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IP Tool Demo Day: Exploring Nine IP Tools Table of Contents Introduction Setting the Scene I’m Iain Russell, a UK and European patent attorney and the founder of Russell IP. I specialise in protecting computer technologies, especially those involving artificial intelligence (AI). Having set up and run several businesses – and being an inventor myself – I’ve long been interested in how AI can be used to innovate across different fields. Recently, I organised an IP Tool Demo Day to test nine different patent tools, offering solutions for patent drafting, AI-assisted document analysis, IP management, valuations, annuities, and more. Over […]

Patenting Costs – Seeing The Whole Picture When you are considering filing a patent application, it’s important to understand the pre-filing and post-filing costs – not just the cost of preparing and filing the patent application itself. At Russell IP, we like to make sure our clients are aware of potential costs they might incur along the way to a granted patent, and beyond! Below are a few key examples. If you’re looking for specific advice about the costs associated with patents, please contact Russell IP using the button below. Get in touch with Russell IP Disclaimer This post is intended to […]

European Patent Application Timeline This is the first in a series of posts about Russell IP’s patent application timelines, which we are making available for free download! The subject of this post is the European patent application timeline. This timeline sets out typical timescales for European patent applications, as well as providing a summary of key terms relating to European patent applications. To download your copy of the Russell IP European patent application timeline, just enter your details below. For advice on applying for a European patent, please feel free to get in touch with Russell IP. Get in touch […]

Russell IP Founder to Lead CIPA AI Committee We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Iain Russell, Founder and Director of Russell IP, as Chair of the brand-new AI Committee of The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA). Background of the New AI Committee The AI Committee was previously known as the CIPA AI Task Force and aims to assess the impact of AI on patent attorneys and users of the patent system. The Committee will take a strategic perspective on how developments in AI may affect the provision and delivery of IP services by the UK patent profession – a […]

eBook on UK IPO Excluded Matter Hearings We are delighted to announce the launch of Russell IP’s eBook compilation of all the UK Intellectual Property Office’s Hearings on Excluded Matter from 2024. The eBook accompanies the table Russell IP maintains at www.softwarepatents.co.uk and is available for download using the link below – just enter your email address to receive the eBook and sign up for the Russell IP Newsletter. The eBook is an unofficial compilation of the 2024 Excluded Matter hearings at the UK IPO. To find the definitive text on any of the hearings, please use the UK IPO’s Search Patent Decisions […]

How Long Does A UK Patent Last? As part of helping clients secure a UK patent, we’re sometimes asked: “how long will my patent last?” It’s a good question, especially considering the time and effort that goes into obtaining the patent. This article answers that question, plus some related questions, to help you understand how long a UK patent might last. Get in touch with Russell IP Important note This post on the duration of UK patent protection is intended to be a helpful guide for those wanting to understand some of the key issues affecting patent term in the UK. […]

A Short Guide To Patent Renewal A crucial part of maintaining a patent portfolio is renewing the patents or applications in the portfolio at the right times. In this blog post, we cover some key points about patent renewal to help you understand the process of renewing patents and some of the potential risks associated with failure to follow the correct process. If you need specific advice about the renewal of your own or someone else’s patent, Russell IP can help. Click below to get in touch. Get in touch with Russell IP Important note This short guide to patent […]

10 Free Online Patent Tools Everyone Should Know About Looking for information about patents and patent applications? The 10 free online patent tools below can help you access bibliographic and procedural information about different patent documents from around the world. If you’re unsure about anything you find using these tools, can’t find a tool that does what you need on this list, or have any other questions around patents or other areas of IP, then get in touch with Russell IP here: Get in touch with Russell IP Important Notes Detailed data about patent applications and patents becomes available when […]

Patent Terms Glossary: Your Guide To The Language of Patents Are you new to patents? Have you encountered a specific patent term or phrase you’d like to know more about? Our helpful patent terms glossary below offers clear explanations of some of the key terms relating to patents, patent applications and other forms of intellectual property (IP). We hope this glossary provides useful insights into the language of patents and IP, which can be complex topics. Russell IP has the expertise to help guide you through the many nuances, so please do get in touch if you need advice about […]

Celebrating International Internet Day: Five Patents That Have Shaped the Internet Introduction: The Dawn Of The Internet Did you know that the first Internet message was just two letters long? On 29 October 1969, the message “lo” marked the beginning of a technology revolution that would change our lives forever. International Internet Day, observed on 29 October each year, commemorates the moment that first message was transmitted over the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). Interestingly, the intended first message was “login”, but the ARPANET system crashed after only the first two characters had been sent! Over the following 55 […]

