Patents by Inventor Paul Sente

Paul Sente 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).

  • Control device for musical instrument
    Patent number: 6900379
    Abstract: Device for controlling a musical instrument, in particular a carillon, comprising a first set of keys, each key being equipped with a sensor and force regulating means, said device has a second set of striking elements, each key of the first set has assigned to it a striking element of the second set, the keys and the striking elements are mechanically dissociated from one another, said force regulating means being arranged to impose on the key with which they are associated a static force substantially identical to that which would have been imposed by the striking element if it had been connected to the key, and wherein each sensor is arranged to measure a rate of displacement of the key with which it is associated, each sensor being connected to a first signal generator arranged to receive said rate of displacement and convert it into a first signal comprising said rate and an identification of the key associated with the sensor, said first generator being connected to a transmitter arranged to transmit th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignees: Université Catholique de Louvain, Campa S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Eugene, Sergiu Ivanov, Volodia Naydenov, Paul Sente
  • Control device for musical instrument
    Publication number: 20040107818
    Abstract: Device for controlling a musical instrument, in particular a carillon, comprising a first set of keys, each key being equipped with a sensor and force regulating means, said device has a second set of striking elements, each key of the first set has assigned to it a striking element of the second set, the keys and the striking elements are mechanically dissociated from one another, said force regulating means being arranged to impose on the key with which they are associated a static force substantially identical to that which would have been imposed by the striking element if it had been connected to the key, and wherein each sensor is arranged to measure a rate of displacement of the key with which it is associated, each sensor being connected to a first signal generator arranged to receive said rate of displacement and convert it into a first signal comprising said rate and an identification of the key associated with the sensor, said first generator being connected to a transmitter arranged to transmit th
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Eugene, Sergiu Ivanov, Volodia Naydenov, Paul Sente