Patents

Patent No.	Title	Inventor	Asignee	Filing date	Issue date	Notes
4745478	RF switch	Katsuya Nakagawa et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-08-01	1988-05-17	RF switch
4687200	Multi-directional switch	Ichiro Shirai	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-08-09	1987-08-18	D-Pad
D294020	Cartridge for game machine	Masayuki Yukawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-10-07	1988-02-02	Cartridge design
D296347	Game robot	Makoto Kanoh	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-11-04	1988-06-21	R.O.B. design
D299726	Video game control unit	Masayuki Yukawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-11-04	1989-02-07	NES design
4799635	System for determining authenticity of an external memory used in an information processing apparatus	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-12-23	1989-01-24	NES w/ software authentication
4729563	Robot-like game apparatus	Gunpei Yokoi	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1985-12-24	1988-03-08	R.O.B.
4860128	Recordable data device having identification symbols formed thereon and cooperating data processing system having registering symbols	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1986-04-24	1989-08-22	FDS hardware & diskette
4783812	Electronic sound synthesizer	Yukio Kaneoka	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1986-08-05	1988-11-08	FDS audio
4763300	Front loading apparatus for a memory cartridge utilized for a data processing machine	Masayuki Yukawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1986-08-27	1988-08-09	Cartridge front-loading
D292399	Cartridge for game machine	Masayuki Yukawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1986-10-27	1987-10-20	Cartridge design
D308197	Adaptor for a game machine cartridge	Yoshihiro Inoue	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-01-09	1990-05-29	Famicom cartridge adaptor design
4824106	T.V. game system having reduced memory needs	Hiroo Ueda et al	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-02-12	1989-04-25	Image processing
D312081	Cartridge for game machine	Masayuki Yukawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-04-17	1990-11-13	Cartridge design
4844465	Adaptor of a cartridge for gaming machine	Toshiro Hibino et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-04-17	1989-07-04	Famicom cartridge adaptor design
4926372	Memory cartridge bank selecting	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-05-05	1990-05-15	MMC
4813682	Video target control and sensing circuit for photosensitive gun	Satoru Okada	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-06-10	1989-03-21	Zapper Light Gun
4922420	Video game software selection data processing system	Katsuya Nakagawa et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-06-23	1990-05-01	PlayChoice-10
D317913	Adaptor for game machine cartridge	Yoshihiro Inoue	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-10-05	1991-07-02	Famicom cartridge adaptor design
D307921	Joy stick controller for video game	Lance N. Barr	Nintendo of America Inc.	1987-10-13	1990-05-15	NES Advantage design
4949298	Memory cartridge having a multi-memory controller with memory bank switching capabilities and data processing apparatus	Yoshiaki Nakanishi et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-11-12	1990-08-14	Cartridge w/ MMC
4865321	Memory cartridge and information processor unit using such cartridge	Katsuya Nakagawa et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1987-11-27	1989-09-12	Cartridge
4815733	Photosensing video game control system	Gunpei Yokoi	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1988-02-23	1989-03-28	R.O.B.
