Patents by Inventor Toshitaka Takeuchi

Toshitaka Takeuchi 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: 6765135
    Abstract: Neck truing devices may include a first member that is adapted to be fixedly embedded within the neck of a stringed instrument. A second member may be coupled to the first member and connected across both ends of the first member. An adjusting mechanism may be operable to selectively apply a first force to the first member via the second member in order to correct warpage of the neck in a first direction and a second force to the first member via the second member in order to correct warpage of the neck in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Takeuchi Seisakusho Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshitaka Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030010181
    Abstract: Neck truing devices may include a first member that is adapted to be fixedly embedded within the neck of a stringed instrument. A second member may be coupled to the first member and connected across both ends of the first member. An adjusting mechanism may be operable to selectively apply a first force to the first member via the second member in order to correct warpage of the neck in a first direction and a second force to the first member via the second member in order to correct warpage of the neck in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Toshitaka Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4796505
    Abstract: In a tremolo arm adjustment mechanism in an electric guitar, a tremolo unit is provided with a mounting hole for the tremolo arm penetrating through a body section and a block section in the vertical direction, a male screw portion threaded on base portion of the tremolo arm is threadedly engaged with the mounting hole from upper side in freely traveling state, a torque adjusting screw is threadedly engaged with the mounting hole from lower side in freely traveling state, and a spring is interposed between the torque adjusting screw and the male screw portion, thereby mounting height and rotational torque of the tremolo arm can be adjusted individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Inventor: Toshitaka Takeuchi