Patents by Inventor Ludovic POTIER

Ludovic POTIER 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: 10199023
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic woodwind instrument for that allows adjusting the behavior thereof to be adjusted to approach as much as close as possible to that of an acoustic woodwind instrument. The instrument includes a mouthpiece, a body provided with keys and a channel connected to the mouthpiece and leading to the outside of the instrument, at least one pressure sensor configured to deform under the action of breath, and an electronic processing system connected to the keys and the pressure sensor and configured to produce musical notes according to the handling of the keys and the measurement of breath. The channel includes an inlet tube, an outlet tube and an intermediate chamber, the elements being configured to pressurize the chamber when the musician blows into the mouthpiece. The chamber includes a measuring port on to which the pressure sensor is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: AODYO
    Inventors: Laurent Pouillard, Ludovic Potier
  • Publication number: 20180137846
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic woodwind instrument for that allows adjusting the behavior thereof to be adjusted to approach as much as close as possible to that of an acoustic woodwind instrument. The instrument includes a mouthpiece, a body provided with keys and a channel connected to the mouthpiece and leading to the outside of the instrument, at least one pressure sensor configured to deform under the action of breath, and an electronic processing system connected to the keys and the pressure sensor and configured to produce musical notes according to the handling of the keys and the measurement of breath. The channel includes an inlet tube, an outlet tube and an intermediate chamber, the elements being configured to pressurize the chamber when the musician blows into the mouthpiece. The chamber includes a measuring port on to which the pressure sensor is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Laurent POUILLARD, Ludovic POTIER