Patents by Inventor Takeshi Ando

Takeshi Ando 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: 7902445
    Abstract: A housing structure of an electronic keyboard musical instrument, in which a pivotable upper case can be mounted to and dismounted from a lower case when the upper case is in a semi-open state, thereby improving safety and the working efficiency at the time of assembly and maintenance. Pivot coupling parts each include an engagement protrusion comprised of a narrow-width portion and a wide-width portion. An upper case is formed with engagement holes each comprised of a narrow-width counterpart permitting the narrow-width portion to be inserted thereinto and a wide-width counterpart permitting the wide-width portion to be inserted thereinto. By moving the upper case, having a posture thereof corresponding to a mountable/dismountable angle range, in the direction in which the wide-width portions project, the wide-width portions can be inserted into and removed from the wide-width counterparts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Sugimoto, Takeshi Ando
  • Patent number: 7894638
    Abstract: One of a plurality of prepared given expressions is displayed on a screen. After the given expression is presented to the user, the position of a face feature point is detected from a face image of the user taken by a camera cartridge. Based on the detected position of the face feature point, the user's expression in the face image is expressed in accordance with the evaluation criteria corresponding to the given expression, and an image representing the evaluation result is displayed on the screen. Thus, the user can effectively train the mimetic muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Nakada, Takeshi Ando, Masayuki Taira
  • Patent number: 7894023
    Abstract: A method of producing fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment, including mixing a solution of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment dissolved in a good solvent with a solvent that is compatible with the good solvent but is a poor solvent for the pigment, to form fine particles of nanometer-sized anthraquinone structure-containing pigments; fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment produced by the same; a colored pigment dispersion composition, colored photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive resin transfer material each having the same; and a color filter and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ando, Tomohiro Kodama
  • Patent number: 7868238
    Abstract: An electronic musical apparatus which is shared by a plurality of users and is capable of making environmental settings for individual users without imposing burdens on the users. Authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user is performed, and environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is stored in association with the biometric information or possession information on each user. Environmental setting information associated with the authenticated biometric information or possession information is read out, and an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is set based on the read environmental setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Sugimoto, Takeshi Ando, Seiji Abe, Shinya Sakurada
  • Patent number: 7837229
    Abstract: A wrapping sheet is to be torn by the inflation of an air bag. Since attachment shafts, used to hold the folded air bag in position, are projected from the air bag, an engagement portion of the wrapping sheet is fitted on the attachment shafts, and the shape of a folding completed body of the air bag is maintained. The wrapping sheet includes not only the engagement portion, but also a coupled portion to be connected to the air bag, and a folding form control portion, which has an auxiliary engagement portion to be fitted on the attachment shafts. When the auxiliary engagement portion is fitted on the attachment shafts, the shape of the air bag that is being folded is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryotaro Ishida, Takeshi Ando, Yoshinori Nonoyama, Michiyasu Ito
  • Publication number: 20100274913
    Abstract: A wireless access system having the first access point apparatus storing authentication information, the second access point apparatus which accesses the first access point apparatus based on an address stored in advance, acquires authentication information from the first access point apparatus, stores and transmits this acquired authentication information to a network at the time of an authentication request and an authentication server which carries out authentication processing to the second access point apparatus based on authentication information received via a network from the second access point apparatus and authentication information of the first access point apparatus stored in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Takeshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20100239107
    Abstract: A sub-console 1200 has a lower channel strip group 40 on a front panel 1202, and an upper channel strip group 42 on a rear panel 1206. Left and right displays 52 and 54 are provided between the upper and lower channel strip groups 42 and 40. Either one of the parameter of the upper and lower channel strip groups 42 and 40 is displayed on the left and right displays 52 and 54. With this structure, the width of the sub-console 1200 can be reduced, and the positional correspondence relationship between the respective channel strip groups and the left and right displays 52 and 54 can be maintained. Accordingly, a high operability can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujita, Kotaro Terada, Masaaki Okabayashi, Takeshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20100188822
