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Masao Sakama
Also filed as: SAKAMA MASAO
38 granted patents·1,656 citations·filing 1988–2005
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38 records- 0198US5192823AMusical tone control apparatus employing handheld stick and leg sensorYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 9, 1993·137 cites·8 claims
- 0298US5177311AMusical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 5, 1993·209 cites·46 claims
- 0398US5058480ASwing activated musical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 22, 1991·119 cites·10 claims
- 0495US5170002AMotion-controlled musical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 8, 1992·113 cites·14 claims
- 0594US4905560AMusical tone control apparatus mounted on a performer's bodyYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 6, 1990·71 cites·7 claims
- 0693US5027688ABrace type angle-detecting device for musical tone controlYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 2, 1991·65 cites·4 claims
- 0792US6281420B1Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modifications of icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 28, 2001·71 cites·41 claims
- 0891US4998457AHandheld musical tone controllerYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 12, 1991·53 cites·10 claims
- 0990US5081896AMusical tone generating apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 21, 1992·66 cites·21 claims
- 1090US5005460AMusical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 9, 1991·51 cites·16 claims
- 1188US6150598ATone data making method and device and recording mediumYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·79 cites·109 claims
- 1287US6362411B1Apparatus for and method of inputting music-performance control dataYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·43 cites·22 claims
- 1387US5151553AMusical tone control apparatus employing palmar memberYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 29, 1992·45 cites·16 claims
- 1485US6798427B1Apparatus for and method of inputting a style of renditionYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 28, 2004·36 cites·62 claims
- 1585US6584442B1Method and apparatus for compressing and generating waveformYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·38 cites·39 claims
- 1682US6255576B1Device and method for forming waveform based on a combination of unit waveforms including loop waveform segmentsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·54 cites·16 claims
- 1782US5313010AHand musical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·41 cites·19 claims
- 1880US7640501B2Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modifications of icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·20 cites·13 claims
- 1978US7194686B1Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modifications of icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 20, 2007·18 cites·11 claims
- 2078US5166462AMusical tone control apparatus employing finger flexing angle detectionYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 24, 1992·32 cites·18 claims
- 2177US7495165B2Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modification of icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 24, 2009·16 cites·10 claims
- 2274US6570081B1Method and apparatus for editing performance data using icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·19 cites·19 claims
- 2374US5127301AWear for controlling a musical toneYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 7, 1992·26 cites·21 claims
- 2473US7539941B2Method and apparatus for editing performance data with modification of icons of musical symbolsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 26, 2009·13 cites·7 claims
- 2573US5029508AMusical-tone-control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 9, 1991·25 cites·29 claims
- 2666US5373096AMusical sound control device responsive to the motion of body portions of a performerYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·18 cites·17 claims
- 2766US5105708AMotion controlled musical tone control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 21, 1992·19 cites·15 claims
- 2865US5119709AInitial touch responsive musical tone control deviceYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 9, 1992·18 cites·9 claims
- 2963US7470855B2Tone control apparatus and methodYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2008·4 cites·18 claims
- 3062US6872877B2Musical tone-generating methodYAMAHA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 29, 2005·8 cites·16 claims
- 3160US6452082B1Musical tone-generating methodYAHAMA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 17, 2002·18 cites·39 claims
- 3258US5756917AAutomatic accompaniment device capable of selecting a desired accompaniment pattern for plural accompaniment componentsYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted May 26, 1998·20 cites·26 claims
- 3357US4962688AMusical tone generation control apparatusYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 16, 1990·13 cites·4 claims
- 3452US6687674B2Waveform forming device and methodYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 3, 2004·18 cites·18 claims
- 3551US5022303AMusical tone control apparatus employing predicted angular displacementYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 11, 1991·10 cites·7 claims
- 3651US4977811AAngle sensor for musical tone controlYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 18, 1990·32 cites·4 claims
- 3748US5712436AAutomatic accompaniment apparatus employing modification of accompaniment pattern for an automatic performanceYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 27, 1998·14 cites·46 claims
- 3830USRE34700EAngle sensor for musical tone controlYAMAHA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 23, 1994·4 cites·5 claims
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