Patents by Inventor Fukushi Kawakami
Fukushi Kawakami 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).
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Publication number: 20190273986Abstract: There is provided a gun microphone that can shut off properly wind noise such as whistling sounds while a gun microphone is used. The gun microphone wind shield includes a second covering body that defines a first space between the second covering body and a first covering body and a third covering body that defines a second space between the third covering body and the second covering body, and forms a second longitudinal flow path that moves the air having flowed into the second space along the longitudinal direction of the second covering body and a first longitudinal flow path that moves the air having flowed into the first space along the longitudinal direction of the first covering body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Fukushi KAWAKAMI, Takayuki SANO
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Publication number: 20190268685Abstract: This invention provides a gun microphone wind shield to which a grip member can be easily attached and which maintains the function as a wind shield. There is provided a gun microphone wind shield includes: a first covering body that covers a gun microphone, has an elongated shape, and contains an acoustic transmissive material; a second covering body that covers the first covering body, has an elongated shape, and is formed from an elastic foaming body with open cells; and a hold portion that engages with the second covering body and is held in a predetermined position on the second covering body. The acoustic transmissive material includes a fiber material obtained by interlacing a raw material containing fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Fukushi KAWAKAMI, Takayuki SANO
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Patent number: 9980041Abstract: An acoustic system includes: a first customer-side microphone; a first counselor-side microphone; a first sound changing unit; a first loudspeaker; a second customer-side microphone; a second counselor-side microphone; and a second loudspeaker. Between the second loudspeaker and the first customer-side microphone, a first sound transmission path is provided. Also, between the second loudspeaker and the first counselor-side microphone, a second sound transmission path is provided. These sound transmission paths have substantially the same length. The first sound signal generated by the first customer-side microphone is made to have a phase substantially opposite to that of the second sound signal generated by the first counselor-side microphone, and the sound signals are added together.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Environment Amenity Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Masakazu Kiyama, Takehisa Okamoto
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Publication number: 20170026731Abstract: One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a pop noise reduction tool capable of exhibiting an excellent pop noise reduction effect even when the tool is arranged relatively close to the diaphragm of a microphone or a microphone unit; the present invention provides a pop noise reduction tool including a sound-transmitting member which has micropores that lead from one surface to the other surface, is formed by fibers that are interlaced with each other, and has the linear light transmittance of 20% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Noriaki Shime, Takayuki Sano
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Patent number: 9467760Abstract: A microphone unit which can suppress collection of wind noise and minimize or eliminate digital signal processing has at least a microphone, a first acoustic transmissive material, and a second acoustic transmissive material, the first acoustic transmissive material is a fiber material in which fibers are intertwined with each other, the second acoustic transmissive material is a mesh-like member or a porous member having a plurality of holes, and the microphone is configured to be protected by the first acoustic transmissive material and the second acoustic transmissive material in this order.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Takayuki Sano
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Patent number: 9218800Abstract: A sound transmission material is made of fibers entangled with each other and has a self-standing property and a high performance sound transmission property, namely the TABER™ stiffness is not less than 5 mN×m, the bending resistance is not less than 100 mN, the porosity is not less than 50%, and the thickness is not more than 3 mm.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Tomoegawa Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Takayuki Sano
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Publication number: 20150078568Abstract: A microphone unit which can suppress collection of wind noise and minimize or eliminate digital signal processing has at least a microphone, a first acoustic transmissive material, and a second acoustic transmissive material, the first acoustic transmissive material is a fiber material in which fibers are intertwined with each other, the second acoustic transmissive material is a mesh-like member or a porous member having a plurality of holes, and the microphone is configured to be protected by the first acoustic transmissive material and the second acoustic transmissive material in this order.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Tomoegawa Co., LtdInventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Takayuki Sano
