Patents by Inventor Keith F. Elliston

Keith F. Elliston 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).

  • Apparatus including visual display for tuning stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 5936179
    Abstract: Apparatus for tuning a stringed musical instrument includes an electronic tuner circuit and a visual display located in either the pickguard or the pickup mounting ring of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Jeffrey A. Merrick
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Merrick, Keith F. Elliston
  • Apparatus for tuning electric stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 5854437
    Abstract: Tuner apparatus for tuning an electric stringed musical instrument includes a pickup in a pickup cavity formed in the instrument. A pickup ring extends around the pickup and includes a pickup ring wall forming a visual display panel. Tuner circuitry includes a flexible printed circuit strip adjacent to the pickup and positioned in the pickup cavity. The flexible printed circuit strip is electrically connected to a light module positioned next to the visual display panel of the pickup ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Merrick, Keith F. Elliston