Patents by Inventor Marc Hillion

Marc Hillion 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).

  • Ligature for the mouthpiece of a single-reed wind instrument
    Patent number: 5623111
    Abstract: A flexible ligature made from an elastically deformable material, suitable for equipping the mouthpiece of a wind instrument is disclosed. The ligature has a profile complementary to the mouthpiece, so as to encircle the mouthpiece and reed. The ligature includes at least two threaded bores with opposite hand threads within two cylindrical elements in order to fasten two opposite parts of the ligature together. The two cylindrical elements are arranged within two sleeves and arranged to freely pivot about their axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Etablissements Vandoren
    Inventors: Bernard van Doren, Marc Charpentier, Marc Hillion