Patents by Inventor Yu TSUCHIHASHI

Yu TSUCHIHASHI 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: 11595752
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer includes a housing, one or more partition walls, a diaphragm, and a tube. The one or more partition walls divide an inner space of the housing into a plurality of spaces, such that a volume of a first of the plurality of spaces is different from a volume of a second of the plurality of spaces except the first of the plurality of spaces. The diaphragm is disposed in the housing, such that one surface thereof faces the plurality of spaces. The tube establishes communication between a sound wave emission opening that is open to an outer space of the housing and each of the plurality of spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Tomoya Miyata
  • Patent number: 11399230
    Abstract: A electroacoustic transducer includes a housing, a piezoelectric element, a partition wall, a first tube, and a second tube. The piezoelectric element is disposed in the housing and includes a porous film and a pair of electrodes that sandwich the porous film therebetween. The partition wall divides an inner space of the housing into a first space closer to one of the pair of electrodes, and a second space closer to another of the pair of electrodes. The first tube establishes communication between a sound wave emission opening that is open to an outer space of the housing and the first space. The second tube establishes communication between the sound wave emission opening and the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Tomoya Miyata
  • Patent number: 11395053
    Abstract: A speaker housing includes: a front wall to which a speaker unit is to be attached; at least one first wall; at least one second wall; and a plurality of ribs attached to the first wall, wherein an internal space is formed by the front wall, the first wall, and the second wall, a plurality of meshes that segment the first wall are defined, and shapes of the ribs are determined based on directions of a maximum principal stress generated in the meshes due to vibrations when the vibrations occur in a state where the ribs are not provided in the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Akira Miki
  • Patent number: 11330360
    Abstract: A headphone includes an electro-acoustic transducer, a housing, a noise cancelling circuit, a resonant frequency converter, and a switch. The electro-acoustic transducer is configured to reproduce sound from electrical signals. The housing is attached to the electro-acoustic transducer. The noise cancelling circuit is configured to attenuate a noise sound by adding an antiphase sound to the noise sound. The resonant frequency converter is configured to change a resonant frequency of a Helmholtz resonator configured to include a cavity in the housing and a tubular cavity communicating with the cavity. The switch is configured to perform alteration of the resonant frequency and switching of the noise cancelling circuit, in conjunction with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yu Tsuchihashi
  • Patent number: 11323799
    Abstract: A supporter for use in an electroacoustic transducer device including a housing and an electroacoustic transducer mounted to the housing using the supporter, the supporter including: a truncated conical shaped body including: a first portion configured to be held in contact with the electroacoustic transducer at a first position; and a second portion configured to be held in contact with the housing at a second position, wherein the second position is disposed spaced from the first position along an axial direction of an axis of the truncated conical shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Satoshi Gougi, Atsushi Hattori, Kazuhiko Nishizawa, Akira Miki
  • Patent number: 11284200
    Abstract: A transducer includes a hollow housing, and a piezoelectric sheet which is disposed on a first portion of an inner wall of the housing, and a block which is disposed on a second portion of the inner wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Tomoya Miyata
  • Publication number: 20210329357
    Abstract: A speaker housing includes: a front wall to which a speaker unit is to be attached; at least one first wall; at least one second wall; and a plurality of ribs attached to the first wall, wherein an internal space is formed by the front wall, the first wall, and the second wall, a plurality of meshes that segment the first wall are defined, and shapes of the ribs are determined based on directions of a maximum principal stress generated in the meshes due to vibrations when the vibrations occur in a state where the ribs are not provided in the first wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Akira MIKI
  • Publication number: 20210289287
    Abstract: A electroacoustic transducer includes a housing, a piezoelectric element, a partition wall, a first tube, and a second tube. The piezoelectric element is disposed in the housing and includes a porous film and a pair of electrodes that sandwich the porous film therebetween. The partition wall divides an inner space of the housing into a first space closer to one of the pair of electrodes, and a second space closer to another of the pair of electrodes. The first tube establishes communication between a sound wave emission opening that is open to an outer space of the housing and the first space. The second tube establishes communication between the sound wave emission opening and the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Tomoya MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20210289288
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer includes a housing, one or more partition walls, a diaphragm, and a tube. The one or more partition walls divide an inner space of the housing into a plurality of spaces, such that a volume of a first of the plurality of spaces is different from a volume of a second of the plurality of spaces except the first of the plurality of spaces. The diaphragm is disposed in the housing, such that one surface thereof faces the plurality of spaces. The tube establishes communication between a sound wave emission opening that is open to an outer space of the housing and each of the plurality of spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Tomoya MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20210266656
    Abstract: A headphone includes an electro-acoustic transducer, a housing, a noise cancelling circuit, a resonant frequency converter, and a switch. The electro-acoustic transducer is configured to reproduce sound from electrical signals. The housing is attached to the electro-acoustic transducer. The noise cancelling circuit is configured to attenuate a noise sound by adding an antiphase sound to the noise sound. The resonant frequency converter is configured to change a resonant frequency of a Helmholtz resonator configured to include a cavity in the housing and a tubular cavity communicating with the cavity. The switch is configured to perform alteration of the resonant frequency and switching of the noise cancelling circuit, in conjunction with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Yu TSUCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210136486
    Abstract: A supporter for use in an electroacoustic transducer device including a housing and an electroacoustic transducer mounted to the housing using the supporter, the supporter including: a truncated conical shaped body including: a first portion configured to be held in contact with the electroacoustic transducer at a first position; and a second portion configured to be held in contact with the housing at a second position, wherein the second position is disposed spaced from the first position along an axial direction of an axis of the truncated conical shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Satoshi GOUGI, Atsushi HATTORI, Kazuhiko NISHIZAWA, Akira MIKI
  • Publication number: 20200245074
    Abstract: A transducer includes a hollow housing, and a piezoelectric sheet which is disposed on a first portion of an inner wall of the housing, and a block which is disposed on a second portion of the inner wall of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Tomoya MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20200154213
    Abstract: A transducer includes a housing, and a piezoelectric element that is disposed inside the housing and that has a porous film. The piezoelectric element is bent or curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoya MIYATA, Akira MIKI, Yu TSUCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200137473
    Abstract: A microphone includes: a housing; a microphone unit that outputs a sound signal disposed in the housing; an elastic member mounted to the microphone unit; and a weight member mounted to the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yu TSUCHIHASHI, Satoshi GOUGI, Atsushi HATTORI, Kazuhiko NISHIZAWA