Patents by Inventor Mamoru Kinpara

Mamoru Kinpara 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).

  • Musical tone control apparatus
    Patent number: 5147969
    Abstract: The musical tone control apparatus detects a movement of a player, such as a holding, touching, beating, depressing, pulling, lifting up or down movement. Then, the musical tone control apparatus generates musical tone control data based on a detecting result of the movement of the player. The musical tone control data control a tone pitch, a tone color or a tone volume of a musical tone to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Teruo Hiyoshi, Akira Nakada, Hideo Suzuki, Mamoru Kinpara, Kunihiko Watanabe
  • Musical tone control apparatus
    Patent number: 5125313
    Abstract: The musical tone control apparatus detects a movement of a player, such as a holding, touching, beating, depressing, pulling, lifting up or down movement. Then, the musical tone control apparatus generates musical tone control data based on a detecting result of the movement of the player. The musical tone control data control a tone pitch, a tone color or a tone volume of a musical tone to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Teruo Hiyoshi, Akira Nakada, Hideo Suzuki, Mamoru Kinpara, Kunihiko Watanabe