10 UK Patent Applications of 2023: From Flatpack Coffins to Potato Cheese Introduction: Exploring Ten UK Patent Applications With UK-Based Inventors Published in 2023 The Guardian recently published an article titled “Flatpack Coffins And Robot Dogs: Patents Applications Show UK Inventions Of 2023”. The article identifies 5,955 UK patent applications published in 2023 with at least one UK-based inventor and highlights ten such patent applications. While the article summarises the technologies described in those ten patent applications, it does not provide direct links to the published patent applications or include detailed information about them. Also, some of the links in […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,777,181 Filed: 10 July 2017 In the name of: Dartmouth College Title: Modulated Electromagnetic Musical System And Associated Methods What’s claimed: “A modulated electromagnetic (EM) musical system, comprising: an acoustic carrier signal source for generating an acoustic carrier signal; an EM actuator configured to generate an acoustic modulator signal; a linkage element, driven by the EM actuator, that exhibits nonlinear behavior when physically mixing the acoustic carrier signal and the acoustic modulator signal; and an acoustic output coupled with the linkage element to generate acoustic modulation with the non-linear behavior.” Why this patent rocks: This appears to be […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,654,867 Filed: 17 September 2015 In the name of: Bose Corp Title: Acoustic Device  What’s claimed: ”An acoustic device, comprising: a neck loop that is constructed and arranged to be worn around at least a portion of a user’s neck; a retention member extending from the neck loop, the retention member being sized and configured to contact the neck or torso of the user and stabilize the acoustic device a first acoustic driver; a second acoustic driver; a first acoustic waveguide in the neck loop and having a first sound outlet opening; and a second acoustic […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,388,512 Filed: 12 March 2009 In the name of: Vera M Brandes Title: Systems And Methods For Music Therapy What’s claimed: “A method for therapeutically using music to treat a disorder comprising: evaluating an individual’s natural ultradian and circadian chronobiological rhythms to determine a first time representing a peak of chrono-biological activity and a second time representing a natural low of chrono-biological activity; selecting an audio program for playing to the individual including an activating composition and a de-activating composition; using an audio device to play the activating composition to the individual before the first […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,799,795 Filed: 26 March 2019 In the name of: Electronic Arts Inc Title: Real-time Audio Generation For Electronic Games Based On Personalized Music Preferences What’s claimed: “A computer-implemented method comprising: by a system of one or more computers, requesting listening history information from one or more music streaming platforms, the listening history information indicating, at least, music playlists to which a user created or is subscribed; determining, based on the listening history information, a style preference associated with the user; accessing a musical cue associated with an electronic game, the musical cue being associated with […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 644,695 Filed: 21 August 1899 In the name of: John M A Stroh Title: Violin Or Other Stringed Instrument What’s claimed: “A stringed musical instrument, comprising in its construction a bridge supporting the strings, a rocking lever connected with the said bridge and supporting the same, a diaphragm held and supported at the edges and adapted to oscillate in the center, a transmitting device situated between the extremity of the rocking lever and the diaphragm and adapted to transmit oscillations from the said lever to the diaphragm, a resonator situated in proximity to the diaphragm […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 5,659,666 Filed: 13 October 1994 In the name of: Stephen L Thaler Title: Device For The Autonomous Generation Of Useful Information What’s claimed: “An artificial neural network based discovery device comprising a first artificial neural network trained to produce an input-output mapping within a predetermined knowledge domain, the knowledge domain being incorporated within the first artificial neural network in a plurality of weights and biases established therein, means for subjecting the first artificial neural network to progressively increasing degrees of perturbation so that the knowledge domain of the first artificial neural network is progressively degraded […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,114,607 Filed: 31 March 2016 In the name of: Rock My World Inc Title: Physiological State-driven Playback Tempo Modification What’s claimed: “A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, using data generated by a sensor, a current value of a metric representative of a physiological state of a user of a digital content playback device, wherein the metric comprises a heart rate of the user; comparing the metric to a set of predefined target ranges; comparing a rate of change of the metric to the set of predefined target ranges; selecting a tempo increase factor based on the […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,786,201 Filed: 8 October 2015 In the name of: Not Impossible LLC Title: Wearable Sound  What’s claimed: “A system for transforming audio information to a haptic language, comprising: a signal processor (20) configured to receive an audio input (10) and simultaneously generate a plurality of electrical driving signals (30) according to a predefined mapping from audio signals comprising portions of said audio input to each of said plurality of electrical driving signals; a wearable article (40, S1-S6); and a network of a plurality of vibratory motors (M1-M4) incorporated into the wearable article, wherein the plurality […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: US Patent Application 2022/0229860 A1 Filed: 25 October 2021 In the name of: Creative Intell Inc Title: Method Of Guided Contract Drafting Using An Interactive Chatbot And Virtual Assistant What’s claimed: “A method of providing a virtual assistant in aiding collaborative digital contract drafting comprising: initiating, in response to an input at a client device, a collaborative digital contract drafting process aided by a virtual assistant, wherein a finalized digital contract comprises a plurality of clauses that is digitally executed by at least two user accounts; when the collaborative digital contract drafting process is in a drafting […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,902,450 Filed: 13 January 2007 In the name of: (inventors) Lippold Haken, Mark Smart and Edmund Eagan Title: Method And System For Providing Pressure-controlled Transitions What’s claimed: “A method for providing pressure-controlled transitions comprising: receiving a first set of data comprising a first pitch value and a first pressure values corresponding to a first location; receiving a second set of data comprising a second pitch value and a second pressure values corresponding to a second location; calculating an output pitch value using the first pitch and first pressure values in the first set of data […]

