Patents by Inventor Taichi Iimura

Taichi Iimura 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: 5779032
    Abstract: An accessory containing device having a portion for containing accessories and lids adapted to the opened and closed, a controller remote from the accessory containing box for emitting infrared rays, and a mechanism for opening and closing the lids including a motor, a light receiving element for receiving the infrared rays from the controller and a mechanism for operating the lids with the power of the motor when the light receiving element receives the infrared rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Iimura, Hiroyasu Inagawa
  • Patent number: 5334075
    Abstract: A radio-controlled car capable of making a high-speed turn on the spot is provided. The radio-controlled car provides a controller and a car designed to run forward and turn by changing the direction of rotation of a motor. A first driving wheel is fixedly mounted on one end of a driving shaft of the car and an idly rotatable second driving wheel is mounted on the other end of the driving shaft. A gear mechanism for driving the second driving wheel includes a sun gear mounted on a shaft and planetary gears rotatable around the sun gear on the center of the shaft of the sun gear. The planetary gears are designed to alternately mesh with two gears which rotate in different directions, in accordance with a change in the direction of rotation of the motor. A controller is provided in the radio controlled car and includes a charging circuit for recharging rechargeable batteries therein without requiring a separate charger or having to remove the batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kakizaki, Taichi Iimura
  • Patent number: 4981457
    Abstract: A toy musical instrument has a microprocessor which records in memory a plurality of songs. A moveable part of the toy musical instrument is used to open and close a sound switch so that the next note of each song is played with each closing of the sound switch. The length of each note is determined by the length of time that the sound switch is closed, and the interval between notes is determined by the interval between closings of the sound switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Iimura, Nobuyuki Kiyota