G10C 3/26
Pedals or pedal mechanisms
Official title: Pedals or pedal mechanisms (G10C3/14 takes precedence); Manually operated sound modification means
G10C3/26 (Pedals or pedal mechanisms) appears on 91 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10C- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 133
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pedal unit and electronic keyboard apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,706,073 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Hybrid acoustic piano5 May 2026US 12,620,372 B2
- Instrument stand and keyboard instrument set21 Oct 2025US 12,451,105 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Sensor module, system of modules for a piano keyboard, and corresponding method21 Oct 2025US 12,451,107 B2Pocketpiano. S.L.
- Pedal device and electronic keyboard instrument9 Sep 2025US 12,412,549 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Rail component of keyboard instrument and cap member for the rail component6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229201 A1Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Stand, stand assembly method and keyboard instrument set25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179588 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Stand and keyboard instrument set25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179589 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Instrument stand and keyboard instrument set15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018148 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Detection device and detection method20 Nov 2025US 2025/0356824 A1Sony Group Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Keyboard instrument with touch responsive display unit39US 6,084,167 AYamaha Corporation · 2000
- Method and apparatus for sensing pedal motion and actuating pedals in player pianos28US 5,905,220 ABurgett, Inc. · 1999
- Safe height-adjusting device25US 5,039,054 A1991
- Upright piano for constant key-touch regardless of manipulation of soft pedal22US 5,287,787 AYamaha Corporation · 1994
- Automatic player piano equipped with mute lock system for reproducing faint sounds in playback mode14US 5,451,706 AYamaha Corporation · 1995