Class 84/410 - Resonators

Subclass of Class 84 - Music
Definition: Hollow bodies serving as resonators for a bar, fork, etc.
No. of patents: 49
Last issue date: 03/05/2013

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Number	Title	Issue Date
8389841	Adjustable resonator stop and keyboard percussion instrument including same An adjustable resonator stop may be used in resonators of keyboard percussion instruments. The adjustable resonator stop includes a resonator engaging body having a cavity, a resonator end member being configured to be disposed within the cavity of the resonator eng...	03/05/2013
7910816	Circular percusive sound generation instrument A percussion instrument incorporates a case with an inner surface having a substantially circular profile. Multiple high precision spherical balls are contained with the case for acceleration on the inner surface in uniform circular motion along the profile to produ...	03/22/2011
7804014	Tone plate for keyboard-type tone plate percussion instrument, tone plate-fabricating method, tone generator unit of tone plate percussion instrument, and keyboard-type percussion instrument A tone plate which makes it easy to reduce the entire length and width thereof, thus increasing the degree of freedom in design. The tone plate includes an antinode portion, front and rear ends, and first and second supporting holes which are located closer to the f...	09/28/2010
7528311	Keyboard-type percussion instrument A keyboard-type percussion instrument capable of outputting, with high quality, a musical tone to outside the instrument. In an upper part of the instrument, there is provided a tone generator unit including sounding members disposed to respectively correspond to ke...	05/05/2009
7482521	Water music device A water music device is provided. In one embodiment, the device permits a child to play a song wherein the different tones of the song are generated by tubes filled to different levels using any liquid, such as water. In another embodiment, the water music device ma...	01/27/2009
7405351	Event activated wind chime system and method of use An event activated wind chime system and method of use are disclosed. In one form, an event activated wind chime system includes a wind chime assembly including at least one wind chime element proximally located to a striker operable to contact the wind chime elemen...	07/29/2008
7368648	Set of clave blocks A percussion musical instrument comprising a set of clave blocks each comprising a body having an open cavity therewithin. The bodies of the clave blocks have substantially equal exterior dimensions and assorted volumes of the open cavities therewithin provided to g...	05/06/2008
7361822	Plug assembly for a xylophone resonator A plug assembly for a xylophone resonator includes a cover adapted to be mounted on the xylophone resonator to close an opening of the xylophone resonator, an annular disk adapted to be received inside the xylophone resonator and a threaded rod having a threaded bot...	04/22/2008
7325357	Acoustical fishing lure An improved fishing lure which produces, transmits and modulates high frequency vibrations. The high frequency tone wire vibration is actuated upon impact of a striker against the wall of an essentially watertight housing. As the striker oscillates within the housin...	02/05/2008
7317157	Musical instrument having a ribbed surface The invention relates to a musical instrument with which a sound is produced in the same manner as when playing the guiro (Latin American percussion instrument: longish gourd having a regularly notched surface) by scratching with the finger nail or by playing with a...	01/08/2008
7220904	Bell and clapper for bells A clapper for a bell is hollow on the inside for receiving objects, such as a personal dedication. The clapper may also be provided with a coating for damping the volume of the bell strike, or at least change the sound. ...	05/22/2007
7179985	Hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument A hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument and percussion set containing the instrument. The instrument includes a hollow cylindrical shell having a first end and a second end and an inside cylindrical surface. A first substantially rigid plate having an outsi...	02/20/2007
7161078	Bass mallet percussion instrument This disclosure relates to a bass mallet percussion instrument which is physically compact as compared to previous instruments, where percussion bars are removeably fixed above a resonance box that is divided into a plurality of resonance spaces, and the resonance s...	01/09/2007
7009098	Water activated chiming device Upward flowing water through a riser from a reservoir excites a freely suspended striker displacing it from its gravitational resting position to make chaotic contact with encircling resonating elements attached to a mounting plate in order to produce tones of rando...	03/07/2006
6977329	Apparatus and methods for increasing the tonal complexity and quality of live and recorded musical instruments A musically resonant apparatus with continuously variable resonances and methods for increasing the tonal complexity and quality of live and recorded musical instruments utilizes the position of one or more movable resonators to determine the freely resonant dimensi...	12/20/2005
6858787	Container A container (10) includes two chambers (14, 20). The main chamber (14) can receive the beverage. The other chamber (20) receives percussion means (not illustrated) such as ball bearings. The container can also include handle (11). ...	02/22/2005
6777603	Perforated open volume acoustic resonator The creation of sounds by musical instruments or sound reproduction systems is not perfect, but acoustic dissonances inherent in the production of sound generators can be corrected. The present method uses open volumes, such as a glass, possibly provided with...	08/17/2004
6489546	Musical instrument and method of making same There is provided a musical instrument according to the present invention having body wall with a single welded seam on the underside opposite the striking or playing side. This construction method allows for a vibrating surface of continuing proportions ...	12/03/2002
6376757	Furniture incorporating a percussion instrument and method for forming the same A furniture piece incorporates a percussion element such as a key that can generate a musical sound. For example, the top of a coffee table may incorporate a set of tuned keys that together form a xylophone-like instrument. Thus, not only can one use the ...	04/23/2002
