Patents Assigned to Robert L. Jones
  • Tone enhancement device for a musical instrument
    Patent number: 5939652
    Abstract: A device for a stringed instrument to maintain the tone emitted from the instrument which is otherwise dampened by the user's body. The device includes a plate having an outer contour approximately matching that of a back surface of the instrument and at least one space. The plate remains in place against the back surface of the instrument while the instrument is being played. The device may also include a plurality of pads that space the plate from the back surface of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Robert L. Jones
    Inventor: Robert L. Jones