Category: Patents Rock

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 6,812,392 Filed: 25 July 2002 In the name of: Estate Of Marlon Brando C/O Dressler & Associates Title: Drumhead Tensioning Device And Method What’s claimed: “A drum, comprising: a shell having a first mouth at a first end and a second mouth at a second end, the second end being opposite the first end along a radial axis of the shell; a drumhead covering the first mouth, the drumhead having a rim about its outer edge, the rim being positioned outside the shell; a tuning ring positioned over the drumhead, the tuning ring having an […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,743,095 Filed: 21 March 2019 In the name of: Apple Inc Title: Contextual Audio System What’s claimed: “A contextual audio system, comprising: a wearable audio device, comprising: an audio output structure; a receiver; and a sensor configured to provide a signal indicating whether the wearable audio device is positioned at least partially in an ear of a user; and a sensing device, comprising: a transmitter in communication with the receiver; and a position sensor configured to receive positional data; wherein: at least one of the wearable audio device or the sensing device is configured to […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 3,272,926 Filed: 24 April 1963 In the name of: Gustave F Falkenberg Title: Headphone Assembly What’s claimed: “In a headphone for a headset, the combination of: an outer shell forming a housing that has a peripheral rim defining an open end, said rim having apertures at two oppositely disposed points; an earcup extending over the open end of said outer shell and including a peripheral wall nesting with in the peripheral rim of said outer shell and having apertures at two points each in alignment with an aperture in the outer shell, a depressed panel […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 9,117,423 Filed: 8 January 2014 In the name of: Ernie Ball Inc Title: Aluminum Copper Wrap Wire For Musical Instruments What’s claimed: “A string for a musical stringed instrument comprising: (a) a core wire; and (b) a wrap wire coiled tightly around the core wire, the wrap wire comprising an aluminum-copper alloy comprising between about 2 wt % and about 10 wt % aluminum.” Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to involve Ernie Ball Inc’s aluminum bronze wire tailored for Ernie Ball acoustic guitar strings. Brian Ball, vice president at Ernie Ball, claims that […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 7,674,224 Filed: 14 October 2005 In the name of: Brain.fm Inc Title: Method For Incorporating Brain Wave Entrainment Into Sound Production What’s claimed: “A method for altering an audio composition for use in achieving brainwave states and stimulating the brain, comprising the acts of: a) selecting an audio composition, the audio composition comprising a plurality of frequency components; b) selecting a brainwave protocol, the brainwave protocol comprising the desired brain wave frequencies across a timeline of the audio composition; c) separating the audio composition into a plurality of signals, wherein the act of separating further […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 11,109,075 Filed: 11 September 2018 In the name of: Futuri Media LLC Title: System And Method For Production, Distribution And Archival Of Content What’s claimed: “A production creation system for creating and providing a downloadable secondary production to a presentation device of a user comprising: a capture system that captures a live feed stream and including a microphone or audio source encoder having an on control and an off control that captures the live feed stream and records it in feed segments initiated by the on control and ended by the off control, a decoder […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 9,374,640 Filed: 8 December 2014 In the name of: Bradley M Starobin Title: Method And System For Optimizing Center Channel Performance In A Single Enclosure Multi-element Loudspeaker Line Array What’s claimed: “A single enclosure multi-element loudspeaker line array audio reproduction system configured to provide enhanced Center Channel Performance, comprising: (a) an audio reproduction system comprising: a first audio input signal, a second audio input signal, a third audio input signal, a fourth audio input signal and a fifth (center channel) audio input signal; (b) a left main speaker and a right main speaker disposed respectively […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 512,340 Filed: 7 July 1893 In the name of: Nikola Tesla Title: Coil For Electro-magnets What’s claimed: “A coil for electric apparatus the adjacent convolutions of which form parts of the circuit between which there exists a potential difference sufficient to secure in the coil a capacity capable of neutralizing its self-induction, as hereinbefore described.” Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to be for the Tesla coil. The coil can be modified to become what is known as the “singing Tesla coil” or “Zuesaphone.” It can be altered so the electrical output can be […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 11,189,255 Filed: 18 September 2020 In the name of: D’Addario & Company Inc Title: Film Formed Snare and Reduced Volume Snare Drumhead What’s claimed:  “A drumhead, comprising: a layer of a porous material defining a top surface and bottom surface; and a layer of a film material defining a surface in surface-to-surface contact with one of the top surface or bottom surface of the layer of porous material, wherein the layer of film material is configured and attached to the drumhead such that a portion of the film material vibrates against the porous material when […]

Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,224,019 Filed: 9 February 2018 In the name of: Audio Analytic Ltd Title: Wearable Audio Device What’s claimed: ”A system comprising at least one microphone, a sound identifier, a wearable audio device, and at least one classifier, wherein: the wearable audio device comprises at least one transducer; and the sound identifier is configured to: identify a target sound detected by the at least one microphone; and in response to identification of the target sound, adjust at least one of: a setting of the wearable audio device; a parameter of the wearable audio device; and an audio […]