Patents by Inventor Munetoshi Nagayama

Munetoshi Nagayama 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: 8500125
    Abstract: A medal game apparatus with which a player can sequentially insert a plurality of medals easily and quickly is provided. A medal apparatus 100 according to this invention includes a station 1 having a medal insertion portion 12, a medal feeding mechanism 14, a medal base 31, a base board 35, a medal receiving unit 4, and a medal payout unit 11. The medal insertion portion 12 is provided so that it can be moved. The medal feeding mechanism 14 is connected to the medal insertion portion 12 and extends in a specified direction. The medal insertion portion 12 is provided next to the medal payout unit 11 and includes a medal placement area 19 on which a plurality of medals M can be laid out flat; a medal alignment groove 16 that is connected to the medal placement area 19 and in which the medals M can be aligned in an upright state; and a medal insertion opening 17 provided at the end of the medal alignment groove 16. In this way, a player can insert medals sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Munetoshi Nagayama, Toshinari Hara, Nobuyuki Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20100044960
    Abstract: A medal game apparatus with which a player can sequentially insert a plurality of medals easily and quickly is provided. A medal apparatus 100 according to this invention includes a station 1 having a medal insertion portion 12, a medal feeding mechanism 14, a medal base 31, a base board 35, a medal receiving unit 4, and a medal payout unit 11. The medal insertion portion 12 is provided so that it can be moved. The medal feeding mechanism 14 is connected to the medal insertion portion 12 and extends in a specified direction. The medal insertion portion 12 is provided next to the medal payout unit 11 and includes a medal placement area 19 on which a plurality of medals M can be laid out flat; a medal alignment groove 16 that is connected to the medal placement area 19 and in which the medals M can be aligned in an upright state; and a medal insertion opening 17 provided at the end of the medal alignment groove 16. In this way, a player can insert medals sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Munetoshi Nagayama, Toshinari Hara, Nobuyuki Iwasaki