Patents by Inventor Kazumasa Yoshizawa
Kazumasa Yoshizawa 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).
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Patent number: 11652328Abstract: A terminal crimping device 1 comprises a terminal cutting device 260 configured to cut off a terminal 130 provided on a band-shaped terminal carrier 140 from the terminal carrier, a terminal carrying unit 270 configured to carry the terminal 130 separated from the terminal carrier 140 by the cutting unit 260 to a terminal crimping work unit 14, a cable carrier 210 for carrying the electric cable 110 to the terminal crimping work unit 14, a crimping device 280 configured to crimp the terminal 130 carried to the terminal crimping work unit 14 by the terminal carrying unit 210 to the tip end of the electric wire 112 of the electric cable 110 carried to the terminal crimping work unit 14 by the cable carrying unit 210.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: UNION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshio Takeuchi, Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20220239049Abstract: A terminal crimping device 1 comprises a terminal cutting device 260 configured to cut off a terminal 130 provided on a band-shaped terminal carrier 140 from the terminal carrier, a terminal carrying unit 270 configured to carry the terminal 130 separated from the terminal carrier 140 by the cutting unit 260 to a terminal crimping work unit 14, a cable carrier 210 for carrying the electric cable 110 to the terminal crimping work unit 14, a crimping device 280 configured to crimp the terminal 130 carried to the terminal crimping work unit 14 by the terminal carrying unit 210 to the tip end of the electric wire 112 of the electric cable 110 carried to the terminal crimping work unit 14 by the cable carrying unit 210.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Union Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio TAKEUCHI, Kazumasa YOSHIZAWA
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Patent number: 10201753Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention operates such that when a plurality of positions are inputted, positional information is generated based on the plurality of positions and sign information, indicative of a sign passing across the plurality of positions, is generated based on the positional information upon which comparison is made between sign information, indicative of the signs passing across the plurality of positions, and preliminarily stored sign data to discriminate a correlation between the sign information and the sign data.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Junichi Kogo
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Patent number: 9230412Abstract: In a gaming machine, a symbol display device variably displays a plurality of symbols, and an input device inputs an instruction related to a game. A controller executes a normal game in which the symbol display device variably displays and then stop-displays symbols, triggers a bonus game when a plurality of specific symbols are stop-displayed in the normal game, selects any one of a plurality of options by an operation of the input device by a user in the bonus game, and awards a benefit according to the selected option. Further, when the selected option selected in the processing is a specific option, the controller selects another one of the plurality of options by the operation of the input device by the user, and awards a benefit according to the selected another option.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Takehisa Itagaki, Masahiko Konishi, Masaya Honda, Masahiro Yoshida, Hiroki Saito, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Hiroki Nakamura, Kenta Sugano
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Patent number: 9183703Abstract: Players of slot machines participate in a multi-player game managed by a game server by touching an adventure button randomly displayed on a liquid crystal panel. Further, the multi-player game is executed through operation of a character displayed on a game image of the liquid crystal panel by operating an attack button on the liquid crystal panel. At this point, a point amount is determined by the game server based on time points at which the attack button is operated or the like. After the time is up, a prize amount is distributed based on the point amount of each slot machine and a credit amount corresponding to the distributed prize amount is awarded to each slot machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONInventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8998699Abstract: A processor executes either of two kinds of game modes, including a base game which is carried out by consuming gaming values in accordance with a bet amount on which the player has placed a bet, and a free game which is carried out without the consumption of any gaming values. If a second scatter symbol 23 is positioned during execution of the base game, a payout amounting to 100 credits is awarded. Alternatively, if the second scatter symbol 23 is positioned in the free game, a payout amounting to 500 credits, which is higher than the value of the payout in the base game, is awarded.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8834260Abstract: A function of a common game which is capable of achieving high entertainability is provided. In a case where the number of times of base game executed at any of a plurality of game terminals reaches a predetermined number of trigger games, a craps game is executed at a game terminal meeting a game running condition with a predetermined timing.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Hiroki Munakata, Shinji Ogino, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Makoto Miyawaki
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Publication number: 20140235321Abstract: In a gaming machine, a symbol display device variably displays a plurality of symbols, and an input device inputs an instruction related to a game. A controller executes a normal game in which the symbol display device variably displays and then stop-displays symbols, triggers a bonus game when a plurality of specific symbols are stop-displayed in the normal game, selects any one of a plurality of options by an operation of the input device by a user in the bonus game, and awards a benefit according to the selected option. Further, when the selected option selected in the processing is a specific option, the controller selects another one of the plurality of options by the operation of the input device by the user, and awards a benefit according to the selected another option.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicants: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Takehisa ITAGAKI, Masahiko KONISHI, Masaya HONDA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Hiroki SAITO, Kazumasa YOSHIZAWA, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Kenta SUGANO
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Patent number: 8758114Abstract: A gaming machine executes a process with new entertainability. The game executes a normal game accepting an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of the specific symbols are stop-displayed, in the normal game executed. A benefit is awarded according to the specific symbols selected. Whether or not to generate a specific game state is determined, in response to the specific symbols selected. An input of selecting a specific symbol other than the specific symbol previously selected is accepted from among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state has been generated. A benefit is awarded according to the specific symbol selected in the last processing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Takehisa Itagaki, Masahiko Konishi, Masaya Honda, Masahiro Yoshida, Hiroki Saito, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Hiroki Nakamura, Kenta Sugano
