Patents by Inventor Walter Nakano

Walter Nakano 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: 4631041
    Abstract: A miniature toy car for performing side-wheelie stunts. The toy car has a horizontally mounted flywheel with a vertical spin axis disposed near the bottom of the car. The center of gravity of the flywheel lies substantially in a horizontal plane passing through the rear axle of the car. The inertial motor uses a bevel pinion gear which is attached to the rear axle and engages a change gear. The change gear, in turn, engages a pinion gear attached to the flywheel. The orientation of the flywheel toward the bottom of the car helps to balance the car when it is performing side-wheelie stunts so that the spin axis of the flywheel approaches a horizontal position during such stunts. The sides of the wheels are made of a low friction material which allows the wheels to slide along a supporting surface and make directional changes during side-wheelie stunts as a restoring torque from the inertial motor keeps the car in a balanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Chang, Walter Nakano
  • Patent number: D244054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Assignee: Optigon Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Moto Shimano, Walter Nakano
  • Patent number: D244055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Assignee: Optigon Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Moto Shimano, Walter Nakano