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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100083807 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DIGITAL STRINGED INSTRUMENT Systems and methods for detecting a finger position on the playing surface of an instrument are described. A sensor module located at a selected location of the playing surface emits light that is reflected or diffused by a finger or an object near the selected location... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083808 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DIGITAL STRINGED INSTRUMENT Systems and methods for detecting the movement of strings of an instrument are disclosed. According to some embodiments, one or more light emitting devices provide light to an array of photosensitive elements. One or more strings are disposed between the light emitting ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090217796 | Forearm wrap fretboard A soft, removable forearm wrap worn on the user's forearm toward the wrist, which has “raised” artwork on it's exterior which faces away from it's user. This artwork has the appearance of part of a musical instrument fret board such as a guitar fret board (bass guit... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20080127801 | Guitar-Slide Ring A device that allows a musician to conveniently play both slide guitar and traditional styles, that includes a ring-shape member to accurately receive the guitarists finger, upon which a second and wider half-cylindrical shaped bearing surface is attached via a tapered ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070180976 | Enhanced knob for use with an electric stringed musical instrument Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an enhanced knob with multiple integrated functions for use with an electric stringed musical instrument. The enhanced knob can be positioned on an electric stringed musical instrument or on an interconnected ... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070175311 | MULTI-FINGER GUITAR SLIDE A multi-finger guitar slide for permitting a musical instrument player to contact individual strings of a stringed instrument at different locations. The multi-finger guitar slide includes a glove having multiple fingers that can be worn over the player's hand. Each of ... | 08/02/2007 |
