Patents by Inventor Masakazu Masaki

Masakazu Masaki 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: 20080267433
    Abstract: A bone-conduction loudspeaker set is provided which is similar to the form of a personal ornament. Systems suitable for this are also provided. The bone-conduction loudspeaker set includes: two bone-conduction loudspeaker units; and a loudspeaker-microphone switching unit which switches from a mode where the two bone-conduction loudspeaker units are used as right and left stereo loudspeakers to a mode where one of them is used as a loudspeaker and the other is used as a microphone, and vice versa. A system includes: a mutual-distance detection unit which detects the distance between the two bone-conduction loudspeaker units being within a predetermined distance; and a distress-signal issuance unit which issues a distress signal based on a detection result obtained by the mutual-distance detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Tooru Katou, Masakazu Masaki, Takashi Tomatsu