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).
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Publication number: 20200206990Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi MOROKUMA, Satoshi MITSUI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Yuji HORIUCHI
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Publication number: 20200198385Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi MOROKUMA, Satoshi MITSUI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Yuji HORIUCHI
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Publication number: 20200039198Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji IWAMOTO, Yuji HORIUCHI, Yoshimune MOTOYANAGI, Satoshi MITSUI, Hiroshi MOROKUMA
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Publication number: 20070119291Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5847302Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5717153Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5521322Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 24, 1994Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5475390Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 1994Date of Patent: December 12, 1995Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5276274Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 26, 1991Date of Patent: January 4, 1994Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Morokuma, Shigeru Matsuyama, Takashi Akutsu
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Patent number: 5160798Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 1990Date of Patent: November 3, 1992Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 5085117Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 4, 1990Date of Patent: February 4, 1992Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Morokuma, Shigeru Matsuyama, Takashi Akutsu
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Patent number: 5018430Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 15, 1989Date of Patent: May 28, 1991Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Iijima, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 4970935Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 1989Date of Patent: November 20, 1990Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanazawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 4909119Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: March 20, 1990Assignee: Casio ComputerInventor: Hiroshi Morokuma
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Patent number: 4681008Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 1985Date of Patent: July 21, 1987Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Kohtaro Hanzawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Morokuma
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Electronic musical instrument with waveform memory for storing waveform data based on external sound
Patent number: 4667556Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 1985Date of Patent: May 26, 1987Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kohtaro Hanzawa, Shigenori Morikawa, Hiroshi Morokuma, Hiroyuki Sasaki