Patents by Inventor Ronald S. Carriveau

Ronald S. Carriveau 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 apparatus having magnetic and crystal pickups
    Patent number: 4913024
    Abstract: Narrow hollow body guitar includes magnetic and crystal pickups for providing a combination sound from the magnetic and crystal pickups. A crystal pickup is disposed in the bridge beneath the saddle, and one or more magnetic pickups are disposed on the guitar top in conventional locations. Appropriate circuitry is used to blend the input signals from the magnetic and crystal pickups and circuitry is utilized to match the impedance of the magnetic and crystal pickups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Inventor: Ronald S. Carriveau
  • Semi-hollow-body guitar apparatus
    Patent number: 4741238
    Abstract: Semi-hollow-body guitar apparatus includes a guitar body having a cutout portion with structural bracing elements supporting a top for the body and with a bridge secured to the top and which bridge extends substantially the full width of the body. A pickup is disposed in a slot in the bridge beneath a saddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Inventor: Ronald S. Carriveau
  • Guitar head
    Patent number: D300638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Ronald S. Carriveau