Music inventions 03/07

20070068359 - Friction in a grand piano completely eliminated by a third lever: In a grand piano action friction between the jack and the knuckle completely eliminated by a third lever.... Agent: Richard Wroblewski

20070068360 - Hammer keyboard system and chassis: A hammer with simplified structure and reduced costs that maintains its capability as a mass body to impart a touch weight. The hammer is configured such that it is possible to fix the two mass plates to the metal base plate by means of a single rivet. Therefore, the number... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20070068361 - Bat for upright piano: A bat for an upright piano is provided for ensuring stable swinging movements of a hammer to generate a proper piano sound even if a hammer assembly has the centroid which is laterally asymmetric about a center pin. The bat for an upright piano is supported by the center pin... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070068362 - Supporting element for string musical instruments: A bearing element for stringed musical instruments comprising a mainly vertically arranged frame, placed on a bearing surface provided with support means which defines a housing able to receive the body of the instrument. Each of said support means comprises a couple of mutually opposed jaws, slidingly coupled to the... Agent: Ip Strategies

20070068363 - Practice drumstick: The practice drumstick comprises an inner core and an outer sheath. The outer sheath is constructed of a material or materials suitable to absorb energy and sound to result in significant reduction in: a) the sound produced by practice drumming, and b) physical damage to any surface struck by the... Agent: Roger L. Belfay

20070068364 - Viscoelastic polymer damping for percussion instruments: A system and method are provided for damping a vibrating surface, such as a drumhead, of a percussion instrument by attaching a patch made from a viscoelastic urethane polymer to an exterior face of the vibrating surface. Such a patch has a self-adhesive quality and may be attached by contacting... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070068365 - Side drum support device: A tom holder includes a fastening piece fixed to a bass drum. A support pipe extends upward from the fastening piece. A support bar extends forward from the support pipe. A mount is supported on the support bar in a manner movable relative to the axis of the support bar.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070068366 - Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus: There is provided an electronic apparatus having a simple anti-theft mechanism. In this construction, a detachable panel unit is designed to render the electronic apparatus operative in a state of being attached to the electronic apparatus main body, and to render the electronic apparatus inoperative in a state of being... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070068367 - Music replacement in a gaming system: A user of a game system can replace background music from a game with the user's selected background music, while still hearing any other audio streams (e.g. sound effects related to gameplay). A music engine and system audio mixer allow the playback of the user's requested replacement music. The game... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070068368 - Musical tone signal generating apparatus for generating musical tone signals: A tone generating portion has a performance play capability for concurrently generating, on the basis of a set of performance information, musical tone signals having various voices each assigned to one of parts. A performance data setting portion chooses, under user's direction, one of performance data sets stored in a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20070068369 - Modulated portion displaying apparatus, accidental displaying apparatus, musical score displaying apparatus, and recording medium in which a program for displaying a modulated portion, program for displaying accidentals, and/or program for displaying a mu: A key of each measure is distinguished depending on performance data representing sounds composing a tune. It is judged whether or not the distinguished key coincides with tonality data of the corresponding performance data, whereby it is judged whether or not the performance data is modulated with a key signature... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070068370 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module comprising a frame, a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices and a light-guiding unit is provided. The frame comprises a base and an enclosing wall extended upward from the edge of the base. The substrate is arranged on the base of the frame, and... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc.

20070068371 - Method and apparatus for playing in synchronism with a cd an automated musical instrument: The invention disclosed is a system for playing a music sequence such as a MIDI file in synchronization with a prerecorded CD. The synchronization is accomplished by using the digital media sample rate as a common time base for progression of the playing of the digital media and the music... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070068372 - Apparatus for assisting in playing musical instrument: An apparatus is to assist an unskilled player in playing a musical instrument by detecting the quantity of the player's manipulation against the instrument, modifying the detected manipulation quantity with reference to a recommended manipulation to a degree according to a given assistance coefficient, and actuating the instrument with the... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070056428 - Sound modification system: A sound modification system for a musical drum comprising a drumshell, a drumhead with an inner surface and a playing surface, and one or more mounting members adapted to be mounted to the drumhead. Each mounting member includes a first coupling member, which is fixed to the drumhead and projects... Agent: Larry F. Gitlin Rapkin, Gitlin & Beaumont

