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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183448 | Musical string A string for musical instruments comprises a core including a gut material and a coating covering the core. The coating includes a material of a polyaryletherketon (PAEK) material class. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7947885 | Music string A music string (1), in particular for bowing and/or plucking instruments, having at least a first play area (2), wherein the first play area is provided for the musician to induce tone-generating vibrations. To provide a sound character that is particu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7923617 | Marked precoated strings and method of manufacturing same A coated string for a stringed device which includes a coating applied to the surface of the string. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the string and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7893331 | Music string A music string (1), in particular for bowing and/or plucking instruments, wherein the music string (1) has at least one core (2) including at least a first core element (3), and wherein the music string (1) has at least one wrap ( | 02/22/2011 |
| 7820897 | String for musical instrument and method for manufacturing the same A string for a musical instrument of this invention includes a core and a winding wound around the core to have a wound string structure. The winding has a winding body, and a coating film formed on the winding body. The coating film includes a vinyl resin and amino... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816593 | Musical instrument sound maximizer Embodiments of the present invention are directed to deriving a useful life value of a vibrating member in a musical instrument by analyzing a spectral response to sound produced by the vibrating member. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7781655 | String for musical instrument The present disclosure relates to a string for a musical instrument comprising duplex stainless steel. The string has high mechanical strength and a high resistance to relaxation. Also, the corrosion resistance is high. Therefore, the string according to the present... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7777108 | Music string A string for musical instrument is disclosed, the string formed from precipitation hardening stainless steel, where Ti has been added to improve the precipitation hardening properties. The string has a superior resistance to relaxation and is corrosion resistant, th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763785 | Musical string networks The basic premise of this invention is to describe and reduce to practice a phenomena by which a string—which is generally known as a singular straight line having a certain tension, diameter and length that produces a vibration—can, when put in a network consis... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7714217 | Marked precoated strings and method of manufacturing same A coated string for a stringed device which includes a coating applied to the surface of the string. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the string and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7589266 | Musical instrument string An improved string for a musical instrument comprising amorphous metal is disclosed. The string may be a single wire of amorphous metal or comprise a core wire and covering wire, wherein the core wire and/or covering wire comprises amorphous metal. Such a string has... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7476791 | Organosilane surface treated musical instrument strings and method for making the same An improved musical instrument string combines the attributes of superior corrosion resistance, low stiffness, and long life during storage and end use. Superior corrosion resistance is achieved through surface treatment of wound strings with an organosilane compoun... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7408101 | Musical instrument strings and a method of instruction The musical instrument strings and a method of instruction comprise a set of strings, each string having colored markings along its length, each mark indicating a note sounded when the string is played at the mark. Additional notes are similarly marked along each st... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402737 | Treated musical instrument strings A treated musical instrument string which has undergone the physical and chemical restructure of Cryogenic Thermal Cycling process to improve tonality and durability which is only achieved by combining both Cryogenic Thermal Cycling process and specially formulated ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7358429 | Magnetized frets for a stringed musical instrument The present invention is concerned with providing a fret for a stringed musical instrument having strings containing ferromagnetic material, wherein the fret is arranged to be magnetic. Having a downward magnetic force exerted on the strings by a fret ensures full a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7247780 | Wrench tremolo bar for a guitar A guitar has a wrench tremolo bar thereon, replacing the standard tremolo bar, with the wrench tremolo bar having a desired wrench on at least one end of the wrench tremolo bar, to cooperate with the string fasteners on the guitar, which greatly facilitates tuning, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244884 | Cleaning device for cleaning of metal strings of musical instruments A cleaning device (2) for in-situ cleaning of metal strings (50) on a stringed musical instrument comprising a manually bendable, resilient laminate having a first planar portion and end portion extending out of the plane of the first portion, the lami... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217876 | Strings for musical instruments Novel musical instrument strings and methods for making the same. Polymer cover combined with a low temperature resin is provided to the strings. Also disclosed are novel plastic materials comprising a film of porous fluoropolymer having UV-cured resin applied to at... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7163844 | Monolithic common carrier A common carrier for forming multiple printheads thereon and method of forming thereof is described. The common carrier includes a carrier substrate for adhering a plurality of unprocessed, integrateable semiconductor chips. Once adhered, the carrier substrate is li... