Patents Assigned to Robert G. Rice
  • Stylus pick for stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 4691609
    Abstract: A pick for stringed musical instruments comprises a substantially planar pick body and a stylus on the body having a conical tip portion which extends outwardly beyond the periphery of the body terminating in a point. The pick is adapted to facilitate the application of alternate picking techniques by reducing the criticality of precisely positioning the pick so that it contacts a string of an instrument at substantially the same angle and substantially the same picking depth on each picking stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Robert G. Rice
    Inventor: Richard A. Acocella