Patents by Inventor Ryo Ito

Ryo Ito 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: 20260164183
    Abstract: To provide “acoustic system” for obtaining required drive force with low power, first voice coil greater in height dimension than gap in which magnetic flux propagates and second voice coil equal in height dimension to gap are provided such that their height-direction centers coincide. When amplification factors of audio signal applied to first and second voice coils are defined as A1 and A2, respectively, A1 is set to 0 and A2 is set to A2st when detected displacement of loudspeaker is within displacement range where second voice coil is at position where it can properly interact with magnetic flux in gap. A2 is set to 0 and A1 is set to A1st when detected displacement is within range where A2 is not set to A2st. A2st is smaller than A1st. Ranges where second voice coil is offset from gap are included in displacement ranges where A1 is set to A1st.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Ryo ITO, Yuji SAITO, Hiroki TOITA
  • Patent number: 12641362
    Abstract: An audio output device for outputting a sound corresponding to a first audio signal toward a first user in front of a second user and a sound corresponding to a second audio signal toward the second user in back of the first user is provided. The audio output device includes a first speaker configured to output a sound having a low-frequency component of the first audio signal toward the first user, and a sound having a high-frequency component of the second audio signal toward the second user; and a second speaker configured to output a sound having low-frequency and middle-frequency components of the second audio signal toward the second user. The first speaker is disposed in a vicinity of the first user, and the second speaker is disposed in a vicinity of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Ito
  • Publication number: 20260143282
    Abstract: An audio system includes first and second seat speakers respectively arranged near first and second seats of an automobile, which respectively output first and second audio signals; a microphone arranged in the first seat; and a circuitry configured to perform gain adjustment on the second audio signal; extract, as a crosstalk signal, a component of output sound of the second seat speaker included in output of the microphone; extract, as a noise signal, a component of the output of the microphone that does not include components of output sounds of the first and second seat speakers; and calculate a gain adjustment amount of the second audio signal in the gain adjustment so that the crosstalk signal becomes lower than the noise signal by a predetermined level. The circuitry uses the calculated gain adjustment amount to perform the gain adjustment on the second audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAGUCHI, Ryo ITO, Yuji SAITO
  • Publication number: 20260122190
    Abstract: An information processing terminal executes a first step of displaying a Web application screen using a function of a native application and receiving a job image. The information processing terminal executes a second step of displaying the Web application screen using a function of an internal browser and receiving management information. The information processing terminal executes a third step of transmitting the management information, input of which has been received using the function of the internal browser, to a server. The information processing terminal executes a fourth step of transmitting the job image to the server using the function of the native application without using the function of the internal browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Yuichi SUGIYAMA, Ryo ITO
  • Publication number: 20260108804
    Abstract: A controller includes a casing provided with an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces, and configured to be held by a hand; and an operation part that is provided at least on the upper surface of the casing. A main sounding part is provided on the upper surface of the casing, a sub sounding part is provided on at least either of the side surfaces or the lower surface of the casing, and an angle formed by a sound emission centerline of the main sounding part and the sound emission centerline of the sub sounding part is 90 degrees or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventor: Ryo ITO
  • Publication number: 20260113577
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes a box and a speaker unit accommodated in an internal space of the box, wherein the box includes a front wall having an opening and a rear wall facing the front wall, the speaker unit includes a frame, a diaphragm supported on the frame so as to be capable of vibrating, a voice coil configured to vibrate together with the diaphragm, and a magnetic circuit configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, the magnetic circuit includes a magnet and a yoke made of a magnetic material, a magnetic gap in which the voice coil is disposed is formed in a part of the yoke, the opening is configured to allow sound pressure emitted from the diaphragm to be released to an external space, and a part of the yoke is disposed within the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventor: Ryo ITO
