Patents by Inventor Shinji Todokoro

Shinji Todokoro 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).

  • Publication number: 20220193568
    Abstract: A track running toy has a rotational device, whose track surface main body has a track surface and an entry and exit portion. An entry and exit guide member has an entry guide portion guiding a running body from the entry and exit portion to the track surface and an exit guide portion guiding the running body from the entry and exit portion to the same portion. An entry and exit control member is provided at the entry and exit portion, has a pop-up guide portion formed to follow a track guide portion and a running surface, and projects while tilting, whereby the running surface connects to the track surface by operating an operating body. A pop-up abutment member is switched from a retracted to a projecting state when operating the operating body and abuts a stopping abutment portion of the entry and exit guide member when projecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Publication number: 20220184514
    Abstract: A track device includes a switching section configured to switch a running path for guiding a wheel of a running body to running paths in multiple directions, and a traveling path guide portion disposed along the running path which follows a different direction from an inertial direction of the running body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Publication number: 20210283519
    Abstract: A water toy includes a spherical portion, an air introducing portion having an air introducing cylindrical portion (a cylindrical portion) configured to establish a communication between an interior and an exterior of the spherical portion and a check valve configured to seal up a communicating hole in the air introducing cylindrical portion, and a water introducing portion having a water introducing cylindrical portion (a cylindrical portion) configured to establish a communication between the interior and the exterior of the spherical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Patent number: 11047396
    Abstract: A bearing packing according to the invention includes a first packing having an opening portion formed therein, the opening portion allowing a rotary shaft to penetrate through the first packing, and a second packing having an opening portion formed therein, the opening portion allowing the rotary shaft to penetrate through the second packing, and configured to be brought into engagement with the first packing in a direction of the rotary shaft, and a sealed space for sealing a hydrophobic fluid in is defined around a circumference of the rotary shaft that is surrounded by the first packing and the second packing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Publication number: 20200164280
    Abstract: A vinyl hollow flying toy having a rocket shape includes a main body portion including a front body portion at a front end portion and narrowed diametrically, a middle body portion at a middle portion and having a maximum diameter, and a rear body portion at a rear end portion and having fins, which are each made up of a fin member, and in the flying toy, the fins are inflated with air as with the main body portion to maintain a shape of a rocket type flying object with fins, the fin members constituting the fins are formed to be attached while being twisted in one direction relative to an axis of the main body portion of the flying toy, and an air injection nozzle is provided on the main body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Shinji TODOKORO, Masaya SASANO
  • Publication number: 20190383302
    Abstract: A bearing packing according to the invention includes a first packing having an opening portion formed therein, the opening portion allowing a rotary shaft to penetrate through the first packing, and a second packing having an opening portion formed therein, the opening portion allowing the rotary shaft to penetrate through the second packing, and configured to be brought into engagement with the first packing in a direction of the rotary shaft, and a sealed space for sealing a hydrophobic fluid in is defined around a circumference of the rotary shaft that is surrounded by the first packing and the second packing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Publication number: 20190263520
    Abstract: A flying body 1 includes a fixed rotor supporting a first rotor blade to revolve, a movable rotor supporting a second rotor blade to revolve, and a drive unit for changing an angle of a second revolving plane Pr of the second rotor blade relative to a first revolving plane Pf of a first rotor blade by rotating the movable rotor. The drive unit changes operation modes of the flying body among a normal movement mode where the first revolving plane Pf becomes parallel to the second revolving plane Pr, a high-speed flight mode where the second revolving plane Pr is tilted towards the first rotor blade relative to the first revolving plane Pf, and a high-speed running mode where the second revolving plane Pr is tilted more towards the first rotor blade relative to the first revolving plane Pf than in the high-speed flight mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: SHINJI TODOKORO
  • Patent number: 10357724
