Patents by Inventor Michiko YOSHIMURA

Michiko YOSHIMURA 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: 9767779
    Abstract: A switch is constituted by a movable conductive portion and a pair of fixed conductive portions. The fixed conductive portions are arranged on a substrate, and are each constituted by at least one strip member. A first main conductive pattern and a second main conductive pattern are arranged on the substrate in correspondence with the fixed conductive portions. The movable conductive portion electrically shorts the pair of fixed conductive portions upon coming into contact with both of them. The strip members that constitute the fixed conductive portions each have a first end portion and a second end portion in the extending direction, and the end portions are electrically connected to the corresponding main conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Yoshimura, Ichiro Osuga, Hiroshi Harimoto
  • Patent number: 9697816
    Abstract: A keyboard unit includes: a key; a displacement member which is configured to be driven directly or indirectly with the key by a pressing operation of the key to be moved in a forward stroke direction; a detector which is configured to detect that an operation direction of the displacement member has changed from the forward stroke direction to a returning direction; and a generator which is configured to generate sound generation indication information based on information detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Osuga, Michiko Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9613607
    Abstract: A keyboard unit includes: a key; a displacement member driven directly or indirectly with the key by a pressing operation to be moved; object detection sections including: detection sections, states of which become state change detection state when detecting changes instates of the key and the displacement member; and a generator, in a case that states of all the object detection sections become the state change detection state in the forward stroke of a key pressing operation, obtaining detection results of at least two sets of the detection sections, each set including two object detection sections, selecting at least one of the obtained detection results of the at least two sets of the detection sections, and generating sound generation indication information based on the selected at least one of the detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Osuga, Michiko Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20170092250
    Abstract: A switch is constituted by a movable conductive portion and a pair of fixed conductive portions. The fixed conductive portions are arranged on a substrate, and are each constituted by at least one strip member. A first main conductive pattern and a second main conductive pattern are arranged on the substrate in correspondence with the fixed conductive portions. The movable conductive portion electrically shorts the pair of fixed conductive portions upon coming into contact with both of them. The strip members that constitute the fixed conductive portions each have a first end portion and a second end portion in the extending direction, and the end portions are electrically connected to the corresponding main conductive patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Michiko YOSHIMURA, Ichiro OSUGA, Hiroshi HARIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160225358
    Abstract: A keyboard unit includes: a key; a displacement member driven directly or indirectly with the key by a pressing operation to be moved; object detection sections including: detection sections, states of which become state change detection state when detecting changes instates of the key and the displacement member; and a generator, in a case that states of all the object detection sections become the state change detection state in the forward stroke of a key pressing operation, obtaining detection results of at least two sets of the detection sections, each set including two object detection sections, selecting at least one of the obtained detection results of the at least two sets of the detection sections, and generating sound generation indication information based on the selected at least one of the detection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ichiro OSUGA, Michiko YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160225359
    Abstract: A keyboard unit includes: a key; a displacement member which is configured to be driven directly or indirectly with the key by a pressing operation of the key to be moved in a forward stroke direction; a detector which is configured to detect that an operation direction of the displacement member has changed from the forward stroke direction to a returning direction; and a generator which is configured to generate sound generation indication information based on information detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ichiro OSUGA, Michiko YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 8420918
    Abstract: Pedal device for an electronic keyboard instrument includes a pedal having opposed side walls extending downward from the opposite side edges, in a width direction, of an upper wall, and a reactive force imparting member which imparts reactive force to the pedal by being pressed by the lower surface of the pedal. The reactive force imparting member includes a plate-shaped base portion mounted on a mounting portion of a support member, and an upwardly-convexed dome-shaped body portion integrally formed with the upper surface of the base portion. The body portion and mounting portion each have a width dimension smaller than a distance between the opposed side walls of the pedal so that, during stroke action of the pedal, the body portion and mounting portion falls within a space between the opposed side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Yoshimura, Kenichi Nishida
  • Publication number: 20120174739
    Abstract: Pedal device for an electronic keyboard instrument includes a pedal having opposed side walls extending downward from the opposite side edges, in a width direction, of an upper wall, and a reactive force imparting member which imparts reactive force to the pedal by being pressed by the lower surface of the pedal. The reactive force imparting member includes a plate-shaped base portion mounted on a mounting portion of a support member, and an upwardly-convexed dome-shaped body portion integrally formed with the upper surface of the base portion. The body portion and mounting portion each have a width dimension smaller than a distance between the opposed side walls of the pedal so that, during stroke action of the pedal, the body portion and mounting portion falls within a space between the opposed side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiko YOSHIMURA, Kenichi NISHIDA