Class 84/104 - Drums

Subclass of Class 84 - Music
Definition: Automatic instruments having vibrating drums and not elsewhere
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 06/21/2011

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7964780	Electronic percussion instrument Each of a plurality of pad devices that can be moved independent of each other includes: a sensor section for detecting a strike; and a transmitting section for transmitting operation information according to an output of the sensor section with wireless communicati...	06/21/2011
7297863	Electro-acoustically amplified drum mixer An electro-acoustically amplified drum mixer or sound level adjuster for amplifying a hollow drum shell having at least one open end, a drumhead spaced from the open end of the said drum shell and supported thereon. One or more microphones are supported on, and posi...	11/20/2007
7282633	Sound augmentation system and method for a drum A sound augmentation system for a drum comprises a wave generator for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a predetermined sound, an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signal to produce an amplified electrical signal, and a driver for translating the...	10/16/2007
7265287	Support device for percussion instruments In a support device for a set of marching tenor drums arrayed in an arc shape of at least four drums, the device being held on the body of a player, two or three consecutive drums of the array, form at least one group. The device includes a holding mechanism for kee...	09/04/2007
7262356	Bass drum pedal hyper-beater A drum pedal assembly having a base plate with provisions to attach to a floor surface having a forward end to be juxtaposed with a drum and an aft end with both pedals hinged on the same base plate aft end, a pair of posts that are affixed at the base plate forward...	08/28/2007
7078610	Electronic percussion instrument An electronic percussion instrument samples an input waveform. An unused waveform number may be automatically assigned to the sampled waveform upon sampling or when a user-specified waveform number is already in use for another waveform. Musical time parameters for ...	07/18/2006
6982376	Real drum trigger monitor and amplified tone module The real drum trigger monitor and amplified tone module is an electronic percussion instrument, satisfying the desire of drummers to have realistic electronic drums with the audible drum sound coming directly from the instrument triggering the sound being heard. The...	01/03/2006
6784352	Drumhead and muting structure for acoustic and electronic percussion instruments An acoustic drum or electronic percussion instrument is constructed by a drumhead corresponding to a punching sheet on which plenty of apertures are formed and a cylinder covered with the drumhead being stretched under tension as well as a muting structure which is ...	08/31/2004
6770805	Carrier assembly for percussion instruments Novel hardware is disclosed for supporting drums. The hardware is of a hinged construction and has one part of the hinge connectable to an external support, e.g., J-rods on a fixed pedestal support or a marching drum carrier, and another part of the hinge connectabl...	08/03/2004
6753467	Simple electronic musical instrument, player's console and signal processing system incorporated therein An electronic musical instrument is equipped with plural series combinations of switches and resistors and a piezoelectric transducer associated with a movable member for producing electric signals representative of player's intentions to music sound to be generated...	06/22/2004
6576829	Electronic percussion instrument with transducer soldering connection protection An electronic percussion instrument which includes a housing suspended from the bottom end of the barrel which houses the percussive impact sensor. The percussive impact sensor includes transducer. The arrangement of the percussive impact sensor and the h...	06/10/2003
6525259	Cadence-providing conga drum practice pad assembly and method A Cadence-Providing Drum Practice Pad Assembly and Method is disclosed. The preferred assembly combines a practice pad and a cadence generating device in the same body. In other embodiments, the device provides visual prompting to the user on the striking...	02/25/2003
6525249	Drumhead and muting structure for acoustic and electronic percussion instruments An acoustic drum or electronic percussion instrument is constructed by a drumhead corresponding to a punching sheet on which plenty of apertures are formed and a cylinder covered with the drumhead being stretched under tension as well as a muting structur...	02/25/2003
6399869	Cadence-providing drum practice pad assembly and method A Cadence-Providing Drum Practice Pad Assembly and Method is disclosed. The preferred assembly combines a practice pad and a cadence generating device in the same body. In other embodiments, the device provides visual prompting to the user on the striking...	06/04/2002
6291752	Drum shell structure A musical drum with a shell that is comprised of an inner and outer wall, which is constructed by thin material. The thin material which constructs the inner and outer walls are supported by thin strips of material housed between the inner and outer walls...	09/18/2001
6201173	System for remotely playing a percussion musical instrument An arrangement for enabling facile and efficient operation of at least one bass drum mallet, in combination with at least one bass drum, such that the bass drum with its associated mallet can be placed in any desired location, within and beyond, a limited...	03/13/2001
5998717	Structural improvement of connecting mechanism for kettledrum mechanism for connecting a kettledrum to a support stand A kettledrum is connected to a support leg stand by a connecting mechanism which includes a connecting member attached to the leg stand and a drum clamping mechanism attached to the counterhoop of the drum. The drum clamping mechanism includes an auxiliar...	12/07/1999
5990401	Dual foot pedal assembly and related quick release mechanism An apparatus for use with a percussion instrument assembly includes a base unit for positioning on a preselected surface. A first instrument pedal includes a first connecting linkage having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first connecti...	11/23/1999
5981858	Bamboo drum A bamboo drum has a hollow cylinder formed of a plurality of ring bodies stacked together. The ring bodies are made of bamboo sheets and provided respectively along the upper ring portion thereof with a protruded circular rib, a circular groove, and an in...	11/09/1999
5977473	Acoustic drum with shell wall embedded electronic trigger sensor and head to shell sound transfer arm An acoustic drum capable of triggering an electronic sound source is provided by a combination of a drum body shell, conventional drum heads held at adjustable tension across open ends of the shell, and a sound-to-electrical transducer mounted within an o...	11/02/1999
5533405	Sound comparison device for a drum A sound comparison device for a drum that has a body that includes a bottom with a periphery. The periphery of the bottom of the body is in contact with the surface of a drum head. A drum head tension measurement element includes a tip which protrudes fro...	07/09/1996
5453567	Automatic operation of percussion instruments The actuation of a percussion instrument, such as a high-hat cymbal set, is automatically implemented without requiring the performer (drummer) to use his (her) foot. This allows the drummer to use both feet for other instruments, such as for double-foote...	09/26/1995
5330848	Resonator body for drums A resonator body for musical drum instruments is formed by shaping and gluing together several superimposed material layers, particularly wood veneer layers or plywood layers. The resonator body has the shape of a hollow cylinder. Abutting edges of the in...	07/19/1994
5270480	Toy acting in response to a MIDI signal Instrument playing toy for acting a simulated instrument play comprising receiving device for receiving instrument playing information programmed originally for playing instruments electrically but not programmed for driving moving parts of a toy, decodin...	12/14/1993
5042356	Kit for converting a conventional drum into an electronically triggered drum A conversion kit enables a conventional drum to be transferred into an electronically triggered drum. The kit includes a circularly shaped foam pad, a circularly shaped plywood panel residing beneath the pad and brackets connectable to the peripheral side...	08/27/1991
4227049	Audio system for isolating sounds from individual components of drum set-up for selectively mixing A sound system, particularlyuseful for isolating the signals from each of a plurality of different sources disposed closely together, such, as for example, from the components of a drummer's set-up of drums and cymbals. The system includes individual tran...	10/07/1980
4058042	Key transposing electronic organ A transposing electronic instrument wherein the clock frequency applied to control a top octave frequency generator is derived by comparing any single output of the generator with the response of a frequency reference circuit to that output, deriving a dc...	11/15/1977

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