Patents by Inventor Yoshio Suimon

Yoshio Suimon 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: 9950269
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an electrically-operated toy that uses an electric double-layer capacitor as a main power source and yet can secure an operation duration time per charge that is long enough to fully satisfy the users who are infants, younger school children, etc. [Solution] Provided is an electrically-operated toy that includes: an electric double-layer capacitor acting as a main power source; a movable mechanism for realizing toy functions; an electric motive power source for operating the movable mechanism; and a chopper-type step-up DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage received from the electric double-layer capacitor and supplies the voltage as a power source to at least the electric motive power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimitaka Watanabe, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20160271507
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved]To provide an electrically-operated toy that uses an electric double-layer capacitor as a main power source and yet can secure an operation duration time per charge that is long enough to fully satisfy the users who are infants, younger school children, etc. [Solution]Provided is an electrically-operated toy that includes: an electric double-layer capacitor acting as a main power source; a movable mechanism for realizing toy functions; an electric motive power source for operating the movable mechanism; and a chopper-type step-up DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage received from the electric double-layer capacitor and supplies the voltage as a power source to at least the electric motive power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimitaka WATANABE, Yoshio SUIMON
  • Patent number: 8267739
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile toy, including: a first chassis to support an axle of a front wheel; and a second chassis to support an axle of a rear wheel, wherein the first and second chassis are rotatably connected with each other by a rotating shaft that lies along a width direction of the automobile toy, and a spring for biasing the first and second chassis is arranged between the first and second chassis, so as to bias the front wheel and the rear wheel to an approaching direction to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ishibashi, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20080318491
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile toy, including: a first chassis to support an axle of a front wheel; and a second chassis to support an axle of a rear wheel, wherein the first and second chassis are rotatably connected with each other by a rotating shaft that lies along a width direction of the automobile toy, and a spring for biasing the first and second chassis is arranged between the first and second chassis, so as to bias the front wheel and the rear wheel to an approaching direction to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ishibashi, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 7397155
    Abstract: A motor having: a rotor having a permanent magnet; and a stator having an air core coil, wherein a rotating magnetic field is formed between the permanent magnet and the air core coil by performing an energization control of the air core coil to rotate the rotor, a rotor shaft is made of one of a magnetic material and a nonmagnetic material, and a part or a portion to form the rotor excluding the permanent magnet and the rotor shaft is made of a nonmagnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Yoshinobu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7121916
    Abstract: A running toy having: a pair of right and left wheel supports to rotatably support right and left wheels, respectively; a pair of right and left rotation support portions to rotatably support the right and left wheel supports around an axis line along a back and forth direction as a center, respectively, the right and left rotation support portions being provided on both right and left side portions of a vehicle body, respectively; and a buffer to apply an elastic force to a portion of each of the wheel supports which is above the axis line of the rotation support portion, in a direction to react to the vehicle body, wherein each of the wheel supports supports the wheel on an outside of the axis line of the rotation support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Kenji Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7094125
    Abstract: A steering device for toy, which comprises a simple structure, and provides a stable running along a curved line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 7063588
    Abstract: A wobbling toy having a wobbling part which wobbles centering around a predetermined shaft; a solar battery power source; an integrated circuit for a watch powered by the solar battery; a magnet coil excited by a voltage pulse from the integrated circuit and switching polarity; and a magnetic body provided on the wobbling part, and subjected to an action of an electromagnetic force from the magnet coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20060079152
    Abstract: A running toy having: a pair of right and left wheel supports to rotatably support right and left wheels, respectively; a pair of right and left rotation support portions to rotatably support the right and left wheel supports around an axis line along a back and forth direction as a center, respectively, the right and left rotation support portions being provided on both right and left side portions of a vehicle body, respectively; and a buffer to apply an elastic force to a portion of each of the wheel supports which is above the axis line of the rotation support portion, in a direction to react to the vehicle body, wherein each of the wheel supports supports the wheel on an outside of the axis line of the rotation support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Kenji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20060079151
