Patents by Inventor Junji Takamoto

Junji Takamoto 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).

  • Patent number: 10022621
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akio Ikeda, Susumu Inoue, Shin Sugiyama, Kuniaki Ito
  • Patent number: 9889384
    Abstract: An example terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, an LCD provided on the front side of the housing, analog sticks, and first and second buttons. The analog sticks are provided respectively in left and right portions of the LCD above the center of the housing. The first and second buttons are provided on the back side of the housing so as to generally correspond to the analog sticks on the front side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Yositomo Goto, Takanori Okamura, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki
  • Patent number: 9864397
    Abstract: An operating member 3 has a shaft portion 31 and a fulcrum portion 32. A first swinging member 4 has a concave fitting portion 42. Inside the fitting portion, engaging surfaces and guide surfaces 45, 46 are included. The engaging surfaces are formed to be engageable with the fulcrum portion. The guide surfaces allow the fulcrum portion to swing with respect to the first swinging member. The second swinging member 5 includes an engaging portion 63 which includes a long hole, and which covers the fulcrum portion while passing the shaft portion through the long hole in a manner that the shaft portion is movable in the longitudinal direction of the long hole, in such a manner that the engaging portion and the fitting portion cooperate to sandwich the fulcrum portion. The engaging portion is coupled with the second swing shaft, and configured to be engageable with the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Okamura, Junji Takamoto, Mitsuhiro Asano
  • Publication number: 20170333784
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro ASHIDA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Yoshitomo GOTO, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Akio IKEDA, Susumu INOUE, Shin SUGIYAMA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Patent number: 9694278
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akio Ikeda, Susumu Inoue, Shin Sugiyama, Kuniaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20160361629
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichiro ASHIDA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Yoshitomo GOTO, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Akio IKEDA, Susumu INOUE, Shin SUGIYAMA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20160313759
    Abstract: An operating member 3 has a shaft portion 31 and a fulcrum portion 32. A first swinging member 4 has a concave fitting portion 42. Inside the fitting portion, engaging surfaces and guide surfaces 45, 46 are included. The engaging surfaces are formed to be engageable with the fulcrum portion. The guide surfaces allow the fulcrum portion to swing with respect to the first swinging member. The second swinging member 5 includes an engaging portion 63 which includes a long hole, and which covers the fulcrum portion while passing the shaft portion through the long hole in a manner that the shaft portion is movable in the longitudinal direction of the long hole, in such a manner that the engaging portion and the fitting portion cooperate to sandwich the fulcrum portion. The engaging portion is coupled with the second swing shaft, and configured to be engageable with the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicants: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori OKAMURA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Mitsuhiro ASANO
  • Patent number: 9474980
    Abstract: A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki
  • Patent number: 9364755
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akio Ikeda, Susumu Inoue, Shin Sugiyama, Kuniaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20160129352
    Abstract: An example terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, an LCD provided on the front side of the housing, analog sticks, and first and second buttons. The analog sticks are provided respectively in left and right portions of the LCD above the center of the housing. The first and second buttons are provided on the back side of the housing so as to generally correspond to the analog sticks on the front side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichiro ASHIDA, Yositomo GOTO, Takanori OKAMURA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Masato IBUKI, Shinji YAMAMOTO, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Akiko SUGA, Naoya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke KUMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9272207
    Abstract: An example terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, an LCD provided on the front side of the housing, analog sticks, and first and second buttons. The analog sticks are provided respectively in left and right portions of the LCD above the center of the housing. The first and second buttons are provided on the back side of the housing so as to generally correspond to the analog sticks on the front side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Yositomo Goto, Takanori Okamura, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki
  • Patent number: 9246343
    Abstract: An example of a charging apparatus includes a housing, a first movable member, and a second movable member. The first movable member is configured to be pressed down. The second movable member accommodates a charging terminal in the housing in a reference state, and when the first movable member has been pressed down, causes the charging terminal to protrude through an opening portion provided in the housing, so as to enter a terminal contact state. The first movable member and the second movable member are configured such that an amount of movement of the charging terminal during a period from the reference state to a predetermined intermediate state is smaller than the amount of movement during the same period in a case where the charging terminal moves from the reference state to the terminal contact state by an amount proportional to an amount of pressing down the first movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji Takamoto, Yositomo Goto
  • Patent number: 8910338
    Abstract: A lens cleaner (10) cleans a pickup lens (38) within an optical disk device (12). The lens cleaner (10) includes a disk portion (16) and a grip (20) provided at the rear end thereof. A user inserts the lens cleaner (10) into a slot (14) of the optical disk device (12) with the grip (20) holding with a hand (18) to thereby load the lens cleaner (10) into the interior of the optical disk device 12. When the user turns the lens cleaner (10) right and left with the grip (20) holding, a lens surface is cleaned by a cleaning member upheaving on a bottom surface of the disk portion (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8900058
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member. A main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games
    Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
  • Publication number: 20140342208
    Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes, in an accommodation case configured to accommodating a battery, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and a clamping spring. The positive electrode terminal is connected to a positive electrode of the battery. The negative electrode terminal is connected to a negative electrode of the battery. The clamping spring is provided between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and clamps a part of an outer peripheral surface of the battery. Thus, it is possible to accommodate the battery without supporting the battery with a cover to be attached after the accommodation of the battery, using a holding member or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Junji TAKAMOTO, Noboru WAKITANI, Masato IBUKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140342206
    Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes an accommodation case and a movable partition portion. The accommodation case accommodates a first battery and a second battery. The partition portion is provided in the accommodation case and partitions the accommodation case into a first accommodation space for accommodating a first battery and a second accommodation space for accommodating a second battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masato IBUKI, Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140323230
    Abstract: A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140295966
    Abstract: An example terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, an LCD provided on the front side of the housing, analog sticks, and first and second buttons. The analog sticks are provided respectively in left and right portions of the LCD above the center of the housing. The first and second buttons are provided on the back side of the housing so as to generally correspond to the analog sticks on the front side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Kenichiro ASHIDA, Yositomo GOTO, Takanori OKAMURA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Masato IBUKI, Shinji YAMAMOTO, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Akiko SUGA, Naoya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke KUMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8827818
    Abstract: An example terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, an LCD, and a projecting portion (an eaves portion). The LCD is provided on the front side of the housing. The projecting portion is provided so as to project at least at left and right positions on a back side of the housing above the center of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Yositomo Goto, Takanori Okamura, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki
  • Patent number: D734311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Gotou, Miwa Kimura, Masaki Washio