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 […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: US 2022/0095049 A1 Filed: 22 July 2021 In the name of: Apple Inc Title: Wearable Device With Directional Audio What’s claimed: “A wearable device comprising: a support structure; an audio module rotatably coupled to the support structure, the audio module comprising a parametric array of speakers configured to direct audio waves in a direction corresponding to a rotational orientation of the audio module relative to the support structure.” Why this patent application rocks: This patent application appears to relate to a wearable device with an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 1,243,645 Filed: 15 February 1915 In the name of: Harold A Van Valkenburg Title: Sound Producing Device What’s claimed: “A device for producing the effect of hoof beats, comprising a. valve chest having a vacuum chamber throughout its length, a plurality of bellows, the movable side of each of which carries a member adapted to strike a coacting member when said bellows is collapsed, valves adapted to place said bellows in communication with said vacuum chamber, and other valves operated by the movable sides of said bellows and govern ing the operation of the next […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,770,046 Filed: 13 June 2019 In the name of: Oddball Studios Limited Title: Interactive Percussive Device For Acoustic Applications What’s claimed: “A percussive interactive device, comprising: an external polyhedric or spherical case of deformable material; and an internal case within the external case and housing an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus is configured to detect a set of external forces from at least a rebound effect applied to the electronic apparatus as a result of the external case impacting and deflecting off of a surface external to the external case, to collect electronic data […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. 687,016 Filed: 9 January 2012 In the name of: Apple Inc Title: Audio Speaker System What’s claimed: ”The ornamental design for an audio speaker system, as shown and described.” Why this design patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to the Beats Pill speaker, which appeared in music videos of pop artists such as Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj. In a 2014 article, Dazed wrote on the popularity of the design, describing how the product has “…become a status accessory and a pop culture phenomenon in and of itself.” For more information, […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 3,246,082 Filed: 26 March 1962 In the name of: Alfred Levy Title: Telephone Hold Program System What’s claimed: “A telephone hold program system for use with a telephone circuit having an incoming line, a holding circuit normally operatively disconnected from the incoming line and a hold instrumentality which upon actuation operatively connects the holding circuit to the incoming line and disconnects a telephone receiver from the incoming line: said system comprising a program line normally operatively disconnected from the incoming line and means operatively connecting said program line to said incoming line upon actuation of […]

Rockin’ Patent®: French Patent No. 569,294 Filed: 1 August 1923 In the name of: Couesnon Et Cie Title: Toy Saxophone What’s claimed: (please note this is a machine translation from French into English) “The arrangement of notes which reproduces the keyboard of a piano in its part which corresponds to the fundamental octave and overflowing more or less towards the upper and lower octaves.” Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to the ‘Couesnophone’, a free-reed musical instrument resembling a saxophone harmonicor, created by the French manufacturer Couesnon. It is also known as the ‘queenophone’ or more commonly […]

Russell IP held a webinar on An Introduction To Perplexity AI For IP Professionals on 2 April 2024. A recording of the webinar is available below. Please be aware that Perplexity AI’s functionality will change over time, so the information in the webinar might not be current when you watch it. Please also bear in mind that nothing in the webinar constitutes legal advice.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN8K4A_wsyY

Rockin’ Patent®: South Korea Patent No. 10-2388233 Filed: 2 September 2021 In the name of: Kim Han Jo (inventor) Title: Service Providing Method Performing Server Of Music Platform Using NFT Based On Blockchain What’s claimed: (please note this is a machine translation from Korean into English) “A method of providing a service provided by a server of a sound source platform using a blockchain-based NFT, In a blockchain-based network, by matching copyright information and ownership information of sound source information for a sound source that is a target for registration as the sound source platform; Issuing a blockchain-based NFT that means […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,848,564 Filed: 16 March 2006 In the name of: Lucasfilm Entertainment Co Ltd Title: Three-dimensional Motion Capture What’s claimed: “An apparatus comprising: a support structure including a band having a substantially cylindrical shape, the band having a plurality of motion capture marks each of which is positioned in a respective region of the band that visually contrasts with a corresponding motion capture mark, the support structure configured to be affixed to an object whose motion is to be tracked using one or more cameras, and the band being of sufficient rigidity such that, in response […]

Rockin’ Patent®: WO 2020/102005 A1 Filed: 7 November 2019 In the name of: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC  Title: Dynamic Music Creation In Gaming What’s claimed: “A method for dynamic music creation comprising; a) assigning an emotion to one or more musical motifs; b) associating a game vector with the emotion; c) mapping the one or more musical motifs to the game vector based on the emotion; d) generating a musical composition based on the game vector and desired emotions.” Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to an AI-powered system that adapts background music to game scenarios and […]

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 the […]

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 […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,825,434 Filed: 15 April 2019 In the name of: Casio Computer Co Ltd Title: Electronic Musical Instrument, Electronic Musical Instrument Control Method, And Storage Medium What’s claimed: ”An electronic musical instrument comprising: a performance receiver having a plurality of operation elements to be performed by a user for respectively specifying different pitches of musical notes; a memory that stores musical piece data that includes data of a vocal part, the vocal part including at least first and second notes and respectively associated first and second lyric parts that are to be successively played in the order […]

