Patents by Inventor Daniel Curtis Blacker

Daniel Curtis Blacker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Capo with attachment mechanism and fretting action in separate offset planes
    Patent number: 10540947
    Abstract: Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Daniel Curtis Blacker, Matthew Carroll, John Vinson Jaggers
  • CAPO WITH ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND FRETTING ACTION IN SEPARATE OFFSET PLANES
    Publication number: 20180012577
    Abstract: Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Curtis Blacker, Matthew Carroll, John Vinson Jaggers
  • Capo with attachment mechanism and fretting action in separate offset planes
    Patent number: 9786257
    Abstract: Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Daniel Curtis Blacker, Matthew Carroll, John Vinson Jaggers
  • CAPO WITH ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND FRETTING ACTION IN SEPARATE OFFSET PLANES
    Publication number: 20170032766
    Abstract: Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Curtis Blacker, Matthew Carroll, John Vinson Jaggers