Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5469769 | Soundboard for musical instruments In a laminated construction of a soundboard for use in musical instruments such as the piano, the use of a core having larger shearing elastic modulus and/or smaller shearing loss tangent than that of the fore and rear plates assures small shearing loss i... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5052261 | Compensating valve system for brass instruments Improved apparatus for providing a chromatic scale with accurate intonation for valved brass instruments is disclosed. Two embodimeents of the invention that compensate for the deficiencies of the valve systems of the prior art are described for both four... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5044248 | German bassoon equipped with improved pianissimo key mechanism A German bassoon comprises a crook, other component joints connected to the crook and a pianissimo key mechanism closing a pianissimo hole formed in the crook without any keywork, and the pianissimo key mechanism allows the pianissimo hole to be open when... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5044249 | High hat stand with mechanical advantage with two sprockets A high hat stand comprising a stationary cymbal on a stationary support, a movable cymbal above the stationary cymbal and movable down into engagement with the stationary cymbal, a spring urging the movable cymbal away from such engagement, and a pedal co... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5040446 | Tambourine A tambourine is fabricated from a single piece frame having two hinges which divide the frame into a central section and two end sections. As assembled the frame is bent at the hinges and curved so that the two end sections can be joined by a connecting m... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5038656 | Groove tube key mounting for musical instruments This device provides simplified, effective and inexpensive constructions for transferring energy stored in torque springs (30) to the function of keys, valves, rings and levers of musical instruments. It is a rigid tube indented with a longitudinal groove... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5035168 | Balance pin assembly for a piano key A balance pin assembly for mounting a piano key includes a balance pin, a mounting insert, and a self-locking pin. The balance pin has a lower externally threaded base, an intermediate annular shoulder, and an upper elongated stem with a top torque regula... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5031499 | Drum A drum includes a hollow drum body, a drum skin frame supported by the walls of the hollow drum body, a drum skin stretched on the drum skin frame, and a drum head frame tightly clamping the peripheral; edges of the drum skin frame and the drum skin. A da... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5027685 | Woodwind instrument A simple form of woodwind instrument of the clarinet-type and flute-type is shown. Each instrument utilizes the same body made of PCV pipe and different sound generators of clarinet-type mouth pieces or flute-type head joints designed to fit the body. The... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5025694 | Tuning the wood of a musical instrument bow A method of tuning a violin bow to improve the quality of sound consists of clamping the bow at the frog, tapping the bow near the frog, and trimming the material in the proximity of the tapping point until a desired tone is produced by the vibrating bow.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5025697 | Musical drum reinforcement A musical drum is reinforced by a stiffening ring which is placed inside the shell of the drum at the edge adjacent to the drum head, and is adjusted by a screw to provide internal tension in the drum shell to prevent its being squeezed when the drum head... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5025696 | Partially fretted fingerboard A stringed instrument fingerboard having a first fretted portion and a first fretless portion in which frets would occur if the pattern of the fret locations in the fretted portion had been extended thereover.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5025699 | Finger rest for recorder A finger rest for a recorder, which is attached on the under side of a body of the recorder for facilitating support of the weight of the recorder body with a thumb of the right hand of a player, comprises a body holding section having a bottom portion of... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5018424 | Tuning peg A tuning peg for a stringed musical instrument comprises a cylindrical housing adapted to be mounted on a stringed musical instrument. The housing has a central chamber, an axially extending slot and a shearing surface. A slider is positioned within the c... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018425 | Mouthpiece system for woodwind instruments An improved mouthpiece reed holder system for single-reed woodwind instruments. The mouthpiece window is nearly the full length of the reed such that preferably 65% or more of the area of the underside of the reed is open to the tone chamber. The associat... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018423 | Neck adjustment mechanism for stringed instruments A stringed instrument having a body portion and a neck extending from the body portion wherein the neck includes mounting end attachable to the body portion, a distal end and an intermediate section including means for attachment of a fingerboard. An encl... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018422 | Process for improvement of tone in violins and related instruments Violin bellies, backs, and sides are immersed in a varnish bath under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure for periods of time ranging from 1 to 14 days. The varnish bath contains a drying oil in a volatile solvent. In a preferred embodiment, t... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018426 | Hi-hat stand apparatus for supporting a pair of cymbals An elevator rod is passed through a hollow post. A lower cymbal is mounted on the upper end of the post, while an upper cymbal is mounted on the upper portion of the rod. The elevator rod is urged upward by a return spring. A running pulley is mounted on ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5016514 | Capo for stringed instruments A capo for detachably mounting on the neck of a fretted stringed musical instrument for selectively raising the pitch of the instrument comprises an elongated spring bar having a length for extending across and engaging the strings on the neck of an instr... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5014585 | End blown flute with standard keying An end-blown flute comprising a hollow tube open at both ends with an embouchure at the upper end of the tube to provide an end-blown free air-reed. The tube has at least 13 tone holes through the side wall thereof, the holes being particularly spaced fro... