Patents by Inventor Hidenari KIM

Hidenari KIM 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).

  • Stringed Musical Instrument and Acoustic Effect Device
    Publication number: 20220310052
    Abstract: A stringed musical instrument includes: a musical instrument body configured such that a string is attached thereto; a pickup configured to: i) detect vibration of the string and ii) output a string vibration signal according to the vibration; a detection sensor that is: i) attached to the musical instrument body and ii) configured to output a detection signal according to a force applied to the musical instrument body; and a controller that is attached to the musical instrument body, and is configured to output, based on the detection signal, a control signal configured to control an operation of an effector configured to impart an effect to the string vibration signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Peter LUPINI, Glen RUTLEDGE, Norm CAMPBELL, Dan GODLOVITCH, Satsuki KAWAHASHI, Motoi NISHIO, Hidenari KIM, Shingo EKUNI, Kenta HORI, Kenji IWAMOTO, Hidehisa YASUNO, Max LETTAU
  • Signal Processing Device, Stringed Instrument, Signal Processing Method, and Program
    Publication number: 20220101820
    Abstract: A signal processing device acquires information relating to a stringed instrument, and sets a parameter to an equalizer based on the acquired information relating to the stringed instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hidenari KIM, Michael Wilson