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
  • Fretboard with buttons for a guitar
    Patent number: D632293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen N. Withers
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D632725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D632726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D632727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D632728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D632729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley C. Goad
  • Guitar neck
    Patent number: D635182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Richard Warren Toone
  • Violin shoulder rest
    Patent number: D636014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: David Cheng
  • Expandable sleeve guitar cord
    Patent number: D636015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventors: Gilbert Agosto, Jr., Sheri Roller
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D637223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventor: Ron King
  • Spring type reverberator
    Patent number: D641036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventors: Jong Hwan Park, Hyun Park
  • Fretboard with buttons for a guitar
    Patent number: D641366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen N. Withers
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D643460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Justin Tyler Barkdull
  • Guitar controller
    Patent number: D646274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Wai-Loong Lim, George H. F. Schnakenberg, III
  • Guitar controller
    Patent number: D646682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Wai-Loong Lim, George H. F. Schnakenberg, III
  • String clamp
    Patent number: D646710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventor: Reynald L. Chaput
  • Guitar pick guard
    Patent number: D649181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventors: Greg Lee Junes, Loren David Junes
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D649583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Karl Miller
  • Guitar
    Patent number: D649584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Kovaliv
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D649585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Sean McCarthy
  • Electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument
    Patent number: D650004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Andrew Scott Lawing
  • Bow hold training device for violin and viola
    Patent number: D650828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Things 4 Strings LLC
    Inventor: Ruth Kimmons
  • Bow hold training device for pinky finger for violin and viola
    Patent number: D650829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Things 4 Strings LLC
    Inventor: Ruth Kimmons
  • Cello bow hold training device
    Patent number: D650830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Things 4 Strings LLC
    Inventors: Ruth Kimmons, Martha Brons
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D650831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Legendary Sound International Ltd.
    Inventor: Yum Ho Wilbur Chan
  • Guitar slide
    Patent number: D651233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Darin Bower
  • Textured non-slip guitar pick
    Patent number: D654532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Eric J. Morales
  • String stretching tool
    Patent number: D661341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Duane E. Baron, Robert W. MacNair, II, Jamie S. Letourneau
  • Guitar pick
    Patent number: D661726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: David D. Goble
  • Glass guitar slide
    Patent number: D662127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Danny R. Jenkins
  • Guitar bridge pin
    Patent number: D662128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Nuttall
  • Fret board mounts
    Patent number: D662540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Aikin
  • Silencer
    Patent number: D662541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Best Brass Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Hamanaga, Kota Hamanaga
  • Body of electric stringed instrument
    Patent number: D664188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsumi Keizo
  • 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