Patents by Inventor Yukihiro Kawakami

Yukihiro Kawakami 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: 10354489
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a gaming machine configured to yield a rescue award according to the number of result determination areas on which the player has placed a bet, when games without any benefit are continued. To this end, a slot machine 1 executes a process of receiving a selection of ways bet through a control Panel 30, incrementing the game play count on a counter corresponding to the ways bet selected, upon start of the normal game, determining whether the game play count on the counter has reached the threshold game play count, and awarding the benefit when the game play count is determined as to have reached the threshold game play count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Susumu Mio, Yuji Miyagawa, Takehisa Itagaki, Yukihiro Kawakami, Takeshi Narita, Yoichi Kato, Bungo Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10134237
    Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to improve monotonous game play is provided. A gaming machine includes: a display device configured to display a game result by rearranging symbols arranged on video reels; a storage device configured to store a normal mode video reel on which the symbols including a predetermined symbol are arranged and a chance mode video reel on which the number of the predetermined symbol is larger than the number of the predetermined symbol on the normal mode video reel; and a controller configured to perform switching between a game in a normal mode using the normal mode video reel and a game in a chance mode using the chance mode video reel, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Masumi Fujisawa, Yukinori Inamura, Yoichi Kato, Hiromoto Yamauchi, Yukihiro Kawakami, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20180089933
    Abstract: A game system of the present invention is configured to move a character image displayed in said display area of the single display, after the game on the game devices are interrupted, the character image being for indicating the game device to receive the prize, and stop the character image on the display of the game device to receive the prize, after a predetermined period from the beginning of moving the character image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji ENOKIDO, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Ken YOSHIKAWA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20180089934
    Abstract: A display state in which the specific symbol is displayed in all the rows of any of N columns continuously from one side of a symbol matrix to another side, a prize of the rank corresponding to the columns with the specific symbols displayed on all the rows of the columns is awarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji ENOKIDO, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Ken YOSHIKAWA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9865132
    Abstract: Provided is a gaming machine that presents a prediction of the start of free games provided in bonus games to be easily noted by the player, to attain the player's expectation for the free games. When a free game trigger or retrigger is established, the gaming machine controls selection and implementation of predictive effects for indicating that free games are to be started (or retriggered) depending on the positions of the symbols to stop, before displaying stopped symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehisa Itagaki, Yuji Miyagawa, Yukihiro Kawakami, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9747756
    Abstract: As a normal game, symbols to be rearranged on a lower image display panel 141 are randomly determined, and the determined symbols are rearranged. When the combination of the rearranged symbols achieves bonus trigger, how many bonus symbol 167 is included in the symbols achieving the bonus trigger is included is determined. For the number of times corresponding the determined number of the bonus symbol 167, random determination is executed based on the bonus game number random determination table 192. The total sum of the numbers of times of execution of the free game having been awarded is awarded as the number of times of execution of the free game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromoto Yamauchi, Hiroki Nakamura, Masumi Fujisawa, Hideko Aoki, Toshitaka Suzuki, Takehisa Itagaki, Yoichi Kato, Yukihiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20170243445
    Abstract: When a normal game is executed and a benefit awarded as a result of the game is the right to execute a free game, video reel groups of types A to E are randomly associated with first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, respectively, a player selects one of the first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, the type of the video reel group associated with the selected video reel is set as a video reel 3 used in the free game, and the free game is executed by using the selected video reel 3. After the free game is executed 6 times, whether to award the right to execute the free game again is randomly determined, and the right to execute the free game 6 times is awarded if it is determined that the right to execute the free game is awarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Takehisa ITAGAKI, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Hiromoto YAMAUCHI, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9721436
    Abstract: When a normal game is executed and a benefit awarded as a result of the game is the right to execute a free game, video reel groups of types A to E are randomly associated with first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, respectively, a player selects one of the first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, the type of the video reel group associated with the selected video reel is set as a video reel 3 used in the free game, and the free game is executed by using the selected video reel 3. After the free game is executed 6 times, whether to award the right to execute the free game again is randomly determined, and the right to execute the free game 6 times is awarded if it is determined that the right to execute the free game is awarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehisa Itagaki, Masahiro Yoshida, Yukihiro Kawakami, Hiromoto Yamauchi, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170092048
    Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to improve monotonous game play is provided. A gaming machine includes: a display device configured to display a game result by rearranging symbols arranged on video reels; a storage device configured to store a normal mode video reel on which the symbols including a predetermined symbol are arranged and a chance mode video reel on which the number of the predetermined symbol is larger than the number of the predetermined symbol on the normal mode video reel; and a controller configured to perform switching between a game in a normal mode using the normal mode video reel and a game in a chance mode using the chance mode video reel, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Masumi FUJISAWA, Yukinori INAMURA, Yoichi KATO, Hiromoto YAMAUCHI, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Masahiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 9495843
    Abstract: When a trigger condition is established in a normal game, a gaming machine 300 executes a process of shifting to a bonus game in which a re-trigger condition which is less stringent than the trigger condition may be established, a process of executing a free game at least once in the bonus game, and a process of increasing the payout rate of the free game in the bonus game when the re-trigger condition is established in the bonus game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehisa Itagaki, Hiromoto Yamauchi, Yoichi Kato, Yukihiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20160284167
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a gaming machine configured to yield a rescue award according to the number of result determination areas on which the player has placed a bet, when games without any benefit are continued. To this end, a slot machine 1 executes a process of receiving a selection of ways bet through a control Panel 30, incrementing the game play count on a counter corresponding to the ways bet selected, upon start of the normal game, determining whether the game play count on the counter has reached the threshold game play count, and awarding the benefit when the game play count is determined as to have reached the threshold game play count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Susumu MIO, Yuji MIYAGAWA, Takehisa ITAGAKI, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Takeshi NARITA, Yoichi KATO, Bungo MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20160005260
    Abstract: The gaming machine includes: a display for displaying a game outcome in a base game mode; and a controller for controlling a first transition route along which a game mode is directly shifted to a free game mode in accordance with the game outcome and a second transition route along which once via a transit game mode, the game mode is shifted to the free game mode in accordance with the game outcome. The controller is programmed to control a game so as to make a probability with which along the second transition route, the game mode is shifted from the transit game mode to the free game mode higher than a probability with which along the first transition route, the game mode is shifted from the base game mode to the free game mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yuji MIYAGAWA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Takeshi NARITA, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Hiromoto YAMAUCHI, Yoichi KATO
  • Publication number: 20150287287
    Abstract: Provided is a gaming machine that presents a prediction of the start of free games provided in bonus games to be easily noted by the player, to attain the player's expectation for the free games. When a free game trigger or retrigger is established, the gaming machine controls selection and implementation of predictive effects for indicating that free games are to be started (or retriggered) depending on the positions of the symbols to stop, before displaying stopped symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Takehisa ITAGAKI, Yuji MIYAGAWA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Masahiro YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20150087388
    Abstract: When a normal game is executed and a benefit awarded as a result of the game is the right to execute a free game, video reel groups of types A to E are randomly associated with first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, respectively, a player selects one of the first to fifth video reels 3a to 3e, the type of the video reel group associated with the selected video reel is set as a video reel 3 used in the free game, and the free game is executed by using the selected video reel 3. After the free game is executed 6 times, whether to award the right to execute the free game again is randomly determined, and the right to execute the free game 6 times is awarded if it is determined that the right to execute the free game is awarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takehisa ITAGAKI, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI, Hiromoto YAMAUCHI, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20140342802
    Abstract: When a trigger condition is established in a normal game, a gaming machine 300 executes a process of shifting to a bonus game in which a re-trigger condition which is less stringent than the trigger condition may be established, a process of executing a free game at least once in the bonus game, and a process of increasing the payout rate of the free game in the bonus game when the re-trigger condition is established in the bonus game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehisa ITAGAKI, Hiromoto Yamauchi, Yoichi Kato, Yukihiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20140323201
    Abstract: As a normal game, symbols to be rearranged on a lower image display panel 141 are randomly determined, and the determined symbols are rearranged. When the combination of the rearranged symbols achieves bonus trigger, how many bonus symbol 167 is included in the symbols achieving the bonus trigger is included is determined. For the number of times corresponding the determined number of the bonus symbol 167, random determination is executed based on the bonus game number random determination table 192. The total sum of the numbers of times of execution of the free game having been awarded is awarded as the number of times of execution of the free game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromoto YAMAUCHI, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Masumi FUJISAWA, Hideko AOKI, Toshitaka SUZUKI, Takehisa ITAGAKI, Yoichi KATO, Yukihiro KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20120165552
    Abstract: Provided is a novel compound which is excellent in odor quality, has a natural feeling and a fruity feeling and has a musk aroma. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein wavy lines represent at least one of an E-configuration and Z-configuration of C?C double bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Ikegami, Arata Yoneshige, Kenji Saiki, Teruhiko Inaba, Toru Shimizu, Yukihiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20090304607
    Abstract: A flavor and fragrance composition possessing an antibacterial activity effective against periodontal disease-causing bacteria and/or a halitosis-inhibition action capable of controlling production of volatile sulfides, which is safe for the human body, and containing at least one or more substances selected from food fragrance materials such as hexylaldehyde, caryophyllene alcohol, cinnamicaldehyde, dihydroeugenol, farnesol, dihydrofarnesol, hinokitiol, isoeugenol, ?-undecalactone, d-limonene, o-methoxycinnamicaldehyde, ?-pinene, ?-terpinene, terpinolene, orange oil, nutmeg oil, and grapefruit oil, and an oral care composition containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru HANADA, Fumihiro Yanaka, Yukihiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20070078538
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a debug device for efficiently and smoothly performing the debugging process of the control program including function blocks. In the debug device for executing each step configuring the control program including the function blocks one step at a time, a step-over function for continuously executing the program in the function block, and moving the executing position to the step after the execution of the function program in the control program when the next executing position is the function block (FIG. A); a step-in function for having the head position of the program in the function block as the next executing position when the next executing position is the function block; and a step-out function for continuously executing from the next executing position to the end of the function block and moving the executing position to the step after the execution of the function block when the next executing position is the step of the program in the function block are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kawakami, Yutaka Abe, Ken Tsutsui, Koji Yaoita, Takahisa Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20050201953
    Abstract: A flavor and fragrance composition possessing an antibacterial activity effective against periodontal disease-causing bacteria and/or a halitosis-inhibition action capable of controlling production of volatile sulfides, which is safe for the human body, and containing at least one or more substances selected from food fragrance materials such as hexylaldehyde, caryophyllene alcohol, cinnamicaldehyde, dihydroeugenol, farnesol, dihydrofarnesol, hinokitiol, isoeugenol, ?-undecalactone, d-limonene, o-methoxycinnamicaldehyde, ?-pinene, ?-terpinene, terpinolene, orange oil, nutmeg oil, and grapefruit oil, and an oral care composition containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Hanada, Fumihiro Yanaka, Yukihiro Kawakami