Patents by Inventor Christopher B. Roman

Christopher B. Roman 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).

  • Publication number: 20120318121
    Abstract: A guitar controller for a tablet computer is disclosed. The guitar controller includes a body having a cavity formed therein sized and dimensioned to receive a tablet computer. The body has an edge on a front of the body defining an opening into the cavity. The edge has a thickness forming a lip into the opening wherein the lip is configured and arranged to be received partially over the tablet computer. A neck extends from the body and has a plurality of simulated fret positions thereon. An electronic circuit is included and configured and arranged to transmit a message encoded with presses of the simulated fret positions to the tablet computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: ION AUDIO, LLC
    Inventors: Wendy L. Mittelstadt, Christopher B. Roman, Brian R. Shim
  • Patent number: D433011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Numark Industries, LLC
    Inventors: John E. O'Donnell, Christopher B. Roman
  • Patent number: D760196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: inMusic Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. O'Donnell, Christopher B. Roman, Sheng-Chyan Sun, Jonathan Hayes, Paul C. Williamson
  • Patent number: D771020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: inMusic Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. O'Donnell, Christopher B. Roman, Sheng-Chyan Sun, Jonathan Hayes, Paul C. Williamson