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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408109 | Capacitive electric musical instrument vibration transducer A capacitive electric musical instrument vibration transducer contains one or more parallel plate variable capacitors. Each variable capacitor contains one vibrating variable capacitor plate, an electrically conducting surface that comprises, covers, or is embedded ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7323632 | Percussion transducer A ring-shaped percussion transducer for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical pulse triggering signal is suitable for mounting on the center axis of a percussion instrument. In a preferred embodiment, the transducer is formed of a piezo elect... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321094 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument internally stores automatic performance data. The electronic musical instrument reads automatic performance data to perform an automatic performance, while incrementing melody tone pitch data contained in the automatic performance da... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309827 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument provides a player with an assisted performance to offer him/her the pleasure of performing on a musical instrument, and to help him/her in practicing the electronic musical instrument on which a tone pitch of a musical tone to be gen... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279630 | Automatic player musical instrument, automatic player used therein and method for exactly controlling keys An automatic playing system creates a feedback control loop for the keys incorporated in an acoustic piano; key sensors, which are provided under the front portions of the keys, informs a motion controller of current positions, and the motion controller periodically... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265281 | Automatic player musical instrument having playback table partially prepared through transcription from reference table and computer program used therein An automatic player piano is only equipped with key sensors, and the automatic player is expected to give rise to hammer motion to be varied together with the loudness of tones; the manufacturer prepared not only a velocity conversion table expressing a relation bet... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247785 | Electronic musical instrument and method of performing the same The electronic musical instrument comprises a plurality of slide-type faders (1), an interval setup device (5, 6), and a sound synthesis device (20). The slide-type faders are provided correspondingly to a plurality of tones included an interval... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238873 | Automatic player musical instrument exactly reproducing performance and automatic player used therein An automatic player piano is equipped with solenoid-operated pedal actuators for driving the pedals in a playback; since a large quantity of induction is coupled to the solenoid, the driving signal is delayed due to long time constant so that the pedals behave diffe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230178 | Handy musical instrument responsive to grip action In a music system, an input unit is manipulated for inputting a signal representative of a performance operation amount rendered by a performer, and an output unit is provided for outputting a music sound in response to the signal fed from the input unit. The input ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230175 | Portable exerciser for stringed instrument players A handle for grasping by one hand and a neck with a fingerboard for fingering with the other hand for use by stringed instrument players. The fingerboard is correlated to a section of the fret-board of a conventional stringed instrument such as a guitar, bass, or ba... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7168430 | Lamp device on a production machine for the manufacture of products of the tobacco-processing industry as well as associated lamp Machine for making tobacco-processing industry products includes a plurality of lamps arranged on components of the machine. Each lamp includes at least one visible light-emitting power semiconductor light source. An electronic mode control unit is electrically conn... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152470 | Method and outfit for measuring of action of muscles of body The present invention relates to a method and an outfit for measuring of action of muscles of body, in which method electrical signals created by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and a response from action of muscles is given with a response devic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145070 | Digital musical instrument system The present invention provides an interactive multimedia apparatus (1, 11, 21) comprising a digital musical instrument (3, 14, 24, 41) and having a plurality of control members (42, 44, 45, 46) including at least one limited state (on/off) contr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7119270 | Geometric system and method for generating tone using fluid A polyphonic instrument comprises a geometric system coupled with a user interface and a method for generating tone using fluid. The geometric system is arranged such that each point corresponds to a mechanism underlying a malleable surface and is sequentially based... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7060883 | Compact keyboard apparatus with accurate detection of key pressing speed A keyboard apparatus is provided with a key unit that has a plurality of keys supported for pivotal motion. Also provided is a detection section for detecting a key speed when any of the keys are pivoted. The key unit and detection section are supported by a housing... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6965835 | Torque angle sensing system and method with angle indication A device used for measuring the angle of torque beyond a specific reference point. The device is comprised of a tool that applies torque to a fastener, an adapter that is attached to the fastener to transfer the torque from the tool, and an apparatus that connects a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946594 | Method for reproducing the sound of an accordion electronically Method for electronically reproducing the sound of an acoustic accordion, that is provided with a number of keys/buttons, which can be pressed individually so as to excite a corresponding number of reeds that are coupled with every single key/button; for electronica... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6940005 | Keyboard musical instrument for exactly producing tones and hammer sensor varying output signal exactly representing physical quantity of hammer A hammer sensor includes a photo-filter plate movable together with a hammer assembly and having a base plate fixed to the hammer shank and an arc pattern formed on the base plate and different in transparency from the base plate, a photo radiating element radiating... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933435 | Easily installable optical position transducer and keyboard musical instrument having the same An optical position transducer is provided for each of the black/white keys incorporated in a composite keyboard musical instrument; the optical position transducer includes a photo-coupler radiating a light beam, an optical filter moved across the light beam, a rec... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6906700 | 3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6515213 | Keyboard musical instrument for exactly producing tones and hammer sensor varying output signal exactly representing physical quantity of hammer A hammer sensor includes a photo-filter plate movable together with a hammer assembly and having a base plate fixed to the hammer shank and an arc pattern formed on the base plate and different in transparency from the base plate, a photo radiating elemen... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6420641 | Multimedia keyboard with instrument playing device A multimedia keyboard with instrument playing device comprising a case, a connector and flexible protruding plate mounted on one end of the case. A protruding plate can be inserted into an available slot in the multimedia keyboard, providing a signal conn... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6365820 | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instruments capable of receiving key touch inputs and generating musical tones that reflect a player's power of expression A keyboard assembly for an electronic musical instrument is provided, which is capable of having touch inputs to a key from a finger of a player reflected in his power of expression with higher fidelity even when the single key is successively depressed t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5908996 | Device for controlling a musical performance A device which can be used to control a musical performance contains a sensor which outputs an electrical signal. The sensor may be formed by providing a fixed contact and a hollow contact, wherein movement of the device causes the contacts to meet. Other... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5824938 | Velocity sensing trigger interface for musical instrument An electronic instrument which generates sound using a sound generator upon receipt of a trigger signal. Each pad actuator for generating a trigger signal includes first and second actuators for respectively triggering first and second switches which, upo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5719347 | Keyboard apparatus for electronic musical instrument with key depression detection unit A keyboard apparatus for an electronic musical instrument includes a key displacement detection unit. The key displacement detection unit includes a first resilient member, a movable member connected to the first resilient member, a second resilient membe... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5679914 | Keyboard device for an electronic instrument and an electronic piano A keyboard for an electronic instrument and an electronic piano providing a key touch and a key touch response similar to those of an acoustic piano and stabilizing the key touch response for each key. Two detection positions of a key stroke are detected ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5612502 | Keyboard musical instrument estimating hammer impact and timing for tone-generation from one of hammer motion and key motion A keyboard musical instrument includes an acoustic piano for generating acoustic sounds, an electronic system for generating electronic sounds and a silent system for selecting one of the acoustic sounds and the electronic sounds, and the electronic syste... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5578782 | Musical tone control device for electronic keyboard instrument An musical tone control device, employed by an electronic keyboard instrument, comprises a keyboard frame, a stopper member and a sensor. The keyboard frame is located beneath an arrangement of keys in the keyboard and is provided to support the keys in a... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5571982 | Keyboard for electronic musical instrument An electronic musical tone signal controller has a resilient operating member, at least two sensors mounted on the operating member at at least two different positions in the longitudinal direction so as to detect the distortion amount of the operating me... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5453571 | Electronic musical instrument having key after-sensors and stroke sensors to determine differences between key depressions An electronic musical instrument includes a key support portion, a plurality of keys pivotally supported on the key support portion, a musical tone signal generator, after sensors, and a musical tone signal control unit. The musical tone signal generator ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5350881 | Portable electronic apparatus A striker designed to strike or be swung for playing music is provided with a musical sound-initiating command signal-generating device including switching members. When the striker strikes or swings, the switching members perform a switching action which... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5340941 | Electronic musical instrument of rubbed string simulation type Disclosed is an electronic musical instrument which comprises: manipulator for defining a manipulation region of at least one dimension and for achieving performance manipulation within the manipulation region; position detector for detecting the position... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5290966 | Control apparatus and electronic musical instrument using the same A control apparatus for an electronic musical instrument or other electronic apparatuses comprises a main body constituting an operation gripping section, a rotary member held in the main body to freely roll on an X-Y plane, a moving amount detector for d... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286911 | Electronic rubbed-string instrument An electronic rubbed-string instrument of a type which generates musical tones in response to rubbing operation of operation member across an instrument body or string in a similar way to a violin and a viola. When a part of instrument body is rubbed with... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5221804 | Tone generation device for an electronic musical instrument A tone generation device for an electronic musical instrument capable of producing multiple tone source effects such as a stereophonic effect and a reverberation effect includes a plurality of tone forming circuits, a control parameter generation circuit ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5198605 | Key touch data generation circuit of an electronic musical instrument A key depression speed is measured in units of keys of a keyboard of an electronic musical instrument by a counter for counting clock pulses, and the measured value is converted into key touch data. Counters, the number of which is smaller than the total ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5194685 | Keyboard musical instrument hammer movement detection apparatus A hammer movement detection device for detecting the movement of a hammer which strikes strings provided for each key of a keyboard musical instrument. The hammer movement detection device radiates light onto a hammer shank which moves with the hammer and... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5187315 | Musical tone central parameter controller for a musical instrument In construction of a keyboard apparatus in which a plurality of keys are swingably mounted to a fixed key support and change in electric inductance is induced in response to every key operation for adjustment of musical tone control parameters, the change... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5177311 | Musical tone control apparatus The musical tone control apparatus includes at least a sensor for detecting a movement of a player and a control circuit for controlling a tone element of a musical tone to be generated based on the detected movement of the player. The sensor may be equip... | 01/05/1993 |
