Patents by Inventor Eric A. Shifrin

Eric A. Shifrin 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).

  • Interval models for the musical octave
    Patent number: 7435886
    Abstract: This invention constitutes a set of devices that provides an approach to music instruction that is devoted particularly to demonstrating fundamental tonal properties of the musical octave. Novel shapes and sizes of both physical and virtual models are employed to represent these tonal properties in a vivid and graphical manner. Whether physical or virtual, each member of a given set of models is a portrayal that represents a particular amount of minimum tonal intervals of the musical octave. Physical models are in the form of blocks shaped to represent particular tonal intervals. Virtual models are images representing tonal intervals that are stored in computer memory and displayed on a computer screen. Assigned musical tones can be associated with individual displayed virtual images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventor: Eric A. Shifrin
  • Interval models for the musical octave
    Publication number: 20040231494
    Abstract: This invention constitutes a set of devices that provides an approach to music instruction that is devoted particularly to demonstrating fundamental tonal properties of the musical octave. Novel shapes and sizes of both physical and virtual models are employed to represent these tonal properties in a vivid and graphical manner. Whether physical or virtual, each member of a given set of models is a portrayal that represents a particular amount of minimum tonal intervals of the musical octave. Physical models are in the form of blocks shaped to represent particular tonal intervals. Virtual models are images representing tonal intervals that are stored in computer memory and displayed on a computer screen. Assigned musical tones can be associated with individual displayed virtual images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Eric A. Shifrin