| 4665453 | Floppy disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus | Makoto Mikamoto et al | Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. | 1984-04-25 | 1987-05-12 | Quick Disk & drive mechanism |
| 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, first used in Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) |
| D294020 | Cartridge for game machine | Masayuki Yukawa | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1985-10-07 | 1988-02-02 | NES 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-001 (frontloader) 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/ CIC, also describes usage with the FDS |
| 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 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 | Alternate NES cartridge design |
| D308197 | Adaptor for a game machine cartridge | Yoshihiro Inoue | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1987-01-09 | 1990-05-29 | Famicom-to-NES 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 | PPU |
| D312081 | Cartridge for game machine | Masayuki Yukawa | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1987-04-17 | 1990-11-13 | Alternate NES cartridge design |
| 4844465 | Adaptor of a cartridge for gaming machine | Toshiro Hibino et al | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1987-04-17 | 1989-07-04 | Famicom-to-NES cartridge adaptor |
| 4926372 | Memory cartridge bank selecting | Katsuya Nakagawa | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1987-05-05 | 1990-05-15 | UNROM |
| 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-to-NES 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 | MMC1 variant (7-bit shift register instead of 5-bit) |
| 4865321 | Memory cartridge and information processor unit using such cartridge | Katsuya Nakagawa et al | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1987-11-27 | 1989-09-12 | NES 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 |
| D315902 | Game cartridge | Yoshiaki Nakauma | Namco, Ltd. | 1988-12-15 | 1991-04-02 | Alternate NES cartridge design |
| 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/ CIC, also describes usage with the FDS |
| 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 | PPU |
| 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 | Homework First (cartridge lock) |
| 5004232 | Computer game cartridge security circuit | John J. Wong et al | Macronix, Inc. | 1989-10-13 | 1991-04-02 | CIC stun circuit/IC |
| D325049 | Video game remote control signal receiver | John P. Cordell | Nintendo of America Inc. | 1989-11-27 | 1992-03-31 | NES Satellite receiver design |
| D322242 | Remote control transmitter | John P. Cordell | Nintendo of America Inc. | 1989-11-27 | 1991-12-10 | NES Satellite transmitter 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 |
| D332948 | Housing for a keyboard | Lance Barr | Nintendo of America Inc. | 1989-12-27 | 1993-02-02 | Housing for the AVS equivalent of the Family BASIC Keyboard? |
| 4984193 | Memory cartridge | Katsuya Nakagawa | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1989-12-29 | 1991-01-08 | UNROM |
| 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 | MMC1 variant (7-bit shift register instead of 5-bit) |
| 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 | PPU |
| 5226136 | Memory cartridge bank selecting apparatus | Katsuya Nakagawa | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1990-11-05 | 1993-07-06 | UNROM |
| 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 | SNES HDMA |
| 5317714 | Digital sound source apparatus and external memory cartridge used therefor | Katsuya Nakagawa et al | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1991-09-02 | 1994-05-31 | MMC5 PCM |
| 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 | PPU |
| 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 |
| 5288078 | Control interface apparatus | David G. Capper; Stan Axelrod | | 1992-07-16 | 1994-02-22 | U-Force; sheets 7 and 8 describe plungers on T-bar |
| 5395112 | Memory cartridge | Richard Darling | Codemasters Limited | 1993-04-05 | 1995-03-07 | Aladdin Deck Enhancer |
| 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/ CIC, also describes usage with the FDS |
| 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 (toploader) 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 | SNES PPU |
| 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 | PPU |
| 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 | SNES PPU |
| 5599232 | Memory cartridge with interface having graphics co-processor | Richard Darling | Codemasters Limited | 1994-10-06 | 1997-02-04 | Aladdin Deck Enhancer |
| RE36675 | Game apparatus and memory cartridge used therefor | Masao Yamamoto et al | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1995-11-29 | 2000-04-25 | Dr. Mario |
