Patents by Inventor Hiroki Saito

Hiroki Saito 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).

  • Publication number: 20100220423
    Abstract: A plurality of insulation supports are provided around a zinc oxide component, and the zinc oxide component and a plurality of insulation supports are integrally molded into an insulation casing. The insulation casing has corrugations on its outer surface. A thin-thickness portion is provided between the corrugations. The thin-thickness portion is provided between the insulation supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Saito, Hiroki Kajino
  • Publication number: 20100144421
    Abstract: A slot machine of the present invention is provided with a plurality of BET input devices with each of which a player can bet game media in a different amount. The number of times that a game is played is counted in association with the BET input device with which a BET has been inputted in that game. A predetermined profit is offered based on the number of times counted in association with the BET input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: YUKINORI INAMURA, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Yoichi Kato, Tatsuya Teranishi, Shinji Ogino, Hiroki Saito, Fumiya Abe, Nakayasu Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20100120510
    Abstract: According to a gaming machine 1 of the present invention, a specific number of free games are generated when three or more trigger symbols 100 have been stop-displayed in a normal game. Further, when one or two trigger symbols 100 have been stop-displayed in a free game, numeric values in number equivalent to the number of stop-displayed trigger symbols 100 are selected, and then the number of times obtained by summing up the selected numeric values is added to the number of free games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki SAITO, Masafumi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20100105466
    Abstract: According to a slot machine of the present invention, a free game is executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the free game, an amount of payout is determined based upon an amount of game media, which is obtained by dividing a total amount of the game media betted in the normal game by the number of BETs. Further, game media of the determined amount of payout are paid out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Yukinori Inamura, Hiroki Saito
  • Publication number: 20100087243
    Abstract: According to a slot machine of the present invention, a first specific number of free games are executed when a first predetermined condition is established in a normal game. Further, a second specific number of free games are executed, when a second predetermined condition is established. Furthermore, when the first predetermined condition is established in the free game executed triggered by the establishment of the second predetermined condition, a third specific number of free games are further executed after the second specific number of free games are executed. Here, the third specific number is larger than the first specific number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Saito, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Fumiya Abe
  • Publication number: 20100014206
    Abstract: A pair of electrodes sandwiches a serial unit that includes a nonlinear voltage resistor block and a compression spring, which is coupled by a plurality of insulating rods. Each of the electrodes has a plurality of insulating-rod inserting holes and a plurality of fastening-member mounting holes each perpendicular to a corresponding insulating-rod inserting hole. Both ends of each of the insulating rods have a fastening-member through hole such that the insulating rods and the electrodes are fastened by inserting a plurality of fastening members through the fastening-member and mounting the fastening members on the fastening-member mounting holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki SAITO, Hiroki Kajino
  • Publication number: 20090253484
    Abstract: In a slot machine, symbols are scrolled in plural display areas provided on a display at an execution of a slot game and then stopped in the display areas respectively. Furthermore, if a directing symbol containing a base symbol and an arrow has come to a stop in the display areas, the same base symbols as the base symbol contained in the directing symbol are displayed in the display areas positioned in the direction pointed by the arrow of the directing symbol. Therefore, since expectations for more awards are raised by a directing symbol (s) appearing, the slot machine with a superior entertainment feature can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroki Saito
  • Publication number: 20090233689
    Abstract: When a game mode is shifted from a base game to a free game, if a symbol of “APPLE” is rearranged in a symbol display frame 111 for the first time in one unit game which composes the free game, the payout amount which is awarded to a player is computed based on the number of the symbols of “APPLE” that are rearranged for the first time. The symbols of “APPLE” that are rearranged for the first time are displayed in the stock area 201. In a following unit game, if the symbol of “APPLE” is rearranged in a symbol display frame 111 again, the payout amount which is awarded to a player is computed based on a total number of the symbols of “APPLE” which is obtained by adding the number of the symbols of “APPLE” being displayed in the stock area 201 to the number of the rearranged symbols of “APPLE”. At this time, the rearranged symbols of “APPLE” are additionally displayed in the stock area 201 in addition to the symbols of “APPLE” being displayed in the stock area 201.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227323
    Abstract: A slot machine of the present invention includes a symbol matrix display area, first reels, second reels that are provided in an outer peripheral side of the first reels so as to enclose a plurality of the first reels, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227321
    Abstract: A slot machine includes: a display device having a plurality of symbol display regions in which plural types of symbols are displayed; a memory for storing positional information of the symbol display regions in which predetermined symbols are arranged; and a processor for controlling the display and the memory, the processor being programmed to (a) execute a basic game; (b) execute a free game in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied during the basic game; (c) rearrange the plural types of symbols during the free game; (d) store in the memory the positional information of the symbol display regions in which the predetermined symbols are arranged during the free game; and (e) rearrange the plural types of symbols during a last free game based on the stored positional information of the symbol display regions so that the predetermined symbols are arranged again in the symbol display regions in which the predetermined symbols have been arranged during past free games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227322
