Patents by Inventor Thomas TRAPP

Thomas TRAPP 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: 10733967
    Abstract: Handpull musical instrument comprising housing parts for treble and bass connected by a bellows (1), associated sound and/or signal producing equipment and mechanical parts, and comprising a treble keyboard (4) installed in the treble housing (2) and a bass keyboard (5) installed in the bass housing (3), wherein the treble housing (2) is configured as an columnar hollow body (6) in angular design, which is open on the bellows side and opposite thereto comprises an opening (7) for receiving a treble cover (8), wherein the treble cover (8) is arranged so as to be aligned at an acute angle to an instrument central plane (M) between the two housing parts (2, 3), such that the treble housing (2) is tapered towards the instrument front face (V) and, thereby, the treble cover (8) is displaced towards the front and the treble cover (8) forms the treble keyboard (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Trapp, Knut Hoyer
  • Publication number: 20190035368
    Abstract: Handpull musical instrument comprising housing parts for treble and bass connected by a bellows (1), associated sound and/or signal producing equipment and mechanical parts, and comprising a treble keyboard (4) installed in the treble housing (2) and a bass keyboard (5) installed in the bass housing (3), wherein the treble housing (2) is configured as an columnar hollow body (6) in angular design, which is open on the bellows side and opposite thereto comprises an opening (7) for receiving a treble cover (8), wherein the treble cover (8) is arranged so as to be aligned at an acute angle to an instrument central plane (M) between the two housing parts (2, 3), such that the treble housing (2) is tapered towards the instrument front face (V) and, thereby, the treble cover (8) is displaced towards the front and the treble cover (8) forms the treble keyboard (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas TRAPP, Knut HOYER