Patents by Inventor Shinya Suga
Shinya Suga 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: 20220180698Abstract: A game apparatus includes a first space to which a game object is supplied, a plurality of urging bodies arranged spaced apart from each other in the first space and configured to urge the game object, and a second space for carrying out a first lottery using the game object. In the game apparatus, a holding state changes to a communication state, the holding state is a state in which movement of the game object from the first space to the second space is blocked, and the communication state is a state in which the game object urged by the plurality of urging bodies move from the first space to the second space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: KONAMI AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiya SHIMBATA, Seiya YAMANE, Shinya SUGA
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Patent number: 11164427Abstract: A game apparatus includes a pusher configured to reciprocate forward and backward on a surface of a table, the pusher including a first surface that is an upper surface of the pusher; a feeder configured to feed a game object that is rollable regardless of an orientation of the game object, onto the first surface; and a suppressor provided on at least one of the pusher and the table and configured to suppress an amount of movement of the game object.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: KONAMI AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Kenji Gennozono, Ken Sasaki, Takahiro Yoshino, Etsushi Takahashi, Shinya Suga, Kensaku Yoshida
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Patent number: 10825305Abstract: A game apparatus includes: a moving image acquirer configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates an operation result used in a game; a movable display device having a transformable display surface; a game related information acquirer configured to acquire game related information including at least one of information on the operation result generation device and information on the game; and a form determiner configured to determine a form of the display surface based on the game related information, and the movable display device displays the movement image acquired by the moving image acquirer in the form determined by the form determiner.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Shinya Suga, Fumitaka Takeyama, Kazuyasu Ogura, Kensaku Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200193781Abstract: A game apparatus includes a pusher configured to reciprocate forward and backward on a surface of a table, the pusher including a first surface that is an upper surface of the pusher; a feeder configured to feed a game object that is rollable regardless of an orientation of the game object, onto the first surface; and a suppressor provided on at least one of the pusher and the table and configured to suppress an amount of movement of the game object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: KONAMI AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi KAWAI, Kenji GENNOZONO, Ken SASAKI, Takahiro YOSHINO, Etsushi TAKAHASHI, Shinya SUGA, Kensaku YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10607450Abstract: A game system executes lottery processing where at least one lottery candidate is selected from plural lottery candidates; gives value according to the lottery result to a user; displays on a monitor a game screen for performing a lottery; controls a shooting game to be played by the user while the game screen is displayed on the monitor; changes an expectant value as the lottery result according to a game-play state of the shooting game; and settles the change at a predetermined timing of the shooting time. Then, the game system executes the lottery processing based on the expectant value settled.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Shinya Suga, Manabu Kitagawa
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Patent number: 10504322Abstract: A game apparatus is configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions; display a moving image based on the acquired movement image; receive an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions; set a symbol in accordance with the operation input by the player, in one or more of the physical regions that are displayed in the acquired movement image; acquire information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and generate a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Fumitaka Takeyama, Shinya Suga
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Patent number: 10478725Abstract: A game machine includes a game operation acceptance device configured to accept one or more game operations. The game machine also includes a skill evaluating device configured to determine whether or not the one or more game operations that are accepted satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions. The game machine also includes a game value consuming device configured to consume a game value in case that the skill evaluating device determined that the one or more game operations that are accepted satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Shinya Suga
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Patent number: 10478726Abstract: A game machine includes a game operation acceptance device configured to accept one or more game operations by a player. The game machine also includes a skill evaluating device configured to determine whether or not the one or more game operations that are accepted by the game operation acceptance device satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions. The game machine also includes a game value consuming device configured to consume a game value in case that the skill evaluating device determined that the one or more game operations by the player which are accepted by the game operation acceptance device satisfy the one or more predefined skill conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Shinya Suga
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Publication number: 20180225910Abstract: A game apparatus is configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions; display a moving image based on the acquired movement image; receive an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions; set a symbol in accordance with the operation input by the player, in one or more of the physical regions that are displayed in the acquired movement image; acquire information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and generate a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi KAWAI, Fumitaka TAKEYAMA, Shinya SUGA
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Publication number: 20180225931Abstract: A game apparatus includes: a moving image acquirer configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates an operation result used in a game; a movable display device having a transformable display surface; a game related information acquirer configured to acquire game related information including at least one of information on the operation result generation device and information on the game; and a form determiner configured to determine a form of the display surface based on the game related information, and the movable display device displays the movement image acquired by the moving image acquirer in the form determined by the form determiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi KAWAI, Shinya SUGA, Fumitaka TAKEYAMA, Kazuyasu OGURA, Kensaku YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20170333791Abstract: A game machine includes a game operation acceptance device configured to accept one or more game operations. The game machine also includes a skill evaluating device configured to determine whether or not the one or more game operations that are accepted satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions. The game machine also includes a game value consuming device configured to consume a game value in case that the skill evaluating device determined that the one or more game operations that are accepted satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norifumi KAWAI, Shinya SUGA
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Publication number: 20170337777Abstract: A game machine includes a game operation acceptance device configured to accept one or more game operations by a player. The game machine also includes a skill evaluating device configured to determine whether or not the one or more game operations that are accepted by the game operation acceptance device satisfy one or more predefined skill conditions. The game machine also includes a game value consuming device configured to consume a game value in case that the skill evaluating device determined that the one or more game operations by the player which are accepted by the game operation acceptance device satisfy the one or more predefined skill conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norifumi KAWAI, Shinya SUGA
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Publication number: 20170046907Abstract: A game system executes lottery processing where at least one lottery candidate is selected from plural lottery candidates; gives value according to the lottery result to a user; displays on a monitor a game screen for performing a lottery; controls a shooting game to be played by the user while the game screen is displayed on the monitor; changes an expectant value as the lottery result according to a game-play state of the shooting game; and settles the change at a predetermined timing of the shooting time. Then, the game system executes the lottery processing based on the expectant value settled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Norifumi Kawai, Shinya Suga, Manabu Kitagawa
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Publication number: 20130099443Abstract: A game apparatus (100) includes a medal slot mechanism (30), control device (10), and display (40). The medal slot mechanism (30) includes a rail (33) that can guide a medal (M) inserted from an insertion slot (31) to a first ejection slot (32) connecting to a field (F), a second ejection slot (52) that ejects the inserted medal (M) to a collector (H), a selector (34) that selects an exit of the medal (M), and a detector (35) that detects the medal (M) passing through a predetermined position in the rail (33) between the insertion slot (31) and the selector (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Okuaki, Shinya Suga
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Publication number: 20130040735Abstract: A game apparatus includes multiple stations at each of which at least one player plays a game; multiple screens, at least one of the screens being associated with each of the multiple screens; and a single image projecting device adapted for projecting an image to be displayed on each of the screens. An image to be displayed on each screen is projected from a single image projecting device to each screen, so that it is unnecessary to provide multiple display devices for stations, respectively. Accordingly, the production cost of the game apparatus is low.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinya Suga, Etsushi Takashi, Shingo Ishii
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Patent number: 6350103Abstract: To provide a jet engine booster structure capable of obtaining a desired pressure ratio with fewer stages. The moving blade of a booster is a boundary layer control tandem moving blade.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1999Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Hashimoto, Shinya Suga, Yusuke Sakai