Patents by Inventor Simon Humphreys

Simon Humphreys 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).

  • Drum practice pad
    Patent number: 11620971
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum. The practice pad includes: an upper drum surface; and a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface. The sound generating device includes: a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Simon Humphreys
  • DRUM PRACTICE PAD
    Publication number: 20220068246
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum. The practice pad includes: an upper drum surface; and a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface. The sound generating device includes: a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Simon Humphreys