Rockin’ Patent®: GB Patent No. 2,424,137 Filed: 11 March 2005 In the name of: Audio Partnership PLC Title: Amplifier What’s claimed: “An output sage for an amplifier, the output stage having first and second output devices connected to an output line, one output device handling a portion of an output signal above a transition voltage region and the other output device handling a portion of the output signal below the transition voltage region, with handling of the output signal being transferred between the first and second output devices in the transition voltage religion, wherein the transition voltage region is spaced […]

Russell IP Webinar: Introduction to ChatGPT for IP Attorneys (December 14, 2023) High Engagement Highlights Interest in ChatGPT Russell IP held a webinar on An Introduction To ChatGPT For IP Attorneys on 14 December 2023.  Over 1,000 professionals, including IP attorneys, in-house patent attorneys, private practice patent attorneys, and IP professionals, joined the LinkedIn event page for the webinar, demonstrating the level of interest in this topic. Access the Webinar Recording Below A recording of the An Introduction to ChatGPT for IP Attorneys webinar is available below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atY1EzQpljw Disclaimer: ChatGPT’s Evolving Features Please be aware that ChatGPT’s functionality will change over […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 4,453,443 Filed: 13 April 1982 In the name of: Paul Reed Smith (inventor) Title: Pitch Stabilized String Suspension System For Musical Instruments What’s claimed: “A string suspension system for a stringed instrument having at least one string with first and second ends and a string suspension system support structure including: first and second attachment means defining two attachment points on said structure for respectively attaching said first and second ends of said string to said structure, first and second string breaking points between and adjacent to respective attachment points, and a bridge, the improvement comprising […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 11,113,707 Filed: 22 January 2021 In the name of: Isolation Network Inc Title: Artificial Intelligence Identification Of High-Value Audiences For Marketing Campaigns What’s claimed: “A method for authorizing execution of targeted marketing campaigns for streaming media intellectual property (IP) assets, the method comprising: streaming, by media asset consumers, of media IP assets distributed to digital service providers (DSPs) via a media asset distributor, for which the consumers have obtained streaming access through subscription or agreement to other terms of use from the DSPs; documenting and compiling the streaming interactions of the consumer into a transaction-level […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,786,298 Filed: 5 October 2016 In the name of: Source Digital Inc Title: Audio Fingerprinting Based On Audio Energy Characteristics What’s claimed: ”A method of audio fingerprinting comprising: obtaining audio samples of a piece of audio, each of the audio samples corresponding to a specific time; generating frequency representations of the audio samples, the frequency representations being divided in frequency bands; identifying energy regions in the frequency bands, each of the energy regions being one of an increasing energy region and a decreasing energy region, an increasing energy region defined as a time region within […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 4,915,005 Filed: 25 August 1988  In the name of: Optek Music Systems Inc Title: Fingering Display For Musical Instrument What’s claimed: ”Analyzing and teaching apparatus to be used in reference to a musical instrument of the type having at least one tone-selecting element manually operable in a range of configurations, comprising: manually operable input means including an electrically powered circuit for entering the conventional musical designation of a predetermined set of tones; said electrically powered circuit including a note-switch means having a first plurality of output lines, said note-switch means being manually operable to cause not […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 1,641,608  Filed: 24 June 1922 In the name of: George O Squier, Joseph O Mauborgne and Cohen Louis (inventors) Title: Electrical Signaling What’s claimed: ”In a system for the reception of radio signals the combination of an antenna, a single wave coil, and an electron tube detector, the grid of said electron tube detector being electrostatically connected to one point on the wave coil, the filament of the electron tube detector being connected to another point on the said wave coil, and the whole wave coil being connected in the plate filament circuit forming part of […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 877,259 Filed: 6 December 1905 In the name of: International Conservatory Of Music  Title: Music-Indicator What’s claimed: ”In a music indicator, the combination with a signature finder scale adapted to be placed upon a key board having key-engaging means, of a support slidably associated therewith, and a carrier plate 30 reversibly journaled on the support and having indicating characters on its different sides, and means for rotating the plate.”  Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to involve a music indicator which shows music sheet notations and the name of the note and major and minor […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 11,004,429 Filed: 10 March 2020 In the name of: Troy Johnson (inventor) Title: Acoustic Bass Guitar What’s claimed: ”A stringed instrument, comprising: a lower body; a neck extending upwardly from the lower body; a headstock disposed on an upper end of the neck; an upper body that is continuous with the lower body, the upper body comprising a curved extension that extends outwardly from an upper side of the lower body and curves back inwardly toward the upper end of the neck, wherein the upper body terminates at the headstock; wherein the upper body defines an […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,686,129 Filed: 30 August 2007 In the name of: Klipsch Group Inc Title: Acoustic Horn Having Internally Raised Geometric Shapes What’s claimed: “A horn for a loudspeaker, comprising: a body including a throat extending outwardly to a mouth such that an expansion contour is defined between the throat and mouth, wherein the body includes an interior surface and an exterior surface; and a raised surface area on the body extending inwardly from the interior surface of the body toward an interior area defined by the body that alters an expansion rate of the expansion contour defined […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,693,428 Filed: 24 May 2018 In the name of: Marek Walaszek (inventor) Title: System And Method For Control Of An Analog Device What’s claimed: “An analog device control system, comprising: an analog device control module, comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory; a processor; and an analog device; wherein the analog device control module, the processor, and the analog device are operably connected and configured to: use the analog device to receive an analog audio signal in the form of a live performance; digitally control the analog device using the analog device control module; and vary […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,667,721 Filed: 9 May 2006 In the name of: Memory Box UK Limited Title: Apparatus And Method For Displaying An Item What’s claimed: “An apparatus for displaying an item, the apparatus comprising: a first part and a second part, said first part defining a window through which an item positioned between said first and second parts can be seen and said second part including means for mounting on a wall; pivot means for pivotally connecting said first and second parts to one another; a catch element for limiting relative pivotal rotation of the first and second […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: CN 114120943 Filed: 22 November 2021 In the name of: Tencent Technology  Title: Method, Apparatus, Device, Medium And Program Product For Processing Virtual Concert What’s claimed: (machine translation from Chinese into English)  “A processing method for a virtual concert, wherein the method comprises: In the song practice interface of the current object, the concert entrance is presented; Based on the concert entrance, a concert creation instruction for the target singer is received; In response to the concert creation instruction, creating a concert room for performing simulated singing of the target singer’s song; Collect the singing content corresponding […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: WO 2022/046047 A1 Filed: 26 August 2020 In the name of: Google LLC Title: Skin Interface For Wearables: Sensor Fusion To Improve Signal Quality What’s claimed: “A wearable electronic device, comprising: one or more accelerometers; and one or more processors in communication with the one or more accelerometers, the one or more processors configured to: receive, at the one or more accelerometers, an input based on a gesture of a user on a region of the user’s skin near the wearable electronic device; detect, based on the received input, a movement of the wearable electronic device; and determine, […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 11,263,532 Filed: 22 April 2016 In the name of: Spotify AB Title: System And Method For Breaking Artist Prediction In A Media Content Environment What’s claimed: “A system for predicting an artist that creates media content who is more likely to increase in popularity than other artists, the system comprising: one or more processors and a media server executing thereon; and a device memory storing computer program code which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the media server to: determine, based on aggregated historical data, one or more artists that are generators of […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 10,810,974 Filed: 22 August 2016 In the name of: Ciari Guitars Inc Title: Foldable Stringed Instrument What’s claimed: “A foldable stringed instrument, comprising: a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a lower recess formed within said lower surface, and a string aperture extending between said upper surface and said lower recess; a neck assembly coupled to said body, said neck assembly including an upper neck portion moveably coupled to a lower neck portion, said lower and upper neck portions each including a generally flat upper surface with a plurality of spaced apart frets disposed […]

