Class 84/719 - Keyboard

Subclass of Class 84 - Music
Definition: Subject matter wherein the mechanical feature is a keyboard
No. of patents: 112
Last issue date: 02/14/2012

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8115092	Method for synthesizing tone signal and tone signal generating system An electronic piano includes a tone signal synthesizing system implemented by software, keys and key sensors monitoring the keys and reporting the key positions to the tone signal synthesizing system, and the tone signal synthesizing system includes damper model cal...	02/14/2012
7973232	Simulating several instruments using a single virtual instrument A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output so...	07/05/2011
7928312	Inverted keyboard instrument and method of playing the same An electronic keyboard instrument is provided and methods of playing and assembling the same. The instrument comprises a controller for enabling activation of electronic signals having audible, visible, amplifiable, recordable and/or like characteristics, and a powe...	04/19/2011
7696428	Electronic keyboard musical instrument An electronic keyboard musical instrument includes a body unit of the musical instrument and a stand attached to the body unit. The stand includes a pair of side boards disposed in a standing manner so as to interpose the body unit therebetween. The body unit includ...	04/13/2010
7521626	Automatic player musical instrument, testing system incorporated therein and method for specifying half pedal point A testing system is incorporated in an automatic player piano for specifying a half pedal point of a damper pedal at which the loudness of tones is lessened, and an automatic player moves the damper pedal to the half pedal point so as to lessen the loudness of tones...	04/21/2009
7465868	Frameless musical keyboard Embodiments of an electronic, frameless, musical keyboard with the ability to couple to other frameless musical keyboards are described. In one embodiment, a first musical keyboard section includes an arrangement of black and white keys, similar to a layout of a pia...	12/16/2008
7429699	Electronic musical instrument and recording medium that stores processing program for the electronic musical instrument In an electronic musical instrument, when a musical tone delay time T1 read from a delay time table TBL depending on a velocity generated by a key being pressed has elapsed, a hammer string-striking sound is generated from musical tone waveform data selected ...	09/30/2008
7408108	Multiple-paramenter instrument keyboard combining key-surface touch and key-displacement sensor arrays An invention extending functionality and applications of traditional music keyboards. Individual musical keyboard keys may have individual key displacement sensors measuring key travel. Individual keys may further include surface sensors measuring two additional par...	08/05/2008
7396987	Portable keyboard musical instrument A versatile portable keyboard musical instrument has a number of separable portions including a first keyboard portion detachable from a second supporting base portion for use alone, or the second supporting base portion may be removed from a support stand and the f...	07/08/2008
7394013	Methods and electronic systems for fingering assignments Embodiments of the disclosure relate to assignment of fingering for performance of a musical piece. In one example, a processor of an electronic system receives a file having data relating to at least one musical piece. The processor parses the file and assigns keys...	07/01/2008
7394012	Wind instrument phone A mobile device (160) and method (300) for generating wind instrument sounds is provided. The mobile device can include a microphone (102) for capturing an air turbulence in response to a blowing action, a keypad (104) for selecting a vir...	07/01/2008
7361826	Portable electronic musical keyboard instrument A portable electronic musical device has a keyboard disposed in a housing connected to a strap and a support plate connected thereto for suspension of housing by strap on shoulders of a person while housing is simultaneously supported on waist of person to allow per...	04/22/2008
7361828	Automatic player musical instrument, automatic player incorporated therein and method used therein An automatic player piano is fabricated on the basis of an acoustic piano, and an automatic player is expected to give rise to key motion for reenacting performance with solenoid-operated key actuators; since the hammers of acoustic piano are different in mass, the ...	04/22/2008
7355109	Separate automatic player driving keys and pedals of keyboard musical instrument A separate automatic player is independent of a piano, and stands in front of the piano for an automatic playing; the separate automatic player includes a key driver unit, a pedal driver unit and a framework on which the key driver unit and pedal driver unit is carr...	04/08/2008
7345235	Keyboard musical instrument having keys equipped with balancers biting into keys and method for securing balancers to keys Keys of an acoustic piano require balancers for cancellation of a part of self weight of the action units/hammers; however, the balancers are liable to be dropped off due to the aged deterioration of the wooden bars; in order to keep the balancers stable in the keys...	03/18/2008
7342159	Grand piano action mechanism An action mechanism of a mechanical piano including a wippen accommodated on a wippen rail, a repetition lever with a flange, a jack, a hammer, and a pair of permanent magnets arranged so as to repel each other. The first magnet is attached to the wippen and the sec...	03/11/2008
7339105	Automatic musical performance device Provide an automatic musical performance device, which is capable of giving a concert magic function in an acoustic instrument with a feeling of normally playing the acoustic instrument. A time period Tv between two points, and a tempo Tmp found based on a ti...	03/04/2008
7332670	Automatic player exactly bringing pedal to half point, musical instrument equipped therewith and method used therein An automatic player reenacts a music passage on an acoustic piano without any fingering of a human player; solenoid-operated key actuators and a solenoid-operated pedal actuator is provided for the keys and damper pedal; the automatic player makes the damper pedal t...	02/19/2008
7329812	Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument which has a fallboard unit whose dimension in the longitudinal direction of the instrument is not increased even when the fallboard unit contains a functional component part including electrical wiring. A cover unit has a front cover...	02/12/2008
7314995	Data acquisition system preparing inner force sense data for inner sense controller A data acquisition system is used in the transplantation of the piano key touch from an acoustic piano to an electronic piano, and the function thereof is broken down into a table producer, a motion controller and a servo-controller; a table, which expresses relatio...	01/01/2008
7307208	High-fidelity automatic player musical instrument, automatic player used therein and method employed therein An automatic player piano includes key sensors, solenoid-operated key actuators and a controller, which form a servo-control loop, and the key motion is reproduced under the control of the servo-control loop; the servo-control loop adjusts the driving pulse signal t...	12/11/2007
7285717	Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument which has a fallboard unit whose dimension in the longitudinal direction of the instrument is not increased even when the fallboard unit contains a functional component part including electrical wiring. A cover unit has a front cover...	10/23/2007
7285718	Keyboard musical instrument and other-type musical instrument, and method for generating tone-generation instructing information Detector detects movement of a hammer (driven member) that strikes a string (abutted member) by moving in response to operation of a key. On the basis of detection outputs of the detector and a given abutment-presuming reference value, it is presumed that the hammer...	10/23/2007
7268289	Musical instrument performing artistic visual expression and controlling system incorporated therein A set of formation data codes, which includes action event codes and duration codes, is loaded in an automatic player piano, and a controller interprets the action event codes for driving the solenoid-operated key actuators; since the solenoid-operated key actuators...	09/11/2007
7257528	Method and apparatus for Chinese character text input A method and apparatus for inputting Chinese character text into a machine such as a word processor or personal computer. The system consists of an apparatus which forms a closed feedback loop with the operator. The operator supplies stroke selections and other data...	08/14/2007
7253349	Engineers piano with bisymmetrical manuals and accompanying musical notation system A 2 manual musical keyboard with the pitch progression on one of the manuals reversed. The keys on these manuals are segregated into 2 groups of 2 different heights in the same way as a standard musical keyboard. The key configurations on these manuals have 12 semi-...	08/07/2007
7247788	Integrated computer and music keyboard module An integrated computer and music keyboard module includes a key assembled base, on a first side of which a plurality of music keys are parallelly arranged. The key assembled base is provided on at least one lateral end with a connecting member for turnably connectin...	07/24/2007
7241949	Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument which has a fallboard unit whose dimension in the longitudinal direction of the instrument is not increased even when the fallboard unit contains a functional component part including electrical wiring. A cover unit has a front cover...	07/10/2007
7217877	Keyboard apparatus A keyboard apparatus which is capable of enhancing key touch feeling. The keyboard apparatus has a chassis (1), and key bodies (10) to be depressed are supported by the chassis. A hammer body (20) associated with each of the key bodies is driven...	05/15/2007
7179974	Method for retrofitting acoustic keyboard musical instrument, method for forming holes and gadget used therein Upon request for retrofitting, workers bring a gadget and a marking tool and other tools to the user's home; the workers attach the marking tool to a keyboard, mark locators on a key bed by using the marking tool, form locating recesses therein, and bore reference s...	02/20/2007
7176370	Key structure and keyboard apparatus A key structure which is capable of giving a woody appearance to the key, and increasing the freedom of mounting at least one functional part formed as a separate part from the key structure, while maintaining excellent machinability. An upper plate has an increased...	02/13/2007
7154033	Keyboard for musical instrument An extremely easy-to-play keyboard for musical instrument capable of forming any keyboard rows such as a semitone arrangement to a diatessaron arrangement and a chord arrangement with one keyboard substrate, wherein the keyboard substrate is formed so that the keybo...	12/26/2006
7105738	Functional performance of keyboard musical instruments A musical keyboard having associated therewith a alphanumeric keyboard having a plurality of alphanumeric keys, the musical keyboard having a musical keys each being for producing a musical sound, and music function keys for producing musical effects, At least one o...	09/12/2006
7071404	Laser activated synthesizer system A laser activated synthesizer system for efficiently translating finger positions on a surface into sounds. The laser activated synthesizer system includes a housing member which encloses a plurality of lasers near an upper surface, each laser aligned with a piano l...	07/04/2006
7064561	Resistance type sensor In a resistance type sensor of the present invention, a sensor unit having variable contact resistances and a wakeup switch formed in two layers is produced by folding a FPC forming thereon pressure-sensitive resistive inks, a displacement electrode connected to gro...	06/20/2006
7057101	Action An action in an acoustic piano is provided which can reproduce the touch and feel of the key depression generated in a normal performance mode even in a silent performance mode. The acoustic piano is capable of being switched between the normal performance mode and ...	06/06/2006
7038123	Strumpad and string array processing for musical instruments A system for expanding generalizing aspects of an autoharp and making these functionalities beneficially available on other instruments. Strumpads comprising arrays of isolated touch switches, each generating distinct signals, are used to generate MIDI note events a...	05/02/2006
7034219	Keyboard and method for manufacturing the same A keyboard and a method for manufacturing the keyboard using silicon rubber. The method for manufacturing the keyboard includes forming sheets from silicon rubber; forming the sheets into a top pad with keys integrally formed thereon and a bottom pad bonded to a bot...	04/25/2006
7002070	Electronic piano An electronic piano is provided in which activation of a keyboard (7) and foot pedals (8) causes sound to be generated and output via a pair of conventional cone loudspeakers (210–212) each comprising a tweeter (214), a woofer (216	02/21/2006
6980136	Keyboard with detection function for pressing pressure The present invention provides a kind of computer keyboard being able to detect the pressing pressure of keys. The computer keyboard comprises: a plurality of keys; a detecting unit, which outputs a detecting signal according to the pressing pressure of the pluralit...	12/27/2005

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