Patents by Inventor Yousuke Yoneda

Yousuke Yoneda 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: 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: 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20040198171
    Abstract: A suspension for a toy and a vehicle toy, which can properly ground right and left wheels, and includes right and left turning members for turning right and left wheels in clockwise and counterclockwise directions around respective shafts; a member for connecting the right and left turning members with each other, and for constituting a turning pair with each of the right and left turning members; and a biasing member having right and left edge portions, which is supported in a middle of a width direction of the running toy, and which extends on the right and left turning members, the right and left edge portions being elastically deformable vertically; wherein the right and left turning members are turned around the respective shafts by moving the connecting member in right and left directions; the right and left turning members are constructed so as to be movable vertically in a predetermined range; and the turning members are pressed with the right and left edge portions by using a biasing force which is c
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20040198172
    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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20040162002
    Abstract: A toy vehicle which performs running control and steering control according to a signal from a radio controller, having a motor mounted on a front part of a chassis, for driving a front wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda
  • Patent number: 6656011
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension for a toy and a vehicle toy, which can properly ground right and left wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20030143919
    Abstract: An attachment structure for motor and a racing vehicle toy, wherein a motor can easily be attached thereto and removed therefrom, are provided. The attachment structure for motor for toy, for setting a motor in a motor containing part provided in a base body, comprises a motor holding plate capable of turning on a predetermined rotational shaft line attached to the base body. 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 by the turn. The motor holding plate holds a body part of the motor set in the motor containing part at the close position. The motor holding plate comprises an engaging portion capable of engaging with an engage portion provided on the base body with elasticity of the engaging portion or the engage portion when the motor holding plate is at the close position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Publication number: 20030143921
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension for a toy and a vehicle toy, which can properly ground right and left wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20020094752
    Abstract: A steering device for toy, which comprises a simple structure, and provides a stable running along a curved line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Yousuke Yoneda, Yoshio Suimon
  • Patent number: 5158496
    Abstract: A travelling toy comprising a body, a DC motor mounted on the body and having a rotor, a stator, at least one commutator bar and a brush having a position of contact with the at least one commutator bar; and means for adjusting the position of contact of the at least one commutator bar and the brush relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda
  • Patent number: 5075515
    Abstract: The present invention provides a track for a vehicle racing game. The track has two vehicle guide rails on an upper surface. At a curved section of the track, the guide rails converge so that the vehicles will collide with each other if the game operators do not pay close attention. Also, at the curved section, an inner side of the upper surface is recessed to hold the vehicle to the track. A guard member next to an outer side of the upper surface keeps the vehicle from tail sliding or spinning. A pair of power supply rails run on the upper surface along each guide rail, except in the curved section where the power supply rails connect by a wire or the like instead of running on the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yousuke Yoneda, Akimitsu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 5038685
    Abstract: A track apparatus for a toy racing car includes a car-entry track portion, a car-exit track portion, and a pivotal arm pivotally mounted between the two track portions to carry a car from one portion to the other. The pivotal arm has a stand connected to a distal end thereof which has a retractable stop. When a car travelling with sufficient momentum hits the stop, the pivotal arm is caused to pivot from one position to another, whereby the car is delivered from the car-entry track portion to the car-exit track portion. Upon reaching the second position, the stop is automatically retracted to release the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yousuke Yoneda, Masami Furukawa
  • Patent number: 4919052
    Abstract: A track apparatus for a toy racing car includes a car-entry track portion, a car-exit track portion, and a pivotal arm pivotally mounted between the two track portions to carry a car from one portion to the other. The pivotal arm has a stand connected to a distal end thereof which has a retractable stop. When a car travelling with sufficient momentum hits the stop, the pivotal arm is caused to pivot from one position to another, whereby the car is delivered from the car-entry track portion to the car-exit track portion. Upon reaching the second position, the stop is automatically retracted to release the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yousuke Yoneda, Masami Furukawa
  • Patent number: 4902271
    Abstract: A radio controlled steering device for a two-wheeled vehicle toy has a tiltable rear wheel movable to a tilting direction by a servo motor. Tilting of the rear wheel shifts the center of gravity to either side of the normal center of gravity to induce rotation of the front wheel in the direction of tilt of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yoneda