Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yoshino

Satoshi Yoshino 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).

  • Patent number: 10003884
    Abstract: A microphone apparatus includes a microphone including first and second bi-directional microphone units having respective directional axes arranged on two straight lines passing through one point and radially extending with an interval of 120 degrees in a circumferential direction, and an omnidirectional microphone unit arranged in sound collection regions of the first and second bi-directional microphone units, and a signal synthesis unit that synthesizes at least one of respective non-inverted signals and inverted signals of the first and second bi-directional microphone units and an output signal of the omnidirectional microphone unit to generate a plurality of output signals having directional axes in mutually different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventor: Satoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20180152777
    Abstract: A microphone is provided that restrains backlash relative to the microphone stand with a simple structure. A microphone is inserted in a connector-supporting hole of a microphone stand, and includes a microphone unit, an output connector configured to output sound signals from the microphone unit, a case accommodating the output connector, and an elastic member configured to be disposed in the connector-supporting hole while a portion of the case is inserted in the connector-supporting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 9961220
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a rotating body that opens and closes an apparatus main body which is provided with a recording portion that performs recording on a medium and rotates between a first posture that is a closed posture and a second posture that is an open posture, a biasing unit that biases the rotating body in an opening direction, and a biasing release unit that releases an action of a biasing force applied by the biasing unit to the rotating body in a range from a third posture, which is a posture between the first posture and the second posture, to the second posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Sasaki, Yosuke Nakano, Satoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 9942666
    Abstract: A condenser microphone is provided that can ensure the fixation of an electroacoustic transducer inside a unit case and the grounding of the electroacoustic transducer, regardless of variations in manufacture of the unit case and a circuit board. A condenser microphone unit includes an electroacoustic transducer and a unit case accommodating the electroacoustic transducer. The unit case includes at least one protrusion that is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the unit case. The electroacoustic transducer is fixed inside the unit case with the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino, Hiroaki Furuya
  • Patent number: 9924264
    Abstract: A microphone includes: first and second bi-directional microphone units having respective directional axes arranged on two straight lines passing through one point and radially extending with an interval of 120 degrees; a third bi-directional microphone unit having a directional axis arranged on a straight line perpendicular to a plane formed by the two straight lines; and an omnidirectional microphone unit arranged in sound collection regions of the first, second, and third bi-directional microphone units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventor: Satoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20180054673
    Abstract: A unidirectional condenser microphone unit includes a unit case that includes a diaphragm that vibrates upon receiving a sound wave, a fixed electrode disposed to face the diaphragm, an insulating base that supports the fixed electrode to form a back air chamber between the insulating base and the fixed electrode and a fixed electrode leading terminal made of metal that is attached to the insulating base, and that leads a signal voltage generated at the fixed electrode, wherein the unit case is provided with a front acoustic terminal hole formed in a front side of the diaphragm and a rear acoustic terminal hole for communication with the back air chamber, wherein the unit case has a second air chamber different from the back air chamber and the fixed electrode leading terminal is provided with a communication path between the back air chamber and the second air chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20180007459
    Abstract: A phantom power supply device supplies a power supply current to a condenser microphone from a positive terminal of the first DC power supply through a hot and cold supply resistors in the hot and the cold signal line, and includes a remote control switch. A negative terminal, being connected in series to a negative terminal of the first DC power supply in a voltage-adding manner, of the second DC power supply is connected to the switch, and an added voltage of the first and second DC supply is fed to the current drive element on the condenser microphone by an ON operation of the remote control switch. This configuration enables the LEDs connected in series mounted on the condenser microphone to be lit up with enough light emitting luminance even when a low voltage, such as 12 V, is selected as a phantom power supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 9751341
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head, a medium support portion which supports, at a support surface, a recording medium in a recording region by the recording head, and a base portion to which the medium support portion is attached in a state of being movable in a direction toward the support surface while being biased in a direction intersecting the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino, Kensuke Tamai
  • Publication number: 20170251118
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a rotating body that opens and closes an apparatus main body which is provided with a recording portion that performs recording on a medium and rotates between a first posture that is a closed posture and a second posture that is an open posture, a biasing unit that biases the rotating body in an opening direction, and a biasing release unit that releases an action of a biasing force applied by the biasing unit to the rotating body in a range from a third posture, which is a posture between the first posture and the second posture, to the second posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke SASAKI, Yosuke NAKANO, Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 9706618
    Abstract: An audio output circuit of a condenser microphone includes a condenser microphone unit, first and second impedance conversion circuits that receive a positive phase output signal and a reverse phase output signal from the condenser microphone unit, first and second output circuits that output an audio signal from the condenser microphone unit in a balanced line to a balanced output terminals upon receipt of outputs of the first and second impedance conversion circuits. First and second impedance conversion circuits respectively use FETs as source follower circuits and supply first and second impedance conversion outputs generated across source resistors to the first and second output circuits. A voltage regulating device that generates a constant voltage is connected in series to the source resistors. With this configuration, an audio output circuit of a condenser microphone is provided, which solves a problem of operation instability caused by variation of Idss's of the FETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Furuya, Hiroshi Akino, Satoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20170142526
