Patents by Inventor Stephen Eric Mills

Stephen Eric Mills 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).

  • Single coil parallel tapped magnetic pickup
    Patent number: 9257112
    Abstract: A parallel tapped magnetic pickup for an electrical stringed musical instrument is provided. The parallel tapped magnetic pickup comprises a coil formed with at least two parallel connected wound wires. A guitar in combination with the parallel tapped pickup is additionally provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Gibson Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Eric Mills, Francis Johns
  • Variable resonant bifilar single coil magnetic pickup
    Patent number: 8802959
    Abstract: A bifilar pickup for an electrical stringed musical instrument is provided. The bifilar pickup comprises a single coil wherein the coil is formed with two closely spaced but electrically isolated parallel wound wires. A guitar in combination with the bifilar pickup is additionally provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Gibson Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Eric Mills
  • Single Coil Parallel Tapped Magnetic Pickup
    Publication number: 20130239788
    Abstract: A parallel tapped magnetic pickup for an electrical stringed musical instrument is provided. The parallel tapped magnetic pickup comprises a coil formed with at least two parallel connected wound wires. A guitar in combination with the parallel tapped pickup is additionally provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen Eric Mills, Francis Johns