Element Or Attachment Patents (Class D17/20)
Bridge, tailpiece, or vibrato unit (Class D17/21)
  • Enhanced gripping surface for use with plectra and other hand-held implements
    Patent number: 8330029
    Abstract: A textured surface for improving grip on plectra and other hand-held implements. A series of parallel ridges serve to frictionally engage thumb and forefinger surfaces and “lock” the grip in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: James Andrew Dunlop
  • Guitar fret board
    Patent number: D668711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventor: Ivan Nagels
  • Fingerboard attachment for stringed instruments
    Patent number: D669117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: David de Neufville
  • Guitar pick USB
    Patent number: D671124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: American Accessories International LLC
    Inventor: David Zeanah
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D672385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • String tuning mechanism
    Patent number: D673209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Laurent Reboul
  • Stringed musical instrument headstock
    Patent number: D673210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Larry Wysocki
  • Instrument strap
    Patent number: D673998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Wendy Wells
  • Plectrum
    Patent number: D673999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Norman Edward Walker
  • Guitar soundboard
    Patent number: D674000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Steven A. Barbal
  • Plectrum
    Patent number: D674001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Laurent Cohen
  • Guitar head
    Patent number: D677712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Woodbrass.com
    Inventor: Patrice Blanc
  • Guitar head
    Patent number: D677713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Woodbrass.com
    Inventor: Patrice Blanc
  • Capo device
    Patent number: D678393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Jim Duncan
  • Guitar soundboard
    Patent number: D678394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Steven A. Barbal
  • Guitar end pin
    Patent number: D679743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: John Coco
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D681102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: Kennon Yi, Sungmin Oh
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D681103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: Kennon Yi, Sungmin Oh
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D681104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: Kennon Yi, Sungmin Oh
  • Musical instrument pedal
    Patent number: D682346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: John B. Bogdan, Craig B. DeVries, James D. Pennock, Robin M. Urry, Roger T. Johnsen
  • Musical instrument pedal
    Patent number: D682925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robin M. Urry, John B. Bogdan, James D. Pennock
  • Guitar neck
    Patent number: D684624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Inventor: Jan Graham
  • Tuner pedal
    Patent number: D685021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Steve Ridinger
  • String release device for stringed instruments
    Patent number: D685410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Reynald L. Chaput
  • Headstock for electric violin
    Patent number: D688299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: John Leslie Roose Francis
    Inventor: Paul Davies
  • Auxiliary tuning device for stringed instruments
    Patent number: D688300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: Reynald Chaput
  • Tuner
    Patent number: D688731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: John Bogdan, Jim Pennock, William Clements
  • String instrument shoulder rest
    Patent number: D688732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Pure Acoustic Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenneth Johnson
  • Plectrum
    Patent number: D688733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Nicoz Trading Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Labi Harris
  • Plectrum
    Patent number: D688734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Kirt Alain Bordelon
  • String lock device for stringed instruments
    Patent number: D688735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Ivanhoe E. Chaput
  • Stringed instrument pick
    Patent number: D688736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Arthur Brent Lilly
  • Tuner
    Patent number: D687883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ando, Hiromi Chida
  • Tuner
    Patent number: D688301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Ando
  • Guitar body
    Patent number: D689920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Henry Harmon
  • Detachable guitar pick
    Patent number: D694811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Willis Monroe Houck, Jr.
  • Acoustic guitar bridge pin
    Patent number: D704254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventor: William Gray
  • Fingerboard
    Patent number: D704766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas D. Fraser, Holly J. S. Fraser
  • Capo
    Patent number: D705344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Horace Milton Kyser
  • Guitar strap
    Patent number: D705849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce Wiley Bush
  • Pick for a stringed instrument
    Patent number: D706862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hammerhead LLC
    Inventor: Mark Panagiotes
  • Stringed instrument pick
    Patent number: D707285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Moreau
  • String support for guitar
    Patent number: D707286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Richard Michael Eberlen
  • Guitar pick holder
    Patent number: D707287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Giovanni Thomas
  • String instrument end pin support
    Patent number: D708664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Bowed Acoustics
    Inventor: Christopher Dungey
  • Guitar saddle
    Patent number: D709123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: In Jae Park
  • Battery case for a guitar
    Patent number: D710437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sungeum Music Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: In Jae Park
  • Guitar strap rack
    Patent number: D711963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Donald G. Gilmore
  • Guitar pick holder
    Patent number: D712454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Koster
  • Guitar bridge saddle
    Patent number: D713446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Drazen Jasic