Patents by Inventor Pat Vidas

Pat Vidas 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: 4247283
    Abstract: A flaming trumpet or a musical instrument which emits a flame under the control of the musician playing the instrument. The intensity and duration of the flame are controlled by the musician activating a control valve which controls the amount of gas emanating from a cartridge mounted on the instrument. The gas is directed through tubing so that it emanates from the flared end of the instrument and is ignited by means of a spark mechanism which is operated by the musician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Inventor: Pat Vidas
  • Patent number: 4203338
    Abstract: There is disclosed a trumpet incorporating rotary potentiometers which are controlled by means of circular wheels coupled to the shaft of the potentiometers. By rotating the wheel, the musician can vary the resistance of the potentiometer to thereby control the modulation and pitch characteristics of a synthesizer. The pitch of the trumpet is transduced by means of a pickup located in the mouthpiece of the instrument. The signal produced by the pickup is coupled to a pitch follower circuit whose output is coupled to the external input of a synthesizer module to hence use the actual pitch of the trumpet to vary the characteristics of the synthesizer. A transposition switch is located on the rear valve assembly and operates to control the transposition mode of the pitch follower. A glide switch is positioned beneath the transposition switch and is employed to control the portamento input of the synthesizer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Inventor: Pat Vidas