Patents by Inventor Uwe Florath

Uwe Florath 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).

  • Support structure for a stringed instrument
    Patent number: 6696627
    Abstract: A support structure for stiffening one or more vibrating plates of an acoustic stringed instrument: at least one sheet-like piece supported at least partly at a distance from the plate by means of one or more formed pieces arranged between the sheet-like piece and the plate to be stiffened. The entity formed by the sheet-like piece and the plate to be stiffened, together, is the shape of a lens thinning towards the edges in cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignees: Liikanen Musical Instruments Ky
    Inventors: Uwe Florath, Kauko Liikanen
  • Support structure for a stringed instrument
    Publication number: 20030106408
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support structure for stiffening one or more vibrating surfaces (1) of an acoustic stringed instrument. The support structure is formed by at least one sheet-like piece (3) which is supported at least partly at a distance from the surface (1) to be stiffened by means of one or more formed pieces (4) arranged between the sheet-like piece (3) and the surface (1) to be stiffened. The entity formed by the sheet-like piece (3) and the surface (1) to be stiffened together is the shape of a lens thinning towards the edges in cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Uwe Florath, Kauko Liikanen