Patents by Inventor Keita UTSUMI

Keita UTSUMI 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).

  • Electronic percussion instrument and hitting detection method
    Patent number: 11875765
    Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and a hitting detection method are provided. The electronic percussion instrument includes: a head of which an upper surface is formed as a hitting surface; a body part, which is cylindrical and has an opening at an upper end side, the opening is covered by the head; and a plurality of head sensors provided on an inner peripheral side of the body part and detects a hitting on the hitting surface. The plurality of head sensors are in contact with a lower surface of the head in an area in which a distance from a center of the hitting surface is 50% or more and 75% or less of a radius of the hitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Utsumi, Yutaka Morita, Ko Imai
  • ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND HITTING DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210201877
    Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and a hitting detection method are provided. The electronic percussion instrument includes: a head of which an upper surface is formed as a hitting surface; a body part, which is cylindrical and has an opening at an upper end side, the opening is covered by the head; and a plurality of head sensors provided on an inner peripheral side of the body part and detects a hitting on the hitting surface. The plurality of head sensors are in contact with a lower surface of the head in an area in which a distance from a center of the hitting surface is 50% or more and 75% or less of a radius of the hitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Keita UTSUMI, Yutaka Morita, Ko Imai