Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Yokota

Tetsuya Yokota 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).

  • Publication number: 20110201424
    Abstract: A slot machine has a frontward projecting portion which is projected frontward of the slot machine from a lower end of a main display provided in a cabinet. The frontward projecting portion has an armrest, a control panel, etc., each of which serves as a human contact portion which comes in contact with a part of a player's body. The lower end of a display surface of the main display is positioned lower than the human contact portions (armrest and control panel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo Okada, Masaki Matsuno, Jun Hirato, Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20110001286
    Abstract: A roulette board, including a roulette wheel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a circumferential direction of the roulette wheel, a plurality of ball reception portions that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of symbols, the plurality of ball reception portions being configured to receive a ball that rolls on the roulette wheel, a banked passage that is endlessly provided along an outer circumference of the roulette wheel, and allows the ball to roll in a circumferential orbit, and a ball discharging mechanism that is provided with a ball discharging member and discharges the ball received in one of the plurality of ball reception portions from the one of the plurality of ball reception portions toward the banked passage by bringing the ball discharging member into contact with the ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Patent number: 7815187
    Abstract: A roulette board includes: a roulette wheel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a circumferential direction of the roulette wheel; a plurality of ball reception portions that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the symbols, the ball reception portions being configured to receive a ball that rolls on the roulette wheel; a banked passage that is endlessly provided along an outer circumference of the roulette wheel, and allows the ball to roll in a circumferential orbit; and a ball discharging mechanism that is provided with a ball discharging member and discharges the ball received in one of the ball reception portions toward the banked passage by bringing the ball discharging member into contact with the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20100002839
    Abstract: Positioning images are created by a projection-image creating unit before imaging, and the positioning images are grouped and stored by a projection-image storage unit for each preset. When imaging is started, a positioning-information calculating unit calculates positioning parameters using the positioning images stored in the projection-image storage unit. An analysis-image-for-synthesis creating unit creates an analysis image using the positioning parameters, and an analysis-image synthesizing and displaying unit synthesizes the analysis image with a live image and displays a synthesized image. When an imaging direction of an X-ray angiography apparatus is changed, a positioning-information updating unit directly updates the positioning parameters based on an amount of change of the imaging direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSYTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya YOKOTA, Hitoshi YAMAGATA, Satoshi WAKAI
  • Patent number: 7584510
    Abstract: This invention is to enable to provide a network service, flexibly and quickly. In an embodiment of the invention, a network platform is achieved by a service providing network. The network platform provides common functions such as authentication and authorization, billing, and client management, and individual functions such as session control for client terminals connected with the service providing network. The client terminal generates and registers a service program to utilize functions in the network platform via a network management interface SMI. Then, by executing the service program, a service request for a specific function is transmitted to the network platform through a service control interface SCI, and the execution result is received from the specific function in the network platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masafumi Katoh, Akihiro Inomata, Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20090048011
    Abstract: A gaming environment is described. A gaming machine has plural JACKPOTs. If JP symbols are displayed with a predetermined number or above, one of JACKPOT corresponding to the number of the displayed JP symbols will be provided to the player. Since the number of the displayed JP symbols explicitly corresponds to the JACKPOT to be provided, the player can easily under stand the JACKPOT to be provided based on the number of displayed JP symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP.
