Patents by Inventor Mitchell Manger

Mitchell Manger 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).

  • Bowed stringed musical instrument with movable bowing surface and orthogonal string displacement
    Patent number: 9029672
    Abstract: A musical instrument includes a soundboard, a bridge in contact with the soundboard, vibratable strings in contact with the bridge, a movable member disposed adjacent to the vibratable strings, a driving mechanism engaged with the movable member and configured to cause the movable member to move relative to the vibratable strings, and actuators. Each actuator is configured to displace, when actuated, an associated vibratable string such that the string is caused to come into contact with the movable member at a point of contact. Displacement of the string corresponds to movement within a first plane that is orthogonal to a second plane, the second plane being tangential to the movable member at the point of contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Antiquity Music LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Manger, Jon Jones