Patents Assigned to The ToneCat Company
  • Ergonomic musical instrument plectrum
    Patent number: 9947300
    Abstract: A musical instrument plectrum having at least two string-engaging regions (17, 18), an incurvate contact surface (13) on a first side of the plectrum, and an obverse contact surface (35) on a second side of the plectrum. The incurvate contact surface (13) is arranged so that two of the at least two string-engaging regions (17, 18) are noncontiguous with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: THE TONECAT COMPANY
    Inventor: Keith Altavilla
  • AN ERGONOMIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLECTRUM
    Publication number: 20170084254
    Abstract: A musical instrument plectrum having at least two string-engaging regions (17, 18), an incurvate contact surface (13) on a first side of the plectrum, and an obverse contact surface (35) on a second side of the plectrum. The incurvate contact surface (13) is arranged so that two of the at least two string-engaging regions (17, 18) are noncontiguous with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: The ToneCat Company
    Inventor: Keith Altavilla