Patents by Inventor James E. Ball

James E. Ball 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: 6646193
    Abstract: An easy install musical instrument string system having a substantially rectangular holder strip with a front surface, a back surface, a top end and a bottom end. A plurality of channels are defined in the front surface of the holder strip running from the top end to the bottom end of the strip. Musical instrument strings are disposed in each channel in the order the strings would be attached to the particular instrument for which the strings are adapted. A sheet covers the strings and the front surface of the strip and attaches to the back surface of the strip. The ends of the strings extend past the ends of the holder strip far enough to be attachable to the head and body of a particular stringed musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: James E. Ball
  • Publication number: 20030200857
    Abstract: An easy install musical instrument string system having a substantially rectangular holder strip with a front surface, a back surface, a top end and a bottom end. A plurality of channels are defined in the front surface of the holder strip running from the top end to the bottom end of the strip. Musical instrument strings are disposed in each channel in the order the strings would be attached to the particular instrument for which the strings area adapted. A sheet covers the strings and the front surface of the strip and attaches to the back surface of the strip. The ends of the strings extend past the ends of the holder strip far enough to be attachable to the head and body of a particular stringed musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: James E. Ball