Patents by Inventor Wolfgang K. Fischer

Wolfgang K. Fischer 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: 6209838
    Abstract: An extruded recording sensor mounting rail for keyboard operated musical instruments, particularly electronic player pianos, which can be used to install recording sensors in a new or existing piano. First and second flanges extend longitudinally along the front and rear of the mounting rail. A shelf is provided on the first flange, with the shelf configured for receiving and supporting one edge of a circuit board in a sensor assembly. The first flange includes a groove adapted to receive a threaded fastener for securing the edge of the circuit board onto the shelf. In the preferred embodiment, the second flange includes an inward facing lip which defines a flute configured for receiving and supporting the other edge of the circuit board. In the alternate embodiment, the second flange includes a shelf and a groove adapted to receive a threaded fastener for securing the other edge of the circuit board onto the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Burgett, Inc.
    Inventors: Denton B. Anderson, Wolfgang K. Fischer