Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

Konami Corporation

467Patents
6Active
467Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 1990 → Dec 19, 2005 · 6 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5616078A Motion-controlled video entertainment system Human Necessities 660 Expired
US6224484A Progressive gaming system Physics 608 Expired
US5967894A Gaming apparatus and method that indicates odds for winning card hands Physics 398 Expired
US6019369A Competitive game simulation machine Human Necessities 394 Expired
US5755619A Bingo game machine Human Necessities 305 Expired
US6227970A Slot machine Physics 300 Expired
US5639089A Bingo game machine having a rotatable roulette unit which catches balls for randomly selecting bingo signs Physics 289 Expired
USD439931S Game machine General 273 Expired
USD428062S Game machine General 261 Expired
US6146278A Shooting video game machine Human Necessities 260 Expired
US6544122B2 Background-sound control system for a video game apparatus Human Necessities 259 Expired
US5213327A Game apparatus Physics 257 Expired
US6778962B1 Speech synthesis with prosodic model data and accent type Human Necessities 248 Expired
US6110039A Shooting game machine Human Necessities 226 Expired
US6347998B1 Game system and computer-readable recording medium Physics 193 Expired
US6379244B1 Music action game machine, performance operation instructing system for music action game and storage device readable by computer Physics 192 Expired
US6126547A Competitive video game system and method of displaying images in competitive video game system Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6890262B2 Video game apparatus, method and recording medium storing program for controlling viewpoint movement of simulated camera in video game Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6390923B1 Music playing game apparatus, performance guiding image display method, and readable storage medium storing performance guiding image forming program Physics 180 Expired
US5910046A Competition game apparatus Human Necessities 178 Expired
USD419606S Game machine General 163 Expired
US6796927B2 Exercise assistance controlling method and exercise assisting apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
USD407759S Game machine General 149 Expired
US6347993B1 Video game device, character growth control method for video game and readable storage medium storing growth control program Human Necessities 146 Expired
US6921332B2 Match-style 3D video game device and controller therefor Human Necessities 144 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.