Patents by Inventor Carmen J. Cappella

Carmen J. Cappella 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).

  • Drumstick having rigid ring around tip
    Patent number: 5400685
    Abstract: A drumstick, such as a conventional solid wooden drumstick has a plastic conformal cap affixed over the striking tip of the drumstick. The cap is provided with a shallow circumferential groove and a hard, rigid impact ring affixed within the groove, the surface of the ring extending above the surface of the cap so that the ring impacts the precussion instrument used with the drumstick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Inventor: Carmen J. Cappella
  • Drumstick having rigid ring around tip
    Patent number: 5260506
    Abstract: A drumstick, such as a conventional solid wooden drumstick has a plastic conformal cap affixed over the striking tip of the drumstick. The cap is provided with a shallow circumferential groove and a metallic ring is affixed within the groove, the surface of the ring extending above the surface of the cap so that the ring impacts the percussion instrument used with the drumstick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Carmen J. Cappella