Patents by Inventor Marjan GILANI

Marjan GILANI 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).

  • Method for improving the acoustic properties of spruce resonance wood
    Patent number: 10388260
    Abstract: In a method for improving the acoustic properties of spruce resonance wood for musical instruments at least one resonance wood blank is subjected to a treatment with Physisporinus vitreus under controlled, sterile conditions. The previously sterilized resonance wood blank is immersed into a liquid medium enriched with fungus myecelium and kept therein in the dark for an exposure time and finally sterilized, wherein during the exposure time a temperature of 18 to 26° C. and a relative humidity of approximately 60 to approximately 80% are maintained. Due to the fact that the liquid medium contains nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) in an amount of 200 to 300 g per liter, a reproducible, uniform improvement of the acoustic properties of the resonance wood free from local defects is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: EMPA Eidgenoessische Materiapruefungs- und Forschungsanstalt
    Inventors: Francis Schwarze, Markus Heeb, Marjan Gilani, Sebastien Josset
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF SPRUCE RESONANCE WOOD
    Publication number: 20190088235
    Abstract: In a method for improving the acoustic properties of spruce resonance wood for musical instruments at least one resonance wood blank is subjected to a treatment with Physisporinus vitreus under controlled, sterile conditions. The previously sterilized resonance wood blank is immersed into a liquid medium enriched with fungus myecelium and kept therein in the dark for an exposure time and finally sterilized, wherein during the exposure time a temperature of 18 to 26° C. and a relative humidity of approximately 60 to approximately 80% are maintained. Due to the fact that the liquid medium contains nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) in an amount of 200 to 300 g per liter, a reproducible, uniform improvement of the acoustic properties of the resonance wood free from local defects is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: EMPA Eidgenoessische Materialpruefungs- und Forschungsanstalt
    Inventors: Francis SCHWARZE, Markus HEEB, Marjan GILANI, Sebastien JOSSET