| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 084299000 | Guitar bridges with tailpieces | 7 |
| 20080196571 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A stringed musical instrument employs springs and/or one or more hanging masses to apply tension to corresponding musical strings. Each spring and/or mass is chosen and configured for its ability to impart a string tension generally matched to the appropriate tension of the string at perfect tune. Preferably, the spring and/or mass is selected and arranged so that the tension in the string maintains at or near perfect tune even as the string elongates or contracts due to environmental factors or passage of time. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090205477 | Integral Saddle and Bridge for Stringed Musical Instruments - An integral saddle and bridge for stringed musical instruments, such as the electric guitar, having a bridge piece comprised of a bar with a slot formed in the top to receive a saddle piece. By pressure or adhesive the bridge and saddle are made solid and therefore, and by their materials, acoustically superior. The bridge is formed to mate with common mountings and the saddle is carved to achieve intonation. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090235805 | Stringed Instrument for Producing Precise Rhythmic Strumming - The present invention is a stringed instrument for producing rapid tempo and more precise rhythmic strumming. The shape of the strumming apparatus allows simultaneous contact of two or more strings from a plurality of strings, and thereby allows chords to be more efficiently produced. In combination with the strumming apparatus, the present invention includes an instrument body with recessed components on the front surface of the instrument body. Combining the strumming apparatus and an instrument body as in the present invention allows a user to achieve greater rhythmic precision and a faster tempo vis-à-vis faster paced strumming of the strings. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20150027291 | DECORATIVE GUITAR TAILPIECE COVER - Presented is a decorative cover that replaces the bar of a standard tailpiece of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar. The decorative cover is attractive and hides the retaining screws used to attach the bar. The decorated cover component may be manufactured in a wide range of designs to appeal to various and diverse groups of guitarists, and accommodates shapes that are not found in prior art guitars such as steer heads, crosses, and annular disks. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150294652 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC GUITAR - String fastener in the guitar body of an electric guitar, includes a bridge, carrying one saddle per string located at the upper side of the bridge, across which a string is arranged to run, one saddle per string fastened to the upper side, a downwards directed, pivoted lever arranged at each saddle, at which lever one string end is fastened, a tuning spring fastened with one of its ends to the lever and with its other end to the guitar body, which tuning spring strives to maintain a constant pulling force in a string, and which string fastener is provided with a vibrato arm, which when activated results in the bridge angling towards the guitar body, the vibrato arm being pivotally fastened to and running through the bridge. A fastening element maintains each lever in position, and a release device cooperates with the fastening element to release the levers. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150310838 | SELF-COMPENSATING TUNABLE BRIDGE FOR STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A tunable bridge for a string musical instrument is provided to enable a user to rapidly switch between two pre-selected string tunings simply by movement of an actuator arm. The actuator arm controls the position of a cam roller assembly, which in turn controls the pivotal movement of a rocker arm between a lower position and an upper position. A multiplicity of string fingers are mounted for pivotable movement between respective first and second tuning positions. A plurality of manually-adjustable tuning screws with engagement tips are threadedly disposed in the rocker arm. Each engagement tip is configured to press against a respective string finger when the rocker arm is placed in its upper position, thereby further stretching the strings attached to the respective string fingers and increasing their pitch in accordance with the second pre-selected tuning. Mounting of the tunable bridge does not require permanent modification of the string instrument. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317960 | TAILPIECE WITH SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR ARCHTOP GUITARS - The invention regards the mode in which the strings are supported through the tail on the acoustic archtop guitars. | 11-05-2015 |
