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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. 25, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Douglas D. Jones, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Douglas D. Jones, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stringed instrument and a method of forming the stringed instrument are provided. The instrument includes a head assembly having individually and continuously adjustable nuts for varying the height each string. The head assembly also provides simple and reliable tensioning of the strings. The method of forming the instrument includes in-molded frets to ensure their planarity and alignment.