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6911011 | Digit therapy device A digit therapy device and method for progressively desensitizing a patient's sensitive digit tip such as a sensitive tip of a finger, thumb, toe or big toe. In one embodiment of the invention, the device comprises at least one elongated flexible member and an optio... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6677511 | String for musical instrument A string for musical instrument has a sound-generating portion and at least one mounting portion connected to and extending the length of the sound-generating portion, wherein the mounting portion serves to connect the string to the musical instrument. Th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6580021 | Vibratory string for musical instrument An improved vibratory string is provided for use in musical instruments such as pianos, guitars, violins and the like. The string is formed from one or more wires of a selected alloy material, such as Ni--Ti alloy, having desired superelastic properties a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6528709 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6465721 | Musical instrument string with auto wound cover wire The improved musical string includes a prior art core wire assembly including a core wire and a terminal end. The cover wire has an end portion that is bent around the terminal end portion of the core wire, and the cover wire is then wound the core wire t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6348646 | Musical instrument strings and method for making the same An improved musical instrument string combines the attributes of superior corrosion resistance, low stiffness, low tension at pitch, and long life during storage and end use. The potential for galvanic coupling between the winding and core of wound string... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6300549 | Five string electric guitar A five-string guitar is tuned in fifths to provide better sound. A five-string guitar is tuned in fifths to provide better sound by providing better harmonic separation of the notes played and by reducing "muddiness" or lack of clarity in the heard note. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6248942 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6111176 | String assembly including one or more anchors for use with a stringed instrument A stringed instrument, such as a guitar having unique string assemblies is provided. The string assembly includes a string and anchor elements arranged on at least one end of the string. A method of manufacturing string assemblies which include a string a... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6057498 | Vibratory string for musical instrument An improved vibratory string is provided for use in musical instruments such as pianos, guitars, violins and the like. The string is formed from one or more wires of a selected alloy material, such as Ni--Ti alloy, having desired superelastic properties a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6011206 | Musical instrument--the ribbon harp The ribbon harp is a mouth-blown musical instrument consisting of a thin ribbon-like textile or polymeric object. When held between the thumbs and blown on by mouth, the ribbon harp vibrates in the audible frequency range and produces a musical note. The ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5984226 | Method for making wound strings for musical instruments characterized by reduced inharmonicity Wound strings for a musical instrument include inharmonicity compensation. A portion of the wound string, preferably at one or both ends thereof, includes a concentric winding. The concentric winding has a length lcomp given by: ##EQU1## ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5977467 | Frequency display for an automatically tuned stringed instrument This invention is a display system for an automatically tuned stringed instrument displaying, individually or simultaneously, the frequency of each string of the instrument. The system provides for using the display to manually tune the instrument or to i... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5945615 | Tuning systems for stringed instruments A set of strings for use with a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, is provided. The set of strings may include one string or a plurality of strings wherein each string has a predetermined length selected to correspond with a convergence length at whic... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5913257 | Method of manufacturing guitar strings, and guitar strings resulting from such method A guitar string, in which an end of the string element is threaded into an enlarged end formed of metal, such enlarged end having been forced radially-inwardly all around the string element end so as to very tightly grip it. A method of making a guitar st... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5907113 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5892166 | Wound strings for musical instrument A wound musical string includes a core wire and a wrapped wire covering about the core wire. End turns of the wrapped wire covering are coextensive portions of transition sections of the core wire. The transition sections have equilateral triangular, squa... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5883319 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5874685 | Reduction of longitudinal modes in musical instruments strings This invention is directed towards a method of reducing longitudinal modes in vibrating strings of musical instruments having a plurality of strings of fixed lengths, such as pianos and harpsichords. The strings of musical instruments vibrate primarily in... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5817960 | Wound strings for musical instruments characterized by reduced inharmonicity and method for making the same Wound strings for a musical instrument include inharmonicity compensation. A portion of the wound string, preferably at one or both ends thereof, includes a concentric winding. The concentric winding has a length lcomp given by: ##EQU1## ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5801319 | Strings for musical instruments An improved musical instrument string is provided. The string includes a polymer cover that protects the string, from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover over a conventional string and ... | 09/01/1998 |