    Abstract: There is provided a transmitter for facilitating control of a flying object including an elevation control lever 22 for controlling a flight height of a helicopter 1, a cover 24 through which the elevation control lever 22 passes via an opening 26, a step 27 formed on an edge of the opening 26, and a rotation member 28, which rotates, disposed to a backside of the cover 24, where apart of the cover 24 is formed into a curved surface which overlaps a curved surface of the rotation member 28, and rotational speeds of motors 11, 12 internally mounted on the helicopter 1 are set corresponding to the step 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Agatsuma Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10357044
    Abstract: A cotton candy preparing device is desired which does not operate with a pan portion removed. To provide a cotton candy preparing device that prevents a user from taking some time before getting aware that the device is not operating properly, there is provided a cotton candy preparing device having a pan portion that is fixed on to a main body portion by a locking piece, wherein a power supply switch is incorporated in the main body portion, wherein the power supply switch has a switch operating rod that enables on and off operations of a circuit, and a locking body that restricts a sliding movement of the switch operating rod, and wherein when the pan portion is fixed to the main body portion by the locking piece, the locking body is moved by the locking piece to thereby enable the switch operating rod to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Agatsuma Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10307629
    Abstract: A jungle gym joint has a joint main body having joint shafts to which a plurality of pipes are connected and a rotary member having a short rod shape to one end side of which the pipe is connected. A folding portion is formed at a bifurcate portion of the rotary member where a flat plate portion of the joint main body is inserted thereinto, allowing the pipe to be folded. A cylindrical cover member is provided on an outer circumference of the folding portion. The cover member includes a restricting wall portion restricting the folding of the pipe by being brought into abutment with the flat plate portion or the bifurcate portion and a cutout portion formed by cutting out the circumferential wall to prevent the abutment of the circumferential wall with the flat plate portion or the bifurcate portion to thereby release the folding of the folding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10244774
    Abstract: There is provided a cotton candy preparing device, wherein an upper pot portion of a rotary pot incorporated in a main body portion is provided above the main body portion to project upwards, a pan portion surrounding the upper pot portion is mounted above the main body portion, a pot mounting base portion having an upper end bearing plate is provided at a bottom plate portion of the main body portion to support rotatably a rotation shaft of the rotary port, the rotary pot has a gear wheel plate fixed to the rotation shaft so that this gear wheel plate faces the bearing plate in parallel, electrode rings having a circumferential annular shape centered at the rotation shaft are provided on an upper surface of the bearing plate, and metallic contacts are provided on a lower surface of the gear wheel plate so as to contact the electrode rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10244773
    Abstract: To provide a cotton candy preparing device for preparing cotton candy in a good condition at all times irrespective of different heating conditions for granulated sugar and sugar candy, a cotton candy preparing device having a rotary pot formed of a pot upper portion and a pot bottom portion is provided, and the pot upper portion has a loading port at an upper end thereof and further tubular inner walls below the loading port, lower ends of the inner walls have a conically shaped expanded inclined portion that expands downwards, a plurality of plate-shaped ribs are provided on the expanded inclined portion so as to project towards a center of the rotary port, and lower ends of the ribs are brought into contact with a heating plate provided on an upper surface of the pot bottom portion or forms a slight gap between the heating plate and themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10207176
    Abstract: There is provided a home-use crane game machine whose operation of a rotation transmission mechanism can be restored with ease that includes a plurality of motors 91, 92, 93 having a drive shaft to which a gear is fitted, rotation transmission mechanisms having a plurality of gears which are rotated by the plurality of motors 91, 92, 93, a catcher 65 for grabbing a prize 6 which is moved up and down by the rotation transmission mechanisms, a crane main body 54 having the motors 91, 92, 93 and the rotation transmission mechanisms internally, and rollers 68, 69, 70 connected to the rotation transmission mechanisms via input gear mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10188126
    Abstract: A cotton candy preparing device is provided that has a rotary pot dividable into a pot upper portion and a pot bottom portion, a plurality of legs extending downwards from near a circumferential edge portion of a lower end of the upper pot portion and including a leg end portion expanding outwards at a lower end thereof, a heating plate provided on an upper surface of the pot bottom portion, and leg receiving holes provided near a circumferential edge portion of the upper surface of the pot bottom portion to allow the legs to be inserted individually, and the leg receiving holes each have an inserting portion permitting the passage of the leg end portion and a leg stopping portion connecting continuously to a side of the inserting portion and whose width to an outer circumferential direction of the rotary pot is made narrower than the inserting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10183230
