Patents by Inventor Akihiro SONOGI

Akihiro SONOGI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11877107
    Abstract: A microphone device includes a substrate, a plurality of microphones, a front panel, and a dustproof member. The plurality of microphones are arranged on the substrate. The front panel is configured to cover the substrate. The dustproof member is arranged so as to overlap the plurality of microphones in a plan view from a front panel side, and provided on a member different from the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Sonogi
  • Publication number: 20230010955
    Abstract: In a sound processing method of operating audio equipment to perform sound processing relating to audio content in accordance with one embodiment, a distributor terminal communicates with the audio equipment and at least one listener terminal, the distributor terminal distributes the audio content from the distributor terminal to the at least one listener terminal, the distributor terminal specifies an operation listener terminal, from among the at least one listener terminal, that is permitted to change a sound processing parameter of the audio equipment, the operation listener terminal accepts the sound processing parameter changed by the operation listener terminal, the operation listener terminal transmits the sound processing parameter changed by the operation listener terminal to the distributor terminal, and the audio equipment performs the sound processing based on the changed sound processing parameter changed by the operation listener terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOTAKI, Mitsutaka GOTO, Mizuyuki SHIRAI, Akihiro SONOGI, Takahiro SENDA, Hitomi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210250684
    Abstract: A microphone device includes a substrate, a plurality of microphones, a front panel, and a dustproof member. The plurality of microphones are arranged on the substrate. The front panel is configured to cover the substrate. The dustproof member is arranged so as to overlap the plurality of microphones in a plan view from a front panel side, and provided on a member different from the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Akihiro SONOGI
  • Patent number: 9695610
    Abstract: A cover body (22) includes side surface portions (22a, 22b) that surround a housing (2) of a speaker (1) in an installed state, and a ceiling surface portion (22c) that covers the side surface portions (22a, 22b). An open portion (23) that can expose an operation portion (9) of the speaker (1) is formed in one of the side surface portions (22b), and an overhang portion (24) that protrudes from the surface of the side surface portion (22b) is provided above the open portion (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Sonoda, Kenji Ishibashi, Akihiro Sonogi, Tsutomu Watanabe, Yuji Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20160069100
    Abstract: A cover body (22) includes side surface portions (22a, 22b) that surround a housing (2) of a speaker (1) in an installed state, and a ceiling surface portion (22c) that covers the side surface portions (22a, 22b). An open portion (23) that can expose an operation portion (9) of the speaker (1) is formed in one of the side surface portions (22b), and an overhang portion (24) that protrudes from the surface of the side surface portion (22b) is provided above the open portion (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Shinya SONODA, Kenji ISHIBASHI, Akihiro SONOGI, Tsutomu WATANABE, Yuji SAKURAI