Patents by Inventor Jack D. Cavaness

Jack D. Cavaness 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).

  • Patent number: 5747711
    Abstract: A clear stringed musical instrument body capable of receiving a substance such that the appearance of the instrument may be altered by changing the substance contained within the body. The body comprises a front, a back and sides defining a watertight interior. The front includes at least one opening into watertight means for housing electronic control components within the body, wherein the watertight means projects into the interior of the body and merges with the body. The body also includes means for filling and draining the body which comprises at least one hole formed on the body and a plug received within the hole. The body further includes means for attaching the body to a neck and means for attaching a strap to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Jack D. Cavaness, Deanne E. Cavaness
  • Patent number: 4815355
    Abstract: A clear plastic hollow guitar body 20 with sides 25 which are vacuum formed together and having an attached back 24 and a colored liquid 32 which has the ability to be changed to a different color by draining from drain hole 33 and refilling through fill hole 34. It has waterproof electronic pickup boxes 26 attached inside the body and connected by tubes 27 to the volume switches 28, the off and on switches 29, and the input jack 30, thus making all electronic parts moisture proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Jack D. Cavaness