Patents by Inventor David L. Sewell

David L. Sewell 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).

  • Neckless lap guitar
    Patent number: 6693233
    Abstract: A neckless guitar including a guitar body forming a tear shaped acoustic chamber. The guitar includes a peg head with at least one receiving slot for a tuning key. The peg head is directly attached to the top end of the acoustic chamber such that no neck-region is formed. The neckless guitar has a fret board, a saddle assembly and a nut assembly, at least one tuning key and at least one string that originates at the saddle assembly, passes over the fret board and through or over the nut assembly, and is connected to the tuning key. In one embodiment, the neckless guitar has an attachment assembly for removably connecting the guitar body and the peg head. The attachment assembly includes a peg head block positioned at the top end of the body. A gusset on the peg head couples the peg head block and the peg head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventor: David L. Sewell
  • Neckless electric lap guitar
    Patent number: D522041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: David L. Sewell
  • Neckless lap guitar
    Patent number: D489395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventor: David L. Sewell