Patents by Inventor Toru Okubo

Toru Okubo 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: 6450886
    Abstract: A foot switcher includes: a foot switch sheet having a plurality of pressure switches for detecting steps; and a mat placed under the foot switch sheet, and including a mat body having a plurality of divisions, one division being different from another division in hardness, and a specified number of divisions corresponding to the plurality of pressure switches, respectively. The hardness of one division is different from that of another division adjoining the one division. A top layer for covering the plurality of the pressure switches is formed with slip preventer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano
  • Patent number: 6329620
    Abstract: A flat foot switch unit has a surface has a slippage-preventing measure. In this, a foot switch section has a four-sided surface shape and step-motion-detectable foot switches internally formed in nine regions by dividing the surface shape in 3×3. Furthermore, the foot switch section has slippage-preventing linear grooves at least in the regions on the surface of the top layer of a first sheet unit, which is part of the surface shape, and in which the foot switches are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo
  • Patent number: 6225547
    Abstract: Sound generation control and instruction operation evaluation is performed by sound group selection and a sound generation instruction, with a mimic guitar having selection buttons for selecting one of a plurality of sound groups bearing a series of sounds, and a picking blade for instructing the generation of a sound. The rhythm-matching game can be enjoyed relatively easily in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing an instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoki Toyama, Shigehito Mukasa, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano
  • Patent number: D437619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nishimura, Hiroyuki Muraki, Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano, Hideyuki Domitsu
  • Patent number: D441403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraki, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano
  • Patent number: D416013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraki, Toru Okubo
  • Patent number: D427244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraki, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano
  • Patent number: D431267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nishimura, Hiroyuki Muraki, Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano, Hideyuki Domitsu
  • Patent number: D433717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nishimura, Hiroyuki Muraki, Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano, Hideyuki Domitsu
  • Patent number: D435604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nishimura, Hiroyuki Muraki, Toshimitsu Oishi, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano, Hideyuki Domitsu