Patents by Inventor Ben Alldred

Ben Alldred 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).

  • Flame-treated drum and method of treatment
    Patent number: 10688681
    Abstract: A wooden drum shell that is treated by direct heating by exposure to a flame to alter the state of fibers in an outer layer of the drum shell relative to the untreated drum shell or inner fibers below the outermost layer. A method of manufacturing a treated drum shell includes selecting a wooden starting material, forming an untreated drum shell from the starting material, and exposing the drum untreated drum shell directly to a flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: D'Addario & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Alldred, Bryan Kelly, Jason Talas
  • Flame-Treated Drum and Method of Treatment
    Publication number: 20190022890
    Abstract: A wooden drum shell that is treated by direct heating by exposure to a flame to alter the state of fibers in an outer layer of the drum shell relative to the untreated drum shell or inner fibers below the outermost layer. A method of manufacturing a treated drum shell includes selecting a wooden starting material, forming an untreated drum shell from the starting material, and exposing the drum untreated drum shell directly to a flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ben Alldred, Bryan Kelly, Jason Talas