Inventor

Kazutaka Abe

Inventor

Osaka, JP

Overview

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Patents

1990–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 38 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G10Lprimary

G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis21%

H04SStereophonic systems13%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer12%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television12%

H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers12%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

H03MCoding4%

B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for3%

H04BTransmission3%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication3%

PatentTitleYear

10,602,272Audio signal processor2020 10,587,940Acoustic device and mobile object2020 10,560,782Signal processor2020 10,555,060Acoustic device and mobile object2020 10,477,326Signal processing device and signal processing method2019 10,334,389Audio reproduction apparatus and game apparatus2019 10,262,653Device including speech recognition function and method of recognizing speech2019 10,075,794Signal processing device2018 10,002,616Audio decoding device2018 9,792,902'Device including speech recognition function and method of recognizing speech'2017 9,788,120'Audio playback device and audio playback method'2017 9,779,740'Audio encoding device and audio decoding device'2017 8,872,291'Ferromagnetic tunnel junction structure and magnetoresistive effect device and spintronics device utilizing same'2014 8,774,398'Transceiver'2014 7,664,272'Sound image control device and design tool therefor'2010 7,613,306'Audio encoder and audio decoder'2009 7,509,179'Distribution system'2009 7,502,816'Signal-processing apparatus and method'2009 7,236,838'Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, program and recording medium'2007 7,139,402'Sound reproduction device'2006 7,106,943'Coding device, coding method, program and recording medium'2006 7,050,870'Reproduction apparatus and music delivery system'2006 6,931,371'Digital interface device'2005 6,904,089'Encoding device and decoding device'2005 6,847,687'Audio and video processing apparatus'2005 6,823,310'Audio signal processing device and audio signal high-rate reproduction method used for audio visual equipment'2004 6,751,177'Signal processor'2004 6,631,352'Decoding circuit and reproduction apparatus which mutes audio after header parameter changes'2003 6,546,105'Sound image localization device and sound image localization method'2003 6,381,208'Optical recording medium and optical recording and reproducing apparatus'2002 6,377,641'Reproduction apparatus and reproduction method'2002 6,363,407'Exponential calculation device and decoding device'2002 6,356,639'AUDIO DECODING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SOUND IMAGE LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SOUND IMAGE CONTROL METHOD, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND AUDIO SIGNAL HIGH-RATE REPRODUCTION METHOD USED FOR AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT'2002 6,304,890'Exponential calculation device and decoding device'2001 6,297,754'Decoding device'2001 6,295,319'Decoding device'2001 5,361,180'Simplified cassette loading mechanism for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus'1994 4,973,982'Multi-stylus recording head of a printer'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–2002Patents assigned to SHARP KK (3)· patent assignee history

2001–2007Patents assigned to MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD (16)· patent assignee history

2001–2019Based in Osaka, JP· patent location history

2001–2009Based in Kadoma, JP· patent location history

2003Patents assigned to MATUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (1)· patent assignee history

2006–2009Based in Toyonaka, JP· patent location history

2009–2014Patents assigned to PANASONIC CORP (5)· patent assignee history

2014Based in Miyagi, JP· patent location history

2017–2020Patents assigned to SOCIONEXT INC (11)· patent assignee history

2020Based in Yokohama, JP· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	16	2001–2007
SOCIONEXT INC	11	2017–2020
PANASONIC CORP	5	2009–2014
SHARP KK	3	1990–2002
MATUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD	1	2003

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Osaka, JP	18	2001–2019
Kadoma, JP	9	2001–2009
Yokohama, JP	4	2020
Toyonaka, JP	2	2006–2009
Miyagi, JP	1	2014