Patents by Inventor Kevin Hendrickson

Kevin Hendrickson 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).

  • Adjustable bridge for stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: 8921675
    Abstract: An adjustable bridge for a stringed instrument has a saddle housing defining a plurality of saddle slots and a saddle disposed within each saddle slot. Each saddle is axially adjustable within a saddle slot parallel to its instrument string and is firmly retained within a saddle slot by friction and/or by a tautly drawn instrument string disposed across the saddle. The adjustable bridge employs no springs, set screws, detents, removable screws or other removable fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ernie Ball, Inc.
    Inventors: Dudley Gimpel, Kevin Hendrickson
  • ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20130152762
    Abstract: An adjustable bridge for a stringed instrument has a saddle housing defining a plurality of saddle slots and a saddle disposed within each saddle slot. Each saddle is axially adjustable within a saddle slot parallel to its instrument string and is firmly retained within a saddle slot by friction and/or by a tautly drawn instrument string disposed across the saddle. The adjustable bridge employs no springs, set screws, detents, removable screws or other removable fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Dudley Gimpel, Kevin Hendrickson