Patents by Inventor Tomoo Ebihara

Tomoo Ebihara 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).

  • Electronic percussion instrument
    Patent number: 3956959
    Abstract: When a beating force is applied to a beat plate having a magnet attached to the lower surface thereof, an output responsive to the strength and application speed of the beating force is produced in a sensing means comprised by a Hall element disposed below the magnet. The output is used for controlling an oscillation circuit for generating a percussion instrument sound signal and an output therefrom is converted into a percussion instrument sound by means of a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: Sanyo Silicon Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Ebihara, Motonobu Serizawa