Patents by Inventor Peter Joseph WALKER

Peter Joseph WALKER 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 arm and system
    Patent number: 11688368
    Abstract: A manual vibrato control device, system and processing arrangement are disclosed. A manual vibrato includes a rotatable shaft, a raised cam section on the shaft, first and second biased collars received on the shaft either side of the cam section, the bias of the first collar being rotationally opposite to the bias of the second collar such that as the shaft rotates in one direction, it receives a return force from the first collar but does not rotate the second collar, and vice versa. Also disclosed are processing techniques to take the rotational data from rotational sensors, preferably Hall Effect, on the shaft and generate pitch change instructions for a pitch modification device. The mapping is user controllable to produce desired effects and performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Joseph Walker
  • VIBRATO ARM AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210201857
    Abstract: A manual vibrato control device, system and processing arrangement are disclosed. A manual vibrato includes a rotatable shaft, a raised cam section on the shaft, first and second biased collars received on the shaft either side of the cam section, the bias of the first collar being rotationally opposite to the bias of the second collar such that as the shaft rotates in one direction, it receives a return force from the first collar but does not rotate the second collar, and vice versa. Also disclosed are processing techniques to take the rotational data from rotational sensors, preferably Hall Effect, on the shaft and generate pitch change instructions for a pitch modification device. The mapping is user controllable to produce desired effects and performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Peter Joseph WALKER
  • Vibrato arm and system
    Patent number: 10978029
    Abstract: A manual vibrato control device, system and processing arrangement are disclosed. A manual vibrato includes a rotatable shaft, a raised cam section on the shaft, first and second biased collars received on the shaft either side of the cam section, the bias of the first collar being rotationally opposite to the bias of the second collar such that as the shaft rotates in one direction, it receives a return force from the first collar but does not rotate the second collar, and vice versa. Also disclosed are processing techniques to take the rotational data from rotational sensors, preferably Hall Effect, on the shaft and generate pitch change instructions for a pitch modification device. The mapping is user controllable to produce desired effects and performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
    Inventor: Peter Joseph Walker
  • VIBRATO ARM AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180247618
    Abstract: A manual vibrato control device, system and processing arrangement are disclosed. A manual vibrato includes a rotatable shaft, a raised cam section on the shaft, first and second biased collars received on the shaft either side of the cam section, the bias of the first collar being rotationally opposite to the bias of the second collar such that as the shaft rotates in one direction, it receives a return force from the first collar but does not rotate the second collar, and vice versa. Also disclosed are processing techniques to take the rotational data from rotational sensors, preferably Hall Effect, on the shaft and generate pitch change instructions for a pitch modification device. The mapping is user controllable to produce desired effects and performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
    Inventor: Peter Joseph WALKER