Patents by Inventor Shingo Tomoda

Shingo Tomoda 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).

  • Analog electronic drum set, parts for drum stick, analog electronic drum set and foot-pedal unit
    Patent number: 7015391
    Abstract: Beating sounds and attenuation sounds generated by first original sound generators (100) corresponding to elements of a conventional drum set are received by augmented microphones. A sound modulator (26) is used for modulating tones of the electronic sounds from the augmented microphones without any digital conversion. A reproducer (34) is used for reproducing the output sounds from the sound modulator (26). Because the processes of digitally converting, transferring signals by optical couplers, and selecting recorded sounds for reproducing are eliminated, the reproduced sounds can represent subtle techniques of the performer by directly using the original sounds generated when the first original sound generators (100) are beaten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Shingo Tomoda
  • Analog electronic drum set, parts for drum stick, analog electronic drum set and foot-pedal unit
    Publication number: 20030221545
    Abstract: Beating sounds and attenuation sounds generated by first original sound generators (100) corresponding to elements of a conventional drum set are received by augmented microphones. A sound modulator (26) is used for modulating tones of the electronic sounds from the augmented microphones without any digital conversion. A reproducer (34) is used for reproducing the output sounds from the sound modulator (26). Because the processes of digitally converting, transferring signals by optical couplers, and selecting recorded sounds for reproducing are eliminated, the reproduced sounds can represent subtle techniques of the performer by directly using the original sounds generated when the first original sound generators (100) are beaten.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Shingo Tomoda