Patents by Inventor Vincent F. Pientka

Vincent F. Pientka 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).

  • In-line keyboard
    Patent number: 6218601
    Abstract: An in-line keyboard provides a large number of music producing actuators in a small space. Each actuator corresponds to a note on a musical scale. The actuators are arranged in perpendicular columns and rows. The actuators of each column are played by a single finger. The actuators corresponding to natural notes have a first tactile feel, such as cylindrical. Actuators corresponding to sharp and flat notes have a different tactile feel. The actuators corresponding to the sharp and flat notes are arranged in columns between the columns of the natural note actuators. The natural notes are further arranged such that pairs of adjacent actuators in a column correspond to perfect fifths of a musical scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Vincent F. Pientka
  • In-line keyboard for musical instrument
    Patent number: D469797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventor: Vincent F. Pientka