Patents by Inventor Kristan B. Phillips

Kristan B. Phillips 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: 5263395
    Abstract: An implement for playing a percussion instrument having a handle and a head. The head having different sound-producing properties at different locations on the head. In particular, the hardness and/or diameter of the head varies relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle, such that the differing sounds dependent on the orientation of the head relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Inventor: Kristan B. Phillips