Patents by Inventor Lawrence N. Ladao

Lawrence N. Ladao 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: 6281417
    Abstract: A musical instrument stand, for mounting and display of one or a plurality of musical instruments such as a guitar. The device features an elongated member that is either attachable to a wall or floor mounted. Instruments are mounted between a pair of upper and lower instrument mounts or clusters of mounting brackets, each having a rotatable support bars to contact the side of the guitar when the mounting brackets are slid toward each other on a slidable mount to the elongated member. Angled ends of the support bars restrain the instrument in the stand when the support bars are rotated to place the angled ends in front of the mounted instrument. Abrasion of the instrument surface is avoided using a slideable cushion on each support bar that insulates the instrument surface from the support bar during rotation. A lockable cover optionally prevents removal of the instrument from its mount without first unlocking the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Inventor: Lawrence N. Ladao