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Publication number: 20150055790Abstract: An acoustic system includes: a first customer-side microphone; a first counselor-side microphone; a first sound changing unit; a first loudspeaker; a second customer-side microphone; a second counselor-side microphone; and a second loudspeaker. Between the second loudspeaker and the first customer-side microphone, a first sound transmission path is provided. Also, between the second loudspeaker and the first counselor-side microphone, a second sound transmission path is provided. These sound transmission paths have substantially the same length. The first sound signal generated by the first customer-side microphone is made to have a phase substantially opposite to that of the second sound signal generated by the first counselor-side microphone, and the sound signals are added together.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Environment Amenity Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fukushi KAWAKAMI, Masakazu KIYAMA, Takehisa OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20140233781Abstract: A sound transmission, material is made of fibers entangled with each other and has a self-standing property and a high performance sound transmission property, namely the Taber stiffness is not less than 5 mN·m, the bending resistance is not less than 100 mN, the porosity is not less than 50%, and the thickness is not more than 3 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Takayuki Sano
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Patent number: 7130428Abstract: Sound picked up by a microphone of a first sound field is reproduced by a speaker of a second sound field, and a sound picked up by a microphone of the second sound field is reproduced by the speaker of the first sound field. Sound pressure detection section detects a sound pressure of a sound present in the second (or first) sound field picked up by the microphone of the second (or first) sound field, other than a sound reproduced by the speaker of the first (or second) sound field. Other sound pressure detection section detects a sound pressure with which the sound picked up by the microphone of the second (or first) sound field and reproduced by the speaker of the first (or second) sound field is picked up by the microphone of the first (or second) sound field. Sound-pressure-difference detection section adjusts a gain of an automatic gain adjustment section in such a manner that the two detected sound pressures assume a predetermined relationship.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Toru Hirai, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasushi Shimizu, Yoshikazu Honji, Masahiro Ikeda, Mikio Tohyama
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Patent number: 6888058Abstract: Main speakers are arranged on the enclosure front surface of an electronic piano. Auxiliary speakers (18L, 18R) are arranged on the rear surface of the enclosure. Microphones are arranged in close proximity of the main speakers. A performance sound is regenerated from the main speakers. The regenerated sound from the main speakers is picked up by microphones (20L, 20R). FIR filters are used to generate the reflected signal of a picked-up sound signal from the microphones. The generated reflected sound signal is regenerated from auxiliary speakers.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Tomomitsu Urai, Shinichi Sawara, Fukushi Kawakami
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Patent number: 6828497Abstract: On a casing of an electronic keyboard instrument, there are provided front speakers, rear speakers and upper speakers as non-front speakers, a woofer speaker, and a vibrator. Tone generator section generates tone signals of tone colors corresponding to tones of various musical instruments. Assignment section adjusts, on a tone-color-by-tone-color basis, tone volume allocations, of the generated tone signals, to the speakers and vibrator. Further, the thus-adjusted tone signals are mixed for each of speaker reproduction systems and vibrator drive system, and then the resultant mixed tone signals of the speaker reproduction systems and vibrator drive system are supplied to corresponding ones of the speakers and vibrator.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Koji Yataka, Tomomitsu Urai, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Shinichi Sawara
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Publication number: 20040234093Abstract: Speaker device includes a main speaker unit and sub-speaker unit having their respective axes oriented in different directions. Signal processing device includes a processing unit for main speaker that supplies the main speaker unit with an, audio signal input to an input terminal, and a signal processing unit for sub-speaker including an adjustment section that adjusts a characteristic of the audio signal input to the input terminal. The signal processing unit for sub-speaker supplies the sub-speaker unit with the audio signal adjusted by the adjustment section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Fukushi Kawakami
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Patent number: 6696633Abstract: As an electronic tone is generated in response to performing operation, the electronic tone is picked up by microphones corresponding to left and right channels, and picked-up sound signals thus generated by the microphones are then subjected to signal processing, such as reverberation impartment utilizing acoustic conditions of the interior of a room. Picked-up sound signals having undergone such signal processing are audibly reproduced via rear speakers. Then, once an automatic adjustment instruction is given from a user, measuring tones are reproduced stereophonically, and contents of the signal processing of the individual channels are adjusted on the basis of measured results of picked-up sound signals generated by the microphones picking up the reproduced measuring tones.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
