Patents by Inventor Kozo Ando

Kozo Ando 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).

  • Patent number: 11404184
    Abstract: For example, in an earphone in which left and right earphone units are connected by a cable and a remote part or a battery part is interposed on the cable, a bush structure is provided to a part where the cable is led out of the remote part and the like and suppresses the occurrence of disconnection in the vicinity of the lead-out part. The bush structure is provided to a lead-out part 5a of a cable 4 and includes a bush body 2 provided to the lead-out part and formed with a first through hole 2a2 where the cable is inserted. The first through hole gradually increases in diameter toward a lead-out direction of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Masaya Nakako
  • Publication number: 20210005359
    Abstract: For example, in an earphone in which left and right earphone units are connected by a cable and a remote part or a battery part is interposed on the cable, a bush structure is provided to a part where the cable is led out of the remote part and the like and suppresses the occurrence of disconnection in the vicinity of the lead-out part. The bush structure is provided to a lead-out part 5a of a cable 4 and includes a bush body 2 provided to the lead-out part and formed with a first through hole 2a2 where the cable is inserted. The first through hole gradually increases in diameter toward a lead-out direction of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Kozo ANDO, Masaya NAKAKO
  • Patent number: 10204615
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that avoids an influence of the wind and prevents degradation in the sound quality of the reproduced sound output from a driver unit. The noise-cancelling headphone includes an ear piece including a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting external sounds at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a sound collecting hole establishing the communication between the accommodating portion and the exterior of the housing unit. The accommodating portion is disposed in an upper portion of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user. The sound collecting hole is open toward the upper side of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Koji Otsuka, Yumi Shimazaki, Kozo Ando
  • Patent number: 9959858
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that avoids an influence of the wind and prevents degradation in the sound quality of the reproduced sound output from a driver unit. The noise-cancelling headphone includes an ear piece including a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting external sounds at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a sound collecting hole establishing the communication between the accommodating portion and the exterior of the housing unit. The accommodating portion is disposed in an upper portion of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user. The sound collecting hole is open toward the upper side of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO TECHNICA
    Inventors: Koji Otsuka, Yumi Shimazaki, Kozo Ando
  • Publication number: 20180068648
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that avoids an influence of the wind and prevents degradation in the sound quality of the reproduced sound output from a driver unit. The noise-cancelling headphone includes an ear piece including a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting external sounds at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a sound collecting hole establishing the communication between the accommodating portion and the exterior of the housing unit. The accommodating portion is disposed in an upper portion of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user. The sound collecting hole is open toward the upper side of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Koji OTSUKA, Yumi SHIMAZAKI, Kozo ANDO
  • Patent number: 9913020
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that prevents degradation in the sound quality of the sound output from the driver unit caused by the sounds leaking through the vent hole for adjusting the sound quality. The noise-cancelling headphone includes a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting sound at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a vent hole establishing communication between an air chamber behind the driver unit and the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit is constructed such that emitted sounds from the vent hole are prevented from being collected by the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Koji Otsuka, Yumi Shimazaki, Kozo Ando
  • Publication number: 20170040013
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that avoids an influence of the wind and prevents degradation in the sound quality of the reproduced sound output from a driver unit. The noise-cancelling headphone includes an ear piece including a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting external sounds at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a sound collecting hole establishing the communication between the accommodating portion and the exterior of the housing unit. The accommodating portion is disposed in an upper portion of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user. The sound collecting hole is open toward the upper side of the housing unit of the noise-cancelling headphone when worn by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Koji OTSUKA, Yumi SHIMAZAKI, Kozo ANDO
  • Publication number: 20170026737
    Abstract: A noise-cancelling headphone is provided that prevents degradation in the sound quality of the sound output from the driver unit caused by the sounds leaking through the vent hole for adjusting the sound quality. The noise-cancelling headphone includes a housing unit having an interior and an exterior, a driver unit attached to the housing unit, and a microphone collecting sound at the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit includes an accommodating portion accommodating the microphone and a vent hole establishing communication between an air chamber behind the driver unit and the exterior of the housing unit. The housing unit is constructed such that emitted sounds from the vent hole are prevented from being collected by the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Koji OTSUKA, Yumi SHIMAZAKI, Kozo ANDO
  • Patent number: D599779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Kozo Ando
  • Patent number: D605628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Kozo Ando
  • Patent number: D635958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Wataru Sakuma
  • Patent number: D761761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D800691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D815060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA COPRORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D816061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AUDIO TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D822635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D827607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Audio-Technica Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D851059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D852775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki
  • Patent number: D875066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Audio-Technica Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Ando, Shohei Araki