Patents by Inventor Manuel Luz

Manuel Luz 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).

  • Percussion instrument with a plurality of sound zones
    Patent number: 10614783
    Abstract: A percussion instrument with a plurality of sound zones comprising a main body defining an inner space containing a volume of air, the main body including an upper surface and a lower surface that are joined along their perimeters by a side wall, the upper surface including a sound hole and functioning as a soundboard, and an inner bracing attached directly to an inner face of the soundboard, the inner bracing configured to define a plurality of sound zones across the soundboard, each sound zone having a specific tonal quality related to the surface area comprising the sound zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: INNOVA MUSIC, LLC
    Inventors: Bob Kilpatrick, Manuel Luz
  • PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT WITH A PLURALITY OF SOUND ZONES
    Publication number: 20190221196
    Abstract: A percussion instrument with a plurality of sound zones comprising a main body defining an inner space containing a volume of air, the main body including an upper surface and a lower surface that are joined along their perimeters by a side wall, the upper surface including a sound hole and functioning as a soundboard, and an inner bracing attached directly to an inner face of the soundboard, the inner bracing configured to define a plurality of sound zones across the soundboard, each sound zone having a specific tonal quality related to the surface area comprising the sound zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Bob Kilpatrick, Manuel Luz
  • Percussion instrument
    Patent number: D755886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventors: Manuel A. Luz, Robert E. Kilpatrick