Inventor
KOSEKI SHINYA
JP34 patents
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YAMAHA CORP
28 patentsUS5374775ADec 20, 1994
Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires
YAMAHA CORP41 citations96
US5741995AApr 21, 1998
Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires
YAMAHA CORP23 citations93
US5523522AJun 4, 1996
Keyboard musical instrument equipped with pedal sensor for discriminating half pedal at high resolution
YAMAHA CORP32 citations93
US5451706ASep 19, 1995
Automatic player piano equipped with mute lock system for reproducing faint sounds in playback mode
YAMAHA CORP32 citations93
US6921856B2Jul 26, 2005
Performance tone providing apparatus, performance tone providing system, communication terminal for use in the system, performance tone providing method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program
YAMAHA CORP20 citations92
US6417439B2Jul 9, 2002
Electronic synchronizer for musical instrument and other kind of instrument and method for synchronizing auxiliary equipment with musical instrument
YAMAHA CORP30 citations92
US5641925AJun 24, 1997
High resolution key sensor incorporated in keyboard musical instrument
YAMAHA CORP21 citations92
US5591927AJan 7, 1997
Keyboard musical instrument having key action mechanisms movable to and from strings
YAMAHA CORP28 citations91
US7002068B2Feb 21, 2006
Method for making electronic tones close to acoustic tones, recording system for the acoustic tones, tone generating system for the electronic tones
YAMAHA CORP12 citations84
US6867359B2Mar 15, 2005
Musical instrument capable of changing style of performance through idle keys, method employed therein and computer program for the method
YAMAHA CORP16 citations84
US5610356AMar 11, 1997
Keyboard musical instrument having hammer stopper exactly position at blocking position
YAMAHA CORP19 citations84
US5506369AApr 9, 1996
Electromagnetic actuator used for keyboard musical instrument
YAMAHA CORP19 citations84
US5804751ASep 8, 1998
Electronic musical instrument for electronically generating tone together with resonant sound variable in response to pedal action
YAMAHA CORP18 citations83
US8017849B2Sep 13, 2011
Electronic keyboard instrument
YAMAHA CORP10 citations76
US6956162B2Oct 18, 2005
Apparatus and method for providing real-play sounds of musical instruments
YAMAHA CORP7 citations74
US5541353AJul 30, 1996
Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires
YAMAHA CORP10 citations74
US5428186AJun 27, 1995
Keyboard instrument selectively entering into acoustic sound mode and silent mode through angular motion of key bed structure
YAMAHA CORP17 citations74
US9958314B2May 1, 2018
Vibration detection mechanism and vibration sensor unit
YAMAHA CORP6 citations73
US9245509B2Jan 26, 2016
Recording and reproduction of waveform based on sound board vibrations
YAMAHA CORP3 citations73
US7572969B2Aug 11, 2009
Method for making electronic tones close to acoustic tones, recording system for the acoustic tones, tone generating system for the electronic tones
YAMAHA CORP7 citations73
US5594188AJan 14, 1997
Keyboard musical instrument having key action mechanisms movable to and from strings
YAMAHA CORP14 citations72
US5545839AAug 13, 1996
Keyboard musical instrument with movable key bed for performing music without acoustic sounds
YAMAHA CORP16 citations72
US7470855B2Dec 30, 2008
Tone control apparatus and method
YAMAHA CORP4 citations63
US5831194ANov 3, 1998
Electronic keyboard musical instrument capable of imparting effect similar to that of soft pedal
YAMAHA CORP2 citations63
US5357047AOct 18, 1994
Method and device for converting source piano playing data for automatic playing piano
YAMAHA CORP4 citations63
US7563973B2Jul 21, 2009
Method for making electronic tones close to acoustic tones, recording system for the acoustic tones, tone generating system for the electronic tones
YAMAHA CORP4 citations62
US12327540B2Jun 10, 2025
Reproduction control method, reproduction control system, and reproduction control apparatus
YAMAHA CORP0 citations52
US12328556B2Jun 10, 2025
Sound processing method, and sound processing system
YAMAHA CORP0 citations51