Patents by Inventor Marc Jean

Marc Jean 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).

  • Wind instrument ligature
    Patent number: 7763787
    Abstract: A musical instrument ligature using at least one stalk which act as the contact points between the ligature and the reed when it is clamped onto the mouthpiece of a wind instrument. The stalks are preferably positioned so as to be non-parallel to each other thereby effecting varying contact points between the ligature and the reed. The ligature is slid over the mouthpiece of an instrument and tightened as desired using a set of butterfly screws and nuts positioned at the ends of the metallic band forming the ligature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Marc Jean
  • Wind instrument ligature
    Publication number: 20090193956
    Abstract: A musical instrument ligature using at least one stalk which act as the contact points between the ligature and the reed when it is clamped onto the mouthpiece of a wind instrument. The stalks are preferably positioned so as to be non-parallel to each other thereby effecting varying contact points between the ligature and the reed. The ligature is slid over the mouthpiece of an instrument and tightened as desired using a set of butterfly screws and nuts positioned at the ends of the metallic band forming the ligature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Marc Jean