    Inventors: Yukinori INAMURA, Tetsuya YOKOTA, Yoichi KATO, Arata AJIRO
  • Publication number: 20080318663
    Abstract: A gaming environment is described. If a first specific symbol (for example LION symbol 45A) and a second specific symbol (for example, MEAT symbol 45B) are adjacently displayed, the second specific symbol is changed to the first specific symbol. And then, if a combination of the displayed symbols is any of winning combinations, an award corresponding to realized winning combination is provided to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuya YOKOTA, Arata AJIRO, Makoto MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Yoichi KATO
  • Publication number: 20080220844
    Abstract: A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: ARUZE Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yokota, Katsuhiro Kido, Yoshitomo Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080207301
    Abstract: A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ARUZE Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yokota, Katsuhiro Kido, Yoshitomo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7311305
    Abstract: A roulette device including: a roulette plate having a plurality of marks arranged thereon; a ball which rolls on the roulette plate; a plurality of ball receiving parts which are formed corresponding to the marks in a circumferential direction of the roulette plate to receive the ball; a bank passage which is provided on an outer periphery of the ball receiving parts of the roulette plate and on which the ball rolls along a circumferential orbit; a compressor which compresses air; and a first discharge hole which is provided in each ball receiving part and through which the air compressed by the compressor is discharged to the bank passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Tetsuya Yokota, Yoshitomo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7215132
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit implemented on a circuit board, output lines of an output circuit that outputs a logic signal are connected to the circuit board by soldering of a leadless terminal that cannot be seen as being implemented. A fault diagnosing unit tests an output voltage of the leadless terminal with respect to the circuit board as being implemented to determine whether the output voltage is a normal voltage or an abnormal voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20070001705
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit implemented on a circuit board, output lines of an output circuit that outputs a logic signal are connected to the circuit board by soldering of a leadless terminal that cannot be seen as being implemented. A fault diagnosing unit tests an output voltage of the leadless terminal with respect to the circuit board as being implemented to determine whether the output voltage is a normal voltage or an abnormal voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20060287053
    Abstract: A roulette board includes: a roulette wheel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a circumferential direction of the roulette wheel; a plurality of ball reception portions that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the symbols, the ball reception portions being configured to receive a ball that rolls on the roulette wheel; a banked passage that is endlessly provided along an outer circumference of the roulette wheel, and allows the ball to roll in a circumferential orbit; and a ball discharging mechanism that is provided with a ball discharging member and discharges the ball received in one of the ball reception portions toward the banked passage by bringing the ball discharging member into contact with the ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: ARUZE CORP
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20060170154
    Abstract: A roulette device including: a roulette plate having a plurality of marks arranged thereon; a ball which rolls on the roulette plate; a plurality of ball receiving parts which are formed corresponding to the marks in a circumferential direction of the roulette plate to receive the ball; a bank passage which is provided on an outer periphery of the ball receiving parts of the roulette plate and on which the ball rolls along a circumferential orbit; a compressor which compresses air; and a first discharge hole which is provided in each ball receiving part and through which the air compressed by the compressor is discharged to the bank passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: ARUZE Corp.
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Tetsuya Yokota, Yoshitomo Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060168220
    Abstract: This invention is to enable to provide a network service, flexibly and quickly. In an embodiment of the invention, a network platform is achieved by a service providing network. The network platform provides common functions such as authentication and authorization, billing, and client management, and individual functions such as session control for client terminals connected with the service providing network. The client terminal generates and registers a service program to utilize functions in the network platform via a network management interface SMI. When executing the service program, a service request for a specific function is transmitted via a service control interface SCI to the network platform, and the execution result is obtained from the specific function of the network platform. The execution entity and keeping entity of the service program are initially determined based on the detecting entity of a trigger and etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masafumi Katoh, Akihiro Inomata, Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20060130152
    Abstract: This invention is to enable to provide a network service, flexibly and quickly. In an embodiment of the invention, a network platform is achieved by a service providing network. The network platform provides common functions such as authentication and authorization, billing, and client management, and individual functions such as session control for client terminals connected with the service providing network. The client terminal generates and registers a service program to utilize functions in the network platform via a network management interface SMI. Then, by executing the service program, a service request for a specific function is transmitted to the network platform through a service control interface SCI, and the execution result is received from the specific function in the network platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masafumi Katoh, Akihiro Inomata, Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20060055109
    Abstract: A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: ARUZE Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yokota, Katsuhiro Kido, Yoshitomo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6962528
    Abstract: A game device for playing a game by inserting a game-playing medium into an insertion section includes a casing; a main door having a display section on which game elements are displayed and that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the casing; a front door releasably located below the main door and on a front face of the casing, attachment of the front door to the casing and release of the front door from the casing being locked by closing the main door and released by opening the main door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Aruze Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20050119054
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention includes a cabinet, a gaming unit required for playing a game housed in the cabinet, an open/close door capable of closing a housing part for the gaming unit, and operation units each including an operation part where a player performs operation required for playing the game. The open/close door is formed in a shape having a fixed end portion fixed to the cabinet and a plurality of free end portions not fixed to the cabinet, and the operation units are placed at positions where the operation units are capable of abutting on the free end portions of the open/close door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Izawa, Tetsuya Yokota
  • Publication number: 20020198035
    Abstract: According to the invention, a game device for playing a game by inserting a game-playing medium into an insertion section is equipped with: a casing; a main door having a display section on which the game is displayed and that can be freely opened and closed with respect to casing; a front door releasably provided below main door and on the front face of casing; wherein attachment/release of front door to casing is locked by closing main door and the locking is released by opening main door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: Aruze Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yokota