Patents by Inventor Wayne Richard Read

Wayne Richard Read 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).

  • Multi channel digital wind instrument
    Patent number: 9053692
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument whose operation is similar to a harmonica, and which can be played easily by anyone familiar with a harmonica. The instrument measures positive or negative pressure at the mouthpiece, with a MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical system) pressure sensor, which produces an electronic signal, which is then converted to pre-sampled sounds of a variety of instruments via an on-board synthesizer, and is capable of sending MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) signals to control other electronic musical instruments or devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventors: Wayne Richard Read, Deidre Hebert
  • Multi Channel Digital Wind Instrument
    Publication number: 20130192446
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument whose operation is similar to a harmonica, and which can be played easily by anyone familiar with a harmonica. The instrument measures positive or negative pressure at the mouthpiece, with a MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical system) pressure sensor, which produces an electronic signal, which is then converted to pre-sampled sounds of a variety of instruments via an on-board synthesizer, and is capable of sending MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) signals to control other electronic musical instruments or devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Wayne Richard Read, Deidre Hebert