Rockin’ Patent®: FR 3,108,010 Filed: 6 March 2020 In the name of: Devialet SA Title: Loudspeaker Comprising A Rigid Membrane Connected To At Least Two Coils  What’s claimed: (machine translation from French into English) “Loudspeaker (10) comprising a magnetic circuit (12) and a mobile assembly (14) relative to the magnetic circuit (12) along an axis (D) of the loudspeaker, the mobile assembly (14) comprising:- a rigid membrane (42) adapted to emit sound waves and defining an external diameter (D3),- at least a first coil carrier (44) and a second coil carrier (46) fixed to the rigid membrane (42),- at least a […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,827,806 Filed: 20 May 2008 In the name of: Activision Publishing Inc Title: Music Video Game And Guitar-like Game Controller What’s claimed: “A guitar shaped video game controller including an analog control device, comprising: a recessed surface molded into an exterior face of a surface of a neck of the guitar shaped video game controller, the recessed surface including at least one position marker to divide the recessed surface into a plurality of regions; and a printed circuit board with a touch sensor attached to an interior face of the surface opposite the recessed surface; wherein […]

Rockin’ Patent®: GB Patent No. 2585280 Filed: 23 July 2018 In the name of: Dyson Technology Limited Title: A Wearable Air Purifier What’s claimed: “A head wearable air purifier comprising: a first speaker assembly arranged to be worn over a first ear of a user and a second speaker assembly arranged to be worn over a second ear of the user, wherein one or both of the first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly comprise a speaker driver, a filter assembly, an impeller for creating an airflow through the filter assembly, a motor arranged to drive the impeller and […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 1,038,662 Filed: 26 March 1912 In the name of: Michael J Ryan Title: Music-sheet Turner What’s claimed: “In a music sheet turner, the combination with a music sheet support of two vertically disposed rock shafts one within the other, gears at the lower end of said shafts, arms pivoted adjacent to said gears and provided with segmental gears engaging said first named gears, reciprocating armature bars which engage said arms and means for reciprocating said bars to rotate said rock shafts in either direction”. Why this patent rocks: It relates to a device that helps turn pages of sheet […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 5,113,737 Filed: 31 December 1990 In the name of: Alex Grerory Title: Seven Stringed Electric Guitar What’s claimed:“A neck for use in a seven-string guitar, said neck having a scale length of 25 1/2 inch, a nut and 24 frets mounted thereon, said neck having a width of substantially 1 7/8 inch at said nut and a width of 2 21/32 inch at a 24th fret from said nut.” Why this patent rocks:This rockin’ patent relates to a seven stringed electric guitar, which seeks to provide a wider range of notes and greater sustain in higher notes than a six stringed electric […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: GB Patent Application No. 0101400.0 Priority Date: 20 January 2000 In the name of: Amina Technologies Title: Combined Loudspeaker and Display Panel What’s claimed: “Display apparatus comprising: a flat panel loudspeaker comprising an acoustic radiator and a transducer positioned to excite bending waves in the acoustic radiator in order to radiate sound; and a visual display board for displaying graphic information, (e.g. text or a picture); wherein the visual display board is, in use, positioned in front of the acoustic radiator, thereby shielding it from view when the visual display board is being viewed.” Why this patent rocks:This rockin’ patent application relates to a […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: EU Registered Design No. 003120294-0001 Filed: 10 May 2016 In the name of: Akoustic Arts Indication of Product: Speaker Boxes Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of a speaker box. The design appears to relate to Akoustic Arts’ uni-directional “A” speaker – see here. Various different views of the speaker box are shown at the link above. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here! The information above is for general interest and information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Rockin’ Registered Design: EU Registered Design No. 002234419-0001 Filed: 8 May 2013 In the name of: PromAction B.V. Indication of Product: Clothing accessories, maracas Why this registered design rocks: This registered design appears to relate to a pair of maracas that can be worn on the wrists/forearms of a player. Note the use of dotted lines to illustrate the player. Dotted lines can be used to suggest the context of a registered design, while not forming a claimed part of the registered design themselves. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here! The information above is for general interest and information only and […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,351,065 Priority Date: 27 January 2014 In the name of: Ningbo Freewings Technologies Co. Title: Loudspeaker Enclosure System Having Detachable Wireless Headphones and Control Method Thereof What’s claimed: “A loudspeaker enclosure system having detachable wireless headphones, comprising a loudspeaker enclosure, wherein the loudspeaker enclosure comprises an audio signal input interface, a second audio power amplifier, and loudspeakers, and further comprising wireless headphones, wherein the wireless headphones comprise a wireless receiving module, a first controller, a first audio power amplifier, a first audio switch, wireless headphone speakers, a filter and voltage regulating circuit, and a first connector, wherein the wireless receiving module, […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D768,955 Filed: 22 January 2015 In the name of: Gibson Brands Inc. Title: Headphone Amplifier What’s Claimed: “The ornamental design for a headphone amplifier, 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 headphone amplifier“as shown”. This design patent seems to relate to Neat Microphones’ Beehive product which is discussed here.   