Category: Patents Rock

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 2,508,831 Filed: 6 May 1947 In the name of: Samuel V. Lippman Title: Musical Toy What’s claimed: “An air-trapping, compressing and air expelling device for projecting and directing air streams into a user’s open mouth comprising, in combination, a unit in the form of a hand-sized concavo-convex body, said body having a marginally arranged restricted air discharge orifice, and an air-trapping cover unit including a compressing and expelling member of such a size and shape that its marginal edge portions make air-tight contact with corresponding marginal edge portions of said body when superposed upon the concave side thereof so […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: Registered Community Design No. 002713990-0001 Filed: 5 June 2015 In the name of: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Indication of Product: Microphones (part of -) Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of (part of) a microphone. This design itself appears to relate to Shure’s MV5 digital condenser mic (see here). Note the use of broken lines. Although there isn’t a universal agreement on how dotted (or ‘broken’) lines in registered design drawings should be interpreted, they are typically understood to show parts of the design for which protection isn’t sought; elements shown using solid lines are the parts for which […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: Registered Community Design No. 002714089-0001 Filed: 5 June 2015 In the name of: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Indication of Product: Microphones Why this registered design rocks: this registered design relates to the visual appearance of a microphone. This design itself appears to relate to Shure’s MV51 digital large-diaphragm condenser mic (see here). If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here! The information above is for general interest and information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Rockin’ Patent (Application): US Patent Application No. 12/024,976 Filed: 1 February 2008 In the name of: Paula Abdul (inventor) Title: Dynamic Microphone Support Apparatus What’s claimed: “An apparatus comprising: a base having a concave-shaped bottom portion that is positional on a surface; a compartment in the base that stores an adhesive material; a base cover that is positioned over the base and covers the compartment such that weight of a user positioned on the base cover applied in a direction causes the base to tilt with respect to the surface in the direction; and a rod member having a first end, a second end, and a middle […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. US 3,475,623 A Filed: 10 October 1966 In the name of: Robert A. Moog Title: Electronic High-pass And Low-pass Filters Employing The Base To Emitter Diode Resistance Of Bipolar Transistors What’s claimed: “An RC filter comprising a plurality of capacitors connected to provide the capacity elements of the filter and a plurality of bipolar transistors connected with said capacitors to utilize the essentially exponential resistance of the base to emitter diodes of said transistors as voltage controllable resistance elements of the RC filter.” Why this patent (application) rocks: This patent describes the use of bipolar transistors arranged in a ladder […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 8,835,731 Filed: 5 April 2013 In the name of: Travis Perry (inventor) Title: Chord Playing Attachment Apparatus What’s claimed: “Apparatus including a chord playing attachment adapted to attach to a guitar having strings, a fretted neck, head and body, the attachment comprising; a nut having lower surface that rests upon the guitar neck near the head, and a plurality of spaced apart string depressions that each receive and provide support for a guitar string; a chord playing unit adapted to be positioned on the fretted neck of the guitar connecting with the nut, the nut having left and […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 1,774,436 Filed: 17 June 1929 In the name of: Miguel Goubert Title: Musical Toy What’s claimed: “A musical instrument having the combination of an arbor, a frame freely rotatable on said arbor by the orbital movement of said arbor, a harmonica having the usual wind passages carried by said frame, a funnel on said frame in registry with said wind passages for the purpose of directing wind into said passages in the rotation of the frame, a perforated music sheet mounted on said frame for movement between said funnel and wind passages to control the admission of wind from […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 8,362,346 Filed: 25 July 2011 In the name of: Dan Edward Prozinski Title: Harmonica Holder and Sound Baffle What’s claimed: “A harmonica holder and method for suspending a harmonica on an existing stand, the harmonica holder comprising: an attachment mechanism configured to be attached to an existing stand; a first pivot connected to the attachment mechanism; a telescoping boom arm with set screw, connected to the first pivot with a locking screw; a second pivot connected to the telescoping boom arm; a support bracket connected to the second pivot with a locking screw; a platform held by screws to […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 5,929,362 Filed: 6 April 1998 In the name of: Julian Oteyza Title: Guitar With Removable Fretboard And Pickup Section Powered By A Headphone Amplifier What’s claimed: “A string board instrument having a main body and a removable neck section, said neck section comprising: (a) a fretboard with at least one string and a bridge; (b) pick-up means for detecting vibration of said at least one string and converting said vibration to an electrical signal;(c) a headphone amplifier arranged to amplify said electrical signal; and, (d) a first electrical connector arranged to interface with a second electrical connector on said main body, […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 7,928,303 Filed: 28 February 2008 In the name of: Riley Investments LLC Title: Insert For Cajon Drum What’s claimed: “Apparatus for lowering the fundamental frequency of a cajon drum, wherein said drum comprises four wooden side walls and a wooden top, wherein a first wooded side wall is the drumhead, wherein an opening is formed in a second side wall of said drum, comprising: a cylindrical insert, said cylindrical insert having a cylindrical body, said body being adapted to be slid into said opening, said insert having a flared flange at the outer end of said body and mounting means […]