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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven A Wasser, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verne O. Powell Flutes, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8438 / ;
Abstract
A pad cushion for a pad for closing a tone hole of a musical instrument includes a base member including at least one recess; and a damping medium in the recess for increasing the axial conformability of the pad with the tone holes of the insrument while maintaining the lateral firmness of the pad potion contacting the tone hole.