Patents by Inventor Teruo Ohira

Teruo Ohira 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: 7316396
    Abstract: A card game machine using plural cards on front surface sides of which distinctive information for identifying itself from others is displayed and designs of back sides of which have a commonality is provide. The card game comprises a holding unit for holding the plural cards with a same shape in a stacked state, a distribution unit for distributing the plural cards held by the holding unit one by one in a state where the card is placed face down, a tilt surface for sliding the card distributed by the distribution unit, a stop unit for stopping the card sliding on the tilt surface at a specified position of the tilt surface and a card reversing unit for forcibly reversing the card stopped by the stop unit so that the front surface side is exposed and display contents depicted on the surface of the card can be visually seen, wherein a specified profit is given to a player on the basis of the distinctive information of the reversed card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignees: Ohiragiken Industry Co., Atlas Co.
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira
  • Publication number: 20070029726
    Abstract: A dice game apparatus rolls dice to a stop, then photographs spots shown by the stopped dice with a CCD camera (41), then analyzes an image of the spots, and determines the spots shown by the dice. In the dice game apparatus, a dice rolling surface (35a) on which the dice are rolled is inclined downwardly from its outer periphery toward its center. The CCD camera (41) is disposed above the center thereof. As a result, the dice are gathered around the center in accordance with the inclination of the surface. An image of the upper sides of the dice substantially exactly facing the CCD camera (41) can be taken. Therefore, the spots shown by the dice can be analyzed more accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira
  • Publication number: 20050206076
    Abstract: A card game machine using plural cards on front surface sides of which distinctive information for identifying itself from others is displayed and designs of back sides of which have a commonality is provide. The card game comprises a holding unit for holding the plural cards with a same shape in a stacked state, a distribution unit for distributing the plural cards held by the holding unit one by one in a state where the card is placed face down, a tilt surface for sliding the card distributed by the distribution unit, a stop unit for stopping the card sliding on the tilt surface at a specified position of the tilt surface and a card reversing unit for forcibly reversing the card stopped by the stop unit so that the front surface side is exposed and display contents depicted on the surface of the card can be visually seen, wherein a specified profit is given to a player on the basis of the distinctive information of the reversed card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira
  • Publication number: 20050032570
    Abstract: A roulette game machine includes a single monitor display displaying a betting board capable of having a plurality of players betting at the same time, a plurality of playing areas arranged around the monitor display, first display means provided every playing area to display an amount of chips, designation means provided every playing area to designate a predetermined sum of chips for betting, betting means provided every playing area to bet a designated sum of chips, selection means provided every playing area to select an optional identification symbol on the betting board, second display means provided in juxtaposition with the respective selection means to display a marking image to the effect that betting is made on an optional identification symbol as selected, and judgment means for judging whether an optional identification symbol as betted corresponds to a hit identification symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira
  • Patent number: 6454261
    Abstract: A game machine played by a player to fish amusement objects. The game machine has a tank containing water. The amusement objects float on water. A fishing member engages one of the amusement objects and fishes the amusement object. The fishing member is lifted to catch the amusement object. A driving mechanism supports the fishing member and vertically moves the fishing member. A forcible object mover forcibly moves the amusement objects on the water surface. A manipulator, which is manipulated by the player, lowers the fishing member with the driving mechanism. A dropping mechanism drops the amusement object when the amusement object is lifted together with the fishing member by the driving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Ohiragiken Industry Co.
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira
  • Publication number: 20010048194
    Abstract: A game machine played by a player to fish amusement objects. The game machine has a tank containing water. The amusement objects float on water. A fishing member engages one of the amusement objects and fishes the amusement object. The fishing member is lifted to catch the amusement object. A driving mechanism supports the fishing member and vertically moves the fishing member. A forcible object mover forcibly moves the amusement objects on the water surface. A manipulator, which is manipulated by the player, lowers the fishing member with the driving mechanism. A dropping mechanism drops the amusement object when the amusement object is lifted together with the fishing member by the driving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: OHIRAGIKEN INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Teruo Ohira