- Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,199,023
- Filed: 28 May 2016
- In the name of: Aodyo
- Title: Electronic Woodwind Instrument
- What’s claimed: “An electronic wind instrument comprising a mouthpiece into which the musician blows, a body provided with keys and a channel connected to the mouthpiece and leading to the outside of the instrument, at least one pressure sensor configured to deform under the action of breath, and an electronic processing system connected to the keys and the pressure sensor and configured to produce musical notes according to the manipulating of the keys and the measurement of a breath, wherein the channel extends over the length of the body of the instrument, said channel comprising an inlet tube on which the mouthpiece is connected, and an outlet tube which leads to the outside of the instrument and a chamber arranged between said inlet and outlet tubes, said elements being configured to pressurise the chamber when the musician blows into the mouthpiece, said chamber comprising, on the periphery of same, a first measuring port on to which the pressure sensor is connected, disposed on the outside of said chamber.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to Aodyo’s woodwind style MIDI wind controller ‘Sylphyo’. Aodyo says that its “patented air column is the core component in the design” and its “high-precision pressure sensor ensures that you can achieve pianissimo or fortissimo dynamics, staccato or legato, and perform many other wind instrument tonguing techniques.” For more information, see here for Aodyo’s website.
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