Patents by Inventor Brian C. Swerdfeger

Brian C. Swerdfeger 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).

  • Stringed instrument resonance system
    Patent number: 11935505
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • Stringed Instrument Resonance System
    Publication number: 20210020152
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • Stringed instrument resonance system
    Patent number: 10878783
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENT RESONANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190295513
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • Stringed instrument resonance system
    Patent number: 10424276
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENT RESONANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190287497
    Abstract: A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D896881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Swerdfeger, Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian Thrasher
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D987713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Swerdfeger, Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian Thrasher
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D1018653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Swerdfeger, Timothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian Thrasher