Music box

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9012749
APP PUB NO 20140202302A1
SERIAL NO

14153501

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A music box includes a plurality of star wheels, a plurality of vibration valves, a plurality of anchoring members, a plurality of electromagnets, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control one or more of the plurality of the electromagnets to be a first state by supplying a first electricity and control each of the plurality of electromagnets to be a second state by supplying a second electricity. Each of the plurality of anchoring members is configured to engage with one of the plurality of protruding parts in the second state. The one or more of the plurality of anchoring members is configured to rotate about a second axis extending parallel to a first axis in the first state, and the one or more of the plurality of anchoring members is positioned remote from the electromagnet with a gap therebetween in the first state.

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Patent Owner(s)

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA 467-8561

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  • 2014 Application Filing Year
  • G10F Class
  • 12 Applications Filed
  • 12 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 100 % Issued To-Date
Click to zoom InYear of Issuance% of Matters IssuedCumulative IssuancesYearly Issuances20142015201620170255075100

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ikeda, Akihiro Obu, JP 38 206

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Citation count rangeNumber of patents cited in rangeNumber of patents cited in various citation count ranges27101 - 1011 - 2000.511.522.533.544.555.566.577.5

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