Category: Patents Rock

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. US 1,661,058 Filed: 5 December 1925 In the name of: Leo Theremin (Inventor) Title: Method Of And Apparatus For The Generation Of Sounds What’s claimed: “A tone generating system controlled by the hand and comprising an electrical circuit embodying an oscillation generator, means in said circuit including a conductor having a field which when influenced by a hand moving therein will vary the resonant frequency of said circuit according to the movement of said hand only, and a sound reproducer connected with said circuit for emitting tones according to the electrical variations occurring in the circuit”. […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 3,439,572 Filed: 14 April 1967 Inventor: Martin B. Cohen Title: Percussion Instrument What’s claimed: “A percussion instrument comprising, a sound chamber, having a cavity with at least one open portion, support means secured to said chamber within said cavity, a plurality of spaced-apart elements slidably coupled to said support means and adapted to strike at least one wall of said chamber, and a vibratory rod member secured to, and external of said sound chamber, and having a hand grip along its length, for imparting sustained vibrations to said chamber”. Why this patent rocks: This patent explains that the ‘vibraslap‘ […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 5,255,452 Filed: 29 June 1992 Assignee (owner): Triumph International, Inc. Inventors: Michael J. Jackson et al. Title: Method And Means For Creating Anti-gravity Illusion Abstract: “A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be detachably engaged with the hitch member by simply sliding the shoe wearer’s foot forward, thereby engaging with the hitch member” What’s claimed: “A […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,509,622 Filed: 27 October 2016 Assignee (owner): Super Hi-Fi, LLC Title: Audio Content Production, Audio Sequencing, And Audio Blending System And Method Abstract: “Some embodiments include a production content server system with a computing device processing operations include causing a content reader server to couple to a content source with content using a wired or wireless link, and downloading at least one content file associated with content retrieved from the content source, where content file includes audio and/or a video. The operations include transcoding at least a portion of the at least one content file with […]

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 […]