G10C 3/166
For damping the strings
Official title: for damping the strings (G10C3/26 takes precedence)
G10C3/166 (For damping the strings) appears on 35 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10C- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 14
- Inventors
- 49
- Latest grant
- 12 Sep 2023
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Elliptical silicone roller for grand piano action with customized durometer reading12 Sep 2023US 11,756,513 B1
- Stopper rail for silent piano15 Feb 2022US 11,250,820 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Seisakusho
- Upright keyboard instrument15 Jun 2021US 11,037,533 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Device and method for damping of aliquot tones6 Apr 2021US 10,971,117 B2Antun Merkoci and Ales Bracic
- Piano system and method thereof1 Sep 2020US 10,762,879 B2Sunland Information Technology 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.
- Rail component of keyboard instrument and cap member for the rail component6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229201 A1Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Stopper rail for silent piano30 Sep 2021US 2021/0304710 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Device and method for damping of aliquot tones5 Nov 2020US 2020/0349908 A1Antun Merkoci and Ales Bracic
- Upright keyboard instrument24 Sep 2020US 2020/0302899 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
Most cited
By later US patents
- Muffler mechanism for a piano22US 4,633,753 ANippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987
- Action for upright piano18US 4,879,939 A1989
- Muffler for pianos18US 4,970,929 AKabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho · 1990
- Upright keyboard instrument10US 6,965,070 B2Yamaha Corporation · 2005
- Piano9US 5,123,321 A1992