Patents by Inventor Nobumoto Maehara

Nobumoto Maehara 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).

  • Foot pedal for drum
    Patent number: 6689945
    Abstract: A foot pedal for a drum which beats a drum head by swinging a beater according to pressing of a pedal is provided with a heel which pivotally supports the pedal along a pressing direction of the pedal, and a base plate which has an arc-shaped groove allowing pivoting of the heel on a horizontal plane, wherein the pedal and the heel are pivotable integrally along the guide groove, and the heel can be fixed to the base plate at any position along the guide groove. Accordingly, the pedal can be set at an optimal angle or orientation for a player even in a state that the foot pedal remains fixed to a bass drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: MK Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuzoe, Nobumoto Maehara, Akio Kawada
  • FOOT PEDAL FOR DRUM
    Publication number: 20040020345
    Abstract: A foot pedal for a drum which beats a drum head by swinging a beater according to pressing of a pedal is provided with a heel which pivotally supports the pedal along a pressing direction of the pedal, and a base plate which has an arc-shaped groove allowing pivoting of the heel on a horizontal plane, wherein the pedal and the heel are pivotable integrally along the guide groove, and the heel can be fixed to the base plate at any position along the guide groove. Accordingly, the pedal can be set at an optimal angle or orientation for a player even in a state that the foot pedal remains fixed to a bass drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuzoe, Nobumoto Maehara, Akio Kawada