Patents Assigned to Ef-Note Inc.
  • Patent number: 12573358
    Abstract: A pedal device for performance (1) has a pedal (4) where a player can perform a depressing operation with his/her foot. A rod (6) is movable in an axial direction in accordance with the depressing operation of the pedal (4). A detecting mechanism detects an amount of movement of the rod (6) and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the amount of movement. The detecting mechanism has an optical sensor (10) that is a non-contact sensor detecting an amount of displacement in the axial direction L of the rod (6) in a non-contact manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Ef-Note Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Mori
  • Patent number: 12475870
    Abstract: An electronic hi-hat 1 has a rod movable up and down with an operation of a player. A top cymbal 2 has a striking surface that can be struck by the player. A bottom cymbal 3 comes into contact with or separates from the top cymbal 2. An optical sensor 7 detects separation dimension between the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3. The optical sensor 7 detects separation dimensions of a plurality of areas that are displaced with inclinations of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 with respect to the rod r. The plurality of areas where the separation dimensions are detected are located on a common circumference of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 around the rod r as a center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Ef-Note Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Mori