Patents by Inventor Robert Barnes Austin

Robert Barnes Austin 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).

  • Electric guitar
    Patent number: 9911401
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to guitars or other string instruments (10) that incorporate materials that are lighter than wood. Rather than achieving weight reduction by solely removing wood, which can weaken the structural integrity of the guitar and negatively alter sound quality, this disclosure provides replacement of removed wood with materials (16) commonly used in aerospace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: AERO 3 GUITARS
    Inventor: Robert Barnes Austin
  • Electric guitar
    Patent number: 9607588
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to guitars or other string instruments that incorporate materials that are lighter than wood. Rather than achieving weight reduction by solely removing wood, which can weaken the structural integrity of the guitar and negatively alter sound quality, this disclosure provides replacement of removed wood with materials commonly used in aerospace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: AERO 3 GUITARS
    Inventor: Robert Barnes Austin
  • ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Publication number: 20170011718
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to guitars or other string instruments (10) that incorporate materials that are lighter than wood. Rather than achieving weight reduction by solely removing wood, which can weaken the structural integrity of the guitar and negatively alter sound quality, this disclosure provides replacement of removed wood with materials (16) commonly used in aerospace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Barnes Austin
  • ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Publication number: 20160379607
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to guitars or other string instruments that incorporate materials that are lighter than wood. Rather than achieving weight reduction by solely removing wood, which can weaken the structural integrity of the guitar and negatively alter sound quality, this disclosure provides replacement of removed wood with materials commonly used in aerospace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Barnes Austin