Patents by Inventor Timothy Ricks

Timothy Ricks 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).

  • Electronic musical instrument with multiple voices responsive to mutually exclusive ram memory segments
    Patent number: 5121667
    Abstract: A multi-channel musical instrument/computer comprising a mass memory device connected to a plurality of random access memory divisions, each random access memory division connected to an oscillator bank to produce musical sounds from multiple sources simultaneously. A MIDI interface is provided to connect to another instrument or system for the reproduction and/or storage of musical sounds. A ROM card interface is provided to collect and/or play musical sounds stored on ROM cards supplied by various manufacturers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Inventors: Christopher L. Emery, Timothy Ricks