Patents by Inventor Donald E. Underwood

Donald E. Underwood 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: 4147084
    Abstract: A plurality of sound pick-up devices are mounted between the legs and wings of a bridge for a bass viol. Each sound pick-up device comprises a brass housing in which is disposed a transducer disc. Contiguous with one side of the transducer disc is a brass shim contact. A foam damper pad is disposed between the shim contact and the housing. The housing is in the form of spaced members joined at one side and a silicon latex potting material fills the spaces remaining between the spaced members. A coaxial cable interconnects the pick-up devices and is of sufficient length to permit the mounting of the pick-up devices in the side cut-out slots between the crown wings and the legs on each side of the bridge. The coaxial cable terminates on a cable connector for connection to an amplifier through a suitable output cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Inventor: Donald E. Underwood