Patents by Inventor Noboru Wakitani
Noboru Wakitani 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).
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Publication number: 20250064220Abstract: A connection structure includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first contact portion and a surrounding wall surface. The second apparatus includes a second contact portion and a hollow projection. The first apparatus and the second apparatus are connected as being rotatable relatively to each other around a magnetic force direction and attachable to and detachable from each other, as a result of attraction by magnetic force. The projection is located with a clearance being interposed between the wall surface and the first contact portion, where the projection can be tilted in accordance with pulling including a direction component perpendicular to the magnetic force direction. In the first apparatus, a clearance between a top portion and the projection in a first direction is larger than a clearance between the top portion and the projection in a second direction different from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Kensuke Morita, Noboru Wakitani, Masaki Amano, Tetsuji Kawamura
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Patent number: 12171340Abstract: A connection structure includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first contact portion and a surrounding wall surface. The second apparatus includes a second contact portion and a hollow projection. The first apparatus and the second apparatus are connected as being rotatable relatively to each other around a magnetic force direction and attachable to and detachable from each other, as a result of attraction by magnetic force. The projection is located with a clearance being interposed between the wall surface and the first contact portion, where the projection can be tilted in accordance with pulling including a direction component perpendicular to the magnetic force direction. In the first apparatus, a clearance between a top portion and the projection in a first direction is larger than a clearance between the top portion and the projection in a second direction different from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Morita, Noboru Wakitani, Masaki Amano, Tetsuji Kawamura
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Patent number: 11951387Abstract: A controller includes a key top, a substrate, and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a pressed portion, a base, a skirt portion, and a pressing member. The substrate includes a contact. When viewed in the first direction, the pressing member is surrounded by an outer peripheral edge of a prescribed region. In the second direction, a distance between an end of the outer peripheral edge of the prescribed region on a side of a swing center of the key top and an end of a top surface on the side of the swing center is longer than a distance between an end of the outer peripheral edge of the prescribed region opposite to the swing center and an end of the top surface opposite to the swing center. In the second direction, the contact is located closer to the swing center than the top surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Ebihara, Hiroki Goto, Noboru Wakitani
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Publication number: 20230200551Abstract: A connection structure includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first contact portion and a surrounding wall surface. The second apparatus includes a second contact portion and a hollow projection. The first apparatus and the second apparatus are connected as being rotatable relatively to each other around a magnetic force direction and attachable to and detachable from each other, as a result of attraction by magnetic force. The projection is located with a clearance being interposed between the wall surface and the first contact portion, where the projection can be tilted in accordance with pulling including a direction component perpendicular to the magnetic force direction. In the first apparatus, a clearance between a top portion and the projection in a first direction is larger than a clearance between the top portion and the projection in a second direction different from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Kensuke MORITA, Noboru WAKITANI, Masaki AMANO, Tetsuji KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20220362661Abstract: A controller includes a key top, a substrate, and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a pressed portion, a base, a skirt portion, and a pressing member. The substrate includes a contact. When viewed in the first direction, the pressing member is surrounded by an outer peripheral edge of a prescribed region. In the second direction, a distance between an end of the outer peripheral edge of the prescribed region on a side of a swing center of the key top and an end of a top surface on the side of the swing center is longer than a distance between an end of the outer peripheral edge of the prescribed region opposite to the swing center and an end of the top surface opposite to the swing center. In the second direction, the contact is located closer to the swing center than the top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Kazuki EBIHARA, Hiroki GOTO, Noboru WAKITANI
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Patent number: 11422299Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a light source, a light guide plate, and a mark portion. The light source is provided inside the housing and below the display. The mark portion is provided in the rear surface of the housing and includes a portion that shines as light from the light source passes therethrough. A lower end of the mark portion is defined as a first end and an upper end of the mark portion is defined as a second end. When viewed in a direction from the rear surface toward the front surface, the light source is located between the first end and the second end, and a distance from the second end to the light source is longer than a distance from the first end to the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Ebihara, Fumihiko Inoue, Shinji Yamamoto, Hiroki Goto, Noboru Wakitani
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Patent number: 9555330Abstract: An example of a configuration of an information processing system of the exemplary embodiment includes a first input device on which at least a portion of a user's body is allowed to be put and an information processing apparatus for processing data obtained from the first input device. The first input device includes a first platform on which at least a portion of a user's body is put; and a distance data output unit. The distance data output unit outputs distance data determined in accordance with a distance to an object positioned in a direction away from a platform surface of the first platform. The information processing apparatus includes a data acquisition unit and a processing unit. The data acquisition unit acquires the distance data outputted by the distance data output unit. The processing unit performs a predetermined process, based on the distance data acquired by the data acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Genyo Takeda, Noboru Wakitani
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Patent number: 9474980Abstract: A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki
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Patent number: 8910338Abstract: A lens cleaner (10) cleans a pickup lens (38) within an optical disk device (12). The lens cleaner (10) includes a disk portion (16) and a grip (20) provided at the rear end thereof. A user inserts the lens cleaner (10) into a slot (14) of the optical disk device (12) with the grip (20) holding with a hand (18) to thereby load the lens cleaner (10) into the interior of the optical disk device 12. When the user turns the lens cleaner (10) right and left with the grip (20) holding, a lens surface is cleaned by a cleaning member upheaving on a bottom surface of the disk portion (16).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
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Patent number: 8900058Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member. A main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco GamesInventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Takeshi Nagareda, Kuniaki Ito, Hideo Nagata, Hiroshi Igarashi, Akio Onda
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Publication number: 20140342206Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes an accommodation case and a movable partition portion. The accommodation case accommodates a first battery and a second battery. The partition portion is provided in the accommodation case and partitions the accommodation case into a first accommodation space for accommodating a first battery and a second accommodation space for accommodating a second battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masato IBUKI, Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20140342208Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes, in an accommodation case configured to accommodating a battery, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and a clamping spring. The positive electrode terminal is connected to a positive electrode of the battery. The negative electrode terminal is connected to a negative electrode of the battery. The clamping spring is provided between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and clamps a part of an outer peripheral surface of the battery. Thus, it is possible to accommodate the battery without supporting the battery with a cover to be attached after the accommodation of the battery, using a holding member or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Junji TAKAMOTO, Noboru WAKITANI, Masato IBUKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
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Publication number: 20140323230Abstract: A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 8777745Abstract: A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru Wakitani, Junji Takamoto, Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki
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Patent number: 8702514Abstract: An example controller system includes a terminal device, and an input device as an additional device configured to be attachable to and detachable from the terminal device. The terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, and an LCD 51 provided on the front side of the housing. The input device includes an operation section such as a stick, a bar-shaped first grip portion, and a support portion. The support portion detachably supports the terminal device so that the screen of the LCD is in a generally vertical direction when the first grip portion is in the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Noboru Wakitani, Yositomo Goto, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta, Junji Takamoto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Daisuke Kumazaki
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Publication number: 20130190091Abstract: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games, Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO, Takeshi NAGAREDA, Kuniaki ITO, Hideo NAGATA, Hiroshi IGARASHI, Akio ONDA
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Patent number: D682946Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Noboru Wakitani
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Patent number: D684916Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yasuhisa Kitano, Toshiaki Iwao, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: D706357Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yasuhisa Kitano, Toshiaki Iwao, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: D706358Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Masato Ibuki, Kenichiro Ashida, Noboru Wakitani, Hiroki Ikuta, Xiaoming Jin, Junji Takamoto