I've been diggin through patents in search of interesting gaming related finds. I intended to share what will hopefully interest some people. So here is the first noteworth find, a design for the PSX controller with analog sticks More here http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...ny&RS=(ACLM/(game+AND+controller)+AND+AN/sony)
http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.DImg?Docid=US0D0439580&PageNum=3&IDKey=EC9EDD40A88C&ImgFormat=tif http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.DImg?Docid=US0D0441369&PageNum=1&IDKey=1097EA2EB5FE&ImgFormat=tif Kinda worthless, but funny designs I do have TONS more, some of it actually serious designs if anyones interested
Very strange sega controller http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.DImg?Docid=US0D0377198&PageNum=1&IDKey=20EA4B5E1063&ImgFormat=tif http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?docid...N/sega%2BAND%2BACLM/(game%2BAND%2Bcontroller))
One time I found this wierd patent Nintendo made. Have you guys seen those "floating display" LED clocks? You know, the kind that has this arm with a column of LED's on it, and the arm swings back and forth rapidly. The LED's blink in a specific way so that it apears that a display of the time is floating in the air. A similar concept is the kind of top that has LED's on it. When you spin the top, the LED's blink in a certain way so that a message appears while it's spinning. Well Nintendo filed a patent for a wand with similar technology. It was a wand with a vertical columns of LED's of multiple colors. When you wave the wand back and forth, an image is produced. The patent suggested that the image could be changed or controlled by something. I can't remember if it sounded like it was supposed to be a peripheral for a game console, or a seperate toy.
None of the have been resized, so I'm using links First, some odd nintendo controller and what appears to be an arcade cabinate for it(possibly demo station?) http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-28.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-36.jpg Next, a series of PSX controller variations. And I have a ton more I could put into a zip archive for anyone interested http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-37.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-41.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-55.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-49.jpg Funny Dual Analog variant http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-67.jpg Sony handhelds http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-6.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-77.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-80.jpg Unusual sega controller http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-108.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/SantheSienar/DImg-106.jpg And I have alot more, plus ton's of stuff I have yet to go through I've been ill over the past few days, hence my delay in posting and responding. If you have any further inquries as to patent #'s or similarly filed patents, please be patient. Also, I've just started to look throught the japanese patent archives.
that looks like patents for the Nintendo Super System (think it's called so) http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8894 http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=861 http://www.quarterarcade.com/Game.aspx/5889
Xbox controller filled in 2008. The inventor also has his name on just about every 360 accessory patent.
Funky design but that D-pad looks like it could be nasty on the thumb thanks to the raised area around it. Yakumo
I always love seeing old scrapped designs like this. Couldn't find a patent, but I always loved these old Dreamcast controllers:
I would love a zip file. I could have a look at those designs in a more confortable way. It kinda annoys me go through all the tabs using an internet browser. Thanks in advance!
