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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Applicant:
David Hosler, El Cajon, CA (US);
Inventor:
David Hosler, El Cajon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Taylor-Listug, Inc., El Cajon, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a transducer for converting between mechanical vibration and electrical signal, the transducer comprising a housing enclosing a substantially cylindrical permanent magnet and a coil, the magnet having a side-to-side polar orientation. The transducer may be used as sensor that is part of a sensor array for detecting vibrations from a hollow-bodied musical instrument and converting the vibrations into electrical signals for amplification.