    Abstract: A slot machine includes: a display device having a plurality of symbol display regions in which plural types of symbols are displayed; a memory for storing identification data of the symbols determined to be rearranged in the individual symbol display regions of a symbol matrix; and a processor for controlling the display device and the memory, the processor being programmed to: (a) execute a basic game; (b) execute a free game in a case where a predetermined condition is met during the basic game; (c) store once each free game in the memory, the identification data of the symbols determined to be rearranged in the individual symbol display regions of the symbol matrix during the free game; and (d) rearrange the plural types of symbols in the individual symbol display regions while maintaining a rearrangement status of the symbols corresponding to second identification data without rearranging the symbols corresponding to first identification data determined to be rearranged, in a case where a predetermined r
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227330
    Abstract: A gaming machine 13 determines a plurality of symbols to be rearranged on a liquid crystal display 30 in a unit game, corresponding to a random number generated. When each of the plurality of symbol groups determined is sequentially arranged, in a case in which a symbol identical with a symbol that has already been rearranged in a display position, among symbols in the display positions adjacent to the symbols thus arranged, is rearranged, the gaming machine 13 rearranges a symbol so as to be identical with the symbol thus arranged in a display position in an extended line extending from the display position at which symbols have already been rearranged toward the display position at which the symbol thus arranged was positioned, and provides an award corresponding to the number of identical symbols rearranged on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227328
    Abstract: A slot machine according to the present invention includes a symbol matrix display area, second reels having second symbols arranged in a superimposed manner on first symbols of first reels, and a processor for controlling rotation of the first and second reels. The plurality of first reels each has an independent rotation axis. Rotation axis of each second reel is positioned closer to a rear side compared to that of each first reel when viewed from the symbol matrix display area. The processor awards a prize in the case where a combination of the first symbols of the first reels rearranged in the symbol matrix display area and the second symbols of the second reels rearranged in a superimposed manner on the first symbols of the first reels is a winning combination on an activated line in a column, row, or diagonal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227324
    Abstract: A slot machine includes: a display device for displaying plural types of symbols in symbol matrix element display regions; and a processor for controlling the display device, the processor being programmed to: (a) rearrange the plural types of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix display regions, in a condition that the plural types of symbols are rearranged in column and row directions; (b) perform a shuffle process in which the symbols arranged in the symbol matrix display regions are rearranged in the same or different display regions of the symbol matrix display regions in a condition that number of predetermined symbols is maintained when more than predetermined number of the predetermined symbols are rearranged in the symbol matrix display regions in the process (a); and (c) award a prize when the shuffled symbols are rearranged in a winning combination on any of winning lines set in the column, row, or oblique direction of the symbol matrix display regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090227329
    Abstract: A gaming machine 13 rearranges symbols on a liquid crystal display 30, determines whether a first game was switched to a second game based on whether a specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound, upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeats rearranging symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position, and provides an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090104970
    Abstract: Before the start of a free game, a slot machine displays a selection screen on a variable display portion and accepts a selection made by the player with respect to the first choice image and the second choice image. The first special reel band or the second special reel band including a larger number of condor symbols than the normal reel band is associated by lottery to the first choice image and the second choice image. The main CPU changes the normal reel band associated to each reel display portion to a special reel band based on the selection made by the player. Then, the main CPU executes a free game using the special reel band that was changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Yoichi KATO, Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090098927
    Abstract: In a bonus game, a slot machine associates a bonus reel band made up of condor symbols and feather symbols to reel display portions. Thereafter, the slot machine accepts a selection operation made by the player to select one pay line. The slot machine displays the symbols in a variable fashion and stopped fashion based on the bonus reel band. The slot machine determines the bonus contents such as award of a MAJOR JACKPOT in accordance with the number of condor symbols displayed on the selected pay line in a stopped fashion. Then, the slot machine awards to the player a bonus having the contents thus determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Yoichi KATO, Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090075734
    Abstract: A gaming apparatus and a game controlling method in which a plurality of game objects, including game objects belonging to a first group and game objects belonging to a second group, appear in a game, and during the game, based on game object data showing one selected game object belonging to the first group and game object data showing one selected game object belonging to the second group, a special game object data showing a special game object that is different from any of those game objects is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20090075710
    Abstract: A gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises: an image display; an input device with which a plurality of players can input a bet on race objects that participate in a racing game in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning; and a controller, the controller programmed so as to execute the processing of (A) proceeding with a racing game, and (B) displaying to the image display an image showing information based on bets inputted from the input device before the end of the racing game executed in the processing (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Hirobumi Toyoda, Hiroki Saito
  • Publication number: 20090069077
    Abstract: A gaming machine measures a lap time every time a leading horse passes a check point and sets a lap time in each of gaming terminals. When the lap time set for each gaming terminal matches the measured lap time, an award is provided to the matching gaming terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroki SAITO, Hirobumi Toyoda