Patents by Inventor Tyler Nylund

Tyler Nylund 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).

  • Decorating Guitars
    Publication number: 20100238214
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of decorating guitars and other stringed musical instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include UV printing a first portion of a decoration over a first region of at least part of a guitar using a first ink drop size, and UV printing a second portion of the decoration over a second region of said at least part of the guitar using a second ink drop size. In another aspect, a method may include UV printing a mask layer over a surface of at least a portion of a guitar using a first amount of image constriction and a first amount of feathering, and UV printing a decorative layer over at least a portion of the mask layer using a second amount of image constriction and a second amount of feathering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen L. Spurgeon, Tyler Nylund
  • Decorating guitar shaped articles
    Patent number: 7736706
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of decorating guitars and other stringed musical instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include UV printing a first portion of a decoration over a first region of at least part of a guitar using a first ink drop size, and UV printing a second portion of the decoration over a second region of said at least part of the guitar using a second ink drop size. In another aspect, a method may include UV printing a mask layer over a surface of at least a portion of a guitar using a first amount of image constriction and a first amount of feathering, and UV printing a decorative layer over at least a portion of the mask layer using a second amount of image constriction and a second amount of feathering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Art Guitar, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen L. Spurgeon, Tyler Nylund
  • Decorating guitars
    Patent number: 7737349
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of decorating guitars and other stringed musical instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include UV printing a first portion of a decoration over a first region of at least part of a guitar using a first ink drop size, and UV printing a second portion of the decoration over a second region of said at least part of the guitar using a second ink drop size. In another aspect, a method may include UV printing a mask layer over a surface of at least a portion of a guitar using a first amount of image constriction and a first amount of feathering, and UV printing a decorative layer over at least a portion of the mask layer using a second amount of image constriction and a second amount of feathering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Art Guitar, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen L. Spurgeon, Tyler Nylund