Patents by Inventor Mark Smart

Mark Smart 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 and system for providing pressure-controlled transitions
    Patent number: 7902450
    Abstract: Pressure-controlled transitions are provided for single-note lines in electronic musical instruments. By addressing the relative pressure for two or more pressure points on a playing surface, the method and system provides the performer with the ability to control transitions, such as retrigger, legato, and portamento, with greater precision and flexibility. In particular, the performer's fingers (or another source of pressure) are able to control the manner in which a note transitions from one pitch to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Lippold Haken, Mark Smart, Edmund Eagan
  • Method and system for providing pressure-controlled transitions
    Publication number: 20070234884
    Abstract: Pressure-controlled transitions are provided for single-note lines in electronic musical instruments. By addressing the relative pressure for two or more pressure points on a playing surface, the method and system provides the performer with the ability to control transitions, such as retrigger, legato, and portamento, with greater precision and flexibility. In particular, the performer's fingers (or another source of pressure) are able to control the manner in which a note transitions from one pitch to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Lippold Haken, Mark Smart, Edmund Eagan