Patents by Inventor Gary Muncy

Gary Muncy 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).

  • Stringed Instrument and Associated Fret Mapping Method
    Publication number: 20080022836
    Abstract: A stringed instrument and associated fret mapping method. The instrument includes a neck having a fret board provided with a plurality of frets having offset string contact regions along their length, whereby accurate intonation of a note is achieved when a string is brought into contact with one of the string contact regions and a note is played. The fret mapping method utilizes a test instrument having a fret board that is longitudinally movable toward and away from the nut of the test instrument. The method utilizes this movable fret board to determine the desired locations of string contact regions for frets on the fret board of a stringed instrument of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Gary Muncy, James Griffitts
  • Stringed instrument and associated fret mapping method
    Publication number: 20060156894
    Abstract: A stringed instrument and associated fret mapping method. The instrument includes a neck having a fret board provided with a plurality of frets having offset string contact regions along their length, whereby accurate intonation of a note is achieved when a string is brought into contact with one of the string contact regions and a note is played. The fret mapping method utilizes a test instrument having a fret board that is longitudinally movable toward and away from the nut of the test instrument. The method utilizes this movable fret board to determine the desired locations of string contact regions for frets on the fret board of a stringed instrument of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Muncy, James Griffitts