Patents by Inventor Robert R. Graham, Jr.

Robert R. Graham, Jr. 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).

  • System for instructing the playing of a musical instrument
    Patent number: 6066791
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel method and apparatus for instructing a student how to play a musical instrument. The method includes providing a display device, displaying a staff on the display device, displaying an image on the display device, and instructing the student to focus on the image while preferably using a musical instrument to play the notes on the staff, wherein the image moves generally in the direction of the progression of notes on the staff while the student attempts to play the, notes with the musical instrument. As the image moves, the image preferably moves in a direction generally parallel to the staff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Renarco, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Renard, Robert R. Graham, Jr.