Patents by Inventor Tadahiro Kawamura
Tadahiro Kawamura 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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Patent number: 6958751Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object while changing the shape of said object, there is provided a first memory for recording information for first polygons which form the object; a second memory for recording information for second polygons, which form the object and are linked to the first polygons; and when the shape of the object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between the first polygons and the second polygons. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, with the joint regions moving in a natural manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega EnterprisesInventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
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Patent number: 6738067Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202. Using computer graphics in a video game, or the like, it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, wherein joint regions move in a natural manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega EnterprisesInventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
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Patent number: 6655765Abstract: A refrigerator includes a thermally insulated housing opening forwardly at a front surface thereof; a door for selectively opening and closing the opening of the housing; a magnetic gasket fitted to a portion of the door which is engageable with an open edge of the housing; a pivotally supported handle connected to the door for movement between opened and closed positions for opening and closing the door, respectively; and a trigger member drivingly coupled with the handle for movement between projected and retracted positions. The trigger member is moved from the retracted position towards the projected position, as the handle is pivoted from the closed position towards the opened position, to abut the open edge to thereby physically release a contact between the magnetic gasket and the open edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2002Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Refrigeration CompanyInventors: Tadahiro Kawamura, Koji Suzuki, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Hidetomo Takanishi, Akihiko Manabe, Hirofumi Waki, Takashi Aoki, Katsuhiko Morimoto, Takeshi Onaka, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20030090187Abstract: A refrigerator includes a thermally insulated housing (1) opening forwards at a front surface thereof; a door 9, 10, 11, 12; 59, 60; 63, 64, 65; 57, 58; 59, 60) for selectively opening and closing the forward opening of the housing; a magnetic gasket (14, 14b) fitted to a portion of the door which is engageable with an open edge (13) of the housing; a pivotally supported handle (24, 34; 46) connected to the door for movement between opened and closed positions for opening and closing the door, respectively; and a trigger member (26; 50) drivingly coupled with the handle (24, 34; 46) for movement between projected and retracted positions. The trigger member is moved from the retracted position towards the projected position, as the handle is pivoted from the closed position towards the opened position, to abut against the open edge to thereby physically release a contact between the magnetic gasket and the open edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Tadahiro Kawamura, Koji Suzuki, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Hidetomo Takanishi, Akihiko Manabe, Hirofumi Waki, Takashi Aoki, Katsuhiko Morimoto, Takeshi Onaka, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 6343987Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of the object. Furthermore, the image processing device includes a first memory for recording information for first polygons which form the object; a second memory for recording information for second polygons that form the object and are linked to the first polygons; and when the shape of the object is changed, the shapes of the second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between the first polygons and the second polygons. Using computer graphics in a video game it is possible to achieve a more realistic object representation, wherein joint regions move in a natural manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1997Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega EnterprisesInventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
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Publication number: 20010033282Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega EnterprisesInventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yu Ichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama
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Publication number: 20010034255Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 1997Publication date: October 25, 2001Inventors: YOSHIFUSA HAYAMA, KAZUNORI 0, SEIICHI YAMAGATA, SHINOBU HAYASHI, SHIGENOBU NAKAMURA, KAZUKO NOGUCHI, MAKIO KIDA, TAKEHARU TANIMURA, TADAHIRO KAWAMURA, YUICHIRO MINE, HIDEKI TANAKA, NAOHIRO WARAMA
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Publication number: 20010000779Abstract: In an image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst changing the shape of said object, there are provided: a first memory for recording information for first polygons 201 which form said object, and a second memory for recording information for second polygons 202, which form said object and are linked to said first polygons; and when the shape of said object is changed, the shapes of said second polygons are changed such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons 201 and said second polygons 202.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2001Publication date: May 3, 2001Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises.Inventors: Yoshifusa Hayama, Kazunori O, Seiichi Yamagata, Shinobu Hayashi, Shigenobu Nakamura, Kazuko Noguchi, Makio Kida, Takeharu Tanimura, Tadahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Mine, Hideki Tanaka, Naohiro Warama