Patents by Inventor Yuichirou Suenaga

Yuichirou Suenaga 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: 7569758
    Abstract: An electronic drum system includes an electronic drum having a shell, a drum head stretched across an opening of the shell, a vibration sensor converting vibrations of the drum head to an electric signal and a damper held in contact with the reverse surface of the drum head; when a drummer strikes the drum head with a stick, the drum head is shaken, and vibrations follow; the damper is held in contact with a certain area on the reverse surface, and the shake and vibrations are propagated from another area free from the damper to the vibration sensor; the shake is surely propagated to the vibration sensor, and the vibrations are rapidly decayed; for this reason, the vibration sensor exactly discriminates the shake from the peaks of the vibrations, thereby preventing an electronic sound generator from unintentionally repeated electronic beats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Harada, Yuichirou Suenaga