Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Willcox

Christopher R. Willcox 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).

  • Optoelectric transducer system for stringed instruments
    Patent number: 5237126
    Abstract: A pick-up apparatus for a string instrument comprising an array of supports for positioning an array of detectors, each of which monitors strings' vibrations and generates electrical signals, each of the supports straddling a string of the stringed instrument. The detectors include a sensor mount, a divergent light source, and first and second optical sensors which receive light simultaneously when the light source is illuminated and generates an electrical analog output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Audio Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Curtis, Bruce L. Kennedy, Christopher R. Willcox