Patents by Inventor WILLIAM A. XAVIER

WILLIAM A. XAVIER 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).

  • Publication number: 20170206866
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a stringed instrument employing a bridge coupled to the soundboard of the instrument via a plate. By selecting the material composition of the bridge and controlling the coupling between the bridge and the soundboard, an aspect of the present disclosure provides for different tonal enhancements and/or tonal transmissions between the bridge and the soundboard. The bridge can be part of an assembly also including a plate and one or more connectors configured to connect the bridge and plate through a soundboard. The bridge can define various different recesses which may be connected to one another for ease of use, and may have a flat bottom surface for contacting a soundboard. The bottom surface may also be non-flat, textured, and/or include recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: WILLIAM A. XAVIER