ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,549, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to CASIO COMPUTER Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Pedal device and electronic keyboard instrument" was invented by Hiroshi Ikemoto (Higashiyamato, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal device includes a base plate, a pedal supported rotatably, a rotary volume comprising a rotational shaft configured to rotate in association with the pedal, and an engagement member configured to be brought into engagement with a non-rotational portion provided around the rotational shaft of the rotary volume and with the base plate."
The patent was filed on April 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/297,896.
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