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Examiner: Donels, Jeffrey


Primary examiner statistics: 1412 patents; average approval time: 1412 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 451 patents; average approval time: 775 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8115091 Method and device for controlling vibrational and light effects u...
8115090 Mashup data file, mashup apparatus, and content creation method
8110734 Position sensitive rotatable DJ control device
8106284 Playback apparatus and display method
8106286 Waveform generating apparatus
8106287 Tone control apparatus and method using virtual damper position
8106288 Methods and apparatus for transmitting finger positions to string...
8106285 Speech-driven selection of an audio file
8101842 Music comparing system and method
8101843 System and method for pacing repetitive motion activities
8098869 Loudspeaker damper, manufacturing method thereof, and loudspeaker...
8098865 Behind-the-ear hearing device with a magnetically-attached ear ho...
8098874 Hanging type earphone with a hinge unit
8097800 Method for controlling a digital audio source
8093482 Detection and processing of signals in stringed instruments
8088987 Tone signal processing apparatus and method
8084680 Sound generating device of electronic keyboard instrument
8084678 Sensor bow for stringed instruments
8084677 System and method for adaptive melodic segmentation and motivic i...
8080724 Method and system for separating musical sound source without usi...
8080723 Rhythm matching parallel processing apparatus in music synchroniz...
8076565 Music-responsive entertainment environment
8076566 Beat extraction device and beat extraction method
8071870 Light beam shaping in an optical pick up for a musical instrument
8067685 Stringed instrument utilizing sympathetic vibrations
8067683 Method and apparatus for electronically sustaining a note from a ...
8063296 Apparatus for percussive harmonic musical synthesis utilizing MID...
8058545 Effect device systems and methods
8053660 Variable slippage control for a disc jockey control surface
8049094 Reproduction device, reproduction method, and program
8039723 Music processing system including device for converting guitar so...
8039725 Electronic keyboard instrument
8030568 Systems and methods for improving the similarity of the output vo...
8022284 Method and system to harmonically tune (just intonation tuning) a...
8022289 Harmonic sound generator and a method for producing harmonic soun...
8022285 Automatic guitar tuning case
8017851 System and method for physically interactive music games
8017847 Violin display
8013228 Electronic keyboard musical instrument having key actuators
8013229 Automatic creation of thumbnails for music videos

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6031176 Electronic percussion instrument with tone color controlling syst...
6025552 Computerized music apparatus processing waveform to create sound ...
5932827 Sustainer for a musical instrument
5922981 Personal lighting system for drummers
5920026 Electronic percussion instrument with a net-like material to mini...
5913259 System and method for stochastic score following
5907116 Method and device for reproducing a starlit sky
5902948 Performance instructing apparatus
5900564 Music data processing apparatus with communication interface and ...
5900569 Music playing data fetch circuit
5898119 Method and apparatus for generating musical accompaniment signals...
5895876 Sound reproducing apparatus which utilizes data stored on a recor...
5894100 Electronic musical instrument
5892168 Drum head with floating muffling ring
5892171 Method of extending capability of music apparatus by networking
5889224 Karaoke scoring apparatus analyzing singing voice relative to mel...
5886272 Guitar with captive neck joint
5886274 System and method for generating, distributing, storing and perfo...
5886279 Switch mechanism of piano with built-in electronic musical instru...
5886275 Transporting method of karaoke data by packets
5886273 Performance instructing apparatus
5883327 Keyboard system for an electric musical instrument in which each ...
5883317 Double-back acoustic booster for stringed instruments
5880385 Peg device for use in tensioning drum skins and to novel shaped d...
5880393 Keyboard musical instrument and recorder/playback controller ...
5874686 Apparatus and method for searching a melody
5869783 Method and apparatus for interactive music accompaniment
5866835 Flexible pickup circuit assembly and saddle for stringed instrume...
5866836 Low frequency sound monitoring system for musicians
5864083 Musical effect controller and system for an electric guitar
5864074 Tremolo effect unit
5864082 Tone synthesizing apparatus and method based on ensemble of arith...
5864075 Picks for stringed musical instruments
5861568 Generation of wave functions by storage of parameters for piecewi...
5861566 Automatic player piano having frame structure self-aligned with k...
5859380 Karaoke apparatus with alternative rhythm pattern designations
5859382 System and method for supporting an adlib performance
5859381 Automatic accompaniment device and method permitting variations o...
5850050 Method and apparatus for generating musical tones, method and app...
5850051 Method and apparatus for creating an automatic accompaniment patt...
 
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