Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Hierholzer

Lawrence J. Hierholzer 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).

  • Stringed instrument or stringed instrument pick design and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11984100
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENT OR STRINGED INSTRUMENT PICK DESIGN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20210225337
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer
  • Stringed instrument or stringed instrument pick design and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10937397
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENT OR STRINGED INSTRUMENT PICK DESIGN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20180247619
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer
  • Stringed instrument or stringed instrument pick design and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9959847
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer
  • Stringed Instrument or Stringed Instrument Pick Design and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20170103737
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hierholzer