Tag: Patents Rock

Figure 1 of this design patent “is a perspective view of the percussion instrument” Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D758,478 S Filed: 30 May 2013 In the name of: Gaudry Normand Title: Percussion Instrument What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a percussion instrument, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the percussion instrument “as shown”. This design patent appears to relate to the Crystal Lyre product.  According […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,318,080 Filed: 11 February 2015 In the name of: Walter Medeiros (inventor) Title: Guitar Having A Compartment To Ergonomically Hold Portable Computing Devices What’s claimed: “An electric guitar having a compartment for receiving a portable computing device having a touchscreen monitor comprising: a. a neck and a body; b. a compartment being embedded in the body of said guitar, said compartment sized to receive said portable computing device plus a built-in recharger and an adaptor; c. a compartment-cover being pivotally and rotatably connected to said compartment; d. said cover having a touchscreen monitor, said touchscreen monitor being connected to a micro-processor […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D759,153 S Filed: 27 February 2015 In the name of: Artiphon, Inc. Title: Electronic Instrument What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for an electronic instrument, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the electronic instrument “as shown”. This design patent appears to relate to Artiphon’s INSTRUMENT 1 product, which, according to their website: “is a single device that can be played […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D594,855 S Filed: 29 September 2008 In the name of: Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics, LLC Title: Microphone What’s claimed: “We claim the ornamental design for a microphone, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the microphone “as shown”. This design patent appears to relate to Blue Microphones’ Mikey Digital product which, according to their website: “is an ultra-compact stereo condenser microphone that turns […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,886,344 Filed: 8 September 2010 In the name of: Avid Technology, Inc. (Assignee) Title: Exchange Of Metadata Between A Live Sound Mixing Console And A Digital Audio Workstation What’s claimed: “A system for processing digital audio, the system comprising: an audio mixing console; a digital audio workstation; a high bandwidth connection between the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation for transferring audio information; and a network connection between the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation; wherein the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation implement a communication protocol for sending messages between the audio mixing console and the digital audio […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D759,152 S Filed: 3 April 2015 In the name of: Will-Chen-Zqui Design, LLC Title: Guitar Headstock What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a guitar headstock, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the guitar headstock “as shown”. Note that this design patent focuses on the design the headstock (and part of the neck), rather than that of and entire guitar. If you’re […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D759,746 S Filed: 3 October 2014 In the name of: Ingenious Designs, LLC Title: Control Panel For A Musical Instrument What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a control patent for a musical instrument, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the control panel for a musical instrument “as shown”. The inventor/designer indicated on this patent is Joy Mangano who, according to her Wikipedia […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,848,059 Filed: 2 December 2009 In the name of: Apple, Inc (Assignee) Title: Systems and Methods for Receiving Infrared Data with a Camera Designed to Detect Images Based on Visible Light What’s claimed: “A method for controlling the operation of a device based on infrared data received with a camera of the device, the method comprising: detecting with the camera an image of at least one object based on visible light, wherein the detected image comprises an infrared signal with encoded data; determining with the device whether the detected encoded data comprises a disable command; and in response to a determination that the detected […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D762,765 Filed: 28 October 2014 In the name of: Nicholas Frirsz Title: Musical Instrument Including A Reel-like Structure What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a musical instrument including a reel-like structure, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the musical instrument including a reel-like structure “as shown”. This design patent seems to relate to the “Filmocaster” electric guitar by Frirsz. […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,398,367 Filed: 25 July 2014 In the name of: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Assignee) Title: Suspending Noise Cancellation Using Keyword Spotting What’s claimed: “A method, comprising: receiving a first external audio signal from a microphone of a noise-cancelling device; determining that the first external audio signal does not comprise a keyword corresponding to suspension of noise cancellation; generating a noise-cancellation signal for cancelling the first external audio signal; causing a speaker of the noise-cancelling device to generate audio corresponding to the noise-cancellation signal; receiving a second external audio signal from the microphone of the noise-cancelling device; determining that the second external audio signal comprises the […]