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Nintendo Co Ltd

54

Portfolio strength

Active portfolio

Patents indexed

3

Year range

1987 – 2016

consumer_electronicsgamingmechanical

Patent Activity by Year

1987
1
2014
1
2016
1

Key Inventors

Ichiro Shirai1Kuniaki Ito1Ryoji Kuroda1Masahiro Urata1Akio Ikeda1Genyo Takeda1Fumiyoshi Suetake1Takafumi Nishida1

All Patents

3

Career timeline

3 patents, 1987–2016

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US 4687200·1987

How the Nintendo D-Pad Works

A mechanical switch design that allows a user to control directional movement in video games using a single, tilting thumb-operated button.

US RE45905·2016

How Nintendo's Wii Remote Tracks Motion and Infrared Light

A patent describing the Wii Remote's technology for tracking physical movement and infrared light to control video games wirelessly.

US 8702514·2014

How Nintendo's Wii U GamePad Controller Attachment Works

A patent describing a modular gaming controller system where a tablet-like screen can be snapped into a larger frame with physical grips and buttons.

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