    Abstract: Casing structure for a mixer apparatus includes a box-shaped casing that comprises an upper surface section, a bottom surface section and a side surface section. The upper surface section, having a generally obtuse-angled “V” shape, includes: a flat operation panel having operating members; a boundary section located adjacent to the rear end edge of the operation panel; and a flat, inclined display panel extending rearwardly and upwardly from the boundary section at a greater inclination angle than the operation panel. Within the casing, a partition member is provided on the bottom surface section to extend vertically upward to the boundary section, and it has openings to permit communication between front and rear accommodating sections. The partition member supports the boundary section from below to reinforce the upper surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi ANDO
  • Publication number: 20100182228
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a computer. The computer subsequently images a user, makes an evaluation of first image data indicating an image obtained by subsequently imaging, and displays the evaluation result on an LCD by subsequently updating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi NAKADA, Takeshi Ando, Masayuki Taira, Sensuke Obata
  • Publication number: 20100185981
    Abstract: A display controlling apparatus displays images divided into a plurality of groups on a screen. A computer of the display controlling apparatus displays, in each region corresponding to each group in a storing region to store the images within the screen, the image belonging to the group, and selects any one of the plurality of groups. Then, when any one of the groups is selected, the image belonging to the selected group is displayed in an operating region to allow the user to operate the images within the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi NAKADA, Masayuki Okada, Takeshi Ando, Tomomi Fujisawa, Sachiko Shima
  • Publication number: 20100142069
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-shielding image-carrying substrate including a substrate and a light-shielding image formed on at least part of at least one face of the substrate, wherein the light-shielding image includes at least two layers, and at least one of the at least two layers is a light-absorbing layer containing shape-anisotropic fine metal particles, and at least one layer of the at least two layers is a reflected light-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Hideyuki Nakamura, Takeshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20100097748
    Abstract: An electric operation apparatus capable of opening interiors of front and rear portions of an apparatus main body frontward and rearward to make it easy to carry out assembly and maintenance inside the main body. Front and rear pivot shafts are provided on inner side surfaces of side plates of the main body so as to extend in the left-right direction of the main body. Front and rear panels are openable and closable relative to the main body by being pivoted about the pivot shafts, with their engagement recesses in engagement with the pivot shafts. The front and rear panels cover the main body when they are in closed states, and open the interior of the main body when they are in open states. The front panel is opened by being pivoted rearward, whereas the rear panel is opened by being pivoted forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi ANDO, Ryuichi IZUMI
  • Patent number: 7659470
    Abstract: A housing structure of an electronic keyboard musical instrument, in which a pivotable upper case can be mounted to and dismounted from a lower case when the upper case is in a semi-open state, thereby improving safety and the working efficiency at the time of assembly and maintenance. Pivot coupling parts each include an engagement protrusion comprised of a narrow-width portion and a wide-width portion. An upper case is formed with engagement holes each comprised of a narrow-width counterpart permitting the narrow-width portion to be inserted thereinto and a wide-width counterpart permitting the wide-width portion to be inserted thereinto. By moving the upper case, having a posture thereof corresponding to a mountable/dismountable angle range, in the direction in which the wide-width portions project, the wide-width portions can be inserted into and removed from the wide-width counterparts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Sugimoto, Takeshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20100024954
    Abstract: A pasted substrate (24a) is produced by: detecting a half cut site (34) by CCD cameras (72a and 72b) constituting first and second detecting mechanisms (47a and 47b); calculating dislocation amounts (?La and ?Lb) with respect to a reference position for each of photosensitive webs (22a and 22b); driving a rubber roller (80a) according to an arithmetic mean value (?L) of the dislocation amounts (?La and ?Lb) to correct the feed amounts of the photosensitive webs (22a and 22b); then conveying a glass substrate (24) to a space between the rubber rollers (80a and 80b); and pasting the photosensitive webs (22a and 22b) thereto. There are also provided a photosensitive transfer material having a thermoplastic resin layer and a photosensitive resin layer, and in which a melt viscosity ?K of a photosensitive resin layer at 100° C., and a melt viscosity ?Cu of a thermoplastic resin layer at 100° C. satisfy a relationship of ?K/?Cu>2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Ito, Takeshi Ando, Makoto Shimizu, Yasuhisa Watanabe, Nobuyasu Akiyoshi, Kazuyoshi Suehara
