公开(公告)号：US20220383837A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17826883

申请日：2022-05-27

申请人： Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

发明人： Eric Esparza ,  Ferenc Koszegfalvi ,  George Blanda

IPC分类号： G10D3/22 ,  G10D1/08 ,  G10D3/04 ,  G10D3/06

摘要： A fret press system can install one or more frets in grooves of a substrate with a press connected to a caul. The fret may be positioned atop the groove prior to contacting the fret with a caul by operating the press. The fret may initially be forced into the groove with the caul with a first pressure before an incorrect fret position in the groove is detected with a sensor connected to the press. The caul can then be adjusting to correct the sensed incorrect fret position and subsequently used to finish installing the fret in the groove prior to a position of the fret in the groove being confirmed with the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11482198B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17201324

申请日：2021-03-15

申请人： Vaccaro Guitar LLC

发明人： Henry Victor Vaccaro, Jr.

IPC分类号： G10D3/02 ,  G10D3/095 ,  G10D1/08 ,  G10D3/22

摘要： Stringed musical instruments and methods of manufacture. An instrument includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and a head extending from the neck. The head and the neck attach to one another with a mortise and tenon joint or a dovetail joint. The head and neck may be removably or permanently attachable to one another. The body and neck may also attach to one another with a mortise and tenon joint or a dovetail joint. A truss rod may extend from the neck to secure the head and neck to one another. The body, neck, head, or portions thereof may be manufactured from aluminum and/or a combination of metals. A neck assembly may include a reinforced spine, a grip member, a fretted fingerboard, and a tenon tongue or a dovetail pin extending from an end of the spine.

公开(公告)号：US10984764B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16787340

申请日：2020-02-11

申请人： GUANGZHOU LAVA MUSIC INFO TECH LTD.

发明人： Zi-Tian Lu ,  Rui Zhong

IPC分类号： G10D3/04 ,  G10D3/22 ,  C08K7/02 ,  C08K7/06 ,  C08K7/14 ,  G10D1/08 ,  G10D3/06

摘要： A guitar includes fibers of lengths between 0.2 millimeters to 3 millimeters. The guitar further includes a guitar body, a headstock board, a soundboard, a fretboard, and a guitar bridge. Each of the guitar body, the headstock board, the soundboard, the fretboard, and the guitar bridge is a continuous and single structure. The disclosure also relates to a guitar and a method for manufacturing a guitar. The guitar is superior to the traditional acoustic guitars in terms of volume and mechanical performance, so that a service life of the guitar of the application can be increased by 2 to 3 times compared with traditional acoustic guitars and durable.

公开(公告)号：US10818275B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16295897

申请日：2019-03-07

申请人： Ernie Ball, Inc.

发明人： Brian N. Ball ,  James C. Harrington

IPC分类号： G10D3/22 ,  G10D3/10

摘要： A method of treating an instrument string comprising the steps of: (a) securing both ends of the string, while the string is not on an instrument, to an apparatus that can apply tension to the string, the string having a longitudinal axis; (b) applying sufficient tension to the string with the apparatus along the longitudinal axis of the string to elongate the string by at least 0.3% without breaking the string; and (c) releasing at least part of the tension of step (b), wherein at least part of the elongation from step (b) remains.

公开(公告)号：US10789915B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US16510227

申请日：2019-07-12

申请人： Yamaha Corporation

发明人： Kazuki Soga ,  Toshihisa Yamazaki ,  Yoshiro Yamauchi ,  Akio Matsushima ,  Hiroshi Nakaya

IPC分类号： G10D3/22 ,  G10D1/02

摘要： An acoustic string instrument includes a top plate, a back plate, and a body disposed between the top plate and the back plate. The body has a plurality of first positioning portions. At least one of the top plate or the back plate, or both has a plurality of second positioning portions. The first positioning portions are fixed to the second positioning portions corresponding to the first positioning portions.

公开(公告)号：US10762886B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16531633

申请日：2019-08-05

申请人： Synca-Outfit NQ co., Ltd.

发明人： Hideta Nakazawa

IPC分类号： G10H3/22 ,  G10G5/00 ,  G10D3/22

摘要： A vibration applying apparatus includes a bone conduction speaker, a pedestal to which the bone conduction speaker is fixed, and supporting units on which a stringed instrument is placed, and is designed to transmit natural vibrations emanating from the bone conduction speaker to one of the supporting units via the pedestal.

公开(公告)号：US20220148540A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17523707

申请日：2021-11-10

申请人： Liquid Sound Technologies

发明人： Vladimir P. Gutsman

IPC分类号： G10D3/02 ,  G10D13/10 ,  G10D1/08 ,  G10D3/04 ,  G10D3/12 ,  G10D3/22 ,  G10D13/02 ,  G10D13/16

摘要： Accessories to improve the tonal qualities of a guitar or other stringed instruments include a bridge sound plate, a bridge support, a stress tube, and one or more bridge pin bolts. A bridge pin bolt may include a head, a shank, a thread, and a nut, the head of the bridge pin bolt having a void therethrough extending from a front of the head to a back of the head to receive a guitar string therethrough, the void extending upwardly from the front of the head to the back of the head. One or more of the accessories may be formed of brass or another material with good tonal properties. A sound plate may be adjustable or tunable. The accessories may be used independently, or may be used together as a system of accessories.

公开(公告)号：US20220093067A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17310101

申请日：2020-01-17

申请人： DR Music, Inc.

发明人： Thomas Klukosky

IPC分类号： G10D3/22 ,  G10D3/10

摘要： Method for manufacturing a musical instrument string includes positioning an elongate wrap wire in a position to be wound about an elongate core wire having a round cross-sectional shape, the core wire including a core, a coating surrounding the core and a cylindrical outer surface. Winding of the wrap wire about the core wire is performed under winding conditions to cause the wrap wire to form a helical impression in the coating in which the wrap wire is situated. Material of the coating is selected to enable the coating to flow and form the impression and move upward into spaces between adjacent wrap wire windings. The winding conditions include tension on the core wire, tension on the wrap wire, winding speed and a temperature to which the core wire and/or wrap wire are heated. Glue or another adhesive is not used to bond the wrap wire and the core wire.

公开(公告)号：US11250821B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16572485

申请日：2019-09-16

申请人： KLOS INNOVATIONS, LLC

发明人： Ian Klosowiak

IPC分类号： G10D3/06 ,  G10D3/22

摘要： An light weight injection molded neck block with stanchions that guide a bolts form the back of the body to the neck.

公开(公告)号：US11176912B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16824604

申请日：2020-03-19

申请人： Kevin Loren Moon

发明人： Kevin Loren Moon

IPC分类号： G10D3/22 ,  G10D1/08

摘要： This invention describes a new Modular Multi-Plate Stringed Instrument Body Architecture that utilizes a front plate or plurality of front plates, a back plate or plurality of back plates, and central stiffening and connecting assembly and/or spacer blocks that connect the plates and distribute the forces created by string tension throughout the system in order to create an instrument body that is light weight, modular, modifiable and repairable. The use of modern composites such as carbon fiber allows for the instrument body to be designed as a beam structure such that the stiffness, resonance, and tone of the system can be controlled by varying the thickness, geometry, and material of the plates and connecting members. Said assembly can be dismantled and components changed to meet the user's needs and desires giving increased control over performance parameters compared to existing designs.