Patents by Inventor Mark A. Willcutt

Mark A. Willcutt 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: 6399864
    Abstract: A tambourine includes a frame that has a peripheral wall defining an interior space. The peripheral wall has a first edge and a second edge, each being adapted to be struck by a user. A plurality of apertures extends through the peripheral wall of the frame between an exterior face and an interior face of the peripheral wall. Each of the apertures has at least one sounding disc coupled in the respective aperture for making a sound when the peripheral wall of the frame is struck. The first edge of the peripheral wall of the frame has a plurality of protrusions that upwardly extend from the first edge. The protrusions are adapted for being raked across by the user such that the protrusions are for vibrating the sound disc in each of the apertures whereby the sound disc in each of the apertures produces a distinct sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: Mark A. Willcutt