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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. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Consoli, Brick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8438 / ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a ligature used on a clarinet or a saxophone. The ligature, which is used to hold a reed to the instrument's mouthpiece, contains a plastic insert or ramp, which is riveted to the ligature by means of plastic rivets. By varying the size of the ramp different types of woodwind reeds can be accommodated. By varying the materials of the ligature, the sound emanating from the instrument can be modified in a pleasing manner.