Patents by Inventor Kiyoji Asano

Kiyoji Asano 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: 5011448
    Abstract: The spiral-spring driven doll toy according to the invention includes a driving mechanism in which a spiral spring is wound up via a gear mechanism by backward rotation of a driving wheel and then provides the restoring force which causes the wheel to rotate. Two leg portions of the doll toy are each rotatably driven by a driving wheel which has a wheel pin which engages in a groove on the leg portion and are similarly interlocked with two pivotable arm portions so that the leg portions move to and fro opposite to the arm portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: 4966569
    Abstract: A radio controlled type two-wheeled toy vehicle provided with a pivotable battery case at its lower part and steerable by swinging right and left with respect to a running direction, the weight of the battery case with the battery case being swung right and left with respect to the running direction by a radio control and with the front wheel supporter being more inclined together with the battery case in the direction of swinging of the vehicle than the toy vehicle body to change the running direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Green Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: 4309841
    Abstract: A two-wheel toy vehicle, having a body, preferably, in the replica of a motorcycle, and an inertia energy flywheel and transmission gear mechanism for driving the vehicle (through the rear wheel) in a forward movement in both a one-wheel upwardly-extended position and a two-wheel position along the running surface. A shock-absorbing device is formed as part of the transmission gear mechanism for absorbing sudden shock forces between the flywheel and the rear wheel driven by the flywheel. In addition, the front wheel is rotatably mounted to the vehicle and in a manner for lateral movement. However, a device is formed on the front portion of the toy vehicle to limit the lateral movement of the front wheel to ensure that the vehicle is balanced and maintained in its one-wheel upwardly-extended position and when it falls from this one-wheel position to its two-wheel position along the running surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Shinsei Kogyo Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: 4166338
    Abstract: A steering system for radio or wire controlled traveling toys such as model cars having steerable wheels connected to a steering bar. Mechanism is in turn connected to the steering bar for actuation thereof and includes a pair of rack members connection to respective ends of the mechanism. A single electric drive motor provides the propulsion for the toy car through an axle and differential acting drive wheels and is in turn coupled through a slip gear to planetary gear drive clutches which may be alternately locked by means of a pair of solenoids and associated pawls. Output gears driven by the drive clutches in turn effect movement of one or the other of the rack members to steer the car. A centering spring for the steering mechanism returns the steering to straight ahead automatically once the turn energization is completed. The slip gear also will prevent damage to the drive and steering components once steering limits are reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: Shinsei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: 4084344
    Abstract: A toy construction set consisting of a plurality of corner posts each having a leg, first and second groups of two arms each extending outwardly from the leg, and a locking cavity formed within the end of each arm; a plurality of middle posts each having a leg, first and second groups of three arms each extending outwardly from the leg, and a locking cavity formed within the end of each arm; at least one corner post having a leg, first and second groups of four arms each extending outwardly from the leg, and a locking cavity formed within the end of each arm; a plurality of beams each terminating in locking projections complimentary in configuration with respect to the locking cavities of the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: Shinsei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: 4077156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a toy vehicle provided with an energy storage mechanism for propelling the vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a frame, an axle having wheels secured thereto, the axle being mounted for rotation with respect to the frame, an energy source consisting of a housing provided with a gear, a spring having one end attached to the housing and coiled within the cavity, and a second gear provided with a stem positioned within the cavity and to which the other end of the spring is attached, a gearing mechanism that is activated by the rotation of the axle in one direction to rotate the first and second gears in opposite directions to store energy in the spring by coiling same, the release of the axle thereafter releasing the stored energy causing the axle to rotate in the opposite direction to propel the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Shinsei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D246479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1977
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D252291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano
  • Patent number: D255697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Inventor: Kiyoji Asano