Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

2,812Patents
2,168Active
2,812Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 27, 1975 → Dec 31, 2024 · 573 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5550452A Induction charging apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 542 Expired
US5184830A Compact hand-held video game system Human Necessities 477 Expired
US6285381A Device for capturing video image data and combining with original image data Physics 444 Expired
US5207426A Controller for a game machine Electricity 435 Expired
US10097492B2 Storage medium, communication terminal, and display method for enabling users to exchange messages Electricity 420 Active
US7774155B2 Accelerometer-based controller Human Necessities 413 Active
US8761800B2 Information-processing device, server device, information-processing method, computer-readable storage medium, communication system, and communication method Human Necessities 380 Active
US6375572B1 Portable game apparatus with acceleration sensor and information storage medium storing a game progam Human Necessities 361 Expired
USD625323S1 Display with changeable computer-generated icons General 345 Expired
US5265888A Game apparatus and memory cartridge used therefor Human Necessities 343 Expired
US5134391A System for preventing the use of an unauthorized external memory Human Necessities 324 Expired
US5192082A TV game machine Human Necessities 315 Expired
US6022274A Video game system using memory module Physics 311 Expired
US5680533A Videographics program/video game fabricating system and method Human Necessities 309 Expired
US4306329A Self-propelled cleaning device with wireless remote-control Human Necessities 304 Expired
US4922420A Video game software selection data processing system Human Necessities 297 Expired
US5897437A Controller pack Physics 267 Expired
US7056217B1 Messaging service for video game systems with buddy list that displays game being played Human Necessities 257 Expired
US5095798A Electronic gaming device with pseudo-stereophonic sound generating capabilities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US6001015A Operation controlling device and video processing system used therewith Physics 245 Expired
US5959596A Airline-based video game and communications system Human Necessities 242 Expired
US6213872A Pedometer with game mode Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6302789A Pedometer with game mode Human Necessities 233 Expired
US5599231A Security systems and methods for a videographics and authentication game/program fabricating device Physics 229 Expired
US5820462A Manipulator for game machine Human Necessities 229 Expired

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