Patents by Inventor Shohachi Ugawa

Shohachi Ugawa 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: 6152446
    Abstract: A pachinko game machine mounting unit capable of promoting its mass production, shorten its construction period and reduce a construction cost of a pachinko island.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Takano, Akio Yokota, Kazuo Fukai, Shohachi Ugawa, Takeo Aoki
  • Patent number: 5509655
    Abstract: The present invention includes a ball shooting mechanism for shooting a PACHINKO ball into a play field, a variable display apparatus capable of variably displaying a plural kinds of identification information, and a starting condition determining means for determining satisfaction of game starting conditions satisfied under such conditions that a coin is deposited and the like in accordance with manipulation of a start button by a player. In response to a determination output of the starting condition determining means, the ball shooting mechanism is driven and controlled to automatically shoot a ball, and the variable display apparatus is, after variation of display thereof is started, is controlled to be stopped so as to draw and display a display result thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo
    Inventor: Shohachi Ugawa
  • Patent number: 5131655
    Abstract: A flipper ball game apparatus includes: a ball shooting mechanism for shooting a ball into a playfield; starting condition determiner for determining satisfaction of game starting conditions satisfied by operation of a start button by a player under such conditions, for example, that coins are deposited into the apparatus; and a shooting mechanism automatically controller responsive to a determination output of the starting condition determiner for driving the ball shooting mechanism to automatically flip and shoot the ball. This structure enables the pinball to be automatically flipped into the playfield without any shooting operation conducted by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo
    Inventor: Shohachi Ugawa