface of an inner portion of the field or a portion peripheral to the field, and walls defining the recesses protrude downward from a lower surface of the inner portion or the peripheral portion to form legs which can sit on a support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro SHINDO
  • Input device
    Patent number: 9737824
    Abstract: An input device includes actuating pieces and keys. The actuating pieces are disposed inside a case and have portions disposed along a first direction at predetermined intervals. The portions are movable toward and away from each other and are urged closer to each other by a predetermined urging force. The keys are insertable in the first direction into a key hole in the case. The actuating pieces respectively include pressure receivers which are disposed without overlap in the first direction. Each key includes a pusher which selectively pushes the pressure receiver of at least one of the actuating pieces as a result of insertion of the key into the key hole and moves the actuating piece corresponding to the pushed pressure receiver in a direction against the predetermined urging force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takio Ejima
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9737821
    Abstract: A toy top includes a shaft unit and a body into which a slot to which a fork of a launcher is to be inserted is formed concentrically with a shaft axis. The body includes a lock receiver which is disposed in an end of a slot, and which is to be locked by a locking part of the fork to be inserted into the slot. A spinning force is applied by rotation of the fork of the launcher in a state in which the fork is slid inside the slot toward the end beforehand so that the lock receiver is locked by the locking part at a previously-set locking position. Locking positions are defined respectively at opposite ends of the slot. The lock receiver is movable to and from the locking positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Horikoshi
  • TOY TOP
    Publication number: 20170203218
    Abstract: A toy top includes a body and a shaft unit. The shaft unit includes a spinning shaft which includes projections that extend downward at a lower end of the spinning shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto MURAKI
  • Information processing device including head mounted display
    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
  • COMBINED LAUNCHING DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING SPINNING TOPS
    Publication number: 20170173477
    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: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro SHINDO
  • Form changing toy
    Patent number: 9675899
    Abstract: A form changing toy including the following is shown. A rotating axis is provided in a cover member. A plurality of figures are provided on the rotating axis and form a predetermined form different from each other with the cover member. A handle is provided on the cover member. A power transmission mechanism transmits to the rotating axis operation power of the handle in one direction to rotate the rotating axis in one direction. Each one of the plurality of figures takes a first state covered by the cover member and then takes a second state jumping out from the cover member and then takes the first state from the second state in order according to operation of the handle in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisao Nishimoto, Yasuo Takahama, Yohei Oikawa
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9669322
    Abstract: A toy top equipped with a motor having a battery as a power source, wherein a main body is furnished with: a first wheel and a second wheel provided a specified distance from each other in a wheel axis direction; and a motive power transmission mechanism, for transmitting motive power from the motor and for rotating the first wheel in a first direction while rotating the second wheel in a second different direction The toy top is stable with respect to external forces and with which a range of top games can be broadened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohito Nagai
  • Gaming system and gaming device
    Patent number: 9636576
    Abstract: In a gaming system to progress a battle game using game progression information in one gaming device and another gaming device, a controller of the one gaming device allows a storage unit to store the game progression information read by a reader and identifies a detected finger motion pattern. When the finger motion pattern coincides with a finger motion pattern for input in the stored game progression information, the controller allows at least part of the game progression information to be transmitted toward the other gaming device through a communication unit to be used for the progress of the game in the other gaming device. The controller acquires the game progression information in the other gaming device through the communication unit and allows the progress of the battle game using the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Tokunaga
  • Information logger
    Patent number: 9626396
    Abstract: An information logger records rotation information on a spinning top and outputs the recorded information. A detachment detector detects that the spinning top is attached to the launcher. A rotation-rate detecting unit detects a rotation rate of the spinning top while a rotational force is applied to the spinning top. Rotation information of the spinning top derived from a result detected by a rotation-rate detecting unit is stored in a storage unit. The rotation information stored in the storage unit is sent to an information processor by a communication unit as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Muraki, Takeaki Maeda
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9597604
    Abstract: A toy top includes a body and a shaft part. A rotating shaft of the shaft part includes plastic or metal shaft tip segments disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft. The shaft tip segment constitutes part of an outer periphery of the rotating shaft. The part of the outer periphery is configured to come into contact with the ground. Rubber is provided at the outer periphery of the rotating shaft so as to protrude outward beyond outer surfaces of the shaft tip segments. The rubber has higher frictional force than the shaft tip segments. The rubber is disposed between adjacent shaft tip segments in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Horikoshi
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9566529
    Abstract: A toy top includes: a body and a shaft part respectively having first and second portions facing each other in an up-down direction in a combined state; and a sliding contact surface which is on the first portion and abuts a projection on the second portion by biasing force of a biasing member. The projection continuously slides from a first position corresponding to a most deeply combined state to a second position corresponding to an uncombined state. The sliding contact surface is an inclined plane which, in the combined state: as a whole, inclines with respect to a plane at right angles to a shaft line of the shaft part; has a level in the up-down direction being continuously lower from the first position toward the second position; and can keep abutting the projection at an arbitrary point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170036129
    Abstract: An input device includes actuating pieces and keys. The actuating pieces are disposed inside a case and have portions disposed along a first direction at predetermined intervals. The portions are movable toward and away from each other and are urged closer to each other by a predetermined urging force. The keys are insertable in the first direction into a key hole in the case. The actuating pieces respectively include pressure receivers which are disposed without overlap in the first direction. Each key includes a pusher which selectively pushes the pressure receiver of at least one of the actuating pieces as a result of insertion of the key into the key hole and moves the actuating piece corresponding to the pushed pressure receiver in a direction against the predetermined urging force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takio EJIMA
  • FORM CHANGING TOY
    Publication number: 20170036130
    Abstract: A form changing toy including the following is shown. A rotating axis is provided in a cover member. A plurality of figures are provided on the rotating axis and form a predetermined form different from each other with the cover member. A handle is provided on the cover member. A power transmission mechanism transmits to the rotating axis operation power of the handle in one direction to rotate the rotating axis in one direction. Each one of the plurality of figures takes a first state covered by the cover member and then takes a second state jumping out from the cover member and then takes the first state from the second state in order according to operation of the handle in one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisao NISHIMOTO, Yasuo TAKAHAMA, Yohei OIKAWA
  • SPINNING TOP TOY
    Publication number: 20160325190
    Abstract: A spinning top toy including a body and a separate shaft portion. The body has a first hook and the shaft portion has a second hook. The body and the shaft portion are switchable between couplable and decouplable states depending on a relative rotational position. The first hook and the second hook are vertically aligned in the couplable state, and are vertically misaligned in the decouplable state. An urging unit brings an upper face of the first hook and a bottom face of the second hook into contact by an urging force of a spring in the couplable state. The body and the shaft portion enter the couplable state by turning and pushing. The body and the shaft portion engage each other by bringing the upper face of the first hook into contact with the bottom face of the second hook by the urging force of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MURAKI, Takeaki MAEDA
  • INFORMATION LOGGER
    Publication number: 20160328426
    Abstract: An information logger records rotation information on a spinning top and outputs the recorded information. A detachment detector detects that the spinning top is attached to the launcher. A rotation-rate detecting unit detects a rotation rate of the spinning top while a rotational force is applied to the spinning top. Rotation information of the spinning top derived from a result detected by a rotation-rate detecting unit is stored in a storage unit. The rotation information stored in the storage unit is sent to an information processor by a communication unit as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MURAKI, Takeaki MAEDA
  • ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED TOY
    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
  • Launching apparatus for spinning toy top
    Patent number: D790635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Horikoshi, Makoto Muraki
  • Launching apparatus for spinning toy top
    Patent number: D790636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Horikoshi, Makoto Muraki