Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Kawamura

Mitsuru Kawamura 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: 20010040586
    Abstract: To achieve a more realistic and richer shifting field, such as water surface over which a jet-ski or other object travels, thereby heightening the interest and ambiance of the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI YOKOYAMA, ICHIRO KAWAOKA, TAISHI YASUDA, MASAYOSHI YAMADA, MITSURU KAWAMURA, TOSHIYUKI MAEDA
  • Patent number: 6222546
    Abstract: To achieve a more realistic and richer shifting field, such as water surface over which a jet-ski or other object travels, thereby heightening the interest and ambiance of the game. An image processing device for processing image data for moving an object such as a watercraft over a water surface in three-dimensional space. Comprises means for cyclically shifting the height at given positions of the water surface over time (CPU 101) and means for moving the watercraft while contacting the water (CPU 101). Determination of contact between watercraft and water surface, watercraft tilt correction, boat wake drawing processing, and the like are performed by the CPU 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Takayuki Yokoyama, Ichiro Kawaoka, Taishi Yasuda, Masayoshi Yamada, Mitsuru Kawamura, Toshiyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 6047897
    Abstract: A sprinkler system for a vehicle running test course having an incline in the direction of the width of the vehicle running test course such that said vehicle running test course has a higher side and a lower side. The sprinkler system including a concave placement channel constructed on one or both sides of the vehicle running test course; multiple sprinklers capable of sprinkling water over the vehicle running test course being installed in the concave placement channel; a concave installation channel constructed on the higher side of the vehicle running test course; and multiple water sprinkler nozzles placed in the concave installation channel. The water sprinkler nozzles sprinkle water onto the higher side of the vehicle running test course such that the sprinkled water flows downward along the surface of the vehicle running test course toward the lower side of the vehicle running test course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Marubeni Plant Contractor, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ueno, Mitsuru Kawamura