Patents by Inventor David M Heuss

David M Heuss 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).

  • Patent number: 9799310
    Abstract: A guitar string anchor includes a housing, a tension slide, and a tension slide adjuster operatively connected to the tension slide. The guitar string anchor is secured to a guitar bridge. The tension slide receives a ball end of a guitar string. The tension slide adjuster adjusts a position of the tension slide, which causes a change in the guitar string tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hankscraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly G. Damaschke, David M. Heuss
  • Patent number: 9741321
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for securing a string to an acoustic, stringed instrument are disclosed. Example apparatus include string anchors secured to a bridge of the stringed instrument. The apparatus provide components enabling selective tensioning of the string. A seat arrangement provided by string anchors receives an anchor end of string and the string passes from the seat arrangement through a base arrangement and towards a headstock of the acoustic instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hankscraft, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Heuss, Kelly G. Damaschke
  • Publication number: 20170061940
    Abstract: A guitar string anchor includes a housing, a tension slide, and a tension slide adjuster operatively connected to the tension slide. The guitar string anchor is secured to a guitar bridge. The tension slide receives a ball end of a guitar string. The tension slide adjuster adjusts a position of the tension slide, which causes a change in the guitar string tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kelly G. Damaschke, David M. Heuss
  • Patent number: 9190032
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing one end of a guitar string to a guitar is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mount adapted to be secured to and extend upwardly from the bridge of the guitar, and where the mount defines a pivot axis above the bridge of the guitar. The apparatus also can include a string holder pivotally connected to the mount at the pivot axis, the string holder comprising an anchor to securely hold the end of the guitar string, the string holder having a first end and a second end, the first end positioning the guitar string below the saddle height of the bridge. Additionally, the apparatus can include a position adjuster operatively connected to the mount and the string holder, where the position adjuster can be used for adjusting the pivot angle of the string holder to adjust tension on the guitar string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hankscraft, Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Heuss
  • Publication number: 20150294651
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing one end of a guitar string to a guitar is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mount adapted to be secured to and extend upwardly from the bridge of the guitar, and where the mount defines a pivot axis above the bridge of the guitar. The apparatus also can include a string holder pivotally connected to the mount at the pivot axis, the string holder comprising an anchor to securely hold the end of the guitar string, the string holder having a first end and a second end, the first end positioning the guitar string below the saddle height of the bridge. Additionally, the apparatus can include a position adjuster operatively connected to the mount and the string holder, where the position adjuster can be used for adjusting the pivot angle of the string holder to adjust tension on the guitar string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: David M. Heuss
  • Publication number: 20150213788
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing one end of a guitar string to a guitar is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mount adapted to be secured to and extend upwardly from the bridge of the guitar. The apparatus also can include a string holder connected to the mount, the string holder comprising an anchor portion for securely holding the end of the guitar string, the string holder having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion positioning the guitar string below a saddle height of the bridge, and a position adjuster operatively connected to the mount and the string holder, the position adjuster adjusting the pivot angle of the string holder to adjust tension on the guitar string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: David M. Heuss
  • Patent number: 5913501
    Abstract: A stacker base has L-shaped corner members arranged at the corners of a square or rectangle with connector members spanning between them and connected to the corner members to form an enclosure for the lower levels of a stack of articles. The corner and connector members are joined with various attachment devices such as screws or headed elements or hooks on the connector member ends for engaging and locking into a selected one of a row of slots in the corner members to thereby make stacker bases having article accommodating areas of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Everbrite Inc.
    Inventors: David M Heuss, Allen L. Mathews, Michael R Kulas