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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381193 | Tunning fork type therapeutic utensil The U-shaped base of a U-shaped vibrating element 1 is provided with a transmission rod integrally attached thereto. Further, the transmission rod 2 is attached with a grip portion 3, which in turn is integrally attached with a press member 4... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7291116 | Plexor A plexor having a handle and a head attached to a front section, and having tapping elements seated on both sides on a receiving body. One tapping element terminates in a line-shaped tapping section, and the other tapping element terminates in a point-like tapping s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6184452 | Tuning of musical instruments An electric guitar has an electromagnetic resonating unit (3) which is arranged to resonate the strings (2) of the guitar, either individually or together. The resonance of each string is picked up by a pick-up unit (4), and the frequency of resonation of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5243292 | Electrostatic measuring tuning fork and means for limiting mechanical amplitude thereof An electrostatic measuring apparatus for measuring unknowns such as the electrostatic potential of a surface in a non-contacting manner, including a tuning fork and a sensing electrode, and in which the frequencies of two different vibration modes of the ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5198601 | Tuning means for stringed musical instrument Apparatus, such as a stringed musical instrument, is provided with at least one free-to-vibrate portion tightly coupled to a vibrating object. A member forming the free-to-vibrate is tuned to at least one specific resonant frequency related to the vibrati... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4223177 | Structure and method for sealing electronic parts A base has means for mounting and holding an electronic component, and a plurality of lead-out terminals for establishing electric connection between the electronic component and an external circuit. With the electronic component mounted on the base, an i... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4099443 | Tuning fork improvement A tuning fork for use in tuning a string instrument, the tuning fork having a groove or notch formed in the free end of its stem to enable it to conveniently ride on a string to be tuned and resist slipping off the string.... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4004482 | Method of tuning fretted instruments A method for tuning a fretted string instrument such, for example, as a guitar, by the use of a tuning fork of predetermined pitch by positioning a vibrating tuning fork on the string to be tuned and then adjusting the tension of the string until the vibr... | 01/25/1977 |
