Patents by Inventor Dudley Gimpel

Dudley Gimpel 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).

  • Musical instrument switching system
    Patent number: 9196235
    Abstract: A musical instrument switching system includes a) a control circuit controllable for combining and routing the analog audio, the control circuit comprising a plurality of instrument pickups for transmitting analog audio, and a controller connector for allowing connection of the control circuit to a computing device, and b) a software program, installable in the computing device, for modifying the characteristics of the musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ernie Ball, Inc.
    Inventors: Sterling Ball, Thomas Montell, Dudley Gimpel, Robert Wolstein, Christopher Stephens
  • Adjustable bridge for stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: 8921675
    Abstract: An adjustable bridge for a stringed instrument has a saddle housing defining a plurality of saddle slots and a saddle disposed within each saddle slot. Each saddle is axially adjustable within a saddle slot parallel to its instrument string and is firmly retained within a saddle slot by friction and/or by a tautly drawn instrument string disposed across the saddle. The adjustable bridge employs no springs, set screws, detents, removable screws or other removable fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ernie Ball, Inc.
    Inventors: Dudley Gimpel, Kevin Hendrickson
  • ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20130152762
    Abstract: An adjustable bridge for a stringed instrument has a saddle housing defining a plurality of saddle slots and a saddle disposed within each saddle slot. Each saddle is axially adjustable within a saddle slot parallel to its instrument string and is firmly retained within a saddle slot by friction and/or by a tautly drawn instrument string disposed across the saddle. The adjustable bridge employs no springs, set screws, detents, removable screws or other removable fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Dudley Gimpel, Kevin Hendrickson