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2016
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Nintendo Co.
›
Shigeru Miyamoto
SM
Shigeru Miyamoto
— 8 Patents in 2016
Nintendo Co.
:
8
patents
#4
of
316
Top 2%
Kyoto, JP
:
#17
of
1,901
inventors
Top 1%
Overall
(2016):
#9,758
of
481,213
Top 3%
8
Patents 2016
Issued Patents
2016
Showing
1–8
of
8
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
9446312
Video game systems and methods for protecting game characters during game play
Hiroyuki Kimura
,
Shigeyuki Asuke
2016-09-20
9421467
Computer-readable storage medium having game program stored therein, and game apparatus
—
2016-08-23
9403085
System for multi-user communications using discrete video game platforms
Katsuya Eguchi
,
Takashi Tezuka
2016-08-02
9364757
Game apparatus, recording medium having game program recorded thereon, and game system
Hiroki Sotoike
2016-06-14
9327191
Method and apparatus for enhanced virtual camera control within 3D video games or other computer graphics presentations providing intelligent automatic 3D-assist for third person viewpoints
Eiji Aonuma
2016-05-03
9259649
Video game systems and methods for protecting game characters during game play
Hiroyuki Kimura
,
Shigeyuki Asuke
2016-02-16
9254439
Video game systems and methods
Hiroyuki Kimura
,
Shigeyuki Asuke
2016-02-09
9254440
Viedo game systems and methods for protecting game characters during game play
Hiroyuki Kimura
,
Shigeyuki Asuke
2016-02-09
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