Patents by Inventor William C. Dietzman

William C. Dietzman 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: 5477765
    Abstract: A vibrato unit including a base plate constructed to fit on a guitar face, a mounting plate pivotally attached to the base plate, and a plurality of saddle mounts, each pivotally attached to the mounting plate. The vibrato unit also includes a plurality of springs, where each spring is affixed between a saddle mount and the base plate and biasing the saddle mount into the normal position. A plurality of vibrato track sections which provides a substantially continuous track along the vibrato unit are included, where one section is mounted on a common vibrato track mount, which is affixed to the mounting plate, and the rest are each mounted on one of the plurality of saddle mounts. Also, the vibrato unit includes a vibrato arm having a movable block attached to one end thereof for movement along the continuous track and when the arm is manipulated the mounting plate and/or the saddle mounts are moved to the vibrato position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Inventor: William C. Dietzman