Patents Examined by Robert W. Horn
  • Patent number: 11335308
    Abstract: A keyboard instrument includes a keyboard unit including a key-connecting part to which a plurality of keys are connected; and a lower case having a pedestal and a supporting part on the pedestal, the supporting part vertically protruding from an upper surface of the pedestal, wherein the key-connecting part is directly mounted on an upper portion of the supporting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Taniguchi, Atsushi Oshiro, Daisuke Noto
  • Patent number: 11329526
    Abstract: A stator member may include a columnar stator core, a linear coil, and an insulating insulator. The linear coil may be wound around the stator core. The insulator may be disposed between the stator core and the coil. Furthermore, the insulator may include a central member and an outer member. The central member may cover the stator core. The outer member may be connected to an outside of the central member in an axial direction of the stator core. The outer member may include a surface extending in a thickness direction in which the central member and the outer member are arranged, and a groove recessed in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction from the surface. A connection terminal of a busbar member may be inserted into the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Natsumeda, Eiji Sakaguchi, Hisato Amano, Takashi Sakurada
  • Patent number: 11328698
    Abstract: Described herein are multipiece drum lugs and drum lug assemblies for use with percussion instruments such as drums. The drum lugs can include a separate base and a separate cap that can be interlocked, along with an insert to prevent rotation and disconnection. Receivers can be placed in the lug prior to the connection of the base and cap and sandwiched therebetween. Such a lug assembly can enable the use of regular size tension rods on drums having a relatively small depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Drum Workshop, Inc.
    Inventor: Rich Sikra
  • Patent number: 11328696
    Abstract: A string instrument has a neck attached to a body and extending outwardly therefrom. The body has a top plate joined to a bottom plate by a continuous rib forming an interior volume therebetween. A tailpiece is joined to the body. The tailpiece has tubular string bores. Each string bore has an entrance for receiving a string therein and an exit from which the string emerges and extends to the neck. At least one the exits has a cross-sectional shape in which a length of a major axis of the cross-sectional shape is greater than a length of a minor axis of the cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Matthew Canel
  • Patent number: 11323002
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes magnetic poles to which a coil is attached. A connection portion between a conductive member and a coil end of the coil is arranged in an inter-pole gap between the magnetic poles. The rotary electric machine may include a rotor and a stator. The magnetic poles may be magnetic poles of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Echizen, Seigo Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11322120
    Abstract: A cantilevered bridge for resonators to permit greater sound production from small sound producing instruments, including a sound producing instrument having an instrument body; a cantilevered bridge lever arm having a first surface and a second surface, with a primary resonator coupled by a biscuit bridge to the first surface of the cantilevered bridge lever arm, and a secondary resonator coupled by a connector to the second surface of the cantilevered bridge lever arm. In a second embodiment, a hinge attachment anchors the cantilevered bridge lever arm to a pivot point within the sound producing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Meyer
  • Patent number: 11323004
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a non-rotating member, a stator fixed to the non-rotating member, a field coil fixed to the non-rotating member, disposed on an inner diameter side of the stator, and having an iron core and a winding wound around the iron core, and a rotor rotatably disposed between the stator and the iron core. A flow path through which a heat exchange medium is supplied and discharged is formed in the iron core along an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kenji Kitada
  • Patent number: 11319991
    Abstract: A bearingless hub assembly comprising a rim hollowed to receive a tube magnet, and magnets embedded around the circumference of the rim on both ends. The rim is capped by front and rear rim plates configured to hold the embedded magnets in place and fitted to receive respective circular magnets. Similar magnets in corresponding front or rear drive plate maintain space (i.e., levitation) vis-à-vis the front and rear rim caps by repelling each other, thus allowing the rim (and, as applied, a mechanically-attached tire assembly) to move freely with no friction. The front and rear drive plate carry forward and reverse electromagnetic actuators as well as forward and reverse levitation control units, power generators and speed sensors. These components mount 360 degrees around the circumference of the drive plates while the embedded magnets of the rim spin through when in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Bernabe Segura Candelaria
  • Patent number: 11315531
    Abstract: A drum pad includes a base portion having a top base surface and constructed from a first material. A strike portion having a top strike surface is defined by a perimeter. The perimeter is totally surrounded by the base portion. The strike portion is constructed from a second material, different from the first material. The top base surface and the top strike surface are co-planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: grooveKSQ, LLC
    Inventor: J. Bryan Tuk
  • Patent number: 11309751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator core for improving the fixing properties of a magnet wire, and a motor in which the same is applied. Provided is a stator core which comprises a protrusion pattern part for fixing the distal end portion of a magnet wire, and thus eliminates a process of fixing the wire using a separate member during a wiring process, thereby improving processability and inhibiting an insulating film of the magnet wire from being damaged by an external force such as vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bong Bae Kong
  • Patent number: 11309761
    Abstract: A three-phase electric machine includes a stator core defining slots, a terminal associated with one of the three phases, and a neutral. A first phase of hairpin windings is disposed in the core and has first and second parallel paths that are each continuous between the terminal and the neutral. The first path includes a first hairpin having a first leg disposed in a first of the slots and a second leg disposed in a second of the slots that is five slots away from the first slot. The first path further includes a second hairpin having a first leg disposed in a third of the slots and a second leg disposed in the second slot, wherein the second slot is seven slots away from the third slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Adeeb Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11302212
