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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335831 | Brass instrument A brass instrument with improved tonal characteristics that includes a tonal material attached to the brass instrument. The instrument may be a trumpet. The tonal material may have a Mohs hardness of greater than about 6, such as a semi-precious stone. Also disclose... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7178629 | Electroacoustic public address unit with acoustic horn or waveguide A horn or waveguide public address unit, enabling to adapt the dispersion characteristics of the horn or waveguide. The unit is provided with at least one profiling component (21a, 21b) constituting a removable dispersion shaper, capable ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7049501 | Ring mute The present invention (ring mute) is a device comprised of a sound absorbent foam urethane ring with an incision encircling the inner section of the ring with an adhesive strip encircling the outer section of the ring to protect the foam ring from damage. The ring m... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6664456 | Harmonic vibration damping device for musical instruments and firearms Resilient material and/or rubber O-rings are placed at various predetermined locations to reduce unwanted sympathetic vibrations on musical instruments and firearms. This improves the performance and sound of musical instruments and makes them easier to p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6239338 | Saxophone muffler This invention relates to a muffler or mute for saxophone and other wind instruments comprising a muffling bag (10) with a durable external vinyl layer (12) and an internal layer of sound absorbing material (14). The saxophone (16) is entirely ensconced i... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6114619 | Ventilated mute for wind instrument Disclosed is a mute that attaches over the bell of a wind instrument which can be used for practice or performance. The shell of this mute consists of a symmetrically shaped cylindrical plastic jar. Attached to the exterior of the mute shell is an illumin... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5973246 | Mute attached to brass instrument without change of pitch of sound A mute attached to a brass instrument has an inner surface shaped in such a manner that standing waves of representative harmonic tones have respective final nodes therein close to final nodes of the standing waves generated without the mute, and the pitc... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5965832 | Brass instrument improvement An improvement to the tone and responsiveness of brass instruments is achieved by holding preshaped pieces of damping material, preferably a waxy, hot-melt adhesive, pressed against surfaces of the instrument tubing sections such as valve casings and tubi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5644095 | Brass instrument improvement An improvement to the tone and responsiveness of brass instruments is achieved by holding preshaped pieces of damping material, preferably a waxy, hot-melt adhesive, pressed against surfaces of the instrument tubing sections such as valve casings and tubi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5569864 | Mute attached to brass instrument without change of pitch of sound A mute attached to a brass instrument has an inner surface shaped in such a manner that standing waves of representative harmonic tones have respective final nodes therein close to final nodes of the standing waves generated without the mute, and the pitc... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5488893 | Mute The present invention is directed to a mute for use in a musical instrument. The mute is generally frusto-conical in shape, and includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the mute. The mute also includes a plurality of plugs which are threadably ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5373771 | Brass and wind musical instrument attachment and method related thereto A sound reflector device for symmetrical association, in spaced relationship, with the bell or sound-emitting end or any other orifice of a musical instrument whereby a portion of sound is reflected rearwardly from the sound-emitting end of the instrument... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5309808 | Acoustic practice mute Disclosed is an acoustic practice mute for brass musical wind instruments having a bell end which is of simple construction, light weight, acoustically transmits muted or dampened sound to the ears of the player without any electrical or membrane amplific... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5122088 | Mute for an elk call A mute for attachment to a game call with the mute having an elongate main body member of tubular construction. Circular rows of recesses are spaced along the elongate body member to provide a series of constructions and expansion zones. A cone shaped end... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4998959 | Mute for horn-type instruments A mute for a horn-type musical instrument is disclosed. The mute comprises a resonating dish which has an opening therein to permit air flow through the dish and a slit extending from the opening to facilitate resonance of the dish. The dish is adapted to... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4759252 | Mute holder A mute holder for a musical instrument such as a trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as a clamp portion for attaching to a music stand, and a ring portion for holding the mute. The ring portion has a C-shaped fixed arcuate member and a pivoting sector that allo... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4273021 | Mutes for wind instruments A mute for a wind instrument comprising a hollow shell adapted for fitting in the bell of the wind instrument and having an inlet and outlet for air passing through the instrument, the shell having an anechoic chamber located between and communicating wit... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4273022 | Instrumental mute An instrumental mute is provided which is capable of use as a `straight,` `cup` or `wah-wah` type mute in muting sounds produced by wind instruments. The apparatus comprises a vessel 1 internally divided into first and second adjacent chambers 9 and 10 re... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4226162 | Attachment for musical wind operated instruments A device which consists of a hollow cylindrical member attachable to the end of a musical wind operated instrument. A stethoscope is located inside the hollow body and serves to pick up sounds issuing from the end of the muscial instrument. The hollow mem... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4012983 | Acoustical reflector for wind instruments A panel of acoustically reflective material is removably supported on the bell of a wind instrument by a bracket which is jointed so that selectively the panel can be, (1) angularly positioned to reflect the sound back to the player or in other directions... | 03/22/1977 |
