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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:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lloyd R. Baggs, Nipomo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 3/14 ; G10H 3/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 3/14 ; G10H 3/18 ;
Abstract
A pickup assembly for a stringed instrument comprises an elongated beam with slits that create gaps within the beam. Sensors are positioned over the slits and measure changes in dimensions of the gaps. The sensors produce an electrical signal in response to the change in dimensions of the gaps and the electrical signal is then sent to a pre-amplifier and thence to a speaker system for sound reproduction.