    Abstract: Device and method for teaching/learning music including a board having horizontal lines with spaces therebetween, representing a musical staff. The device includes first insertion slots arranged in the musical staff. The first insertion slots match keys of a keyboard musical instrument. The device includes second insertion slots arranged in parallel to the first insertion slots. Each of the second insertion slots indicates an accidental sign with adjacent first insertion slots. The device includes first pegs configured to insert in the first insertion slots. The device includes second pegs configured to insert in second insertion slots to indicate an accidental sign. The device includes interchangeably clefs individually placed when needed adjacent to the musical staff. The first pegs insert in the first insertion slots, and the second pegs insert in the second insertion slots such that their position indicates a musical tone corresponding to pitch produced by the keyboard musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Robin Davis
  • Patent number: 11296565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator having a multi-phase wave winding made of hairpin conductor elements (5). Each phase consists of two parallel or serially connected branches (6, 6.1, 6.2). Each branch has a first (3.1) and a second (3.2) winding portion, which are connected to each other in series. The slot position of the two limbs (5.1) of each hairpin conductor element alternates by +?1. The first winding portion (3.1) extends clockwise along the stator circumference; the second winding portion (3.2) extends counterclockwise and is connected to the first winding portion via a reverse-connector conductor element (12, 12.1, 12.2). Both limbs of the reverse-connector conductor element (12.1) of the first winding branch (6.1) are located in the uppermost slot position; the limbs of the reverse-connector conductor element (12.2) of the second winding branch (6.2) are located in the lowermost slot position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Herzberger, Armin Elser, Martin Ermer, Patrick Heuser, Tobias Hein, Johannes Riedl
  • Patent number: 11295711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a percussion instrument having at least two tone bars, each with an upper and lower side and at least one resonance box with at least one resonance body, wherein the resonance body consists of a neck and a resonance chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONOR GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Rabe, Knut Hoyer, Judit Angster, András Miklós
  • Patent number: 11289060
    Abstract: A keyboard device is provided including a chassis; a mass body which is turnably installed in the chassis; and transmission means which transmits a driving force in response to key touching of a key to the mass body, wherein the mass body includes an inner wheel and an outer wheel installed on a radially outward side of the inner wheel and is configured to serve as a component for transmitting a torque in one-way direction between the inner wheel and the outer wheel. The transmission means is engaged with one of the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body. The torque is transmitted between the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body at a time of key touching. The torque is not transmitted between the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body at a time of key release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihide Takata, Shiro Uno
  • Patent number: 11289058
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving content in the form of musical score sheets or other data that includes instructions to play notes on a particular instrument, guidance that is enabled with respect to the content, obtaining new input such as musical scores or other instructions responsive to determining that the guidance is enabled, and obtaining the guidance with respect to a display of the content, where the obtained guidance is based on the input. The instructions may include the end user take certain action in playing the instrument or physical action in a marching band context. Artificial intelligence may be used to issue new documents, instructions or guidance. A GPS and drone communications system is also disclosed. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Pallavi Ekaa Desai
  • Patent number: 11283336
    Abstract: An insulating paper (40) is inserted into a slot (13) of a stator core (10) of a rotary electric machine and insulates between the stator core (10) and a stator coil (20) disposed in the slot (13). An insulating member (40) comprises a sheet-shaped insulating base material (50), and a first adhesive layer (60A) which is provided on a first surface (50a) of the insulating base material (50) and which is formed of an adhesive. The first adhesive layer (60A) is provided with an exposed section (61) which extends in the axial direction of the stator core (10) and in which the insulating base material (50) is exposed from the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TERAOKA SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Yamaguchi, Ming Lei, Shohei Ogino
  • Patent number: 11277047
    Abstract: A busbar apparatus includes a busbar to be connected to an external device, and a holder to hold the busbar and made of an insulating material. The busbar includes a terminal portion to be connected to the external device, an intermediate portion continuous with the terminal portion, and a connection portion continuous with the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion includes an edge portion including portions extending along a first axis. The terminal portion extends from the edge portion. The connection portion extends from the edge portion away from the terminal portion. The terminal portion has a thickness direction extending along a second axis not parallel to the first axis. The connection portion has a thickness direction not parallel to the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Murakami, Tatsuya Onishi
  • Patent number: 11271455
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor with an integrated cooling device, which uses in particular bleed air as the primary coolant for cooling components of the stator and/or the rotor. Ambient air accelerated by the propulsion means, for example by a propeller, that is driven by the electric motor is used here as the bleed air. A channel system is integrated within the stator housing that has one or more channels for the targeted feed of the primary coolant to the component to be cooled. In the case of cooling the stator, a heat exchanger is also integrated within the stator housing, for example an annular heat exchanger that is arranged coaxially with respect to the stator and to which the primary coolant is fed. For cooling the rotor, a coolant passage is provided that also includes the air gap of the electric machine, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Gabriele Teofili
  • Patent number: 11270677
    Abstract: Disclosed are a harmony symbol input device and method using a dedicated chord input unit. The harmony symbol input device includes: a musical notation provider configured to visualize and provide a musical notation; a chord input unit provider configured to provide a dedicated chord input unit for inputting a harmony symbol in each harmony section of the musical notation; and a harmony symbol display part configured to repeat an operation that provides highlighting for a specific harmony section in a progression order of the musical notation and displays the harmony symbol received from the dedicated chord input unit in relation to the highlighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Juice Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Won Park, Jun Ho Kim, Dong Sam Kim, Chang Ho Yun