Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Tamura
Yoshitaka Tamura 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: 11941182Abstract: A housing of an example of an electronic apparatus has a top surface and a bottom surface and has a flat shape. A power supply section having a flat shape is a power supply section, which is a housing case capable of accommodating a battery or is a battery, and the power supply section is provided at a position inside the housing that intersects with a reference plane perpendicular to the up-down direction. A first substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the top surface side relative to the power supply section. A second substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the bottom surface side relative to the power supply section. The electronic apparatus includes at least one of a vibrator and a speaker at a position that intersects with the reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wakana Ohori, Kazuhiro Maruyama, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masaya Takei, Takahiro Sato, Koji Saito, Mitsuru Katayama
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Publication number: 20230245841Abstract: An example of a button device includes a keytop, a spacer and a substrate. At least a part of the keytop is light-transmissive. The spacer is provided below the keytop and at least a part of the spacer is light-transmissive. The substrate is provided below the spacer and has a light-emitting section and a detection section on an upper surface. A lower surface of a central portion of the keytop is located on an upper side relative to a lower surface of an outer edge portion around the central portion. The spacer includes a protruding portion protruding in a downward direction. The protruding portion presses the detection section in response to movement of the spacer in the downward direction due to the keytop being pressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Yoshitaka TAMURA, Wakana OHORI
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Publication number: 20230239603Abstract: A housing of an example of an electronic apparatus has a top surface and a bottom surface and has a flat shape, wherein a cross-sectional shape thereof on a reference plane perpendicular to the up-down direction is a circular shape. A rechargeable battery has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rechargeable battery is provided inside the housing so that a first long side is at an angle to a direction extending from a first position on the side surface portion at which the charging terminal is exposed toward a second position on the side surface portion that is opposite from the first position. The electronic apparatus includes at least one of a vibrator and a speaker provided at a position that is between the first long side of the rechargeable battery and a portion of the side surface portion opposing the first long side, on the reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Wakana OHORI, Kazuhiro MARUYAMA, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masaya TAKEI, Takahiro SATO, Koji SAITO, Mitsuru KATAYAMA
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Publication number: 20230236672Abstract: A housing of an example of an electronic apparatus has a top surface and a bottom surface and has a flat shape. A power supply section having a flat shape is a power supply section, which is a housing case capable of accommodating a battery or is a battery, and the power supply section is provided at a position inside the housing that intersects with a reference plane perpendicular to the up-down direction. A first substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the top surface side relative to the power supply section. A second substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the bottom surface side relative to the power supply section. The electronic apparatus includes at least one of a vibrator and a speaker at a position that intersects with the reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Wakana OHORI, Kazuhiro MARUYAMA, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Masaya TAKEI, Takahiro SATO, Koji SAITO, Mitsuru KATAYAMA
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Patent number: 11577160Abstract: An example input apparatus includes an elastic member, a base portion and a strain gauge. The elastic member includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least a part of the elastic member is elastically deformable. The base portion holds the opposite end portions of the elastic member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member. The strain gauge is provided on the base portion and detects a strain generated on the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to an input from the user. Note that instead of the configuration where a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, the input apparatus may be configured so that two elastic members are held by the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Niwa, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Publication number: 20220323863Abstract: A display control system includes at least one memory for storing instructions and at least one processor that implements the instructions to: generate a situation message representative of a situation of a game played by at least one player using at least one game apparatus; display the situation message on a first display that is independent of the at least one game apparatus; and display, on a second display that is independent of the at least one game apparatus, a game image used to watch the situation of the game without displaying the situation message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: KONAMI AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Noboru NAKASAKA, Yoshitaka TAMURA
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Publication number: 20220096924Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuko ZENRI
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Patent number: 11260293Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuko Zenri
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Publication number: 20210260471Abstract: An example input apparatus includes an elastic member, a base portion and a strain gauge. The elastic member includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least a part of the elastic member is elastically deformable. The base portion holds the opposite end portions of the elastic member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member. The strain gauge is provided on the base portion and detects a strain generated on the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to an input from the user. Note that instead of the configuration where a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, the input apparatus may be configured so that two elastic members are held by the base portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Masato NIWA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuki TANIGUCHI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
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Patent number: 11033812Abstract: An example input apparatus includes an elastic member, a base portion and a strain gauge. The elastic member includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least a part of the elastic member is elastically deformable. The base portion holds the opposite end portions of the elastic member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member. The strain gauge is provided on the base portion and detects a strain generated on the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to an input from the user. Note that instead of the configuration where a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, the input apparatus may be configured so that two elastic members are held by the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Niwa, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Patent number: 10978275Abstract: There is provision of a showerhead assembly including a plate provided with multiple gas holes. Each of the gas holes has a first opening, a second opening, and a gas passage disposed between the first opening and the second opening. The gas passage has a first portion communicating with the first opening and a second portion communicating with the second opening. The second portion has a funnel-like shape or a bell-like shape, and an edge of the second opening is rounded.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Takaaki Nezu, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Publication number: 20200398155Abstract: An example input apparatus includes an elastic member, a base portion and a strain gauge. The elastic member includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least a part of the elastic member is elastically deformable. The base portion holds the opposite end portions of the elastic member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member. The strain gauge is provided on the base portion and detects a strain generated on the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to an input from the user. Note that instead of the configuration where a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, the input apparatus may be configured so that two elastic members are held by the base portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Masato NIWA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuki TANIGUCHI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
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Publication number: 20200398156Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuko ZENRI
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Patent number: 10751613Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuko Zenri
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Patent number: 10603582Abstract: A non-limiting example game apparatus includes a main body apparatus that functions as a vibration control apparatus and a first controller and a second controller attachable to or detachable from the main body apparatus. For example, the game apparatus can be used in one of a first mode that two controllers are attached to the main body apparatus, a second mode that the two controllers are individually used in a separated state from the main body apparatus, a third mode that the two controllers are used in a state where the two controllers are detached from the main body apparatus and connected integrally to each other, and a fourth mode that a third controller that is different from the two controllers is used. For example, the same type of vibration motor is used for each controller, and a CPU incorporated in the main body apparatus controls a vibration waveform according to the usage mode of the game apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kei Yamashita, Takafumi Aoki, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Patent number: D911985Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Takaaki Nezu, Yoshitaka Tamura
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Patent number: D928150Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Wakana Ohori, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masaya Takei
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Patent number: D929990Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Wakana Ohori, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masaya Takei
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Patent number: D934959Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Yuko Zenri, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masato Niwa, Yuki Taniguchi, Wakana Ohori
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Patent number: D934960Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Yuko Zenri, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masato Niwa, Yuki Taniguchi, Wakana Ohori