- Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. 244,717
- Filed: 10 July 1975
- In the name of: Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk fame
- Title: Electronic Percussion Musical Instrument
- What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for an electronic percussion musical instrument, substantially as shown”
- Why this (design) patent rocks: First of all, this is a ‘design patent’ rather than a ‘utility patent’. What’s referred to as a ‘design patent’ in the US is often called a ‘registered design’ in other countries. Design patents (or registered designs) protect the way things look rather than how they work. This can be seen from what’s claimed; an ornamental design rather than functionality of the instrument as such. Oh, and the Kraftwerk connection is pretty cool too of course.
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