Patents by Inventor Ryutaroh Hayashi

Ryutaroh Hayashi 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).

  • Pitch data output apparatus for electronic musical instrument having movable members for varying instrument pitch
    Patent number: 5149904
    Abstract: An apparatus for outputting a pitch data corresponding to a relative distance between a pair of movable members or a position of a second movable member relative to a first movable member. Data indicating the output relative distance or data indicating the output relative position is converted to corresponding pitch data in accordance with one of a plurality of conversion characteristics selected by a selection section. A pitch corresponding to the converted pitch data is determined. An electronic musical instrument outputs a musical tone having the determined pitch. The musical tone is controlled in accordance with a flow state of air passing through a mouthpiece or a bite pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Kamiya, Touru Watanabe, Ryutaroh Hayashi