Patents by Inventor Tsutomu KAIZUKA

Tsutomu KAIZUKA 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).

  • Acoustic output device and acoustic output method
    Patent number: 11955938
    Abstract: Proposed is an acoustic output device that obtains enough distance attenuation to achieve localization of a sound field by controlling the driving of a loudspeaker array by use of a more compact shape. The acoustic output device 10 comprises: a loudspeaker array 20 that includes a plurality of loudspeakers 20-1, 20-2, . . . , 20-N arranged in a two-dimensional plane; and an amplifier array 40 that includes a plurality of amplifiers 40-1, 40-2, . . . , 40-N that control the amplitude and phase of the drive signals for each loudspeaker according to the eigenvectors of the predetermined radiation mode of the loudspeaker array 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY, Foster Electric Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kaizuka, Kimihiko Nakano, Yoshio Koike, Yoshiteru Uchida, Manabu Sasajima
  • ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC OUTPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20220329224
    Abstract: Proposed is an acoustic output device that obtains enough distance attenuation to achieve localization of a sound field by controlling the driving of a loudspeaker array by use of a more compact shape. The acoustic output device 10 comprises: a loudspeaker array 20 that includes a plurality of loudspeakers 20-1, 20-2, . . . , 20-N arranged in a two-dimensional plane; and an amplifier array 40 that includes a plurality of amplifiers 40-1, 40-2, . . . , 40-N that control the amplitude and phase of the drive signals for each loudspeaker according to the eigenvectors of the predetermined radiation mode of the loudspeaker array 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tsutomu KAIZUKA, Kimihiko NAKANO, Yoshio KOIKE, Yoshiteru UCHIDA, Manabu SASAJIMA