Patents by Inventor Ryoichi HAMANAKA

Ryoichi HAMANAKA 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).

  • Audiometer
    Patent number: 10888253
    Abstract: An audiometer is provided which has: a main body section; and multiple sets of a headphone section and a response operation section, wherein the main body section performs wireless communication with the headphone section and performs wireless communication with the response operation section independently of the wireless communication with the headphone section, thereby supplying a test sound output command to the headphone section to cause the headphone section to output the test sound and receiving information on operation by a subject from the response operation section, and performs the wireless communication with the headphone section and the response operation section of each set by a time-division multiplexing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: RION Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Hamanaka, Kaori Sato
  • Earphone for audiometer, and audiometer
    Patent number: 10390126
    Abstract: An earphone for an audiometer is provided, which includes a right earphone portion, a left earphone portion, a right light-emitter corresponding to the right earphone portion, a left light-emitter corresponding to the left earphone portion, and a controller, wherein the controller selects any one of the right earphone portion and the left earphone portion as an earphone portion for presenting a test sound, and causes the light-emitter corresponding to the selected earphone portion to emit light in a mode in accordance with the test sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: RION Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Ishikawa, Ryoichi Hamanaka, Kaori Sato
  • AUDIOMETER
    Publication number: 20190209053
    Abstract: An audiometer is provided which has: a main body section; and multiple sets of a headphone section and a response operation section, wherein the main body section performs wireless communication with the headphone section and performs wireless communication with the response operation section independently of the wireless communication with the headphone section, thereby supplying a test sound output command to the headphone section to cause the headphone section to output the test sound and receiving information on operation by a subject from the response operation section, and performs the wireless communication with the headphone section and the response operation section of each set by a time-division multiplexing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ryoichi HAMANAKA, Kaori SATO
  • EARPHONE FOR AUDIOMETER, AND AUDIOMETER
    Publication number: 20190116413
    Abstract: An earphone for an audiometer is provided, which includes a right earphone portion, a left earphone portion, a right light-emitter corresponding to the right earphone portion, a left light-emitter corresponding to the left earphone portion, and a controller, wherein the controller selects any one of the right earphone portion and the left earphone portion as an earphone portion for presenting a test sound, and causes the light-emitter corresponding to the selected earphone portion to emit light in a mode in accordance with the test sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi ISHIKAWA, Ryoichi HAMANAKA, Kaori SATO