Patents by Inventor Claude Walter

Claude Walter 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).

  • Patent number: 7952008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a musical percussion instrument including a barrel and a membrane, being stretched over at least one of the openings and being in the form of a disc of appropriate material. The membrane has a device to collaborate with a complementary device of the barrel or a support to allow the membrane to be attached to the barrel with the application of tension. This musical instrument is characterized in that the membrane is equipped with devices defined by a series of holes, uniformly distributed at the periphery of the disc and through which a series of ties are intended to be anchored, at least part of the ties being capable of being secured to an element that forms an integral part of the barrel or of a support thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Rythmes & Sons (Societe A Responsabilite Limitee)
    Inventor: Claude Walter
  • Publication number: 20100005947
    Abstract: The invention relates to a musical percussion instrument including a barrel and a membrane, being stretched over at least one of the openings and being in the form of a disc of appropriate material. The membrane has a device to collaborate with a complementary device of the barrel or a support to allow the membrane to be attached to the barrel with the application of tension. This musical instrument is characterized in that the membrane is equipped with devices defined by a series of holes, uniformly distributed at the periphery of the disc and through which a series of ties are intended to be anchored, at least part of the ties being capable of being secured to an element that forms an integral part of the barrel or of a support thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: RYTHMES & SONS
    Inventor: Claude Walter
  • Patent number: D600273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Rythmes & Sons (Sociét é à responsabilité limitée)
    Inventor: Claude Walter
  • Patent number: D602515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Rythmes & Sons (Société à responsabilité limitée)
    Inventor: Claude Walter
  • Patent number: D644450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Rythmes & Sons (Societe A Responsabilite Limitee)
    Inventor: Claude Walter
  • Patent number: D694000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Rythmes & Sons
    Inventor: Claude Walter