Patents by Inventor Satoshi KAWANABE

Satoshi KAWANABE 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: 10279273
    Abstract: A trading card includes a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface and an electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion. The electronic component includes a storage portion which stores data related to the character represented on the main portion and a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawanabe, Kenko Kawahara, Hideaki Kamata, Norio Asakura
  • Publication number: 20180078864
    Abstract: A trading card includes a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface and an electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion. The electronic component includes a storage portion which stores data related to the character represented on the main portion and a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWANABE, Kenko KAWAHARA, Hideaki KAMATA, Norio ASAKURA
  • Patent number: 9855506
    Abstract: A trading card includes a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface and an electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion. The electronic component includes a storage portion which stores data related to the character represented on the main portion and a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawanabe, Kenko Kawahara, Hideaki Kamata, Norio Asakura
  • Publication number: 20160287998
    Abstract: A trading card includes a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface and an electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion. The electronic component includes a storage portion which stores data related to the character represented on the main portion and a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWANABE, Kenko KAWAHARA, Hideaki KAMATA, Norio ASAKURA