Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Morokuma

Hiroshi Morokuma 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: 20200206990
    Abstract: An thermally expandable sheet includes a base and a thermal expansion layer arranged on one surface of the base and configured to be used in manufacture of a shaped object by swelling of at least a portion of the thermal expansion layer. The thermal expansion layer includes a first thermally expandable material having a first expansion initiation temperature and a first maximum expansion temperature, and a second thermally expandable material having a second expansion initiation temperature and a second maximum expansion temperature. The first expansion initiation temperature and the second expansion initiation temperature are high in comparison to a temperature of an environment in which the shaped object is to be placed. The second maximum expansion temperature is high in comparison to the first maximum expansion temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MOROKUMA, Satoshi MITSUI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Yuji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200198385
    Abstract: A molding sheet includes a base and a thermal expansion layer laminated onto a first main surface of the base. The thermal expansion layer includes a first thermal expansion material and a second thermal expansion material. A maximum expansion temperature of the second thermal expansion material is higher than a maximum expansion temperature of the first thermal expansion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MOROKUMA, Satoshi MITSUI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Yuji HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200039198
    Abstract: A thermally expandable sheet including two or more thermally expandable layers that are laminated, the thermally expandable layers each expanding upon being heated to or above a predetermined expansion start temperature, wherein the thermally expandable layers include two adjacent layers different from each other in the expansion start temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji IWAMOTO, Yuji HORIUCHI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Satoshi MITSUI, Hiroshi MOROKUMA
  • Publication number: 20070119291
    Abstract: In a musical performance training device according to the present invention, song data indicating each sound composing a song and including a step that indicates a training mode (self-running mode or wait mode) for each sound is read. When the read song data is in self-running mode, the reading of the song data is continued, regardless of whether the key to which a user is guided by the illumination of the LED is pressed. When the read song data is in wait mode, the song process is temporarily stopped at a sounding timing of the key to which the user is guided by the illumination of the LED. The song data of the next sound is read upon the pressing of the key to which the user is guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5847302
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a tone generator for generating a plurality of different digital waveform signals corresponding to different timbres, and a device for setting a plurality of ranges defined by two parameters, a first one of the parameters being a pitch parameter and a second one of the parameters being a key touch parameter. The parameters vary according to the musical performance, and a range for the pitch parameter in combination with a range for the key touch parameter respectively designating one of the plurality of different digital waveform signals having different timbres. An input device is provided for inputting the two parameters according to a musical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5717153
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a tone generator for generating a plurality of different digital waveform signals corresponding to different timbres, and a device for setting a plurality of ranges defined by two parameters, a first one of the parameters being a pitch parameter and a second one of the parameters being a key touch parameter. The parameters vary according to the musical performance, and a range for the pitch parameter in combination with a range for the key touch parameter respectively designating one of the plurality of different digital waveform signals having different timbres. An input device is provided for inputting the two parameters according to a musical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5521322
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a tone generator for generating a plurality of different digital waveform signals corresponding to different timbres, and a device for setting a plurality of ranges defined by two parameters, a first one of the parameters being a pitch parameter and a second one of the parameters being a key touch parameter. The parameters vary according to the musical performance, and a range for the pitch parameter in combination with a range for the key touch parameter respectively designating one of the plurality of different digital waveform signals having different timbres. An input device is provided for inputting the two parameters according to a musical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5475390
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a tone generator for generating a plurality of different digital waveform signals corresponding to different timbres, and a device for setting a plurality of ranges defined by two parameters, a first one of the parameters being a pitch parameter and a second one of the parameters being a key touch parameter. The parameters vary according to the musical performance, and a range for the pitch parameter in combination with a range for the key touch parameter respectively designating one of the plurality of different digital waveform signals having different timbres. An input device is provided for inputting the two parameters according to a musical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5276274
    Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument with an ANY KEY mode which regards keys as a single one-key, an ON event in a non-operation state is valid, and a one-key play operation is advanced by one tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Morokuma, Shigeru Matsuyama, Takashi Akutsu
  • Patent number: 5160798
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a tone generator for generating a plurality of different digital waveform signals corresponding to different timbres, and a device for setting a plurality of ranges defined by two parameters, a first one of the parameters being a pitch parameter and a second one of the parameters being a key touch parameter. The parameters vary according to the musical performance, and a range for the pitch parameter in combination with a range for the key touch parameter respectively designating one of the plurality of different digital waveform signals having different timbres. An input device is provided for inputting the two parameters according to a musical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 5085117
    Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument with an ANY KEY mode which regards keys as a single one-key, an ON event in a non-operation state is valid, and a one-key play operation is advanced by one tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Morokuma, Shigeru Matsuyama, Takashi Akutsu
  • Patent number: 5018430
    Abstract: Initial touch data or after touch data is obtained by operating a play input unit, such as keys or strings. A musical tone whose timbre or volume changes by the touch data is obtained. A tone generator has a plurality of sound source lines. Desired waveform data is selected by the touch data for each line. Only one type of the selected waveform data that is segmented at a touch split point is outputted for each line. The musical tone may be detuned by finely staggering the reference frequency, for each line. An envelope waveform may be applied to the musical tone for each line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iijima, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 4970935
    Abstract: External sound signal coupled through a MIC IN terminal is fed through an operating switch panel section to an A/D converter for conversion to a digital signal. The digital signal is stored in a record memory through a waveform R/W controller under the control of a CPU. The digital signal stored in the record memory is read out from the CPU according to control data stored in a work memory to be fed to an external sound system for sounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanazawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 4909119
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument for causing a tone generator to generate a musical tone corresponding to a musical performance while controlling an envelope by operation of a pedal. An operated-amount signal generator is provided for detecting an operated amount of the pedal and for generating an operated-amount signal, and an effect adding unit is provided for controlling parameters for effect addition so as to add an effect to a musical tone generated from the musical tone generator in accordance with the operated-amount signal from the operated-amount signal generator. The operated-amount signal from the operated-amount signal generator is changed by the operation of the pedal, and an effect-adding parameter in the effect adding unit is changed accordingly, to thereby add an effect to the generated musical tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Casio Computer
    Inventor: Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 4681008
    Abstract: External sound signal coupled through a MIC IN terminal is fed through an operating switch panel section to an A/D converter for conversion to a digital signal. The digital signal is stored in a record memory through a waveform R/W controller under the control of a CPU. The digital signal stored in the record memory is read out from the CPU according to control data stored in a work memory to be fed to an external sound system for sounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
  • Patent number: 4667556
    Abstract: A CPU supplies data write and read commands to only an address control section, and the address control section then designates, for the purpose of writing and reading data, addresses of a waveform memory in which external sound waveform data is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohtaro Hanzawa, Shigenori Morikawa, Hiroshi Morokuma, Hiroyuki Sasaki