Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Hiraiwa

Yoshifumi Hiraiwa 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 musical instrument and musical sound generation processing method of electronic musical instrument
    Patent number: 10810982
    Abstract: An keytar (1) includes a keyboard (2) on which a plurality of keys (2a) are arranged, a ribbon (5) in which a front surface panel (81) is arranged, and the degree of the same type of musical sound effect applied to each of tones (A-D) produced by the key (2a) is changed corresponding to detection positions in an X-direction in the front surface panel (81). Accordingly, because the degrees of the musical sound effects can be respectively changed for each of the tones (A-D) corresponding to the detection positions in the X-direction of the front surface panel (81), for the change of the same type of musical sound effect toward the tones (A-D), the monotony of this change can be suppressed and an expressive performance can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Hiraiwa
  • ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION PROCESSING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20200082801
    Abstract: An keytar (1) includes a keyboard (2) on which a plurality of keys (2a) are arranged, a ribbon (5) in which a front surface panel (81) is arranged, and the degree of the same type of musical sound effect applied to each of tones (A-D) produced by the key (2a) is changed corresponding to detection positions in an X-direction in the front surface panel (81). Accordingly, because the degrees of the musical sound effects can be respectively changed for each of the tones (A-D) corresponding to the detection positions in the X-direction of the front surface panel (81), for the change of the same type of musical sound effect toward the tones (A-D), the monotony of this change can be suppressed and an expressive performance can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Hiraiwa