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012714 | Brass instrument A brass instrument such as a trombone has a main tube member formed with a main air passage, a plurality of bypassing tube members respectively formed with bypassing air passages, and a plurality of valve units selectively coupling the main air passage to... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010798 | Handbell anti-roll clip An anti-roll hand clip for handbells aids in the support of the handbell when resting on the playing table. The clip is a simple, wire device which attaches to the handle of the handbell and, more particularly, to the circular hand guard portion of the ha... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5007322 | Percussion implement handle A percussion power handle is disclosed that allows a user to grasp plural percussion implements in each hand. The device comprises plural grips interconnected by a frame. Each grip releasably receives a percussion implement. A frame biases grips away from... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007321 | Power operated string vibrating device for selectively vibrating a string of a stringed musical instrument A power operated string vibrating device for selectively vibrating a string of a stringed musical instrument having at least one string. The string vibrating device comprises a support member positioned on the musical instrument proximate a string. A firs... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5003857 | Spindle for harp There is disclosed an improved spindle construction for use in connection with harps of the type having a linkage assembly associated with foot pedals for controlling the action of harp strings. The improved spindle is designed to eliminate friction betwe... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5003858 | Portable resonating platform and T-bar for securing the endpin and enhancing the tone of a cello A portable resonating platform for enhancing the tone of a cello comprises an upper plate and a lower plate rigidly joined in spaced-apart relation. The upper plate has a groove extending laterally along the top surface in which the endpin of the cello ca... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5000072 | Apparatus for locating sections of a wind instrument A musical wind instrument has a hollow, generally tubular body made up of a first body section and a second body section which may be telescopically interfitted to define the assembled wind instrument. Alignment and locating structures are located respect... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5000073 | Construction for supporting a reed upon the mouthpiece of a musical wind instrument and method of fabricating the same A ligature for supporting a reed upon the mouthpiece of a single reed musical wind instrument, and method of fabricating the same. The substrate is stamped and formed into a generally tubular, longitudinally split clamping band that has two diametrically ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4998456 | Body construction of a wind instrument and procedure for producing a wind instrument with said construction The present invention concerns the body structure of a wind instrument and a procedure for making a wind instrument body presenting said structure. The body of a wind instrument, such as a flute, consists of an elongated tube composed of one or several pa... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4996902 | Musical instrument with barrel A musical wind instrument, comprising a cylindrical barrel having an inlet hole (3) communicating with the mouthpiece (1) of the instrument, an outlet hole (5) communicating with the bell (12), a branch hole (6), a return hole (7), the branch hole (6) com... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993304 | Multi-annular musical drum A multi-annular musical drum instrument formed from a plurality of axially aligned permanently connected rings. Each ring formed of a multi-annular ring of laminated plywood, a solid wood or other desireable material. Each ring is non-jointed and undivide... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993302 | Non slip guitar pick A thin flat piece of plastic that can be repeatedly bent. Two thin soft pieces of rubber are attached to the hard flexible plastic with glue. The soft flexible material is thinly coated with a non-hardening adhesive. The pick is held between the thumb and... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993301 | Jagged edge pick for a stringed musical instrument A guitar pick having a serrated or jagged edge for picking a guitar string and capable of producing in a rapid succession a repetitive tone to give a percussive effect and to alternatively pick normally by using the unserrated top portion of the pick. The... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993303 | Hornette A brass wind instrument is disclosed which has substantially the same range as a French Horn but has a forward facing bell for greater projection. Further, the bell is substantially that of a tenor trombone. The instrument includes a rotary valve for changing ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4987816 | Fingerboard An improved fingerboard for a stringed instrument having a series of substantially planar raised surfaces, each surface having an edge disposed toward the nut of the instrument, a "fret edge". The fret edges are located at fret positions along the strings... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986158 | Modular multiple musical instrument stand A modular construction, multiple musical instrument stand may be quickly assembled or disassembled for use in the stage or performing environment. The stand contains a plurality of quickly and easily performed adjustments so that various types and sizes o... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4984494 | Tuning pen This invention is a Tuning Pen which can serve as a writing apparatus and tuning device as well as a device for checking notes of the scale corresponding to a specific key signature. According to the present invention, the pen holder which has a tuning fl... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4982640 | Guitar with improved releasable neck joint construction A guitar with improved releasable neck joint construction. The guitar (10) comprises a body (12) having a forwardly facing neck engaging surface (36), and a neck (18) having a proximal end portion (20) for being secured to the body (12). The proximal end ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982641 | Guitar pick holder A guitar pick holder including a band removeably fitted around the arm of a guitar player generally at the wrist. A tether line having a first end and a second end opposite the first end is connected to the band at its first end and extends generally down... | 01/08/1991 |