    Abstract: A condenser microphone is provided that can ensure the fixation of an electroacoustic transducer inside a unit case and the grounding of the electroacoustic transducer, regardless of variations in manufacture of the unit case and a circuit board. A condenser microphone unit includes an electroacoustic transducer and a unit case accommodating the electroacoustic transducer. The unit case includes at least one protrusion that is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the unit case. The electroacoustic transducer is fixed inside the unit case with the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi YOSHINO, Hiroaki FURUYA
  • Publication number: 20170064449
    Abstract: An audio output circuit of a condenser microphone includes a condenser microphone unit, first and second impedance conversion circuits that receive a positive phase output signal and a reverse phase output signal from the condenser microphone unit, first and second output circuits that output an audio signal from the condenser microphone unit in a balanced line to a balanced output terminals upon receipt of outputs of the first and second impedance conversion circuits. First and second impedance conversion circuits respectively use FETs as source follower circuits and supply first and second impedance conversion outputs generated across source resistors to the first and second output circuits. A voltage regulating device that generates a constant voltage is connected in series to the source resistors. With this configuration, an audio output circuit of a condenser microphone is provided, which solves a problem of operation instability caused by variation of Idss's of the FETs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki FURUYA, Hiroshi AKINO, Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20170034616
    Abstract: A microphone includes: first and second bi-directional microphone units having respective directional axes arranged on two straight lines passing through one point and radially extending with an interval of 120 degrees; a third bi-directional microphone unit having a directional axis arranged on a straight line perpendicular to a plane formed by the two straight lines; and an omnidirectional microphone unit arranged in sound collection regions of the first, second, and third bi-directional microphone units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20170026741
    Abstract: A microphone apparatus includes a microphone including first and second bi-directional microphone units having respective directional axes arranged on two straight lines passing through one point and radially extending with an interval of 120 degrees in a circumferential direction, and an omnidirectional microphone unit arranged in sound collection regions of the first and second bi-directional microphone units, and a signal synthesis unit that synthesizes at least one of respective non-inverted signals and inverted signals of the first and second bi-directional microphone units and an output signal of the omnidirectional microphone unit to generate a plurality of output signals having directional axes in mutually different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Satoshi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20160325564
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to record on a target recording medium, a shaft member that is extended in a direction intersecting with a transportation direction of the target recording medium and is rotatable with both end portions thereof being supported by bearings, a roller for nipping the target recording medium between the shaft member and the stated roller, and pressing members that are provided at appropriate intervals in the direction intersecting with the transportation direction, press the shaft member between the bearings, and maintain the shaft member to be in a deformed state being arched toward an upstream or downstream side of the transportation direction. At least one of the plurality of pressing members biases the shaft member in a direction resisting a load applied from the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi YOSHINO, Sho ARUGA
  • Patent number: 9277664
    Abstract: A connector according to the invention includes: a metal cylinder; a conductive receptacle having an end fitted in an end of the metal cylinder; a pin assembly fitted in the conductive receptacle; pins fixed to the pin assembly, the pins being connected to a cable; a circuit board fixed to the other end of the metal cylinder, the circuit board having through holes electrically connected to the pins; and a sealant disposed between the circuit board and the pin assembly, the sealant infilling gaps between the pins and the through holes of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kishimoto, Hiroshi Akino
  • Patent number: 9180694
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a recording medium, a medium support member that is disposed at a position where the medium support member can face the recording head and supports the recording medium, and a reinforcing member that is attached below the medium support member and has a greater rigidity than the medium support member. The medium support member includes a rigidity reduction unit that reduces the rigidity of the medium support member in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino, Kensuke Tamai
  • Publication number: 20150270638
    Abstract: A connector according to the invention includes: a metal cylinder; a conductive receptacle having an end fitted in an end of the metal cylinder; a pin assembly fitted in the conductive receptacle; pins fixed to the pin assembly, the pins being connected to a cable; a circuit board fixed to the other end of the metal cylinder, the circuit board having through holes electrically connected to the pins; and a sealant disposed between the circuit board and the pin assembly, the sealant infilling gaps between the pins and the through holes of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kishimoto, Hiroshi Akino
  • Patent number: 9113261
    Abstract: To provide an insulator, which supports a fixed pole in a unidirectional condenser microphone in a shareable manner among microphones that are different in the distance between acoustic terminals from one another. Coarse adjustment is performed on an insulator 31 including a plurality of sound holes 32 drilled therein by acoustically closing a predetermined sound hole 32 among the plurality of sound holes 32 by a predetermined sound hole closing means, and fine adjustment is performed by applying a predetermined amount of compressive force to an acoustic resistance member 40 by an acoustic resistance adjusting means 50 (adjustment nut 51), so as to adjust acoustic resistance present in a sound wave passage from a rear acoustic terminal to the back of a diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akino, Tatsuya Ikeda, Satoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20150165791
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a recording medium, a medium support member that is disposed at a position where the medium support member can face the recording head and supports the recording medium, and a reinforcing member that is attached below the medium support member and has a greater rigidity than the medium support member. The medium support member includes a rigidity reduction unit that reduces the rigidity of the medium support member in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi YOSHINO, Kensuke TAMAI