Weight for key and key for keyboard musical instrument
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Jun 7, 2016
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Jun 18, 2015
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Dec 12, 2014
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Abstract
A weight for a key of a keyboard musical instrument that is to be inserted and secured in an attachment space, provided to the key, is provided. The weight includes: a weight body portion; and a corrugated portion, disposed in at least one portion of a lateral surface of the weight body portion, the lateral surface being located around an axis extending in an inserting direction of the weight body portion into the attachment space, the corrugated portion including a plurality of corrugations aligned in the inserting direction. The weight body portion and the corrugated portion are made of an elastic material.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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JP | B2 | JP6339356 | Dec 13, 2013 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
PUBLISHED GRANTED PATENT (SECOND LEVEL) | 鍵盤用錘 | Jun 06, 2018 | |||
DE | B4 | DE102014118557 | Dec 12, 2014 | Patent | Grant |
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PATENT (SECOND PUBLICATION) | Gewicht für eine Taste und Taste für ein Tastenmusikinstrument | Sep 26, 2024 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KAWAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURING CO LTD | 200 TERAJIMA-CHO NAKA-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA 4308665 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
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- 291 Applications Filed
- 272 Patents Issued To-Date
- 93.48 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Iwase, Masahiko | Hamamatsu, JP | 9 | 39 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 39 |
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