Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Ashida

Kenichiro Ashida 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).

  • Game controller with receptor duplicating control functions
    Patent number: 8591333
    Abstract: A video game controller for a video game and a receptor assembly may include a controller core unit including a housing formed with a top, bottom and opposite sides, at least the top having a plurality of control buttons thereon; and a base portion provided with a first connector; a receptor having a shape substantially similar to a component appearing in the video game. The receptor may be a gun-shaped sub-unit with a barrel portion and a gripper portion with an open slot adapted to receive the core unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • Game controller with adapter duplicating control functions
    Patent number: 8550915
    Abstract: A video game controller for a video game and a receptor assembly may include a controller core unit including a housing formed with a top, bottom and opposite sides, at least the top having a plurality of control buttons thereon; and a base portion provided with a first connector; a receptor having a shape substantially similar to a component appearing in the video game. The receptor may be a gun-shaped sub-unit with a barrel portion and a gripper portion with an open slot adapted to receive the core unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • CONTROLLER COVER
    Publication number: 20120270662
    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: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki
  • Controller cover
    Patent number: 8215483
    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 cover is attached to the controller, 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: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki
  • Power adapter
    Patent number: D671488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Hidekazu Yata, Sadayoshi Hattori, Tomoki Narita
  • Controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D681127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura
  • Upper housing of controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D681128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura
  • Controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D682946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Noboru Wakitani
  • Electronic computer
    Patent number: D684916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yasuhisa Kitano, Toshiaki Iwao, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta
  • Controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D686669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura
  • Controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D689138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura
  • Upper housing of controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D691663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura
  • Information terminal stand
    Patent number: D692009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Naoya Yamamoto, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto
  • Information terminal stand
    Patent number: D693826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Naoya Yamamoto, Junji Takamoto, Takanori Okamura, Yoshitaka Tamura
  • Lower housing of controller for electronic computer
    Patent number: D694829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki, Yositomo Gotou, Takanori Okamura, Masahiko Nishimura
  • Storage battery
    Patent number: D699178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Yuji Hori, Masahiko Nishimura, Yositomo Gotou, Daisuke Kumazaki, Takafumi Nishida
  • Connector plug
    Patent number: D699680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Takamoto, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • Storage battery
    Patent number: D700137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Yuji Hori, Masahiko Nishimura, Yositomo Gotou, Daisuke Kumazaki, Takafumi Nishida
  • Power supply adapter
    Patent number: D702185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Yata, Sadayoshi Hattori, Tomoki Narita, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Connector plug
    Patent number: D702645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Naoya Yamamoto, Masato Ibuki, Akiko Suga, Kenichiro Ashida, Hiroki Ikuta, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Junji Takamoto, Shinji Yamamoto, Takafumi Nishida