Patents by Inventor Dann W. Skutt

Dann W. Skutt 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: 9997143
    Abstract: A capo for use with a stringed instrument, said capo comprising: an upper arm member including an upper handle having a dimension W2, an upper connection part, and a string press bar with an attached upper pad for engaging the strings of a stringed instrument, the string press bar having a dimension W4, W4 being greater than W2; a lower arm member including a lower handle at one end, a securing bar to engage a neck of a stringed instrument at a second end, and a lower connection part between the one end and the second end, the upper connection part connected to the lower connection part; and a spring disposed between said upper arm member and said lower arm member, said spring biasing the string press bar and the securing bar toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Grover Musical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Dann W. Skutt
  • Publication number: 20160284327
    Abstract: A capo for use with a stringed instrument, said capo comprising: an upper arm member including an upper handle having a dimension W2, an upper connection part, and a string press bar with an attached upper pad for engaging the strings of a stringed instrument, the string press bar having a dimension W4, W4 being greater than W2; a lower arm member including a lower handle at one end, a securing bar to engage a neck of a stringed instrument at a second end, and a lower connection part between the one end and the second end, the upper connection part connected to the lower connection part; and a spring disposed between said upper arm member and said lower arm member, said spring biasing the string press bar and the securing bar toward each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Dann W. Skutt
  • Patent number: 9368091
    Abstract: A capo for use with a stringed instrument, said capo comprising: an upper arm member including an upper handle having a dimension W2, an upper connection part, and a string press bar with an attached upper pad for engaging the strings of a stringed instrument, the string press bar having a dimension W4, W4 being greater than W2; a lower arm member including a lower handle at one end, a securing bar to engage a neck of a stringed instrument at a second end, and a lower connection part between the one end and the second end, the upper connection part connected to the lower connection part; and a spring disposed between said upper arm member and said lower arm member, said spring biasing the spring press bar and the securing bar toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Grover Musical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Dann W. Skutt
  • Publication number: 20150243261
    Abstract: A capo for use with a stringed instrument, said capo comprising: an upper arm member including an upper handle having a dimension W2, an upper connection part, and a string press bar with an attached upper pad for engaging the strings of a stringed instrument, the string press bar having a dimension W4, W4 being greater than W2; a lower arm member including a lower handle at one end, a securing bar to engage a neck of a stringed instrument at a second end, and a lower connection part between the one end and the second end, the upper connection part connected to the lower connection part; and a spring disposed between said upper arm member and said lower arm member, said spring biasing the spring press bar and the securing bar toward each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Dann W. Skutt