If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,138,178 Priority Date: 5 August 2010 In the name of: ACE Communications Limited Title: Method and System for Self-Managed Sound Enhancement What’s claimed:“A system for enhancing an individual’s hearing experience comprising: a component for capturing and storing audio hearing characteristics of the individual, including a minimum audible loudness level and a threshold uncomfortable loudness level for at least one audiometric frequency; a component for analyzing the individual’s audio hearing characteristics to generate an individualized audiological profile; a component for storing the individualized audiological profile; a component for accessing said audiological profile from said storing component; a component for determining from […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D745,494 S Filed: 29 December 2014 In the name of: Gibson Brands Inc. Title: Microphone What’s Claimed: “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 seems to relate to Neat Microphones’ Beecaster product.   If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,735,703 Filed: 21 May 2010 In the name of: Dion Dublin Title: Percussion Instrument What’s claimed: “A percussion instrument in the form of a drum being a parallelepiped in shape and, further comprising four live striking faces, and two dead faces, which are not for striking, wherein each striking face has a different percussive property and wherein the striking face and the dead faces together comprise substantially the entire outer surface area of the percussion instrument.” Why this patent rocks: the inventor is the famous English football (soccer) player Dion Dublin.   If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 2,508,831 Filed: 6 May 1947 In the name of: Samuel V. Lippman Title: Musical Toy What’s claimed: “An air-trapping, compressing and air expelling device for projecting and directing air streams into a user’s open mouth comprising, in combination, a unit in the form of a hand-sized concavo-convex body, said body having a marginally arranged restricted air discharge orifice, and an air-trapping cover unit including a compressing and expelling member of such a size and shape that its marginal edge portions make air-tight contact with corresponding marginal edge portions of said body when superposed upon the concave side thereof so […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: Registered Community Design No. 002713990-0001 Filed: 5 June 2015 In the name of: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Indication of Product: Microphones (part of -) Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of (part of) a microphone. This design itself appears to relate to Shure’s MV5 digital condenser mic (see here). Note the use of broken lines. Although there isn’t a universal agreement on how dotted (or ‘broken’) lines in registered design drawings should be interpreted, they are typically understood to show parts of the design for which protection isn’t sought; elements shown using solid lines are the parts for which […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: Registered Community Design No. 002714089-0001 Filed: 5 June 2015 In the name of: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Indication of Product: Microphones Why this registered design rocks: this registered design relates to the visual appearance of a microphone. This design itself appears to relate to Shure’s MV51 digital large-diaphragm condenser mic (see here). If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here! The information above is for general interest and information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Rockin’ Patent (Application): US Patent Application No. 12/024,976 Filed: 1 February 2008 In the name of: Paula Abdul (inventor) Title: Dynamic Microphone Support Apparatus What’s claimed: “An apparatus comprising: a base having a concave-shaped bottom portion that is positional on a surface; a compartment in the base that stores an adhesive material; a base cover that is positioned over the base and covers the compartment such that weight of a user positioned on the base cover applied in a direction causes the base to tilt with respect to the surface in the direction; and a rod member having a first end, a second end, and a middle […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. US 3,475,623 A Filed: 10 October 1966 In the name of: Robert A. Moog Title: Electronic High-pass And Low-pass Filters Employing The Base To Emitter Diode Resistance Of Bipolar Transistors What’s claimed: “An RC filter comprising a plurality of capacitors connected to provide the capacity elements of the filter and a plurality of bipolar transistors connected with said capacitors to utilize the essentially exponential resistance of the base to emitter diodes of said transistors as voltage controllable resistance elements of the RC filter.” Why this patent (application) rocks: This patent describes the use of bipolar transistors arranged in a ladder […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,835,731 Filed: 5 April 2013 In the name of: Travis Perry (inventor) Title: Chord Playing Attachment Apparatus What’s claimed: “Apparatus including a chord playing attachment adapted to attach to a guitar having strings, a fretted