Patents by Inventor Akiva SHAPIRO

Akiva SHAPIRO 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: 11842709
    Abstract: A musical instrument, including a chord player section having at least one chord player operable to play a selected chord, the at least one chord player including a finger-actuatable first pad having a first center point function and a plurality of first perimeter point functions. The first center point function and the plurality of first perimeter point functions are respectively operable to generate a primary chord having a chord root note or variations of the primary chord having the chord root note.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CHORD BOARD, LLC
    Inventor: Akiva Shapiro
  • Patent number: 10577157
    Abstract: An airflow cooling lid for hot beverage containers enables the user to cool down the beverage in the container by blowing outside air across the surface of the beverage without removal of the lid. The airflow cooling lid includes a circular cover snuggly placed over a hot beverage container having a mounting rim, a surface portion, a sipping portal in form of an opening for consuming the beverage, an airflow opening to be used as either the intake or exhaust portal for the air drawn over the surface of the beverage, and a pinhole vent opening for allowing outside air into the container and pressure release in the event both portals are plugged. The airflow portal is angled outward to allow the exhaust air to flow away from the face when blowing through either portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Akiva Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20180257828
    Abstract: An airflow cooling lid for hot beverage containers enables the user to cool down the beverage in the container by blowing outside air across the surface of the beverage without removal of the lid. The airflow cooling lid includes a circular cover snuggly placed over a hot beverage container having a mounting rim, a surface portion, a sipping portal in form of an opening for consuming the beverage, an airflow opening to be used as either the intake or exhaust portal for the air drawn over the surface of the beverage, and a pinhole vent opening for allowing outside air into the container and pressure release in the event both portals are plugged. The airflow portal is angled outward to allow the exhaust air to flow away from the face when blowing through either portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Akiva Shapiro
  • Patent number: 9975674
    Abstract: In the field of lids for beverage containers, an airflow cooling lid for hot beverage containers that enables the user to cool down the beverage in the container by blowing outside air across the surface of the beverage without removal of the lid. The airflow cooling lid comprises a circular cover snuggly placed over a hot beverage container having a mounting rim, a surface portion, a drinking opening in form of an opening for consuming the beverage and an exhaust opening to be used as either the intake or exhaust portal for the air drawn over the surface of the beverage. Either or both the drinking opening or the exhaust opening may be angled outward to allow the exhaust air to flow away from the face when blowing through either portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Akiva Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20170253398
    Abstract: In the field of lids for beverage containers, an airflow cooling lid for hot beverage containers that enables the user to cool down the beverage in the container by blowing outside air across the surface of the beverage without removal of the lid. The airflow cooling lid comprises a circular cover snuggly placed over a hot beverage container having a mounting rim, a surface portion, a drinking opening in form of an opening for consuming the beverage and an exhaust opening to be used as either the intake or exhaust portal for the air drawn over the surface of the beverage. Either or both the drinking opening or the exhaust opening may be angled outward to allow the exhaust air to flow away from the face when blowing through either portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Akiva SHAPIRO