Patents by Inventor Takayuki Imaida

Takayuki Imaida 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: 4933768
    Abstract: A television receiver includes a volume control circuit (4) for controlling levels of sound signals corresponding to a left channel, a right channel, a center channel and a surround channel and speakers (6 to 10) corresponding to these channels. The television receiver further comprises a test tone circuit (11; 18), a microcomputer (14) and a character display circuit (16). The test tone circuit (11; 18) supplies a test tone of a prescribed frequency sequentially to the speakers (6 to 10) through the volume control circuit (4). The microcomputer (14) provides a command to the character display circuit (16) so that a CRT 17) displays which speaker is currently supplied with the test tone as well as volume levels of the respective speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ishikawa, Ryuichi Ogawa, Masaya Tanno, Fumio Tosaka, Hirofumi Okada, Takayuki Imaida