Patents by Inventor Glenn J. Hautamaki

Glenn J. Hautamaki 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).

  • Plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: 6777602
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument, having a substantially planar central gripping portion and three or more substantially planar picking wing portions peripherally extending one each in a respective different longitudinal direction from the central gripping portion, such that only one of the wing portions may be used at any one time, such that the wing portion, and wherein each of the wing portions is of a different relative thickness, so as to produce a different relative tone when each is respectively used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventors: Glenn J. Hautamaki, Raymond R. Lyell
  • Plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument
    Publication number: 20030106410
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument, having a substantially planar central gripping portion and three or more substantially planar picking wing portions peripherally extending one each in a respective different longitudinal direction from the central gripping portion, such that only one of the wing portions may be used at any one time, such that the wing portion, and wherein each of the wing portions is of a different relative thickness, so as to produce a different relative tone when each is respectively used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Glenn J. Hautamaki, Raymond R. Lyell