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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:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip J. Petillo, Ocean, NJ (US);
David M. Petillo, Ocean, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 ;
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a fret adapted for insertion into a fingerboard of an instrument, the fret comprising: (a) a stem adapted to engage the fingerboard when inserted therein, the stem having one or more studs; and (b) a cap having a base joined to one end of the stem; wherein one or more of the studs comprises a wedge having a sloped side whose area has a quadrilateral shape.