6255572	Rattling percussion instrument A percussion instrument has first and second shells each of which extends away from the other, the shells forming cavities; a closure for one of the shells having a diaphragm portion and closing a portion of the cavity formed by the one shell, the closure...	07/03/2001
6239339	Resonance body for a string instrument The invention relates to a sound body for a stringed instrument, having an upper backframe (6) designed as a frame, to which a soundboard (4) is adhesively bonded, and on which there are provided at least one bridge (8) extending approximately diagonally ...	05/29/2001
6127611	Apparatus and method of optimizing the tonal balance of instruments with end-pins A multi-mode adjustable-tone and tone-adjusting end-pin holder and methods for enhancing and optimizing the tonal balance and sonic quality of end-pin equipped instruments are disclosed. The sympathetically resonating holder is comprised of both wide band...	10/03/2000
6095888	Turkey call with glare resistant striking surface A turkey call includes a housing and a striking plate for producing artificial turkey sounds when the striking plate is contacted by and moved relative to a rigid striking member that is moved relative thereto. The striking plate is preferably formed of a...	08/01/2000
6091009	Musical percussion instrument An idiophone musical instrument has at least one agogo bell and a handle or bracket. The bell has an oval, elliptical or rounded shape with a pair of opposed slits, and is formed of plastic. A mounting construction for the bell includes a multisided apert...	07/18/2000
6072111	Device for producing at least one sound In a device for generating at least one sound by means of at least one sounding board (1) with vibrationally neutral surfaces, the sounding board (1) is joined to a holder (2) at least in the area of a vibrationally neutral surface....	06/06/2000
6020546	Block percussion instrument A hollow block-type percussion instrument including a body, the body having a first end, a second end, and a substantially semicircular cross-section along a length thereof between the first end and the second end....	02/01/2000
6008445	Adjustment for drum snare A type of adjustment for snare drum, comprising a main unit to be fitted to the shell of a snare drum, an adjusting lever inside the main unit and a moving piece inside the main unit, which will move linearly in the main unit with the rotation of the adju...	12/28/1999
5986195	Musical resonator mounting structure A musical resonator mounting arrangement includes a resonator unit, a support plate, a coupling plate having one end fastened to the support plate and an opposite end connected to an end plate of the resonator unit by a connecting plate, a clamping unit c...	11/16/1999
5977465	Mallet percussion instruments The instrument includes a support structure formed of telescoping legs enabling height adjustment of the bed supporting the bars. The bars are strung on lines supported on bar mounts having resilient material in engagement with the lines preventing transm...	11/02/1999
5920020	Resonance box The invention concerns a resonance box for tonal amplification of a string instrument acoustically connected therewith, in particular one being supported by means of an end pin. This type of resonance box should be configured in such a fashion that it fac...	07/06/1999
5602354	Acoustical rhythm board A rhythm board that is electronically amplified using at least one fixed pick-up unit, though more units may be used, installed internally on a resonator. The pick-up unit may be of the solid contact transducer type, dynamic microphone or condenser microp...	02/11/1997
5529526	Turkey caller A turkey caller for producing sounds for enticing wild turkey gobblers by producing life-like turkey hen yelps, clucks and purrs. The turkey caller is of durable construction and functions properly in various climatic conditions and even if the sound prod...	06/25/1996
5520089	Water organ A musical instrument wherein water is selectively injected into an array of resonant air columns, of varied resonant frequency. When the injected water impacts with the closed end of the air columns, vibrations are excited having a pitch resonant with the...	05/28/1996
5420564	Door chime assembly Door chime assembly includes a chime base having a rear plate and at least one resonance chamber secured to said rear plate, a tone bar within the chamber and a striking means mounted on the plate for striking the tone bar. The chime base is molded in a s...	05/30/1995
5275080	Wind chimes having paired chime members A windchime that generates musical tones in response to very low wind speeds includes chime members that are grouped in pairs. The chime members of each pair of chime members include a massive chime member and a less massive chime member that are closely ...	01/04/1994
5207769	Strikerless percussion musical instrument A hand-held percussion musical instrument includes a swinging tone-generating plate, which is hinged and moved when being played. The tone plate is sounded by impact with the body of the instrument, which includes a resonator and impact member located at ...	05/04/1993
5189236	Tunable resonator plug An improved resonator tuning plug for the resonators of keyboard percussion instruments. An inexpensive plug suitable for the entire range of the keyboard instrument, offering quick tuning changes and secure locking of position. A thickness of material sh...	02/23/1993
5155287	Percussion rhythm apparatus The percussion rhythm apparatus includes an elongate base member to which one end of each of two hollow tubular members is engaged in a pivotable manner. The tubular members are spaced from one another and both extend outwardly to one side of the base mem...	10/13/1992
4941386	Resonator tuning adjustment for keyboard percussion instruments A tuning means for the resonators of keyboard percussion instruments, particularly the lower note resonators of marimbas. A threaded cap and collar provide pitch adjustment while a holding means maintains the adjustment so that vibration buzzing of the ad...	07/17/1990
4867033	Idiophone having a resonant chamber A handle for an idiophone such as a claves has a tubular grip internally provided with a resonant chamber opening towards the main body of the musical instrument for generation of high tonal pitch sounds with long decay time....	09/19/1989

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