Patents by Inventor Akinori Kanehara

Akinori Kanehara 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).

  • Publication number: 20220270581
    Abstract: A detection system detects a position of each of a plurality of movable members that are displaceable by a playing operation. The detection system includes a controller configured to generate a first signal with a signal that level discontinuously changes over time, a Pi filter configured to convert the first signal to a second signal with a signal level that continuously changes over time, and a signal processor configured to generate, using the second signal, an output signal that depends on a position of each of the plurality of movable members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Akinori KANEHARA, Jun ISHII
  • Patent number: 8546679
    Abstract: A keyboard musical instrument, including: keys; a pedal; an input portion configured to input performance data including tone generation control data that specifies generation and halt of a musical tone and pedal control data that specifies a depression depth of the pedal; a drive portion configured to drive the pedal; and a controller configured to control the drive portion on the basis of the pedal control data in the performance data inputted by the input portion, wherein the controller is configured to control the drive portion such that, where the depression depth of the pedal exceeds a first depth by controlling the drive portion, the pedal is located at a third depth that is shallower than a second depth after the pedal has reached the second depth that is deeper than the first depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Oba, Akinori Kanehara
  • Publication number: 20120255425
    Abstract: A keyboard musical instrument, including: keys; a pedal; an input portion configured to input performance data including tone generation control data that specifies generation and halt of a musical tone and pedal control data that specifies a depression depth of the pedal; a drive portion configured to drive the pedal; and a controller configured to control the drive portion on the basis of the pedal control data in the performance data inputted by the input portion, wherein the controller is configured to control the drive portion such that, where the depression depth of the pedal exceeds a first depth by controlling the drive portion, the pedal is located at a third depth that is shallower than a second depth after the pedal has reached the second depth that is deeper than the first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Oba, Akinori Kanehara