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Patent number: 8702500Abstract: A method for playing a game with a gaming machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) setting a specific combination of symbols for a free game and an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award according to the cumulatively added points; (g) if a predetermined condition is satisfied, switching the game to a free game; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is not displayed in the free game but displayed in a subsequent game, paying the larger award.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Jun Fujimoto, Yukinori Inamura, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Yoichi Kato
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Patent number: 8568223Abstract: A gaming environment is described. Each of values which betted by a player is compared. One of the players, who betted the largest accumulated value, can obtain a right of choice for a dealer image (or actual dealer). A game session is conducted by the selected dealer (or actual dealer).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Yoichi Kato
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Patent number: 8545329Abstract: A gaming machine: determines, for each slot machine 10, whether a common game start condition is met, based on an accumulated value relative to bet amount information transmitted from each slot machine 10 for each unit base game; and when the common game start condition is met at any one of the slot machines 10, executes a common game at each of the slot machines 10.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Ogino, Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20130237309Abstract: A method for playing a game with a gaming machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) setting a specific combination of symbols for a free game and an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award according to the cumulatively added points; (g) if a predetermined condition is satisfied, switching the game to a free game; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is not displayed in the free game but displayed in a subsequent game, paying the larger award.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Jun FUJIMOTO, Yukinori INAMURA, Kazumasa YOSHIZAWA, Yoichi KATO
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Patent number: 8475260Abstract: N symbol arrays are scrolled in M rows and N columns of display regions. In each of the symbol arrays, a normal symbol same as a certain normal symbol does not exist within (M?1) rows above and below the certain normal symbol. Therefore, two or more of the same normal symbols are not displayed in each column of display regions, and a maximum of N of the same normal symbols are displayed in all the display regions. Further, the same normal symbols as those present within (M?1) rows above and below the special symbol included in one symbol array do not exist within (M?1) rows above and below the special symbols included in the other symbol arrays. Therefore, when N of the same normal symbols are displayed, a maximum of one special symbol is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Hiromoto Yamauchi
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Patent number: 8454424Abstract: A gaming terminal of the present invention a base game offering a chance of winning a payout according to a predetermined combination; a chance game offering a chance of obtaining a chance flag which qualifies a player to join a special game offering a chance of winning a higher payout than the base game; a terminal storage unit storing the number of chance flags; a terminal display which displays images of the base game, the chance game, and the special game; and a terminal controller, which performs the steps of: running the base game and the chance game at the same time; determining and awarding a payout according to a result of the base game; determining the number of chance flags according to a result of the chance game, and awarding a resulting number of chance flags; accumulatively storing in the terminal storage unit the number of chance flags awarded; and awarding a payout determined according to a result of the special game which is run when the number of the chance flags stored in the terminal storType: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8435109Abstract: The gaming machine includes: a game requiring a player's bet; a reel used in the game and mechanically driven to rotate; a plurality of symbols on the reel; a display capable of generating a video image; an input device which receives an input by the player; and a controller which is programmed to carry out the steps of: (a1) receiving an input inputted through the input device; (a2) when the input is a rotation command related to the reel, rotating the reel while the rotation command is being inputted; and (a3) successively displaying, on the display, a video image of at least one of the symbols on the reel in sync with the rotation of the reel.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8409012Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention collectively performs determination of a game result, sequentially in relation to a series of crap games until a game result other than a draw is to occur. Then, of game results of the series of crap games thus determined sequentially through collectively performed determination of game results, the gaming machine skips at least partially one or more game results each indicating a draw, and sequentially outputting remaining one or more game results to the slot machines 10.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertaiment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Hiroki Munakata, Makoto Miyawaki, Kazumasa Yoshizawa, Shinji Ogino
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Patent number: 8393951Abstract: According to a gaming system 300, when BET information has been received from a gaming machine 1, it is determined either no offer of a special payout to the gaming machine 1 of a transmission source of the BET information, or a size of the special payout to be offered to the gaming machine of the transmission source of the BET information is determined, in the external control device 200. When the size of the special payout has been determined, a numeric symbol is displayed to each of display regions from a first display region 500a to a fifth display region 500e in a lower image display panel 141. A sum of numeric values corresponding to a predetermined number of these numeric symbols is a total point value corresponding to the size of the determined special payout.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8382587Abstract: A gaming machine allows a common game to be run at a plurality of gaming terminals with a common game bet amount, when it is determined that a common game start condition is met, based on a cumulative amount of pieces of bet amount information each transmitted from a gaming terminal for each unit game.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Ogino, Kazumasa Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8342952Abstract: A method for playing a game with a gaming machine includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) if the point cumulatively added in step (e) has reached a threshold, performing a lottery to determine a specific combination of symbols; (g) setting an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, paying the larger award.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Jun Fujimoto, Yukinori Inamura, Kazumasa Yoshizawa