| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 084737000 | Expression or special effects | 13 |
| 20090139390 | ACOUSTIC GUITAR CONTROL UNIT - A control unit for a musical instrument having a keypad and/or touch pad areas for controlling a signal processing unit. The control unit is preferably formed in a thin and elastic layered structure whereby touching electrode surfaces of the structure generates a charge, voltage or capacitance that is subsequently processed. The control unit includes a surface element, whereby settings and values of the signal processing unit can be changed and controlled by a user applying physical contact to the surface element. A user control device is further coupled to the control unit, and is operable under at least two forms of operation, and wherein the user control device is configured to (1) select an acoustic parameters and (2) adjust the selected acoustic parameter. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090241761 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - Each of a plurality of pad devices that can be moved independent of each other includes: a sensor section for detecting a strike; and a transmitting section for transmitting operation information according to an output of the sensor section with wireless communication. A receiving section is provided in connection with a sound generating device to receive the operation information transmitted from each of the pad devices with wireless communication. The sound generating device generates a musical tone signal in accordance with the received operation information. A pad location detecting section detects a location of each of the pad devices. The sound generating device carries out tone generation control, for example, sound image localization control, for the musical tone signal generated in correspondence with each of the pad devices in accordance with the location of each of the pad devices detected by the pad location detecting section. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20130055879 | MUSICAL EFFECTS DEVICES - We describe a musical effect device comprising drive electronics to drive a first tuned resonant circuit at a resonant frequency, a moveable mechanical control associated with a second, passive tuned resonant circuit and read-out electronics coupled to the first tuned resonant circuit to sense a position of the control. A first frequency of resonance of the first tuned resonant circuit matches a second frequency of resonance of the second, passive tuned circuit, and the first and second frequency resonance match a resonant frequency of the drive signal. The first tuned resonant circuit has an input coupled to the drive electronics, an output coupled to the read-out electronics and a resonant LC circuit coupled in series between the input and output. The variable output signal is dependent on an amplitude of a signal at the output of the first tuned resonant circuit. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20140345442 | Input Device for an Electronic System and Methods of Using Same - Devices and methods for controlling an electronic system are provided. An embodiment of a device comprises a spring having a first end with a first handle and a second end with a second handle. A first sensor detects movement of the first end and a second sensor detects movement of the second end. Each sensor provides a control signal to the electronic system such that the electronic system can act according to the varying control signals. A method comprises providing a spring-based musical instrument and providing a computer having a speaker. The spring is altered by the musician in order to generate control signals to the computer. Sound is generated by the speaker and varied by the computer according to the received control signals. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150059561 | All In One Guitar - The present invention includes a guitar comprising: a hollow body, the body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the first and second sidewall connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the top surface having a central opening; an equalizer, the equalizer integral to the body; a mixer, the mixer integral to the body; a microphone jack, the microphone jack integral to the body; an amplifier, the amplifier integral to the body; a battery compartment, the battery compartment integral to the body, an output board, the output board integral to the body; an auxiliary input, the auxiliary input integral to the body. Other embodiments of the guitar include an all in one onboard mixer, a wireless system including a wireless transmitter and wireless receivers and an output board. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20170236502 | Electronic Mute for Musical Instrument | 08-17-2017 |
| 084738000 | Envelope shaping (e.g., attack, decay, sustain, or release, etc.) | 1 |
| 20140165822 | ROD-SHAPED ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - A rod-shaped electronic percussion instrument is provided. A rod-shaped percussion instrument, which has a striking surface made of an elastic material in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, is characterized in including: a plate-shaped member, which is made of a hard material in a substantially rectangular shape and is elastically supported by a position facing a bottom surface side of the striking surface; and two sensors, which are disposed on a surface side of the plate-shaped member and detect a vibration due to striking on the striking surface, wherein the two sensors are connected to electrically combine detection signals detected by the sensors and output the same. | 06-19-2014 |
| 084740000 | Vibrato | 1 |
| 20140165823 | Removable inline signal interrupter for electric guitar - A removable inline signal interrupter having a male/female combination plug, the male portion of the plug insertable into an electric guitar output receptacle, the female portion of the male/female plug having an internal negative-negative connection and an internal positive-positive connection, the positive-positive connection extending externally from the female portion of the male/female plug, and having a spring loaded on/off switch incorporated into the circuitry, the female portion of the male/female plug serving as a receptacle for the insertion of a male plug from the amplifier, the spring-loaded on/off lever switch allowing the guitarist to selectively interrupt the signal from the guitar to the amplifier. | 06-19-2014 |
| 084741000 | Loudness control | 5 |
| 20080295676 | PREAMP FOR USE WITH A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT - A preamp for use with a musical instrument includes a processing circuit that processes an electrical signal and an output device that outputs the electrical signal to an external device. The preamp also includes a battery that supplies electric power to the processing circuit. A switch switches in those cases where a voltage of the battery has dropped below a specific voltage, such that the electrical signal is output from the output device instead of an output of the processing circuit. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080307949 | Automatic Playing and Recording Apparatus for Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Automatic playing and recording apparatuses for an acoustic/electric guitar allow a user to play in concert along with music of other musical instruments outputted by an automatic playing apparatus by adding the automatic playing apparatus to an acoustic/electric guitar, or to record/process user's guitar music or ensemble music and then reproduce/output the guitar music or the ensemble music according to user's need by adding a recording apparatus to an acoustic/electric guitar. The automatic playing and recording apparatuses for an acoustic/electric guitar comprise: a pre-amp for amplifying guitar music at a predetermined level, controlling the tone according to user's demand and then outputting the guitar music to a dedicated guitar amp; an automatic playing apparatus for storing an outer music file using the internal memory or converting an exterior music signal into a music file to thereby output the music file to the pre-amp; and a recording apparatus for storing an output of the pre-amp in the internal memory. Accordingly, the user can play in concert together with various musical instruments without adhering to time and place, and the user himself or herself can appreciate or listen to user's own guitar music or ensemble music with various musical instruments. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20130239789 | SOUND-GENERATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SOUND-GENERATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND A PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic drum set is provided, which allows a user to give a performance, feeling as if the user is playing acoustic drums. The electronic drum set DS is provided with a foot board, a potentiometer, and CPU. The foot board is pressed down by the user. When the user presses the foot board down, the potentiometer mounted on the foot board obtains an angular rate and angular acceleration of the foot board. CPU determines based on the obtained angular acceleration, a timing, at which an instruction of generating a musical tone is given. Further, CPU controls based on the obtained angular rate, a generating state of a musical tone, the generation of which is instructed. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140190339 | Hand Controlled Volume Potentiometer Knob And Related Methods - A hand controlled volume potentiometer knob has a knob body for coupling with a potentiometer shaft on the body of a guitar and at least one arm extending from the knob body and angled to place a distal end of the arm proximate a playing area of the guitar. The arm allows a user to control guitar volume without removing his hand from a playing area of the guitar, by actuating the arm with a finger to turn the knob and thereby rotate the potentiometer shaft. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140290469 | Audio Effect Control Pedal - An audio effect control pedal for musicians has, in one embodiment, a first input connection ( | 10-02-2014 |
