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).

  • Patent number: 10603582
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Yamashita, Takafumi Aoki, Yoshitaka Tamura
  • Patent number: 10514723
    Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20190362947
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Takaaki NEZU, Yoshitaka TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190354137
    Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Fumihiko INOUE, Shinichi KINUWAKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA
  • Patent number: 10416708
    Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 10155155
    Abstract: An attachment configured to be attached to a game controller with a camera is provided. The attachment includes a housing and an operation portion in the housing. The housing includes a support portion which supports the game controller such that a direction of shooting of the camera is oriented to the inside of the housing. The operation portion has a movable portion in the housing, a position of the movable portion being changed in accordance with a pressing operation onto the operation portion, and at least one of a shape of and a pattern on the movable portion viewed from the camera being changed in accordance with a rotation operation onto the operation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Fumihiko Inoue, Yoshitaka Tamura, Shinta Minagawa, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Yasuyuki Shimohata, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Naoki Hatta, Takeshi Nishikawa, Kazuyoshi Osawa
  • Publication number: 20180239393
    Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko INOUE, Shinichi KINUWAKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20180178121
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Kei YAMASHITA, Takafumi AOKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA
  • Patent number: 9996107
    Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20180043248
    Abstract: An attachment configured to be attached to a game controller with a camera is provided. The attachment includes a housing and an operation portion in the housing. The housing includes a support portion which supports the game controller such that a direction of shooting of the camera is oriented to the inside of the housing. The operation portion has a movable portion in the housing, a position of the movable portion being changed in accordance with a pressing operation onto the operation portion, and at least one of a shape of and a pattern on the movable portion viewed from the camera being changed in accordance with a rotation operation onto the operation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA, Fumihiko INOUE, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Shinta MINAGAWA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Yasuyuki SHIMOHATA, Shinichi KINUWAKI, Naoki HATTA, Takeshi NISHIKAWA, Kazuyoshi OSAWA
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8795750
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey, the method including subjecting a raw whey liquid to a demineralization treatment using a nanofiltration method to obtain a low-chloride whey liquid in which the chloride content has been reduced to not more than 30 mmol per 100 g of solids, and passing the low-chloride whey liquid through an ion exchange resin to obtain an ion-exchanged whey liquid having a reduced phosphorus content, wherein the ion exchange resin is composed of an anion exchange resin, and at least an anion exchange resin in chloride form is used as the anion exchange resin. The method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey can reduce the phosphorus content within the whey while suppressing reduction in the calcium and magnesium content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Seki, Masatoshi Ohnishi, Kie Kinoshita, Yoshitaka Tamura, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroshi Ochi, Takafumi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120263839
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey, the method including subjecting a raw whey liquid to a demineralization treatment using a nanofiltration method to obtain a low-chloride whey liquid in which the chloride content has been reduced to not more than 30 mmol per 100 g of solids, and passing the low-chloride whey liquid through an ion exchange resin to obtain an ion-exchanged whey liquid having a reduced phosphorus content, wherein the ion exchange resin is composed of an anion exchange resin, and at least an anion exchange resin in chloride form is used as the anion exchange resin. The method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey can reduce the phosphorus content within the whey while suppressing reduction in the calcium and magnesium content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Nobuo Seki, Masatoshi Ohnishi, Kie Kinoshita, Yoshitaka Tamura, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroshi Ochi, Takafumi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120009310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a demineralized milk that enables excellent reduction in the amount of monovalent minerals while suppressing any reduction in the amount of divalent minerals, as well as a demineralized milk produced using the above process, a process for producing a cheese and whey from the demineralized milk, and a cheese and whey produced using the above process. In the present invention, a demineralized milk having a significantly reduced amount of monovalent minerals is obtained by passing a raw milk solution through an anion exchange resin in chloride form, and then removing the monovalent minerals contained within the raw milk solution using a membrane separation process. Further, a cheese and whey can be produced by heating the obtained demineralized milk to produce a curd, and then separating the curd from the liquid other than the curd by solid-liquid separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Morinaga Milk Industriy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Seki, Kie Kinoshita, Hitoshi Saito, Masatoshi Ohnishi, Yoshitaka Tamura, Hiroshi Koishihara, Mirei Odaka
  • Publication number: 20100173706
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display control device, etc., capable of preventing a specific object, which is required not to be seen by the user when the specific object is positioned outside a visible field, among various objects located in a virtual field from being seen by the user in an easy method when the specific object is positioned outside the visible field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nakahara, Kotaro Matsumura, Daisuke Sato, Yoshitaka Tamura, Shinya Ito
  • Patent number: 7731955
    Abstract: An interleukin-6 suppressive agent comprising lactoperoxidase as an active ingredient is used as a pharmaceutical preparation or the like for prevention and/or therapy of a disease caused by production of interleukin-6, such as thrombocytosis, myeloma, Castleman syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, or influenza-virus infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiyasu Shiraki, Masahiko Kurokawa, Yoshitaka Tamura, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Kouichirou Shin
  • Publication number: 20080160005
    Abstract: An interleukin-6 suppressive agent comprising lactoperoxidase as an active ingredient is used as a pharmaceutical preparation or the like for prevention and/or therapy of a disease caused by production of interleukin-6, such as thrombocytosis, myeloma, Castleman syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, or influenza-virus infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kimiyasu Shiraki, Masahiko Kurokawa, Yoshitaka Tamura, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Kouichirou Shin
  • Patent number: D693826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Naoya Yamamoto, Junji Takamoto, Takanori Okamura, Yoshitaka Tamura
  • 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