  • Patent number: 12598408
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus includes at least two speakers, each of the speakers having a sound producing direction directed to a corresponding ear of left and right ears of a listener; and an enclosure covering a back portion of a corresponding speaker of the speakers. An opening to open the enclosure is provided at a position further away from the corresponding ear than the corresponding speaker of the speakers. An opening area of the opening is greater than or equal to an effective vibration area of each of the speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Ito
  • Patent number: 12593860
    Abstract: The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage of the present invention has a methyl anthranilate concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm and/or an ?-phenylethyl alcohol concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignees: ASAHI SOFT DRINKS CO., LTD., ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Risa Tomaru, Ryo Ito, Tomoko Ishibiki, Tetsuhiko Takemura
  • Publication number: 20260095698
    Abstract: Audio signal processing circuitry in an audio system: extracts a cross-talk signal, which is a component of a second audio signal included in an output of a microphone; extracts a noise signal from the output of the microphone, not including the component of the second audio signal or component of sound emitted from a first-seat speaker, and including a noise component unrelated to the audio system; determines the amount of gain adjustment for a masking noise signal such that the masking noise signal is at a predetermined level greater than the difference in magnitude between the cross-talk signal and the noise signal; adjusts the gain of the masking noise signal output from a masking noise source based on the determined amount; and combines the gain-adjusted masking noise signal and the first audio signal output from a first-seat audio source together, and outputs the combined signal to the first-seat speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAGUCHI, Ryo ITO, Yuji SAITO
  • Patent number: 12570197
    Abstract: An in-vehicle conversation device amplifies a sound of a passenger collected by a front row microphone by a front row sound amplifier and outputs the sound from speakers and provided more outward than a head position of a passenger of a back row seat relative to the microphone, amplifies a sound of a passenger collected by a back row microphone by a back row sound amplifier and outputs the sound from speakers and provided more outward than a head position of a passenger of a front row seat relative to the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Ito
  • Publication number: 20260064340
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire job data indicating a job to be executed by a printing device; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a list indicating a printing order of a plurality of jobs, based on the job data, wherein the display control unit causes a display form of the list to be different between when the list includes consecutive jobs that are two or more consecutive jobs and have a common specific attribute and when the list does not include the consecutive jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Yuichi SUGIYAMA, Ryo ITO, Yuto FUKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20260046549
    Abstract: An acoustic device that includes: a support; and a microphone. The microphone is supported by the support. A sound collecting space is formed in front of the microphone. A front end of the sound collecting space is a sound collecting hole communicating with an external space. A shape of a cross section of the sound collecting space taken in a direction perpendicular to a center line extending in a longitudinal direction is uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventor: Ryo ITO
  • Publication number: 20260033245
    Abstract: A multilayer piezoelectric element includes: (i) multiple piezoelectric ceramic layers, wherein: a primary component constitutes a perovskite structure of an alkali niobate; at least one of calcium, strontium, and barium, and silver, are contained; 0.1-2.0 mol of lithium, and 1.5-4.0 mol of silicon, per 100 mol of the primary component, are contained in a manner that a ratio of Li/Si becomes 0.025 or higher but under 0.40; and as measured with an X-ray diffraction measurement, a strongest diffraction line intensity (Imax) at 10.00°?2??50.00°, a strongest diffraction line intensity (IL2S) at 26.50°?2??27.50°, and an average value of diffraction line intensity (IBG) at 27.50°?2??29.00° satisfy a relationship R1=(IL2S?IBG)/(Imax?IBG)×100?0.20; and (ii) internal electrodes that are placed between the multiple piezoelectric ceramic layers, and formed by a metal whose silver content is 80% by mass or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Ryo ITO, Takayuki GOTO
  • Patent number: 12532125
    Abstract: A magnetic circuit section having a main magnetic gap and sub-magnetic gaps is used. A vibrator is vibrated by an electromagnetic force generated by a voice current, which flows through a voice coil and a magnetic flux crossing the main magnetic gap. When the voice coil approaches or enters a sub-magnetic gap, the voice current which flows through the voice coil is reversed, temporarily cut-off or attenuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Ito, Yuji Saito, Katsuhiko Egami, Hiroki Toita
