Patents by Inventor D. Michael Replogle

D. Michael Replogle 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).

  • Electric monophonic/stereophonic stringed resonator instrument
    Patent number: 5723804
    Abstract: An electric monophonic/stereophonic stringed resonator instrument includes a body, a resonator assembly mounted on the guitar body, and strings connected to the body. A pickup responsive to string movement and a transducer responsive to resonator assembly action provide respective electric signals representing respective sounds. Independent volume control is provided for each signal. A switch connects the signals either to a common output channel as a blended monophonic output or to respective output channels as a stereophonic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Gibson Guitar Corp.
    Inventor: D. Michael Replogle