Patents by Inventor Satoshi Nakano

Satoshi Nakano 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: 5613913
    Abstract: In a method for developing attractions in a shooting game system with which players can experience gun fights between the targets and players themselves. The shooting game system can be easily installed in a short period anywhere and game quality can be adjusted in the most suitable state. The method for developing attractions includes the steps of producing various types of targets by combining fundamental mechanisms, each of which is used for a unit operation; incorporating unified control equipment and peripherals in the produced target to make them a target unit; embedding the above-described target unit in a target unit case so as to serve also as an indoor partition and posts; and arranging the embedded target units in the designated rooms of the attraction hall. The method for developing attractions alternatively includes inputting information regarding the arrangement of the targets, displaying the arrangement on a screen, and the interaction between the targets and the players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Ikematsu, Hiroshi Kawakami, Satoshi Nakano, Tatsuya Kouno, Keisuke Hiromi, Masakazu Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 5602616
    Abstract: A camera having a manually actuable switch for temporarily shifting the camera to an optimum exposure value so that exposure factors, based upon a manually set shutter speed and a manually set aperture value, are replaced by optimum exposure factors based upon a metered brightness of the object to be photographed when the camera is set to a non-program exposure mode. A clear button associated with the camera functions as a manually actuable switch for temporarily shifting an exposure mode of the camera to another exposure mode when the camera is set to a hyper-manual exposure mode. In the hyper-manual exposure mode, a photographer sets exposure factors by actuating a Tv electronic dial and an Av electronic dial. Actuation of the clear button when the camera is set to the hyper-manual exposure mode causes the set exposure factors to be replaced with optimum exposure factors that are automatically calculated in accordance with an object brightness Bv.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Isamu Hirai, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Takayuki Sensui, Masato Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Takenao Shishikura, Akio Takahashi, Nobuhiko Matsudo
  • Patent number: 5485242
    Abstract: An exposure control apparatus of a camera having a photometer for detecting a brightness of an object to be taken, an exposure value calculator for calculating an optimum exposure value in accordance with the object brightness, and an exposure factor setting device for setting a pair of exposure factors having a shutter speed and a diaphragm value, including an exposure factor manual setting device, a specific program exposure mode in which the exposure factors corresponding to the optimum exposure values are automatically set, and an exposure factor modifying device for enabling the exposure factor manual setting device to manually set one of the exposure factors when the exposure factor manual setting device is actuated in the specific program exposure mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Isamu Hirai, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Takayuki Sensui, Masato Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Takenao Shishikura, Akio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5448043
    Abstract: Foreign remittance transaction terminal apparatus for sending money to foreign countries, which includes lobby terminal equipment operated by a user, and counter terminal equipment operated by a teller and connected to a host computer. The lobby terminal equipment has a unit for the user inputting at least a beneficiary, a remittance currency, and an amount of remittance as items required for application for the foreign remittance, a unit for displaying an operation guidance screen for guidance for the user about items to be input for application for the foreign remittance, and a unit for outputting the items input through the input unit onto an output medium and for issuing it to the user. The counter terminal equipment has a unit for inputting the contents of the output medium received from the user, and a unit for transmitting the remittance data based on the input contents to the host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakano, Yoshiharu Morohashi
  • Patent number: 5382997
    Abstract: An exposure control apparatus of a camera, wherein a pair of exposure factors that include a shutter speed and a diaphragm value can be manually and independently set. Furthermore, in the exposure control apparatus, an exposure value determined in accordance with the exposure factors can be locked, and one of the exposure factors can be varied, based on the locked exposure value, when the other exposure factor is varied by the associated manual setting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Isamu Hirai, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Takayuki Sensui, Masato Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Takenao Shishikura, Akio Takahashi, Nobuhiko Matsudo
  • Patent number: 5304251
    Abstract: A crystalline lactulose trihydrate having molecular formula of C.sub.12 H.sub.22 O.sub.11.3H.sub.2 O and a method for its manufacture, which comprises crystallization from a lactulose syrup at a temperature of 2.degree.-20.degree. C., the starting lactulose syrup having a lactulose content of 70-90% of a total solid matters by weight, and having been concentrated to the total solid matters of 65-75% by weight and a ratio of lactose to water of less than 10% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Tomita, Seiichi Shimamura, Yoshitaka Tamura, Teruhiko Mizota, Satoshi Nakano, Itsuko Suzawa
  • Patent number: 5280319
    Abstract: An exposure control apparatus of a camera, in which at least one of a pair of exposure factors that include a shutter speed and a diaphragm value is variable. An exposure factor setting device sets at least one variable exposure factor, while a limit value setting device varies and sets at least one upper and lower limit value of the exposure factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Isamu Hirai, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Takayuki Sensui, Masato Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Takenao Shishikura, Akio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5191373
    Abstract: A display system of a camera, for displaying photographing data or information relating to the camera, on a display unit disposed in a main body of the camera is provided. The photographing data or information is divided into sub-title data or information to be displayed as a plurality of sub-title data or information. The camera includes an information display changeover mechanism for selecting and displaying the sub-title data or information and the subordinate data or information on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakano
  • Patent number: 5142320
    Abstract: An indicating apparatus of a camera having a camera body which has an indicating portion in which information on the camera is indicated. The indicating portion includes a main indicating portion, which generally indicates the information on the camera, and an enlarged indicating portion, which enlarges and indicates specific information indicated in the main indicating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakano, Takeshi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 4486100
    Abstract: An apparatus for the feeding of powderous resin material to a vacuum hopper is improved by providing at least one vertical pipe-line portion between the resin tank and the vacuum hopper, and disposing a flow restricting element such as an orifice in this pipe-line portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Kureha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaichi Endo, Yoshihiro Katahira, Eiichi Hayashi, Satoshi Nakano