Patents by Inventor Giorgio Fadda

Giorgio Fadda 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).

  • Percussion instrument
    Patent number: 7326841
    Abstract: An improved percussion instrument, typically a drum (10) of whatever diameter and height, includes a cylindrical body (12) or barrel provided with a drum skin (14) secured to each of its opposite faces through respective rings (16-18) including a plurality of embossed appendixes (28) with an axial hole (30); the upper and lower edges of the mentioned body (12) are bent outwards so as to form respective ring-shaped bands (20-22) with one or more tongues (26) specially designed to cooperate with the mentioned appendixes (28) in stabilizing the rings (16-18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventor: Giorgio Fadda
  • Percussion instrument
    Publication number: 20070251373
    Abstract: An improved percussion instrument, typically a drum (10) of whatever diameter and height, includes a cylindrical body (12) or barrel provided with a drum skin (14) secured to each of its opposite faces through respective rings (16-18) including a plurality of embossed appendixes (28) with an axial hole (30); the upper and lower edges of the mentioned body (12) are bent outwards so as to form respective ring-shaped bands (20-22) with one or more tongues (26) specially designed to cooperate with the mentioned appendixes (28) in stabilizing the rings (16-18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Giorgio Fadda