  • Publication number: 20090151541
    Abstract: A housing structure of an electronic keyboard musical instrument, in which a pivotable upper case can be mounted to and dismounted from a lower case when the upper case is in a semi-open state, thereby improving safety and the working efficiency at the time of assembly and maintenance. Pivot coupling parts each include an engagement protrusion comprised of a narrow-width portion and a wide-width portion. An upper case is formed with engagement holes each comprised of a narrow-width counterpart permitting the narrow-width portion to be inserted thereinto and a wide-width counterpart permitting the wide-width portion to be inserted thereinto. By moving the upper case, having a posture thereof corresponding to a mountable/dismountable angle range, in the direction in which the wide-width portions project, the wide-width portions can be inserted into and removed from the wide-width counterparts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro SUGIMOTO, Takeshi ANDO
  • Patent number: 7507895
    Abstract: Fuel battery generates electric power using a predetermined fuel, and activation and deactivation of the electric power generation can be controlled in accordance with whether or not the fuel should be supplied to the fuel battery. The electric power is supplied to individual circuits/devices of a tone generation section, so that a tone is generated by any of the circuits/devices operating in response to operation of a performance operator unit. The circuits/devices are allowed to electrically operate for a long time with the electric power supplied by the fuel battery. In this way, an electronic musical instrument using the fuel battery can operate for a long time as compared to the conventional electronic musical instruments using a dry battery or storage battery (secondary battery).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Sugimoto, Takeshi Ando, Seiji Abe, Shinya Sakurada
  • Publication number: 20090058048
    Abstract: A wrapping sheet is to be torn by the inflation of an air bag. Since attachment shafts, used to hold the folded air bag in position, are projected from the air bag, an engagement portion of the wrapping sheet is fitted on the attachment shafts, and the shape of a folding completed body of the air bag is maintained. The wrapping sheet includes not only the engagement portion, but also a coupled portion to be connected to the air bag, and a folding form control portion, which has an auxiliary engagement portion to be fitted on the attachment shafts. When the auxiliary engagement portion is fitted on the attachment shafts, the shape of the air bag that is being folded is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryotaro Ishida, Takeshi Ando, Yoshinori Nonoyama, Michiyasu Ito
  • Publication number: 20090033844
    Abstract: A method of producing fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment, including mixing a solution of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment dissolved in a good solvent with a solvent that is compatible with the good solvent but is a poor solvent for the pigment, to form fine particles of nanometer-sized anthraquinone structure-containing pigments; fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment produced by the same; a colored pigment dispersion composition, colored photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive resin transfer material each having the same; and a color filter and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Takeshi Ando, Tomohiro Kodama
  • Publication number: 20080317385
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a camera cartridge, and detects a plurality of feature points from a facial image of a user photographed by the camera cartridge. The game apparatus calculates areas of black eye regions of a left eye and a right eye by utilizing the plurality of feature points. Then, the game apparatus detects whether or not any one of the left eye and the right eye is closed on the basis of the calculated areas. The game apparatus executes game processing according to the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Nakada, Takeshi Ando, Masayuki Taira
  • Patent number: 7456349
    Abstract: Electronic keyboard instrument is provided with a leg section supporting thereon a keyboard in such a manner that the keyboard is located at a height falling within a range from 350 mm to 500 mm. Namely, the leg section supports thereon the keyboard at a suitable height that is substantially equal to an average height of ordinary low tables designed on the assumption that they are generally used when users are in a comfortable position. Namely, the “height falling within a range from 350 mm to 500 mm” is derived from survey results of heights of low tables. Thus, when the user sits in front of the keyboard instrument, the user can take a comfortable position as when sitting in front of a low table, and, even in such a comfortable position, the keyboard is located at a right height for playing. With such arrangements, the user is allowed, at any desired time, to readily enjoy playing the instrument in a natural playing posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Sugimoto, Takeshi Ando, Seiji Abe, Shinya Sakurada