Patents by Inventor Robert Else

Robert Else 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).

  • Stringed instrument neck structure adjusting arrangement
    Patent number: 7842868
    Abstract: A stringed instrument (10A) neck structure adjusting arrangement includes a cantilever member (39). One end of the cantilever member is configured to be connected, in use, to a body and/or neck structure of the stringed instrument. The cantilever member is configured to be moveable relative to a free end of the neck structure of the stringed instrument. The arrangement also includes an adjustment device (30) located at or adjacent a free end of the cantilever member. The adjustment device is configured to adjust a position of the cantilever member (39) relative to the neck structure, thereby adjusting curvature of the neck structure. The adjustment is in a plane substantially perpendicular to a main axis of the neck structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Avant-Garde Guitars Limited
    Inventor: Robert Else
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENT NECK STRUCTURE ADJUSTING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080121086
    Abstract: A stringed instrument (10A) neck structure adjusting arrangement includes a cantilever member (39). One end of the cantilever member is configured to be connected, in use, to a body and/or neck structure of the stringed instrument. The cantilever member is configured to be moveable relative to a free end of the neck structure of the stringed instrument. The arrangement also includes an adjustment device (30) located at or adjacent a free end of the cantilever member. The adjustment device is configured to adjust a position of the cantilever member (39) relative to the neck structure, thereby adjusting curvature of the neck structure. The adjustment is in a plane substantially perpendicular to a main axis of the neck structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Else