neck, head and body, the attachment comprising; a nut having lower surface that rests upon the guitar neck near the head, and a plurality of spaced apart string depressions that each receive and provide support for a guitar string; a chord playing unit adapted to be positioned on the fretted neck of the guitar connecting with the nut, the nut having left and […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 1,774,436 Filed: 17 June 1929 In the name of: Miguel Goubert Title: Musical Toy What’s claimed: “A musical instrument having the combination of an arbor, a frame freely rotatable on said arbor by the orbital movement of said arbor, a harmonica having the usual wind passages carried by said frame, a funnel on said frame in registry with said wind passages for the purpose of directing wind into said passages in the rotation of the frame, a perforated music sheet mounted on said frame for movement between said funnel and wind passages to control the admission of wind from […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,362,346  Filed: 25 July 2011 In the name of: Dan Edward Prozinski Title: Harmonica Holder and Sound Baffle What’s claimed: “A harmonica holder and method for suspending a harmonica on an existing stand, the harmonica holder comprising: an attachment mechanism configured to be attached to an existing stand; a first pivot connected to the attachment mechanism; a telescoping boom arm with set screw, connected to the first pivot with a locking screw; a second pivot connected to the telescoping boom arm; a support bracket connected to the second pivot with a locking screw; a platform held by screws to […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 5,929,362 Filed: 6 April 1998 In the name of: Julian Oteyza Title: Guitar With Removable Fretboard And Pickup Section Powered By A Headphone Amplifier What’s claimed: “A string board instrument having a main body and a removable neck section, said neck section comprising: (a) a fretboard with at least one string and a bridge; (b) pick-up means for detecting vibration of said at least one string and converting said vibration to an electrical signal;(c) a headphone amplifier arranged to amplify said electrical signal; and, (d) a first electrical connector arranged to interface with a second electrical connector on said main body, […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,928,303 Filed: 28 February 2008 In the name of: Riley Investments LLC Title: Insert For Cajon Drum What’s claimed: “Apparatus for lowering the fundamental frequency of a cajon drum, wherein said drum comprises four wooden side walls and a wooden top, wherein a first wooded side wall is the drumhead, wherein an opening is formed in a second side wall of said drum, comprising: a cylindrical insert, said cylindrical insert having a cylindrical body, said body being adapted to be slid into said opening, said insert having a flared flange at the outer end of said body and mounting means […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,157,633 Filed: 2 March 2004 In the name of: Richard Martin Kopesec Title: Simulated Stringed Instrument Practice Device What’s claimed: “A simulated stringed musical instrument practice device comprising: an elongated neck member defining proximal and distal ends, said neck member having a generally flat shaped upper surface which extends longitudinally from said proximal end to said distal end thereby defining lateral edges thereof which are generally perpendicular to said proximal and said distal ends, said elongated neck member also having a lower surface which extends substantially from said proximal end to said distal end, said lower surface having lateral […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,319,763 Filed: 9 April 2014 In the name of: Harman International Industries, Inc (Assignee) Title: Cart Assembly  What’s claimed: “A cart assembly comprising: a first base and a second base that are laterally spaced apart from each other to collectively support at least one loudspeaker cabinet; a subframe extending between the first base and the second base; at least two wheels mounted to each base; a support extending from each base away from the at least two wheels; and a locking mechanism coupled to the support to selectively engage the loudspeaker cabinet, the locking mechanism being mounted for translation relative to the […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 6,933,430 Filed: 21 January 2003 In the name of: John Jeffrey Oskorep Title: Guitar Pick Holder Made Of A Flexible Magnetic Body What’s claimed: “A guitar pick holder, comprising: a flexible magnet; the flexible magnet being made of a soft flexible rubber or plastic; the flexible magnet having a front magnetic surface for use in magnetically holding a magnetically receptive guitar pick; and the flexible magnet having a rear adhering surface comprising a repositionable adhesive for use in repositionably adhering the flexible magnet to a surface of a guitar, such that the guitar pick holder is removable, reapplicable, and repositionable over […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 745,241 Filed: 22 August 1903 In the name of: Giacinto Rossi Title: Musical Instrument What’s claimed: “In a musical instrument, the combination with a lyre-shaped sound-box, having sound-openings thereon, of a second sound-box communicating with the first-mentioned sound-box, a neck extending from the second sound-box, and strings upon said neck and extending over the sound-box.” Why this patent rocks: This rockin’ patent relates to a lyre guitar (a type of guitar shaped like a lyre) with two resonating chambers, one being in the shape of a face. An increased tonal volume is seemingly achieved through the use of multiple sound-holes, which include the […]

