G10D 1/00
General design of stringed musical instruments
G10D1/00 (General design of stringed musical instruments) appears on 1,492 US grants and 1,072 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 1,492
- Published applications
- 1,072
- Assignees
- 312
- Inventors
- 1,819
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 6 |
| 2002 | 21 | 17 |
| 2003 | 25 | 29 |
| 2004 | 22 | 28 |
| 2005 | 14 | 32 |
| 2006 | 20 | 29 |
| 2007 | 23 | 28 |
| 2008 | 29 | 35 |
| 2009 | 34 | 23 |
| 2010 | 41 | 20 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 26 | 31 |
| 2013 | 22 | 34 |
| 2014 | 39 | 58 |
| 2015 | 66 | 57 |
| 2016 | 94 | 55 |
| 2017 | 70 | 61 |
| 2018 | 52 | 60 |
| 2019 | 58 | 49 |
| 2020 | 67 | 53 |
| 2021 | 73 | 69 |
| 2022 | 53 | 77 |
| 2023 | 58 | 65 |
| 2024 | 43 | 51 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 |
| 2026 | 21 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stringed musical instrument with fretting saddling member6 Oct 2026US 12,755,719 B2Polyphonic Chromaticism, Inc.
- Acoustic stringed musical instrument pitch changer system and related methods22 Sep 2026US 12,744,020 B1
- Material selection system and method for constructing a musical instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,716,875 B1
- String tensioner for stringed instrument11 Aug 2026US 12,706,074 B2
- Shoulder member and pipe member connecting structure4 Aug 2026US 12,700,385 B2Gustav Pirazzi & Comp. KG
- Tuning stabilisers for stringed instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301718 A1
- Stringed musical instrument with fretting saddling member17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279311 A1Polyphonic Chromaticism, Inc.
- Stringed musical instrument with fretting appendage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279312 A1Polyphonic Chromaticism, Inc.
- Method for identifying playing actions and playing frets of stringed instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279320 A1Guangzhou Rantion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hands-Free Music Instrument Support System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268878 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for extending a lower range of a stringed musical instrument154US 4,078,468 A1978
- Collapsible guitar with quick disconnect neck and submerged string tunnels76US 5,353,672 AStewart Guitar Co. · 1994
- String-clamping means63US 4,475,432 A1984
- Collapsible guitar54US 4,073,211 AThe Raymond Lee Organization, Inc. · 1978
- Electric stringed instrument53US 4,201,108 ABunker Instruments, Inc. · 1980