Patents by Inventor Ken Yamanouchi

Ken Yamanouchi 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).

  • Fishing game device and a simulated fishing reel
    Patent number: 5713792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fishing game device. The device comprises line take-up means rotatable forward and reverse; a fishing rod, to a distal end of which is fixed a fishing line fed from the line take-up means; a simulated reel attached to a side opposite to the distal end of the fishing rod and including a handle to be rotated by a player and a brake mechanism for applying a load braking force to the movement of the handle; and control means for controlling a magnitude of the load braking force of the braking mechanism in accordance with the rotational state of the line take-up means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Ohzono, Tomohiro Matsunaga, Masaki Matsuno, Futoshi Itoh, Ken Yamanouchi, Hiroyasu Suzuki