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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6400119 | Energy conserving motor controller An AC induction motor is controlled by dynamically matching energy use by the motor to the load on the motor. First and second SCRs are connected in parallel with each other in opposing polarities for each phase of the applied AC voltage. A trigger genera... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6323407 | Carrier assembly for percussion instruments Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid light material such as plastic or a light metal such as magnesiu... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6291752 | Drum shell structure A musical drum with a shell that is comprised of an inner and outer wall, which is constructed by thin material. The thin material which constructs the inner and outer walls are supported by thin strips of material housed between the inner and outer walls... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284965 | Physical model musical tone synthesis system employing truncated recursive filters A tone synthesis system employs digital filtering methods to enable the practical usage of unstable filter elements in a real-time synthesis model. Truncated infinite impulse response (TIIR) filters are used to approximate portions of the reflection impul... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6281420 | Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modifications of icons of musical symbols A performance data editing system is actualized by a computer system (or electronic musical instrument) which is equipped with a display and a mouse. The system initially provides a score window containing various types of execution icon layers onto which... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6262355 | Method and apparatus for glove-based chording The invention is a method and apparatus for chording. One embodiment of an apparatus comprises a user-wearable support element, in the form of a glove having finger and thumb portions. An output generating element in the form of a switch is provided corre... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259015 | Acoustic signal producing apparatus An acoustic signal producing apparatus wherein various musical effects are applied to a musical tone signal and an acoustic signal respectively produced at an internal tone generator and supplied from an external device such as a microphone, an electronic... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6255577 | Melody sound generating apparatus A melody sound generating apparatus includes a musical-scale generator which produces a plurality of musical scales based on a recorded melody pattern, each musical scale being a set of musical notes arranged in a predetermined order and at fixed separati... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252152 | Automatic composition apparatus and method, and storage medium Automatic composition apparatus and method is able to automatically compose a piece of music having a melody that is favorable in a musical sense, namely, a melody that satisfies musical requirements. A storage medium stores a program executed for automat... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6252368 | Numerically controlled system and backlash compensation device for use with the system A backlash compensation device for use with a numerically controlled system compensates for a position command signal used to drive and control an object to be controlled. The device includes a reversal detecting unit for detecting a reversal of a directi... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248942 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6248944 | Apparatus for switching picture items of different types by suitable transition modes A karaoke apparatus is constructed for producing karaoke accompaniments of requested songs while switching picture items of different types displayed on a monitor. In the karaoke apparatus, a sound source block works in an operating period when a requeste... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6248945 | Music information transmitting apparatus, music information receiving apparatus, music information transmitting-receiving apparatus and storage medium A transmitting end transmits to a receiving end event data of an MIDI type with first time data indicative of a timing of processing the event data at the receiving end, and waveform data and second time data indicative of a timing to process the waveform... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6245985 | Data converter for enhancing resolution, method for converting data codes and keyboard musical instrument equipped with the data converter An automatic player piano has key sensors for producing digital key position signals representative of current key positions and a recording unit for producing pieces of music data information on the basis of the key motions; however, the key sensors have... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6245982 | Performance image information creating and reproducing apparatus and method Image information representing a manner of playing a piece of music can be diplayed while playing the piece of music. Performance image information is created, which enables displaying an image showing a manner of playing a piece of music while playing th... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6245983 | Performance training apparatus, and recording mediums which prestore a performance training program A performance training apparatus reads out a plurality of items of melody data each including a part, outputs all the plurality of items of melody data excluding an item of melody data including a particular part with a delay of a predetermined time compa... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6242679 | Multimembrane percussive instrument and a method for mounting multiple drum heads A percussive instrument comprises two shells, each having open ends. The shells are positioned substantially end to end. Drum heads are positioned at the opposing open ends and between the two shells.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242683 | Stringed musical instrument transducer and method for forming a stringed musical instrument transducer Stringed musical instrument transducer for converting string vibrations into electric signals, which transducer is composed of at least one electromechanical sheet (107,108) and is capable of converting string and instruments vibrations into electric sign... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242682 | Component mount and components for musical instruments A mount by which a component is non-destructively mounted on a musical instrument includes a receptacle and one or more abutment members, such as resilient clips, which do not screw into the instrument but engage the instrument to hold the mount on the in... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242879 | Touch calibration system for wafer transfer robot A method and apparatus for automatically calibrating the precise positioning of a wafer handling robot relative to a target structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a machine controller connected to robot having an end-effector with three degrees o... