Patents by Inventor Kelly M. Butler

Kelly M. Butler 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).

  • Guitar string retainer guide
    Patent number: 7351894
    Abstract: A stringed instrument including a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a tuning mechanism, a neck having one end joined to the body and an opposite end retaining the tuning mechanism, and a retainer block encompassed by the rear surface. A plurality of strings each have a first end secured to the tuning mechanism and a second end retained by the retainer block. Also included is a bridge system having a tailpiece mounted on the front surface and defining a plurality of holes each providing passage for one of the strings, and a connector assembly extending through the body and securing the tailpiece to the retainer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: First Act Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly M. Butler, John A. McGuire, II
  • Headstock for a stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: D516608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: First Act, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly M. Butler, John McGuire
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D533210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: First Act Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly M. Butler, John McGuire
  • Guitar
    Patent number: D561238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: First Act Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly M. Butler, Craig Small, Ryan Sinn
  • Overtone headstock
    Patent number: D496387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: First Act, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly M. Butler
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D496388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: First Act, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly M. Butler, Craig A. Small
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D496389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: First Act, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly M. Butler