G10C 3/16
Actions
G10C3/16 (Actions) appears on 270 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10C- Granted patents
- 270
- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 281
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 12 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 10 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10C 3/18Hammers117
- G10C 3/22Specially adapted for grand pianos69
- G10C 3/161Specially adapted for upright pianos59
- G10C 3/20Involving the use of hydraulic, pneumatic or electromagnetic means58
- G10C 3/24Repetition [tremolo] mechanisms46
- G10C 3/166For damping the strings35
- G10C 3/165For plucking the strings6
- G10C 3/168With hanging jacks, i.e. jacks connected to hammer-butts or hammer-shanks5
Recent patents
- Piano including drop action30 Jun 2026US 12,670,887 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Wippen or repetition flange bushing12 May 2026US 12,626,675 B2
- Hybrid acoustic piano5 May 2026US 12,620,372 B2
- Transportable stringed keyboard instrument6 Jan 2026US 12,518,726 B2Keybird Instruments ApS
- Keyboard instrument30 Dec 2025US 12,512,085 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Damper mechanism for upright piano, and stay member for use in the damper mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301715 A1Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301716 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301723 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Rail component of keyboard instrument and cap member for the rail component6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229201 A1Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Keyboard device for keyboard instrument23 Apr 2026US 2026/0112336 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inner force sense controller for providing variable force to multidirectional moving object, method of controlling inner force sense and information storage medium used therein57US 5,952,806 AYamaha Corporation · 1999
- Keyboard instrument with touch responsive display unit39US 6,084,167 AYamaha Corporation · 2000
- Hammering operation control unit of piano accompanied with automatic performance function34US 4,970,928 AYamaha Corporation · 1990
- Method and apparatus for sensing pedal motion and actuating pedals in player pianos28US 5,905,220 ABurgett, Inc. · 1999
- Muffler mechanism for a piano22US 4,633,753 ANippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987