Patents by Inventor Kuniaki Honno

Kuniaki Honno 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).

  • Publication number: 20070099690
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming machine. According to the gaming machine, when the detection of the stop operation is carried out, the number of sliding symbols is obtained on the basis of the symbol specified by the symbol specifying means and the stop table and the highest priority attraction-in ranking is determined among a the predetermined number of symbols from the symbols specified by the symbol specifying means, on the basis of the internal winning combination determined. In addition, when a priority attraction-in ranking of the symbol based on the number of sliding symbols obtained is same as the priority attraction-in ranking determined to be highest, the rotation of reel is stopped on the basis of the number of sliding symbols obtained, and when it is not same, the rotation of reel is stopped on the basis of the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol having the priority attraction-in ranking determined to be highest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Nozaki, Kuniaki Honno, Shinya Ando
  • Publication number: 20070066383
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming machine. According to the gaming machine, when a combination of symbols relating to a winning is displayed on a one line, the symbols constituting the combination of symbols relating to the winning and symbols constituting a combination of specific symbols in accordance with the combination of symbols relating to the winning are respectively arranged on peripheries of reels so that the combination of specific symbols is displayed on a line different from the one line. In addition, an image display unit of the gaming machine displays a specific image representing a corresponding relationship between a prize in accordance with the combination of symbols relating to the winning and the combination of specific symbols in accordance with the combination of symbols relating to the winning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi Mori, Nakayasu Tsukahara, Hideaki Wada, Kuniaki Honno, Hiroshi Irimajiri, Takumi Nishi, Hiroaki Oosera, Akio Fujita, Yusuke Kikuchi