Patents by Inventor Steven B. Gherman

Steven B. Gherman 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).

  • Patent number: 4823670
    Abstract: A capo is disclosed for simultaneously changing pitch of the strings on a musical instrument, such as a guitar. The capo comprises an elongated bar of molded lighweight plastic material formed of polyurethane or the like with a string-engaging pad on an inner surface thereof and a pair of flexible strap portions extending from the bar ends. A clamp integrally molded on the end of one strap portion has a yieldable tooth or latch which interengages with any one of series of closely-spaced serrations disposed lengthwise of the other strap portion. Finger pressure on a projection integral with the latch moves the latch out of engagement with the serrations so that the capo pad can be moved out of engagement with the strings and the capo bar shifted lengthwise of the neck of the guitar to a different pitch position or a wait position adjacent the tuning pegs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Inventors: Steven B. Gherman, David L. Roche