Patents by Inventor Raul M. Jimenez

Raul M. Jimenez 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).

  • Finger-mounted, rotatable slide for a stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: 5492046
    Abstract: A finger-mounted, rotatable slide for a stringed musical instrument includes a finger ring adapted to be received on one of the player's fingers, a rigid rail attached to a point on the circumference of the ring and extending from the ring in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the ring, and a finger tab provided on the rail. One longitudinal edge of the rail is straight, for engaging the strings, and the finger tab is on the other longitudinal edge of the rail. The player of the instrument mounts the ring on a finger, and applies an adjacent finger to the tab to selectively rotate the ring so as to either engage the straight edge of the rail with the strings, or disengage the rail from the strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventor: Raul M. Jimenez
  • Slide guide for guitar
    Patent number: D360647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Inventor: Raul M. Jimenez