Patents by Inventor Mathew E. Strickland

Mathew E. Strickland 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).

  • Pressure drum damper for a percussive instrument
    Patent number: 11651754
    Abstract: A drum damper includes a first body having a first surface and a second surface, and the first body includes a slot and a fader button positioned on the first surface of the first body and configured to slide along the slot. A second body is connected with the second surface of the first body and configured to releasably attach with a drum. Flexible bodies are connected with the second body, configured to dampen sound or vibration from a drum head and be in contact with the drum head, and connected with the fader button through the slot so that, when the fader button slides along the slot, the flexible bodies increase or reduce surface area contact with the drum head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Mathew E Strickland
  • Pressure drum damper for a percussive instrument
    Publication number: 20210375242
    Abstract: A drum damper includes a first body having a first surface and a second surface, and the first body includes a slot and a fader button positioned on the first surface of the first body and configured to slide along the slot. A second body is connected with the second surface of the first body and configured to releasably attach with a drum. Flexible bodies are connected with the second body, configured to dampen sound or vibration from a drum head and be in contact with the drum head, and connected with the fader button through the slot so that, when the fader button slides along the slot, the flexible bodies increase or reduce surface area contact with the drum head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Mathew E. Strickland