Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Iwao
Toshiaki Iwao 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: 11369891Abstract: A walking toy in which if a torso is moved forward walking motion is performed has the torso, two legs. The walking toy includes a crank member having a pair of crank eccentric shafts. Each of the legs has a motion member giving rotational force to the crank member when the torso moves forward. Each of the motion members has an eccentric shaft connecting part pivotably connected to the corresponding crank eccentric shaft, a torso cooperation part, and an action part on which force received from the walking surface act. Projections are formed at the torso cooperation part, while grooves are formed at the torso. If the action part of the one leg moves rearward, the motion member moves to thereby impart rotational force to the crank member and, the other leg is moved forward due to rotation of the crank member, and then contacts the walking surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Furuike, Toshiaki Iwao, Kazuhiko Koriyama, Yasuhisa Kitano, Takaki Fujino, Keizo Ota
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Publication number: 20210316226Abstract: A walking toy in which if a torso is moved forward walking motion is performed has the torso, two legs. The walking toy includes a crank member having a pair of crank eccentric shafts. Each of the legs has a motion member giving rotational force to the crank member when the torso moves forward. Each of the motion members has an eccentric shaft connecting part pivotably connected to the corresponding crank eccentric shaft, a torso cooperation part, and an action part on which force received from the walking surface act. Projections are formed at the torso cooperation part, while grooves are formed at the torso. If the action part of the one leg moves rearward, the motion member moves to thereby impart rotational force to the crank member and, the other leg is moved forward due to rotation of the crank member, and then contacts the walking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Hironori FURUIKE, Toshiaki IWAO, Kazuhiko KORIYAMA, Yasuhisa KITANO, Takaki FUJINO, Keizo OTA
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Patent number: 10835814Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing, an operation section, a light-emitter, and a lightguide. The housing has an opening. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed through the opening. The light-emitter is inside the housing and configured to emit light. The lightguide includes a light-receiving surface configured to receive light generated from the light-emitter and a light-exiting surface configured to output light received via the light-receiving surface to outside the housing. The lightguide includes a surrounding portion and an extended portion. The surrounding portion has the light-exiting surface and surrounds a circumference of the operation section. The extended portion is extended from the surrounding portion and has the light-receiving surface at a tip portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Shinta Minagawa, Kazuhiro Maruyama
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Patent number: 10610776Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20190358530Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing, an operation section, a light-emitter, and a lightguide. The housing has an opening. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed through the opening. The light-emitter is inside the housing and configured to emit light. The lightguide includes a light-receiving surface configured to receive light generated from the light-emitter and a light-exiting surface configured to output light received via the light-receiving surface to outside the housing. The lightguide includes a surrounding portion and an extended portion. The surrounding portion has the light-exiting surface and surrounds a circumference of the operation section. The extended portion is extended from the surrounding portion and has the light-receiving surface at a tip portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Shinta MINAGAWA, Kazuhiro MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 10258879Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20180311576Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 9776082Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20170144062Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20160361640Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 8910338Abstract: A lens cleaner (10) cleans a pickup lens (38) within an optical disk device (12). The lens cleaner (10) includes a disk portion (16) and a grip (20) provided at the rear end thereof. A user inserts the lens cleaner (10) into a slot (14) of the optical disk device (12) with the grip (20) holding with a hand (18) to thereby load the lens cleaner (10) into the interior of the optical disk device 12. When the user turns the lens cleaner (10) right and left with the grip (20) holding, a lens surface is cleaned by a cleaning member upheaving on a bottom surface of the disk portion (16).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140342208Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes, in an accommodation case configured to accommodating a battery, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and a clamping spring. The positive electrode terminal is connected to a positive electrode of the battery. The negative electrode terminal is connected to a negative electrode of the battery. The clamping spring is provided between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and clamps a part of an outer peripheral surface of the battery. Thus, it is possible to accommodate the battery without supporting the battery with a cover to be attached after the accommodation of the battery, using a holding member or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Junji TAKAMOTO, Noboru WAKITANI, Masato IBUKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
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Publication number: 20140342206Abstract: A battery accommodation structure includes an accommodation case and a movable partition portion. The accommodation case accommodates a first battery and a second battery. The partition portion is provided in the accommodation case and partitions the accommodation case into a first accommodation space for accommodating a first battery and a second accommodation space for accommodating a second battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masato IBUKI, Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20110010884Abstract: A lens cleaner (10) cleans a pickup lens (38) within an optical disk device (12). The lens cleaner (10) includes a disk portion (16) and a grip (20) provided at the rear end thereof. A user inserts the lens cleaner (10) into a slot (14) of the optical disk device (12) with the grip (20) holding with a hand (18) to thereby load the lens cleaner (10) into the interior of the optical disk device 12. When the user turns the lens cleaner (10) right and left with the grip (20) holding, a lens surface is cleaned by a cleaning member upheaving on a bottom surface of the disk portion (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
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Patent number: D682841Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Toshiaki Iwao, Masato Ibuki, Yasuhisa Kitano
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Patent number: D684916Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yasuhisa Kitano, Toshiaki Iwao, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: D706357Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yasuhisa Kitano, Toshiaki Iwao, Yuji Hori, Takafumi Nishida, Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: D713390Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Ibuki, Akiko Suga, Toshiaki Iwao
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Patent number: D713391Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Ibuki, Toshiaki Iwao, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Patent number: D760221Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei