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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:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Dan Smith, Corona, CA (US);
George Blanda, Corona, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dan Smith, Corona, CA (US);
George Blanda, Corona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fender Musical Instruments, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support rod has a core and has a composite material covering at least a portion of the core. The support rod is suitable for use in enhancing the rigidity of the neck of a musical instrument, such as a guitar. The support rod is also suitable for use in a wide variety of other applications.