Patents by Inventor Erwin Fliegel

Erwin Fliegel 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).

  • Device for securing the reed on the mouthpiece of a musical instrument
    Patent number: 7169993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for securing the single reed (2) on the mouthpiece (1) of a wind instrument, for example a clarinet or a saxophone, by which a substantially even pressure on the surface (2?) of the single reed (2) and thus on the support surface (8?) of the mouthpiece (2) can be achieved. The securing device comprises a ligature (3) that is placed around the mouthpiece (1) and the single reed (2), and a ligature screw (4) with a right-hand or left-hand thread (6,7) engaging with the threads of a bolt (15,15?) that extends through the eyes (14,14?) of the ligature (3) . The single reed (2) can be easily and securely fastened or unfastened on the mouthpiece of the musical instrument by turning the ligature screw (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Phonosound Musikproduktions GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Fliegel, Günther Fliegel
  • Device for securing the reed on the mouthpiece of a musical instrument
    Publication number: 20040011183
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for securing the single reed (2) on the mouthpiece (1) of a wind instrument, for example a clarinet or a saxophone, by which a substantially even pressure on the surface (2′) of the single reed (2) and thus on the support surface (8′) of the mouthpiece (2) can be achieved. The securing device comprises a ligature (3) that is placed around the mouthpiece (1) and the single reed (2), and a ligature screw (4) with a right-hand or left-hand thread (6, 7) engaging with the threads of a bolt (15, 15′) that extends through the eyes (14, 14′) of the ligature (3). The single reed (2) can be easily and securely fastened or unfastened on the mouthpiece of the musical instrument by turning the ligature screw (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Erwin Fliegel, Gunther Fliegel
  • Self-adhesive spindle-shaped button disk and the use thereof
    Patent number: 6574188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive spindle-shaped button disk (1) and to the use thereof enabling disk-shaped information carriers to be secured in a detachable manner. The inventive disk is easy to produce and astonishingly simply to use. In is simplest embodiment it consists of two layers. One layer (13) is an adhesive layer and the other layer (12) causes a compact disk (6) to be clamped with a center hole (7). The spindle-shaped button disk (1) has a plurality of applications and can be used in particular to secure compact disks in a detachable manner on a relatively flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Phonosound Musikproduktions GmbH
    Inventor: Erwin Fliegel