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Publication number: 20030126975Abstract: Main speakers are arranged on the enclosure front surface of an electronic piano. Auxiliary speakers (18L, 18R) are arranged on the rear surface of the enclosure. Microphones are arranged in close proximity of the main speakers. A performance sound is regenerated from the main speakers. The regenerated sound from the main speakers is picked up by microphones (20L, 20R). FIR filters are used to generate the reflected signal of a picked-up sound signal from the microphones. The generated reflected sound signal is regenerated from auxiliary speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomomitsu Urai, Shinichi Sawara, Fukushi Kawakami
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Publication number: 20030121403Abstract: As an electronic tone is generated in response to performing operation, the electronic tone is picked up by microphones corresponding to left and right channels, and picked-up sound signals thus generated by the microphones are then subjected to signal processing, such as reverberation impartment utilizing acoustic conditions of the interior of a room. Picked-up sound signals having undergone such signal processing are audibly reproduced via rear speakers. Then, once an automatic adjustment instruction is given from a user, measuring tones are reproduced stereophonically, and contents of the signal processing of the individual channels are adjusted on the basis of measured results of picked-up sound signals generated by the microphones picking up the reproduced measuring tones.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
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Publication number: 20030121402Abstract: On a casing of an electronic keyboard instrument, there are provided front speakers, rear speakers and upper speakers as non-front speakers, a woofer speaker, and a vibrator. Tone generator section generates tone signals of tone colors corresponding to tones of various musical instruments. Assignment section adjusts, on a tone-color-by-tone-color basis, tone volume allocations, of the generated tone signals, to the speakers and vibrator. Further, the thus-adjusted tone signals are mixed for each of speaker reproduction systems and vibrator drive system, and then the resultant mixed tone signals of the speaker reproduction systems and vibrator drive system are supplied to corresponding ones of the speakers and vibrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Koji Yataka, Tomomitsu Urai, Akira Mikt, Fukushi Kawakami, Shinichi Sawara
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Publication number: 20020159603Abstract: Sound picked up by a microphone of a first sound field is reproduced by a speaker of a second sound field, and a sound picked up by a microphone of the second sound field is reproduced by the speaker of the first sound field. Sound pressure detection section detects a sound pressure of a sound present in the second (or first) sound field picked up by the microphone of the second (or first) sound field, other than a sound reproduced by the speaker of the first (or second) sound field. Other sound pressure detection section detects a sound pressure with which the sound picked up by the microphone of the second (or first) sound field and reproduced by the speaker of the first (or second) sound field is picked up by the microphone of the first (or second) sound field. Sound-pressure-difference detection section adjusts a gain of an automatic gain adjustment section in such a manner that the two detected sound pressures assume a predetermined relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Toru Hirai, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasushi Shimizu, Yoshikazu Honji, Masahiro Ikeda, Mikio Tohyama
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Patent number: 6157724Abstract: A music apparatus is constructed for introducing a music sound into an acoustic space, and is equipped with an acoustic feedback system for introducing a reflection sound into the acoustic space. In the music apparatus, an input device sequentially provides performance information. A sound source generates a music signal representative of the music sound in response to the performance information provided from the input device. A plurality of channels of the acoustic feedback system are provided in the music apparatus, and are spatially separate from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1998Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Fukushi Kawakami
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Patent number: 5700052Abstract: A chair includes a main body with a seat, openings formed in the greater part of the lower surface of the seat, a sound absorbing structure contained in the seat while facing the openings, and a louver having a series of openings defined with a number of slats that may be turned for opening and closing. The louver is located in front of the series of openings. When the seat is unoccupied, the slats of the louver are turned for opening. When the seat is occupied, the slats are turned for closing. The chair is adequate for concert halls or theaters.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1995Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Ryokichi Yamazaki, Takeshi Sakai, Fukushi Kawakami