Day: 21 August 2020

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 8,103,035 Filed: 22 December 2006 Assignee (owner): Bose Corporation Title: Portable Audio System Having Waveguide Structure Abstract: “An apparatus includes a housing. A waveguide is located within the housing. The waveguide includes a first subsection that bends around a first axis and has a first cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A second subsection bends around a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis and includes a second cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A third subsection acoustically couples the first subsection […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. US 4,656,917 Filed: 30 July 1985 Assignee (owner): Edward L. Van Halen (yep, that’s Eddie Van Halen!!) Title: Musical Instrument Support Abstract: “A supporting device for stringed musical instruments, for example, guitars, banjos, mandolins and the like, is disclosed. The supporting device is constructed and arranged for supporting the musical instrument on the player to permit total freedom of the player’s hands to play the instrument in a completely new way, thus allowing the player to create new techniques and sounds previously unknown to any player. The device, when in its operational position, has a plate […]