Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Corts

Timothy J. Corts 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: 8247674
    Abstract: A slide bar holder removably secures a slide bar to a stringed musical instrument. The slide bar holder includes an instrument attachment clip and a slide bar clip. The instrument attachment clip has an elongate central portion and a pair of opposing jaws disposed at opposite ends of the central portion which extend from the central portion in a first direction. The jaws of the instrument attachment clip are operable to removably receive the body portion of the musical instrument and thereby secure the slide bar holder to the musical instrument. The slide bar clip has a pair of opposing jaws that extend from the central portion of the instrument attachment clip in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. The jaws of the slide bar clip are spaced apart by a distance substantially equivalent to the diameter of the slide bar, such that the jaws of the slide bar clip are operable to removably receive and secure the slide bar in the slide bar holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Fretworks LLC
    Inventors: Timothy J. Corts, George D. Free
  • Publication number: 20120144973
    Abstract: A slide bar holder removably secures a slide bar to a stringed musical instrument. The slide bar holder includes an instrument attachment clip and a slide bar clip. The instrument attachment clip has an elongate central portion and a pair of opposing jaws disposed at opposite ends of the central portion which extend from the central portion in a first direction. The jaws of the instrument attachment clip are operable to removably receive the body portion of the musical instrument and thereby secure the slide bar holder to the musical instrument. The slide bar clip has a pair of opposing jaws that extend from the central portion of the instrument attachment clip in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. The jaws of the slide bar clip are spaced apart by a distance substantially equivalent to the diameter of the slide bar, such that the jaws of the slide bar clip are operable to removably receive and secure the slide bar in the slide bar holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: FRETWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy J. Corts, George D. Free