20070056429 - String instrument with a detachable neck: The present invention is directed to a guitar that has a detachable neck for ease of transport and storage. The body is attached to the neck in the preferred embodiment by means of a lever actuating clamp providing a clamping force substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the neck... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070056430 - Musical instrument suspension system: A counterbalance assembly for attaching to an instrument to transfer the weight of an instrument from the player's hands, wrists, arms and shoulder joints to the large muscles across the top of the shoulders comprising a counterweight on one end of a shaft, the other end of which hinges at... Agent: Kenneth A. Lee

20070056431 - Method for manufacturing a percussion instrument: A method of manufacturing a percussion instrument has the steps of providing a first member into a liquid with the first member having a first diameter. The first member has a first end and a second end. The method also has the step of heating the liquid and stretching the... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L..l.p.

20070056432 - Waveform generating apparatus and waveform generating program: A correspondence relationship between virtual logical oscillators, including a master oscillator and at least one slave oscillator, provided for each sound production channel generating a musical tone waveform, and a plurality of physical oscillators for actually generating a waveform and which is associated with the logical oscillators, is stored. Then,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070056433 - Method and apparatus for flexibly processing, storing, and retrieving audio data: A method and apparatus for flexibly processing, storing, and retrieving audio data. The present invention enables producers of music to take audio data that has been generated within a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and then, by applying the method and apparatus of the present invention, to create an... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

20070056434 - Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field: A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and enables reproduction of the modeled... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070056435 - Angled pickup for digital guitar: A reluctance pickup for a guitar including a pair of magnetic pole pieces disposed within wire coils. The coils are oppositely wound and wired in series. Each pole piece has an elongated magnetic pole end extending above its respective coil. The pole pieces are disposed so as to form a... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070051223 - Electronic musical instrument: Fuel battery generates electric power using a predetermined fuel, and activation and deactivation of the electric power generation can be controlled in accordance with whether or not the fuel should be supplied to the fuel battery. The electric power is supplied to individual circuits/devices of a tone generation section, so... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20070051224 - String dampener for a stringed musical instrument: A string dampener for a musical instrument is disclosed for dampening extraneous string noise caused by sympathetic vibrations. The disclosed dampener includes an attachment apparatus that releaseably attaches the string dampening apparatus to a portion of a stringed instrument. The dampener also includes dampening material to dampen string vibrations. Finally,... Agent: The Law Office Of Patrick B. Law

20070051225 - Strap attachment device: A strap connector engaging an anchor cone having a cylindrical shaft and an outer cone having a narrower inner end with diameter Dmin and a wider outer end having diameter Dmax. The strap connector has a connector opening with an engagement port with a minor diameter less than Dmax aligned... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070051226 - Musical instrument fingering extraction and training: An acoustic guitar is fitted with a fingering display embedded in its fretboard. A fingering-display processor with tempo control allows a user to select a tune to practice and the speed of tempo to use. The user is progressively shown where to finger each successive note and chord in a... Agent: Patents Pending

20070051227 - System, device and method for displaying a conductor and music composition: The invention provides a musical display system for displaying musical notes to a musician and may include a camera for capturing a conductor image. The system may also include a display structure configured to display a conductor image and a musical note. A processor may be coupled to the camera... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070051228 - Method and apparatus for playing in synchronism with a dvd an automated musical instrument: The invention disclosed herein is a system and method for playing music sequences, such as MIDI files in synchronization with a DVD. This system utilizes a preauthored music sequence and a controller that listens to the S/PDIF output of a DVD player. Further, this application discloses a method for creating... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070051229 - Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in... Agent: Alan R. Loudermilk