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239570 | Wiper controller apparatus of water drop sensitive type A wiper controller apparatus of the water drop sensitive type comprises: light emitting means 7 for guiding light into a window glass so as to undergo total internal reflection within said window glass; light receiving means 8 for receiving the light whic... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239349 | Coaxial musical instrument transducer A transducer for a stringed musical instrument utilizes a coaxial structure. A thin layer of a piezoelectric polymer material is extruded about an inner, electrically conductive core. An outer conductor is formed about the piezoelectric polymer material. ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239348 | Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and e... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239347 | Musical sound editing apparatus and recording mediums on which a musical sound program is recorded A musical sound editing apparatus is provided having a general performance mode for performing a general performance of a musical sound, and a pattern create mode for creating a pattern of accompaniment data. When the mode is changed from the general perf... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239337 | Adjustable shoulder rest for a stringed instrument This invention relates to an improved shoulder rest device for a stringed musical instrument, including but not limited to, violin and viola. The base pad of the shoulder rest according to the present invention is secured at one end to the chinrest of the... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235979 | Music layout device and method Performance data for a plurality of parts are received, and timing data included in the performance data for these parts are combined together to provide a time series data common to the parts. Layout of individual measures and layout of notes within each... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6235980 | Apparatus and method for generating waveform data for musical tone signal generating apparatus A synthesized strong hit waveform data is generated by synthesizing a strong hit amplitude component separated from a strong hit waveform data generated based on tone of a strong play and a weak hit phase component separated from a weak hit waveform data ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6232538 | System and method for determining music modulation A system for determining a musical modulation from a source key to a target key, such that the source key and the target key are selected from a cycle of musical keys. The system includes a relational tool and a bridging tool. The relational tool is capab... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6225547 | Rhythm game apparatus, rhythm game method, computer-readable storage medium and instrumental device Sound generation control and instruction operation evaluation is performed by sound group selection and a sound generation instruction, with a mimic guitar having selection buttons for selecting one of a plurality of sound groups bearing a series of sound... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6222110 | Simulated tone stack for electric guitar A combination of limited data, 3D linear interpolation, and a unique simulation circuit are combined to provide a programmable tone control that can simulate any desired tone stack. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, it has been found that a ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218602 | Integrated adaptor module An adaptor module includes a graphical user interface having a video display and a touch responsive overlay. The graphical user interface displays graphical images representing parameters of an electronic musical instrument and generating control signals.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6215057 | Sound generating educational musical toy and teaching device A music toy or teaching device includes one or more sound generating devices operative to generate sound in a selected output format chosen from plural formats. The music teaching device provides an output format selector that allows a user to select the ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6211452 | Electronic musical instrument having a function of dividing performance information into phrases and displaying keys to be operated for each phrase Plural key-displaying elements are provided in corresponding relation to plural keys. A series of performance information is divided into plural phrases, namely sections, and for each of the phrases, the displays corresponding to keys to be performed with... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6201176 | System and method for querying a music database A system and method for querying a music database, the database containing a plurality of indexed pieces of music, where the query is performed by forming a database request consisting of a conditional expression relating to the name and/or attributes of ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6201173 | System for remotely playing a percussion musical instrument An arrangement for enabling facile and efficient operation of at least one bass drum mallet, in combination with at least one bass drum, such that the bass drum with its associated mallet can be placed in any desired location, within and beyond, a limited... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6201174 | Method and system for improved tablature notation in digital music scores A computerized tablature composer automatically updates a tablature notation following edits of a corresponding staff notation. The computerized tablature composer conversely links edits to a tablature notation with corresponding updates in a staff notati... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198035 | Musical sound signal generation apparatus There is disclosed a musical sound signal generation apparatus for creating vacant channels by monaural sounding, in which a left/right balance is maintained and the total sound volume can be increased. When there is a key-on, and there is no vacant chann... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198241 | Motor protection for a powered door system A motor protection circuit for an electric motor driven by a pulse width modulated amplifier. It has a capacitor and a first conduction path connected to a first terminal of the capacitor and connectable to a first conductor. It also has a second conducti... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191350 | Electronic stringed musical instrument A guitar is disclosed which is adapted for use with a battery power source and having a CPU and a memory including preprogrammed chord tables and melody tables. The guitar provides electro conductive strings and frets and a system for recognizing finger p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6184455 | Tone generating method and device For a given tone generating channel, tone waveform sample data corresponding to a plurality of sampling cycles (e.g., 100 samples) are arithmetically formed collectively. Once performance information such as MIDI event data is supplied to a tone generator... | 02/06/2001 |