Rockin’ Patent Application: US Patent Application No. 2012/0318121 Filed: 3 May 2012 In the name of: ION Audio, LLC (assignee) Title: Tablet Computer Guitar Controller What’s claimed (in the application as published): “A guitar controller, comprising: a body having a cavity formed therein sized and dimensioned to receive a tablet computer therein, the body having an edge on a front of the body defining an opening into the cavity, the edge having a thickness forming a lip into the opening wherein the lip is configured and arranged to be received partially over the tablet computer; a neck extending from the body having a plurality of simulated […]

Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D74,178 Filed: 28 September 1927 In the name of: Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka Title: Design For A Ukulele What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a ukulele, as shown.” 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 ukulele “as shown”. According to the Wikipedia page for Kamaka Ukulele (here), which was founded by Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka (the inventor), this design arose because his friends thought a new ukulele design […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: EU Registered Design No. 000591029-0001 Filed: 1 September 2006 In the name of: Roland Corporation Indication of Product: Pads For Electronic Cymbal Use Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of a pad for electronic cymbal use.  You can see more view of the design at the link above. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here!  The information above is for general interest and information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 1,214,863 Filed: 12 February 1916 In the name of: Louis Woeste Title: Myriad Reflector What’s claimed: “A myriad reflector comprising mirrors mounted to form a polyhedron bounded by a convex system of plane faces in combination with means for suspending the device so that it may be swung and rotated simultaneously to produce myriad reflections when light rays from an extraneous source are thrown thereon.” Why this patent rocks: This appears to be the first patent for the disco ball (also known as the mirror ball or glitter ball). The patent describes the object of the invention as follows: “[t]he […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: EU Registered Design No. 003098110-0001 Filed: 28 April 2016 In the name of: Hai-Ping Huang Indication of Product: Mutes For Musical Instruments Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of a mute for a musical instrument (see, for example, the Wikipedia page on mutes for musical instruments here).  Note that this EU registered design application was filed on 28 April 2016 and the design was published, following registration, on 12 May 2016.  This demonstrates how quickly EU registered designs can be obtained. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here!  The information above […]

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 9,293,120 Filed: 26 September 2014 In the name of: Jonathan Charles Devlin West Title: Adjustable Capo Device For Fretted Stringed Instruments What’s claimed: “A capo element for use with a fretted stringed musical instrument having a fretboard surface containing a plurality of frets and at least one string stretched between two points to provide a vibrational length of string that overlies the plurality of frets on the fretboard surface, the capo element comprising: a body having a top and a base, a groove in the top of the body, which groove is configured to accommodate and mechanically secure the […]

Rockin’ Registered Design: EU Registered Design No. 003124577-0001 Filed: 12 May 2016 In the name of: Hans-Peter Wilfer (who appears to be the founder of Warwick) Indication of Product: Pedalboards Why this registered design rocks: This registered design relates to the visual appearance of a pedalboard (see, for example, a Wikipedia article on guitar pedalboards here). Various different views of the pedalboard are shown at the link above. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here!  The information above is for general interest and information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,455,758 Filed: 8 November 2010 In the name of: Zipbuds, LLC (assignee) Title: Cable Organization Assemblies What’s claimed: “A cable assembly comprising: a first electrical wire; a second electrical wire; a thermo-resistant material that is molded around the first electrical wire and around the second electrical wire; zipper teeth that are molded to the thermo-resistant material of the first electrical wire and the second electrical wire;the zipper teeth molded to the first electrical wire being releasably attached to the zipper teeth molded to the second electrical wire; and at least one reinforcing fiber, the at least one reinforcing fiber being encapsulated with at […]

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 […]