  • Patent number: 12532119
    Abstract: In a frame, a diaphragm and an edge member are provided on a first side, and a magnetic driving portion having a magnetic circuit and a voice coil is provided on the second side. An edge support member is interposed between the edge accepting portion of the frame and the outer circumference fixing portion of the edge member. Part of the edge support member is a restricting portion extending toward the center of the frame. The restricting surface of the restricting portion faces the back of the edge member and diaphragm so as to be spaced with a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Ito
  • Publication number: 20260012732
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted loudspeaker capable of reducing a load mass acting on a diaphragm, even with reduction in the volume of a back space of a case, is provided. A case has a flat region and a tapered region on the periphery of the flat region. The centroid of the flat region is set at a position closer to a duct than the center line of vibration of the diaphragm is. The width dimension of the tapered region when seen in a plane is larger at positions apart from the duct and narrower at positions closer to the duct along circumferential loci. As a result, the back space in the case gradually widens from the position apart from the duct toward the duct along the circumferential loci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventor: Ryo ITO
  • Publication number: 20260006374
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus includes an enclosure installed in a seat, and a speaker unit provided inside the enclosure, wherein an internal space of the enclosure is partitioned into a listener-side space and a back space by a diaphragm provided in the speaker unit, a listener-side duct leading to the listener-side space and a back duct leading to the back space are connected to the enclosure, and a listening position is set at a position where a straight-line distance from an opening of the listener-side duct is shorter than a straight-line distance from an opening of the back duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Ryo ITO, Hiroyuki TAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12513440
    Abstract: A speaker that is configured to emit ultrasonic waves includes an ultrasonic emission unit, a reflector, and a louver unit. The ultrasonic emission unit is configured to emit ultrasonic waves in an emission direction. The reflector is disposed at a side of the ultrasonic emission unit from which the ultrasonic waves are emitted. The reflector is configured to reflect the ultrasonic waves emitted from the ultrasonic emission unit in a predetermined direction. The louver unit is disposed between the ultrasonic emission unit and the reflector. The louver unit includes slits formed therein in a manner such that the slits do not change a direction of the ultrasonic waves between the ultrasonic emission unit and the reflector, and do not change a direction of the ultrasonic waves reflected by the reflector. The louver unit is configured to inhibit entry of foreign matter into the ultrasonic emission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Tachi, Ryo Ito
  • Patent number: 12452586
    Abstract: A speaker unit on the left side and a speaker unit on the right side are included in a case positioned behind a listener. Sound generation openings and bass-reflex ports are formed in the case on the left side and right side. From each sound generation opening, sound pressure generated forward by the relevant speaker unit is output. Each bass-reflex port communicates with an air chamber to which sound pressure behind the speaker unit is transmitted. With each sound generation opening, the opening dimension in the up-down direction is larger than the opening dimension in the horizontal direction. With each bass-reflex port, as well, the opening dimension in the up-down direction is larger than the opening dimension in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Ito
  • Patent number: 12418130
    Abstract: A connection body capable of achieving fine pitch and miniaturization, and a method of manufacturing the connection body. A connection body includes: a substrate having a first terminal array; a connector having second terminal array; and an adhesive layer formed by curing a thermosetting connection material connecting the first terminal array and the second terminal array, wherein the second terminal array is disposed on the bottom surface of the connector and forms a level difference canceling portion for canceling a level difference in the bottom surface, and wherein the thermosetting connection material contains solder particles and a flux component. Thus, the first terminal array and the second terminal array can be connected, so that the terminal array can be made to have a fine pitch, and the connected body can be miniaturized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Odaka, Ryo Ito, Hiroyuki Kumakura, Tomoyuki Abe, Daisuke Sato, Katsuhisa Orihara, Kazuhisa Aoki