Patents by Inventor Motonobu Jinushi

Motonobu Jinushi 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).

  • Figure data input device
    Patent number: 6659836
    Abstract: An figure data input device is provided, by which prompt and accurate simulation learning is realized by automatically reading out type identifying data and location data of a figure piece when the piece figure is placed on a mounting board. The educational figure data input device includes a figure piece composed of a figure portion replicating the outward appearance of an object and a storage unit for storing the type of the figure portion, which are combined into one body; a mounting board provided with a plurality of sectional mounting planes in such a manner that one figure piece is placed on only one of the plurality of sectional mounting planes; and a reading device, incorporated in the mounting board, for reading out type identifying data stored in the storage unit of the figure piece placed on the mounting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Yamasaki, Motonobu Jinushi, Fusako Kusunoki, Hiromichi Hashizume, Masanori Sugimoto