    Abstract: A running toy having: a direct current motor for steering which is remote controlled; and a steering arm to change a direction of a wheel, the steering arm being operated from side to side with respect to a vehicle body by a power of the direct current motor for steering, wherein a rack tooth is formed on the steering arm, the direct current motor for steering is allowed to perform a normal rotation and a reverse rotation, and a pinion gear which meshes the rack tooth is attached to a shaft of the direct current motor for steering via a centrifugal clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Kenji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20060076174
    Abstract: A running toy having: a pair of right and left wheel supports to rotatably support right and left wheels, respectively; and a pair of right and left support portions to support the right and left wheel supports to be movable and adjustable along a back and forth direction, respectively, the support portions being provided on both right and left side portions of a vehicle body, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Kenji Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6997774
    Abstract: A steering device for a toy including: right and left turning members for turning right and left steering wheels in clockwise and counterclockwise directions around predetermined shafts; and a connecting member for connecting and forming a turning pair with each turning member. The right and left turning members are turned around each predetermined shaft by moving the connecting member in right and left directions so as to change each direction of the steering wheels. One of a coil and a magnetic body is provided on the connecting member, the other of the coil and the magnetic body is fixed to a fixing portion of the toy, and the coil and the magnetic body come close to and go away from each other by moving the connecting member. The connecting member takes at least two steering positions by controlling a current to be carried to the coil with a coil current carrying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 6971941
    Abstract: An attachment structure for motor and a racing vehicle toy, wherein a motor can easily be inserted and removed therefrom, including a motor holding plate pivoting relative to a toy chassis between an open position for opening the motor containing part and a close position for closing the motor containing part. The motor holding plate includes a member to elastically engage the chassis, when the motor holding plate is in the closed position, thereby holding the motor in the motor containing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20050258695
    Abstract: A motor having: a rotor having a permanent magnet; and a stator having an air core coil, wherein a rotating magnetic field is formed between the permanent magnet and the air core coil by performing an energization control of the air core coil to rotate the rotor, a rotor shaft is made of one of a magnetic material and a nonmagnetic material, and a part or a portion to form the rotor excluding the permanent magnet and the rotor shaft is made of a nonmagnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Yoshinobu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050075040
    Abstract: An attachment structure for motor and a racing vehicle toy, wherein a motor can easily be inserted and removed therefrom, including a motor holding plate pivoting relative to a toy chassis between an open position for opening the motor containing part and a close position for closing the motor containing part. The motor holding plate includes a member to elastically engage the chassis, when the motor holding plate is in the closed position, thereby holding the motor in the motor containing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 6824443
    Abstract: A steering device for toy, which comprises a simple structure, and provides a stable running along a curved line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 6798100
    Abstract: A motor with a plurality of electrode terminals, wherein at least a portion of a case for the motor forms at least one of the plurality of electrode terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kikuchihara, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20040185746
    Abstract: For realizing a wobbling toy which is low in price and is actuated with low electricity, the wobbling toy having a wobbling part which wobbles centering around a predetermined shaft having: (1) a solar battery as a power source; (2) an internal circuit for watch which actuates by the solar battery; (3) a magnet coil which is excited by a voltage pulse from the internal circuit for watch, and switches a polarity; and (4) an electromagnet which is provided on the wobbling part, and is subjected to an action of an electromagnetic force from the magnet coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 6783423
    Abstract: An attachment structure for motor and a racing vehicle toy, wherein a motor can easily be inserted and removed therefrom, are provided. The attachment structure includes a motor holding plate capable of turning on a predetermined rotational shaft line attached to a chassis or base body. The motor holding plate includes an engaging portion capable of elastically engaging with an engage portion provided on the chassis when the motor holding plate is at the close position. The motor holding plate is capable of taking up an open position for opening the motor containing part and a close position for closing the motor containing part the turning. The motor holding plate holds the motor in the motor containing part in the close position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: TOMY Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: D532835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suimon, Masaki Sono, Kenji Nakayama