Patents by Inventor Noriko Matsui

Noriko Matsui 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: 20230140159
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a milk protein-containing granular composition which exhibits good dispersibility in a solvent such as water and of which discoloration over time is suppressed, a method of producing the same, and a method of improving the dispersibility of a milk protein-containing granular composition. The present invention relates to a milk protein-containing granular composition containing a milk protein and hydroxypropyl cellulose, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyoko Hasebe, Noriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20220183338
    Abstract: The present, invention aims to provide a protein-containing oral composition in which the unpleasant flavor of proteins is reduced, and a method of improving the flavor of a protein-containing oral composition which can reduce the unpleasant flavor of proteins. The present invention relates to a protein-containing oral composition containing a protein and hydroxypropyl cellulose at a ratio by weight of the hydroxypropyl cellulose to the protein (hydroxypropyl cellulose/protein) of 0.020 to 0.50, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyoko Hasebe, Noriko Matsui
  • Patent number: 9838768
    Abstract: The microphone device includes a tubular support of a conductive material. A microphone unit is provided at one end of the support and grounded to the support. A cable passes through the support and includes core wires connected to a signal output terminal of the microphone unit. A conductive covering material that covers the core wires and is electrically connected to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO TECHNICA
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Publication number: 20160119702
    Abstract: The microphone device includes a tubular support of a conductive material. A microphone unit is provided at one end of the support and grounded to the support. A cable passes through the support and includes core wires connected to a signal output terminal of the microphone unit. A conductive covering material that covers the core wires and is electrically connected to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Noriko MATSUI, Hiroshi AKINO
  • Patent number: 9020179
    Abstract: A unidirectional condenser microphone includes a front acoustic terminal disposed on a forward portion of a microphone case, a rear acoustic terminal disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case, and a directionality varying member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case. The directionality varying member switches between a first position and a second position. The directionality varying member covers the rear acoustic terminal at the first position while the rear acoustic terminal is opened at the second position. The front acoustic terminal is displaced ahead of the front surface of the microphone case, and the directionality varying member is in close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Noriko Matsui
  • Patent number: 8938085
    Abstract: A microphone adapter is attachable to a microphone including a microphone unit and a casing having a front sound terminal and a back sound terminal. The microphone adapter has a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphone extends and a cylindrical peripheral wall integrated with the bottom, having an open end opposite to the bottom, and covering the periphery of the back sound terminal. The cylindrical peripheral wall has an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of the casing of the microphone so as to define a space between the cylindrical peripheral wall and the external peripheral surface of the casing of the microphone extending through the hole, and extends from the bottom at least to a position of the front sound terminal in a sound collection axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Patent number: 8744099
    Abstract: A battery compartment for a condenser microphone includes a battery space configured to hold a battery; a battery outlet open to a portion of a peripheral wall of the battery space and allowing removal of the battery in the battery space; a lid covering the battery outlet; and a ribbon having one end portion fixed to an internal wall of the battery space and the other end portion disposed to be pulled out from the battery outlet and wrapping around an external periphery of the battery. The ribbon is conductive and the fixed end portion is grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Patent number: 8699739
    Abstract: A boundary microphone includes: a base made of metal; a cover that is made of metal and has a plurality of holes through which a sound wave is guided; a microphone unit that converts sound into an electric signal; and a microphone unit holder slidably provided on the base and holds the microphone unit. The microphone unit holder has a knob. The base has a hole through which the knob of the microphone unit holder penetrates the base. The knob of the microphone unit holder and the hole of the base are so provided that the microphone unit holder can be moved with the microphone unit by a movement of the knob within a range defined by the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Noriko Matsui
  • Patent number: 8588452
    Abstract: A cap body 3 is provided for covering a housing of a microphone body 2. The cap body 3 has an insertion hole 32 into which the housing is inserted, sound collecting holes 31a and 31b through which the exterior of the cap body 3 is in communication with the insertion hole 32. While the housing is inserted into the insertion hole 32, a sound collector 21 lies in the insertion hole 32, and the axis line direction of the sound collecting holes 31a and 31b are different from the directive axis of the microphone body 2 of which the housing is inserted in the insertion hole 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Publication number: 20130272558
    Abstract: A unidirectional condenser microphone includes a front acoustic terminal disposed on a forward portion of a microphone case, a rear acoustic terminal disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case, and a directionality varying member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case. The directionality varying member switches between a first position and a second position. The directionality varying member covers the rear acoustic terminal at the first position while the rear acoustic terminal is opened at the second position. The front acoustic terminal is displaced ahead of the front surface of the microphone case, and the directionality varying member is in close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the microphone case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Noriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20130004009
