Patents by Inventor André Ansfried J. Adams

André Ansfried J. Adams 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).

  • Vibraphone having improved drive of fans
    Patent number: 6596932
    Abstract: A vibraphone provided with at least one series of sound bars with resonance tubes provided thereunder, while above at least a number of the resonance tubes a shaft extends, provided with a series of fans, while driving means are provided for rotation of the or each shaft about its longitudinal axis, such that the fans rotate above the respective resonance tubes, while at least one slip coupling is provided, positioned such that a couple that can be transferred by the driving means to the shaft and/or a fan is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Adams Paukenfabriek B.V.
    Inventor: André Ansfried J. Adams
  • Vibraphone having improved drive of fans
    Publication number: 20020073824
    Abstract: A vibraphone provided with at least one series of sound bars with resonance tubes provided thereunder, while above at least a number of the resonance tubes a shaft extends, provided with a series of fans, while driving means are provided for rotation of the or each shaft about its longitudinal axis, such that the fans rotate above the respective resonance tubes, while at least one slip coupling is provided, positioned such that a couple that can be transferred by the driving means to the shaft and/or a fan is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Adams Paukenfabriek B.V.
    Inventor: Andre Ansfried J. Adams