Miscellaneous Patents (Class D17/99)
  • 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
  • Acoustic panel
    Patent number: D646320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: Samuel Chris Perks
  • Acoustic panel
    Patent number: D650005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Samuel Chris Perks
  • Acoustic panel
    Patent number: D650006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Samuel Chris Perks
  • Acoustic panel
    Patent number: D656535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Samuel Chris Perks
  • Tuner for musical instrument
    Patent number: D661342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Evets Corporation
    Inventor: Steve Ridinger
  • Finger position assistance aid for playing a keyboard
    Patent number: D661343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Dianne Cox
  • Musical stave reader
    Patent number: D666238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Nelo Sorribes
  • Tuner for musical instruments
    Patent number: D666664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Richard Ned Steinberger
  • Support for a French horn bell
    Patent number: D687882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Louis J. Femenella
  • Guitar cover
    Patent number: D698855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Craig Holverson
  • Music instrument tuner
    Patent number: D703263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: D'Addario & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James D'Addario, Richard N. Steinberger
  • Sheet music holder
    Patent number: D705345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Charles Edward Squillante
  • Clip-on musical instrument tuner
    Patent number: D709124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Evets Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Ridinger, Adam O'Hern
  • Electric musical instrument
    Patent number: D711459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventor: Andy Graham
  • Drumstick holder
    Patent number: D715851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Stageworks Gear Company a division of Insomnia Music UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Ian Chambers, Matthew Douglas Chambers
  • Pickup microphone
    Patent number: D719553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Naohiko Noto
  • Electronic musical instrument
    Patent number: D721129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: nu desine
    Inventors: Adam Place, Richard De Lancey, Kaspar Bumke
  • Sound module
    Patent number: D725179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Uesugi
  • Crystal pyramid sound generator
    Patent number: D738766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventor: Dieter Schrade
  • Clamp for matching drumsticks
    Patent number: D741944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Ramirez, Alex Ramirez
  • Preamplifier
    Patent number: D746253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: Lawrence Fishman
  • Cow bell
    Patent number: D746901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventor: Brock M Nibbe
  • Acoustic panel
    Patent number: D753760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Samuel Chris Perks
  • Antivibration pedestal for a musical instrument
    Patent number: D757846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ROLAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Mori
  • Electronic instrument
    Patent number: D759153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ARTIPHON, INC.
    Inventor: Michael V. Butera
  • Sound hole tuner for a stringed musical instrument
    Patent number: D765766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: D'Addario & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Ned Steinberger
  • Electronic instrument
    Patent number: D768764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: ARTIPHON, INC.
    Inventor: Michael V. Butera
  • Headstock for an electronic instrument
    Patent number: D768765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: ARTIPHON, INC.
    Inventor: Michael V. Butera
  • Bridge for an electronic instrument
    Patent number: D769365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ARTIPHON, INC.
    Inventor: Michael V. Butera
  • Clip-on musical instrument tuner
    Patent number: D775271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Evets Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Ridinger, Johnny Chi Pang Ng
  • Stand for stringed instrument
    Patent number: D775272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Music People, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Hennessey
  • Stand for stringed instrument
    Patent number: D775273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Music People, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Hennessey
  • Electronic input device
    Patent number: D776188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Incident Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Idan Beck
  • Musical instrument
    Patent number: D776192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
    Inventors: Andrew Staniland, Scott Stevenson, Andrew Fisher, Nick Krouglicof
  • Tuner
    Patent number: D779586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KORG INC.
    Inventor: Risa Araki
  • Pedal for a musical instrument
    Patent number: D782566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nexi Entertainment B.V.
    Inventor: Franziska Faoro
  • Pedalboard for a musical instrument
    Patent number: D782567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nexi Entertainment B.V.
    Inventor: Franziska Faoro
  • Singing bowl
    Patent number: D784442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Peter Grassmayr
  • Antivibration pedestal for a musical instrument
    Patent number: D788212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ROLAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Mori
  • Electronic device for musical instrument
    Patent number: D791859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Roger William Graham
  • Metronome
    Patent number: D798377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Soundbrenner Limited
    Inventor: Raymond Horacek
  • Synthesizer
    Patent number: D800829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TEENAGE ENGINEERING AB
    Inventors: Jesper Kouthoofd, Thomas Howard
  • Frame for mallet instruments
    Patent number: D803934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Adams Paukenfabriek B.V.
    Inventor: Frans J. M. Swinkels
  • Volume pedal
    Patent number: D807951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: KORG INC.
    Inventor: Kyosuke Kobayashi
  • Electronic device for musical instrument
    Patent number: D817386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Roger William Graham
  • Pedal board
    Patent number: D820904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: DIGITAL MUSIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua C. Fiden, John L. Clark
  • Electronic musical instrument
    Patent number: D823377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Pioneer DJ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Meiji Kitamura
  • Device for musical instrument practice
    Patent number: D835183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Tzu-Chi Nieh
  • Musical instrument
    Patent number: D837875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
    Inventors: Andrew Staniland, Scott Stevenson, Andrew Fisher, Nick Krouglicof