    Abstract: To entertain viewers more by adopting motions different from the conventional ones, there is provided an eyeglasses toy having an eyeglasses frame comprising a rim member and temple members, eyeball members fixed to the rim member and comprising spherical surface portions which project forwards from the rim member, rotational eyelid members which are provided rotatably so as to cover and expose the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members, biasing members which bias the rotational eyelid members in a direction in which the rotational eyelid members expose the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members, and operating members or strings which rotate the rotational eyelid members in a direction in which the rotational eyelid members cover the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members against biasing forces of the biasing members, wherein the strings have a chin locked portion which is locked on the chin of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Genie Toys plc
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Patent number: 10166464
    Abstract: In order to provide a puzzle that allows young children to enjoy puzzle games easily and pleasantly, a puzzle 1 has a housing main body 10 and a puzzle shaft 40 provided in the housing main body 10. The puzzle shaft 40 includes a shaft and a piece 30. The shaft is provided with rotation of the shaft centers fixed. A plurality of pieces that is rotatably provided around the shaft center of the shaft along a shaft center direction of the shaft via the shaft and a ratchet mechanism, and puzzle patterns are provided to outer periphery of the shaft around the shaft center. The ratchet mechanism is made up of ratchet teeth formed on the outer periphery of the shaft and a ratchet pawl provided to the piece via an elastic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Publication number: 20180272230
    Abstract: In order to provide a puzzle that allows young children to enjoy puzzle games easily and pleasantly, a puzzle 1 has a housing main body 10 and a puzzle shaft 40 provided in the housing main body 10. The puzzle shaft 40 includes a shaft and a piece 30. The shaft is provided with rotation of the shaft centers fixed. A plurality of pieces that is rotatably provided around the shaft center of the shaft along a shaft center direction of the shaft via the shaft and a ratchet mechanism, and puzzle patterns are provided to outer periphery of the shaft around the shaft center. The ratchet mechanism is made up of ratchet teeth formed on the outer periphery of the shaft and a ratchet pawl provided to the piece via an elastic portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Publication number: 20180202087
    Abstract: In order to provide a pompom making device which can make easily pompoms having different diameters, a pompom making device has a base member formed long, and a first yarn wrapping member and a second yarn wrapping member which are formed long and are provided on the base member so as not only to intersect the base member but also to face each other, and the first yarn wrapping member is formed so as to move towards and away from the second yarn wrapping member. Specifically, the first yarn wrapping member is formed so as to move along the base member. Further, the first yarn wrapping member and the second yarn wrapping member include yarn cutting tool inserting grooves, respectively, so as to facilitate the cutting of a bunch of wrapped yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Shinji TODOKORO
  • Patent number: 9993677
    Abstract: A jungle gym joint has a joint main body including joint shafts to which pipes are connected and rotary members. The pipe is connected to one end and a folding portion is formed at the other end of the rotary member, the folding member being formed by a flat plate portion being held in a bifurcate portion together with the joint main body. A cover member including engaging projections on an inner circumferential surface is provided on an outer circumference of the folding portion. The cover member is guided to move back and forth in an axial direction by the engaging projections being brought into engagement with guide grooves. The folding portion is restricted from being folded with the cover member staying in an advanced end position while the restriction of folding thereof can be released with the cover member staying in a withdrawal end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: AGATSUMA CO.. LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro
  • Publication number: 20180104610
    Abstract: A toy helicopter configured to enhance a lateral stability by eliminating quickly a lateral tilt of a fuselage to restore its normal state includes a fuselage having a main body portion, a main rotor disposed above the main body portion and a balancing device fixed to an upper portion of the main body portion, the balancing device includes a long balance rod extending laterally across the fuselage, the balance rod has a protuberant portion at each end thereof and is allowed to oscillate so as to be held horizontal even though the fuselage is caused to tilt, and the balance rod is supported at a central portion thereof by a support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Shinji Todokoro