Category: Patents Rock

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,891,872 Filed: 18 June 2019 In the name of: School of Rock LLC Title: Method And Apparatus Of Music Education What’s claimed: “A computer-aided method of educating music students comprising: assembling an ensemble of at least three music students, the students using differing instruments at differing proficiency levels and focusing on differing musical techniques; compiling a multidimensional database of songs, wherein dimensions of the database include three or more of: instrumentation requirements, technique requirements, musical styles represented, proficiency levels, and show theme suitability; searching the database for songs having desired characteristics matching the differing instruments, […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,762,885 Filed: 29 December 2017 In the name of: Spotify AB Title: System and method for association of a song, music, or other media content with a user’s video content What’s claimed: “A system for association of a song, music, or other media content with a user’s video content, comprising a computer, including a media server that executes thereon and is adapted to receive requests from client media devices to download, stream, or otherwise access media content; wherein each of one or more client media devices includes: a media application that communicates with, and controls […]

Rockin’ Design Patent: US Design Patent No. D83,956 Filed: 28 February 1931 In the name of: Edward L. Combs Title: Radiocabinet What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a radio cabinet, as shown.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the radio cabinet “as shown”. The design itself appears to correspond to the Philco Model 21 radio (see here for more information). If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 510,302 Filed: 16 January 1893 In the name of: Ruth Thew Title: Device for Teaching Music What’s claimed: “In a device of the class described, the combination with independent horizontal rods representing lines, of signs or characters provided with suspending ears to engage the rods, such ears being arranged at different points upon the signs or characters to sustain the latter upon or between the rods according to the ear which is engaged therewith, substantially as specified.” Why this patent rocks: This rockin’ patent relates to an adjustable device for teaching music, particularly to school children. A series of rods represent the musical […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 2,529,661 Filed: 20 January 1948 In the name of: Jacob H. Millstein Title: Combination Candy-Filled Musical Toy and Bank What’s claimed: “A combination candy-filled musical toy and bank comprising a flat receptacle simulating a piano in top plan, said receptacle having bottom, side and top walls, a partition Wall rising from the bottom wall and terminating in spaced relation to the top wall forming two compartments in the receptacle, said bottom wall projecting outwardly of the receptacle at one side thereof and carrying an upstanding wall at its outer edge with a series of openings therein, parallel ribs rising from the outwardly […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 1,956,350 Filed: 19 January 1934 In the name of: Laurens Hammond Title: Electrical Musical Instrument What’s claimed: “In an electrical musical instrument in which alternating current is used to produce musical tones, a manual including a number of different keys, a set of switches operated by each key, a plurality of sources of alternating current, and electrical connections from each of said sources to said switches, such that switches of different sets are connected to a single one of said sources.” Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to the Hammond Organ (see Wikipedia page here).  The patent itself is a […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 2,047,690 Filed: 12 June 1934 In the name of: Robert H. Keaton Title: Music Typing Machine What’s claimed: “In a music typing machine comprising a platen, and a type frame supported for movement transversely and longitudinally thereover and having a plurality of type members for printing in a central position relative to the frame, an inked ribbon disposed between the platen and type frame, and means supporting said ribbon for longitudinal movement with the type frame, whereby each character printed will be exposed to view upon movement of the frame to a position for printing the next succeeding character.” Why this […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 1,571,674 Filed: 16 March 1922 In the name of: Harold T. Kingsley Title: Mechanical Toy What’s claimed: “In combination, a toy person, having encased therein a bellows, a cylinder and a valve housing, said housing containing a plurality of air chambers having reed blocks and valves for operating the same, spring mechanisms adapted to operate said bellows for forcing air into said housing and valves and to operate said cylinder and operating arms connecting said cylinder and valves, adapted on movement of said cylinder to regulate the opening and closing of said valves.” Why this patent rocks: As with some of the previous rockin’ […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 1,526,030 Filed: 9 June 1924 In the name of: James C. Ward Title: Sounding Toy What’s claimed: “A sounding toy, comprising a mouth plate adapted to fit over the mouth of a person using the same and having a slot and an air passage terminating at one end adjacent one lateral edge of said slot and at its other end having a tubular extension, and a flexible tube at one end engaging said tubular extension and at its other end provided with a mouth piece for another person using the device.” Why this patent rocks: This invention relates to a tubular musical instrument […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: UK Registered Design No. 2021348 Filing Date: 2 March 1992 In the name of: Bang & Olufsen A/S Title: Loudpseaker Why this registered design rocks: Unlike rockin’ patents, registered designs protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This registered design appears to relate to Bang & Olufsen’s Beolab 8002speaker. Not only did Bang & Olufsen seek registered design protection for this shape, they also tried to obtain a registered trademark for the shape (see next post for details). Unlike registered designs or patents, trademarks provide a potentially infinite term of protection, so could be extremely valuable. […]