Patents by Inventor Eri Dobashi

Eri Dobashi 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).

  • GAMING MACHINE EXECUTING EFFECTS USING SYMBOLS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120190427
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention performs an effect of rotating an image displayed in each display block having a second specific symbol rearranged therein in a direction so as to turn a display screen of a display over to the other side after scroll-displaying a specific character image to the display in a direction from one side of a symbol display region toward the opposite side, and also changing the second specific symbol rearranged in the each display block into a first specific symbol, when the first specific symbol and the second specific symbol have been rearranged in the symbol display region and also when it has been determined to display the specific character image; and offers an award in accordance with the number of first specific symbols arranged in the symbol display region as a result thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Takeda, Eri Dobashi, Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Takeshi Aoki, Shintarou Okazawa
  • Gaming machine executing effects using symbols and control method thereof
    Patent number: 8162744
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention performs an effect of rotating an image displayed in each display block having a second specific symbol rearranged therein in a direction so as to turn a display screen of a display over to the other side after scroll-displaying a specific character image to the display in a direction from one side of a symbol display region toward the opposite side, and also changing the second specific symbol rearranged in the each display block into a first specific symbol, when the first specific symbol and the second specific symbol have been rearranged in the symbol display region and also when it has been determined to display the specific character image; and offers an award in accordance with the number of first specific symbols arranged in the symbol display region as a result thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Takeda, Eri Dobashi, Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Takeshi Aoki, Shintarou Okazawa
  • GAMING MACHINE EXECUTING EFFECTS USING SYMBOLS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100069141
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention performs an effect of rotating an image displayed in each display block having a second specific symbol rearranged therein in a direction so as to turn a display screen of a display over to the other side after scroll-displaying a specific character image to the display in a direction from one side of a symbol display region toward the opposite side, and also changing the second specific symbol rearranged in the each display block into a first specific symbol, when the first specific symbol and the second specific symbol have been rearranged in the symbol display region and also when it has been determined to display the specific character image; and offers an award in accordance with the number of first specific symbols arranged in the symbol display region as a result thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Takeda, Eri Dobashi, Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Takeshi Aoki, Shintarou Okazawa