G10C 9/00
Methods, tools or materials specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of
Official title: Methods, tools or materials specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of musical instruments covered by this subclass
G10C9/00 (Methods, tools or materials specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of) appears on 107 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10C- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 20 May 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fastening structure and keyboard device20 May 2025US 12,305,685 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Micro-tuning device10 Dec 2024US 12,165,619 B2
- Tuning pin tool27 Aug 2024US 12,073,811 B2
- Apparatus for and methods of action repair and/or regulation of harmonic string and percussive instruments9 Jan 2024US 11,869,460 B1
- Fastening structure and keyboard device26 Sep 2023US 11,767,873 B2Yamaha Corporation
- Rail component of keyboard instrument and cap member for the rail component6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229201 A1Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Arrangement, key and method for producing an arrangement and a key6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229202 A1Piano-Schulz e.K.
- Improved key weights for piano12 Feb 2026US 2026/0045238 A1
- Keyboard touch measuring device, system, and method22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022982 A1
- Musical instrument and producing method thereof25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299650 A1Yamaha Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Piano tuning system35US 5,065,660 A1991
- Grand piano action cradle23US 4,743,039 A1988
- Muffler mechanism for a piano22US 4,633,753 ANippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987
- Piano moving apparatus19US 4,913,614 A1990
- Process for improving wood and use of the improved wood18US 4,678,715 ARuetgerswerke Aktiengesellschaft · 1987