Patents by Inventor Martine Tobias

Martine Tobias 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).

  • VIBRATO DEVICE FOR GUITAR
    Publication number: 20200143777
    Abstract: An improved Bigsby vibrato device for a guitar. The improved device includes a mechanical stop which ensures that the device returns to its original neutral position after being used, thereby preventing mistuning of the guitar. The mechanical stop may be a hard stop which prevents the device from increasing tension on the guitar strings (thereby raising the pitch) beyond the neutral position, or it may be a spring stop which allows the user to increase the tension on the strings beyond the neutral position by pulling upward on the device arm with a force enough to overcome the spring stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Martine TOBIAS
  • Vibrato device for guitar
    Patent number: 10580391
    Abstract: An improved Bigsby vibrato device for a guitar. The improved device includes a mechanical stop which ensures that the device returns to its original neutral position after being used, thereby preventing mistuning of the guitar. The mechanical stop may be a hard stop which prevents the device from increasing tension on the guitar strings (thereby raising the pitch) beyond the neutral position, or it may be a spring stop which allows the user to increase the tension on the strings beyond the neutral position by pulling upward on the device arm with a force sufficient to overcome the spring stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Martine Tobias
  • VIBRATO DEVICE FOR GUITAR
    Publication number: 20190244590
    Abstract: An improved Bigsby vibrato device for a guitar. The improved device includes a mechanical stop which ensures that the device returns to its original neutral position after being used, thereby preventing mistuning of the guitar. The mechanical stop may be a hard stop which prevents the device from increasing tension on the guitar strings (thereby raising the pitch) beyond the neutral position, or it may be a spring stop which allows the user to increase the tension on the strings beyond the neutral position by pulling upward on the device arm with a force sufficient to overcome the spring stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Martine TOBIAS