Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kinomoto

Hiroshi Kinomoto 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).

  • Bottom cover and cooling duct
    Patent number: 10578003
    Abstract: A bottom cover includes a plate portion including an inner-peripheral-edge portion defining an inlet, and a cooling duct including an upper wall and a pair of right and left sidewalls. The upper wall includes an upper-wall front portion inclined upward in the vehicle-height direction at a predetermined inclination angle, an upper-wall rear portion inclined upward in the vehicle-height direction at an inclination angle larger than the predetermined inclination angle of the upper-wall front portion, and the first upper-wall bent portion located at a boundary between the upper-wall front portion and the upper-wall rear portion. The rear ends of the right and left sidewalls, the rear end of the inner-peripheral-edge portion, and the rear end of the upper wall define an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kinomoto, Yasuhiko Koda, Hiromichi Sato
  • BOTTOM COVER AND COOLING DUCT
    Publication number: 20190072023
    Abstract: A bottom cover includes a plate portion including an inner-peripheral-edge portion defining an inlet, and a cooling duct including an upper wall and a pair of right and left sidewalls. The upper wall includes an upper-wall front portion inclined upward in the vehicle-height direction at a predetermined inclination angle, an upper-wall rear portion inclined upward in the vehicle-height direction at an inclination angle larger than the predetermined inclination angle of the upper-wall front portion, and the first upper-wall bent portion located at a boundary between the upper-wall front portion and the upper-wall rear portion. The rear ends of the right and left sidewalls, the rear end of the inner-peripheral-edge portion, and the rear end of the upper wall define an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KINOMOTO, Yasuhiko KODA, Hiromichi SATO
  • Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program
    Patent number: 7798904
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program
    Patent number: 7458893
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program
    Publication number: 20060100016
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program
    Publication number: 20030096649
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion,
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Game machine
    Patent number: D472936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makiko Ohtomi, Takashi Hamano, Kouki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto