Patents by Inventor Collin Mulvany

Collin Mulvany 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).

  • Passive electromagnetic string isolating pickup
    Patent number: 7982123
    Abstract: A passive pickup that utilizes electromagnetic coils comprising circuits that are connected in series and placed underneath and parallel to the strings of the electrical instrument. Each circuit within the passive pickup can be run through separate amplifiers in stereo or combined with standard guitar pickup signals and run through one or more amplifiers. The passive string isolating pickup is directed at allowing utilization of signal processing (guitar effects) in a string-isolated mono or stereo manner and the adjustment the volume and tone of isolated strings when wired in conjunction with volume and tone potentiometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventor: Collin Mulvany
  • PASSIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC STRING ISOLATING PICKUP
    Publication number: 20090255397
    Abstract: A passive pickup that utilizes electromagnetic coils comprising circuits that are connected in series and placed underneath and parallel to the strings of the electrical instrument. Each circuit within the passive pickup can be run through separate amplifiers in stereo or combined with standard guitar pickup signals and run through one or more amplifiers. The passive string isolating pickup is directed at allowing utilization of signal processing (guitar effects) in a string-isolated mono or stereo manner and the adjustment the volume and tone of isolated strings when wired in conjunction with volume and tone potentiometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventor: Collin Mulvany