G10H 2220/221
Keyboards, i.e. configuration of several keys or key-like input devices relative to
Official title: Keyboards, i.e. configuration of several keys or key-like input devices relative to one another
G10H2220/221 (Keyboards, i.e. configuration of several keys or key-like input devices relative to) appears on 378 US grants and 471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 471
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 655
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 19 | 33 |
| 2025 | 19 | 26 |
| 2026 | 15 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10H 2220/241On touchscreens, i.e. keys, frets, strings, tablature or staff displayed on aIndexing code97
- G10H 2220/231Alphanumeric, used for musical purposes or with additional musical featuresIndexing code41
- G10H 2220/251Arranged as 2d or 3d arraysIndexing code40
- G10H 2220/256Foldable or rollableIndexing code23
- G10H 2220/261Numeric keypad used for musical purposesIndexing code15
- G10H 2220/246With reduced number of keys per octave, some notes missingIndexing code14
- G10H 2220/236Representing an active musical staff or tablature, i.e. with key-like position sensingIndexing code13
- G10H 2220/226Whole-tone keyboards, i.e. having as many keys on the upper row asIndexing code8
Recent patents
- Input apparatus, electronic keyboard instrument and electronic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,755,721 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Signal generation method, signal generation system, electronic musical instrument, and recording medium6 Oct 2026US 12,755,723 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Input device and sound signal generation device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,470 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Effect adding apparatus, method, and electronic musical instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,725,593 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Electronic music keyboard1 Sep 2026US 12,725,594 B2
- Key for keyboard device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301721 A1Yamaha Corporation
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301722 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Setting controller, electronic device, setting change cancellation method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290289 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Keyboard device and keyboard device assembly method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290295 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Assembled Electronic Musical Instrument for Children3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260638 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless control device240US 6,747,632 B2Harmonic Research, Inc. · 2004
- Piano-style keyboard attachment for computer keyboard125US 5,971,635 AMusic Sales Corporation · 1999
- Modular retroactive keyboard and a flat modular actuator123US 5,107,262 AMinistere de la Culture, de la Communication, des Grands Travaux et du Bicentenaire · 1992
- Electronic image visualization system and communication methodologies114US 7,098,392 B22006
- Method and apparatus for inputting musical data without requiring selection of a displayed icon112US 5,665,927 ACasio Computer Co., Ltd. · 1997