20070051230 - Information processing system and information processing method: An information processing system and method extract the pitch sequence feature information and the temporal volume change regularity feature information from two music contents to determine whether a music is involved or not. As for the portion determined as a music, the information are compared with the intermediate portion thereby... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070051231 - Electronic drum and its drum head: An electronic drum 30 comprises a hollow body part 10 having an opening side, a drum head stretched over the opening side of the hollow body part 10 and having a stroked surface, an elastic cushion part 40 arranged to touch with a reverse side of the stroked surface of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070044630 - Violin or the like shoulder rest: The distance between the clamps at opposed ends of a shoulder rest bridge adjustable in infinitely fine increments by utilizing a pressure plate which, in an engaged mode, presses a brake member made from an elastomer, particularly soft rubber, against the underside of the bridge body. The pressure plate is... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070044631 - Component of musical instrument, musical instrument and production method of the same: A production method of a musical instrument and its components (parts, materials or the like), a musical instrument and its components obtained in accordance with the methods that can achieve the effect of increased sound quality of the musical instrument because of deterioration with age after many years by reforming... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070044632 - Neck assembly for an acoustic guitar: A guitar neck assembly so configured as to be mounted to a guitar body via two types of attachment: an adhesive and mechanical fastener is described herein. The guitar neck includes a neck extension that is added after the neck angle with respect to the guitar body is adjusted.... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070044633 - Guitar comfort cushion apparatus: A comfort cushion apparatus is provided for a guitar which has a notch in the guitar body. The apparatus includes a cushion support attached to the notch and fills up the notch in the guitar body. A cushion is attached to the cushion support. The notch is present in the... Agent: S. Michael Bender

20070044634 - Instrument: A wind instrument, includes: a hollow tube having an open lower or distal end; a mouth hole formed in an upper or proximal portion the tube; a first set of holes including three holes formed in the tube for application of an index finger, a middle finger and a ring... Agent: Bartony & Hare

20070044635 - Flute attachment: A flute attachment includes a flexible securing member and a resisting member. The securing member is attached to a lower flute surface for resting of a thumb of the flute player, and has a base segment defining a rear pad region and having a front lateral edge in frictional engagement... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070044636 - Mouthpiece for a musical instrument: A mouthpiece for a woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone has a tubular body, with a front and a rear portion, each having a respective passage. The front portion has an opening that is at least partially covered by a reed. The front passage is wider then the opening. The... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070044637 - Adjustable drum pedal and method therefor: An adjustable drum pedal has a foot pedal. An adjustable base plate is coupled to the foot pedal. The adjustable base plate rotates to adjust the position of the foot pedal in relation to a base drum. A frame is coupled to the base plate. A drum beater mechanism is... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070044638 - Morpheus music notation system: Devices, methods and system for a morpheus music notation system adapted for key, string, wind and percussion instruments for ease of teaching and learning music intuitively. Intuitive morpheus music notation system creates a simple environment revolving around numbers and letters to enable people of all ages of any race or... Agent: Our Pal Asija Asija House

20070044640 - Method and apparatus of music obfuscation to limit unauthorized playback: A method and apparatus for limiting which player pianos can properly play notes within a media file or stream without playing additional “bad notes” encoded in the stream for disrupting the playback of that musical composition so as to prevent playback on unauthorized systems. Bad notes are encoded within a... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070044639 - System and method for music creation and distribution over communications network: A graphical music creation user interface is used to create and edit user compositions, which may then be transferred to a server and, through a cell phone carrier network, to cell phones or other portable devices. The compositions may be used as cell phone ring tones. Various graphical features allow... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070044641 - Audio reproduction apparatus, method, computer program: The audio reproduction apparatus (100) for sports training purposes comprises a tempo derivation unit (103) for deriving a selected tempo (T) on the basis of a data signal (d1, d2, d3) e.g. from a sports measurement device such as a heart rate meter; and an audio conditioning unit (104) arranged... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070044642 - Method and device for pattern recognition in acoustic recordings: For pattern recognition in acoustic recordings, a recorded signal is decomposed into individual frequency ranges and subsequently transformed for spectral decomposition into at least one coefficient file. Here, a first transformation optimized with respect to the frequency resolution and a second transformation optimized with respect to the time resolution take... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070044643 - Method and apparatus for automating the mixing of multi-track digital audio: The present invention enables producers of music to take audio data that has been generated within a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and then apply the method and apparatus of the present invention to create an Adaptable Music File. This Adaptable Music File may then be used to produce... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC