Patents by Inventor Naoya Kawanobe

Naoya Kawanobe 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: 8016671
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes two LCDs, and a touch panel is provided in relation to the one LCD. When an action game is started, a game screen is displayed on the other LCD, and a still image (capture screen) obtained by copying the game screen according to a capture operation by a player is displayed on the one LCD. When an enemy object on the capture screen is directed, stroked, and so forth by use of the touch panel, the enemy object on the game screen is frozen or erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Yamamoto, Naoya Kawanobe
  • Publication number: 20100041474
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes two LCDs, and a touch panel is provided in relation to the one LCD. When an action game is started, a game screen is displayed on the other LCD, and a still image (capture screen) obtained by copying the game screen according to a capture operation by a player is displayed on the one LCD. When an enemy object on the capture screen is directed, stroked, and so forth by use of the touch panel, the enemy object on the game screen is frozen or erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Yamamoto, Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: 7499284
    Abstract: A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. A main surface of the housing is curved so as to become higher at the center of the housing in a horizontal direction and become lower toward right and left end portions. The cover to be attached on the housing is also curved according to the curve. At a center of the cover, a transparent window (34) is formed, and a display (36) is placed below it on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Patent number: 7470192
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes two LCDs, and a touch panel is provided in relation to the one LCD. When an action game is started, a game screen is displayed on the other LCD, and a still image (capture screen) obtained by copying the game screen according to a capture operation by a player is displayed on the one LCD. When an enemy object on the capture screen is directed, stroked, and so forth by use of the touch panel, the enemy object on the game screen is frozen or erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Yamamoto, Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: 7193165
    Abstract: A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. Each of top main surfaces of the housing and the cover has a plane shape of pincushion, and thus, the top main surface of the housing forms a lower inclined surface (26) connecting a lower side surface (22) and the top main surface of the housing. On the top main surface of the housing, a cross key (16) and an A button (18a), and a B button (18b) are provided, and on the lower inclined surface (26), a start switch (28) and a select switch (30) are arranged. On left and right edges of an upper side surface (20) of the housing, a left switch (32L) and a right switch (32R) are arranged. As to each of the left switch and the right switch, a switch portion is formed at one end nearer to a center of the housing in the horizontal direction, and a pin is provided at the other end opposite thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Publication number: 20060267928
    Abstract: A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. Each of top main surfaces of the housing and the cover has a plane shape of pincushion, and thus, the top main surface of the housing forms a lower inclined surface (26) connecting a lower side surface (22) and the top main surface of the housing. At right and left edges of an upper side surface of the housing (20), a left switch (32L) and a right switch (32R) are arranged as a first operating means. On the top main surface of the housing, a cross key (16), and an A button (18a) and a B button (18b) are arranged as a second operating means, and on the lower inclined surface, a start switch (28) and a select switch (30) are arranged as a third operating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Publication number: 20060258456
    Abstract: A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. Each of top main surfaces of the housing and the cover has a plane shape of pincushion, and thus, the top main surface of the housing forms a lower inclined surface (26) connecting a lower side surface (22) and the top main surface of the housing. On the top main surface of the housing, a cross key (16) and an A button (18a), and a B button (18b) are provided, and on the lower inclined surface (26), a start switch (28) and a select switch (30) are arranged. On left and right edges of an upper side surface (20) of the housing, a left switch (32L) and a right switch (32R) are arranged. As to each of the left switch and the right switch, a switch portion is formed at one end nearer to a center of the housing in the horizontal direction, and a pin is provided at the other end opposite thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Publication number: 20060258464
    Abstract: A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. A main surface of the housing is curved so as to become higher at the center of the housing in a horizontal direction and become lower toward right and left end portions. The cover to be attached on the housing is also curved according to the curve. At a center of the cover, a transparent window (34) is formed, and a display (36) is placed below it on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Publication number: 20050164784
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes two LCDs, and a touch panel is provided in relation to the one LCD. When an action game is started, a game screen is displayed on the other LCD, and a still image (capture screen) obtained by copying the game screen according to a capture operation by a player is displayed on the one LCD. When an enemy object on the capture screen is directed, stroked, and so forth by use of the touch panel, the enemy object on the game screen is frozen or erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Yamamoto, Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: D532829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Patent number: D540396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Patent number: D550159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: D476660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignees: Creatures Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Tsushima Takada, Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: D553567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Kawanobe
  • Patent number: D554195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Masato Ibuki
  • Patent number: D556759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Patent number: D568884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Tomoyuki Sakiyama
  • Patent number: D602096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Daisuke Kumazaki, Naoya Kawanobe, Yuji Kawanobe, legal representative
  • Patent number: D608397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Yuji Kawanobe, legal representative, Masaki Amano
  • Patent number: D613801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawanobe, Yuji Kawanobe, legal representative, Masaki Amano