    Abstract: A microphone adapter is attachable to a microphone including a microphone unit and a casing having a front sound terminal and a back sound terminal. The microphone adapter has a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphone extends and a cylindrical peripheral wall integrated with the bottom, having an open end opposite to the bottom, and covering the periphery of the back sound terminal. The cylindrical peripheral wall has an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of the casing of the microphone so as to define a space between the cylindrical peripheral wall and the external peripheral surface of the casing of the microphone extending through the hole, and extends from the bottom at least to a position of the front sound terminal in a sound collection axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Noriko MATSUI, Hiroshi AKINO
  • Publication number: 20120207336
    Abstract: A cap body 3 is provided for covering a housing of a microphone body 2. The cap body 3 has an insertion hole 32 into which the housing is inserted, sound collecting holes 31a and 31b through which the exterior of the cap body 3 is in communication with the insertion hole 32. While the housing is inserted into the insertion hole 32, a sound collector 21 lies in the insertion hole 32, and the axis line direction of the sound collecting holes 31a and 31b are different from the directive axis of the microphone body 2 of which the housing is inserted in the insertion hole 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Patent number: 8243975
    Abstract: There is provided a condenser microphone unit in which the shield of a shielding member that covers a front acoustic terminal from the inside of a unit case is assured to prevent noise caused by electromagnetic waves radiated especially from a cellular phone from being generated. In a condenser microphone unit including a metallic cylindrical unit case 10 having a front acoustic terminal 11 on one end side; an electrostatic acousto-electric converter 20 housed in the unit case 10; and a shielding member 30 disposed between the acousto-electric converter 20 and the front acoustic terminal 11 to cover the front acoustic terminal 11 from the inside of the unit case 10, as the shielding member 30, there is used a shielding plate 32 consisting of a metallic porous plate integrally having a plurality of locking pieces 33, which dig into the inner wall surface of the unit case 10 on account of elastic deformation, in the peripheral edge part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Shioto Okita, Noriko Matsui, Satoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 8218806
    Abstract: There is provided a unidirectional condenser microphone unit in which the shield performance of a rear acoustic terminal is assured by simple assembling work without an increase in cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Shioto Okita, Noriko Matsui, Satoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 8155365
    Abstract: In a gooseneck microphone in which a support pipe is capable of extending and contracting, and accordingly a microphone cord extension/contraction part is provided in an output module section, the microphone cord soldered part on a circuit board is prevented from being rubbed by the microphone cord extension/contraction part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio Technica
    Inventor: Noriko Matsui
  • Patent number: 8150088
    Abstract: In a gooseneck condenser microphone that supports a condenser microphone unit via a support pipe, when the microphone is used by inserting a microphone cable through the support pipe in the state in which a shield covered wire having no skin is exposed throughout the entire length thereof, the movement of the microphone cable in the support pipe is restricted, by which the generation of noise caused by looseness contact of the shield covered wire with the inner wall of the support pipe is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Tecnica
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Noriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110293116
    Abstract: A battery compartment for a condenser microphone includes a battery space configured to hold a battery; a battery outlet open to a portion of a peripheral wall of the battery space and allowing removal of the battery in the battery space; a lid covering the battery outlet; and a ribbon having one end portion fixed to an internal wall of the battery space and the other end portion disposed to be pulled out from the battery outlet and wrapping around an external periphery of the battery. The ribbon is conductive and the fixed end portion is grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Noriko Matsui, Hiroshi Akino
  • Publication number: 20110019857
    Abstract: A boundary microphone includes: a base made of metal; a cover that is made of metal and has a plurality of holes through which a sound wave is guided; a microphone unit that converts sound into an electric signal; and a microphone unit holder slidably provided on the base and holds the microphone unit. The microphone unit holder has a knob. The base has a hole through which the knob of the microphone unit holder penetrates the base. The knob of the microphone unit holder and the hole the base are so provided that the microphone unit holder can be moved with the microphone unit by a movement of the knob within a range defined by the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Noriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20110019856
    Abstract: A boundary microphone including: a base made of metal; a cover that is made of metal and has a plurality of holes through which a sound wave is guided; a microphone unit that is disposed on the base and converts sound into an electric signal; and a pressing material that presses the cover against the base. The cover has a flange portion on a peripheral portion. The pressing material presses the flange portion of the cover against the base make the flange portion of the cover surface to surface contact with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Noriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20100189298
    Abstract: There is provided a unidirectional condenser microphone unit in which the shield performance of a rear acoustic terminal is assured by simple assembling work without an increase in cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Shioto Okita, Noriko Matsui, Satoshi Yoshino