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).

  • Patent number: 11369891
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Furuike, Toshiaki Iwao, Kazuhiko Koriyama, Yasuhisa Kitano, Takaki Fujino, Keizo Ota
  • Publication number: 20210316226
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori FURUIKE, Toshiaki IWAO, Kazuhiko KORIYAMA, Yasuhisa KITANO, Takaki FUJINO, Keizo OTA
  • Patent number: 10835814
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Shinta Minagawa, Kazuhiro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 10610776
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20190358530
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Shinta MINAGAWA, Kazuhiro MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10258879
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20180311576
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9776082
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170144062
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20160361640
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 8910338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20140342208
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Junji TAKAMOTO, Noboru WAKITANI, Masato IBUKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140342206
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masato IBUKI, Noboru WAKITANI, Junji TAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110010884
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Nagata, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Yuji Hori, Junichi Takatori, Toshiaki Iwao, Masahiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: D682841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Toshiaki Iwao, Masato Ibuki, Yasuhisa Kitano
  • Patent number: D684916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: D706357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: D713390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Ibuki, Akiko Suga, Toshiaki Iwao
  • Patent number: D713391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Ibuki, Toshiaki Iwao, Yoshitaka Tamura
  • Patent number: D760221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei