This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Japan Servo Co.,ltd.. Active years: 2003.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2003
Title: Akira Hanazuka and His Game-Machine Invention
Introduction
Akira Hanazuka is an inventor associated with Kiryu, Japan, and Japan Servo Co., Ltd. His patent work includes an invention for a claw-based game machine designed to adjust gameplay according to whether a player succeeds in acquiring an item.
Latest Patents
Hanazuka is credited with 1 patent: “Game machine with claws.” The invention describes a machine with claws for holding an item and a detector that identifies whether the player acquired it. After an unsuccessful game, a controller increases the claws’ closing pivotal angle; after a successful game, it decreases that angle. The machine can also increase the number of playable games when its continuous-play controller signals that play should continue.
Career Highlights
Hanazuka’s documented patent highlights his work on interactive game-machine mechanisms. By linking claw movement and the number of playable games to game outcomes, the invention addresses both item acquisition and continued play.
Collaborations
Hanazuka’s listed coworkers include Takashi Takatsuki and Yoshikazu Uedono. The available information identifies these professional associations but does not specify their roles in the patent.
Conclusion
Akira Hanazuka’s patent for a claw-based game machine combines outcome detection, adjustable claw movement, and continuous-play control in a single gaming system.
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