5014982	Memory cartridge and game apparatus using the same	Satoru Okada et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1988-08-24	1991-05-14	Password system
5070479	External memory having an authenticating processor and method of operating same	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1989-01-13	1991-12-03	NES w/ software authentication
D324244	Adapter housing for a video game control deck	Christopher Stamper et al	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-02-22	1992-02-25	Four controller port adapter design
4918434	T.V. game system	Hiroo Ueda et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.	1989-04-25	1990-04-17	Image processing
D326117	Hands free controller for video games	Lance Barr et al	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-06-20	1992-05-12	HFC design
5007256	Cartridge operated entertainment system with removal deterrent device for preventing unauthorized use	Thomas E. Lowe	Thomas E. Lowe	1989-09-20	1991-04-16	Cartridge lock device
5004232	Computer game cartridge security circuit	John J. Wong et al	Macronix, Inc.	1989-10-13	1991-04-02	Software authentication bypass
D325049	Video game remote control signal receiver	John P. Cordell	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-11-27	1992-03-31	NES Satellite design
D322242	Remote control transmitter	John P. Cordell	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-11-27	1991-12-10	NES Satellite design
5025526	Apparatus for cleaning electronic game consoles and cartridges	Norio Ichitsubo et al	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-12-13	1991-06-25	NES Cleaning Kit
5148572	Video game console and cartridge cleaning kit	James M. Wells et al	James M. Wells et al	1989-12-20	1992-09-22	Cleaning Kit
D327918	Multi-user adaptor for a video game	John Cordell	Nintendo of America Inc.	1989-12-27	1992-07-14	NES Four Score design
4984193	Memory cartridge	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1989-12-29	1991-01-08	MMC
5276831	Memory cartridge having a multi-memory controller with memory bank switching capabilities and data processing apparatus	Yoshiaki Nakanishi et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1990-05-24	1994-01-04	MMC
5125671	T.V. game system having reduced memory needs	Hiroo Ueda et al	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1990-06-07	1992-06-30	Image processing
5226136	Memory cartridge bank selecting apparatus	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1990-11-05	1993-07-06	MMC
5243730	Apparatus for cleaning electronic game consoles and cartridges	Norio Ichitsubo et al	Nintendo of America Inc.	1991-04-08	1993-09-14	NES Cleaning Kit
5291189	Direct memory access apparatus in image processing system and external storage device used therein	Masahiro Otake et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.	1991-08-26	1994-03-01	DMA
5317714	Digital sound source apparatus and external memory cartridge used therefor	Katsuya Nakagawa et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1991-09-02	1994-05-31	Sound
RE34161	Memory cartridge and information processor unit using such cartridge	Katsuya Nakagawa et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1991-09-10	1993-01-12	Cartridge front-loading
5181965	Method of cleaning electrical contacts for computer and video games	Louis J. Bakanowsky et al	Curtis Manufacturing Company, Inc.	1992-05-12	1993-01-26	Cleaning kit
5308086	Video game external memory arrangement with reduced memory requirements	Hiroo Ueda et al	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1992-06-19	1994-05-03	Image processing
5469191	Cursor control system	Jay Smith et al	Jay Smith et al	1992-11-30	1995-11-21	Videomation
5265888	Game apparatus and memory cartridge used therefor	Masao Yamamoto et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1993-02-19	1993-11-30	Dr. Mario
5395112	Memory cartridge	Richard Darling	Codemasters Limited	1993-04-05	1995-03-07	Game Genie
5426762	System for determining a truth of software in an information processing apparatus	Katsuya Nakagawa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1993-04-07	1995-06-20	NES w/ software authentication
5435573	Wireless remote control and position detecting system	Howerd Oakford	Visioneering International, Inc.	1993-04-13	1995-07-25	U-Force?
D350782	Controller for video game machine	Lance Barr	Nintendo of America Inc.	1993-05-24	1994-09-20	Unused controller design
D350992	Electronic game housing	Lance Barr	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1993-05-24	1994-09-27	NES-101 design
5337069	Still picture display apparatus and external storage device used therein	Masahiro Otake et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.	1993-11-16	1994-08-09	Scrolling
5560614	Video game system having reduced memory needs for a raster scanned display	Hiroo Ueda et al	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1994-03-22	1996-10-01	Image processing
5495266	Still picture display apparatus and external storage device used therein	Masahiro Otake et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.	1994-07-18	1996-02-27	Scrolling
5599232	Memory cartridge with interface having graphics co-processor	Richard Darling	Codemasters Limited	1994-10-06	1997-02-04	Game Genie
RE36675	Game apparatus and memory cartridge used therefor	Masao Yamamoto et al	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	1995-11-29	2000-04-25	Dr. Mario