G10D 1/04
Plucked or strummed string instruments
Official title: Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres
G10D1/04 (Plucked or strummed string instruments) appears on 1,262 US grants and 891 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 1,262
- Published applications
- 891
- Assignees
- 268
- Inventors
- 1,542
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 5 |
| 2002 | 19 | 15 |
| 2003 | 23 | 25 |
| 2004 | 17 | 22 |
| 2005 | 13 | 25 |
| 2006 | 17 | 26 |
| 2007 | 17 | 19 |
| 2008 | 23 | 32 |
| 2009 | 29 | 18 |
| 2010 | 32 | 14 |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 20 | 23 |
| 2013 | 20 | 26 |
| 2014 | 32 | 49 |
| 2015 | 54 | 47 |
| 2016 | 82 | 47 |
| 2017 | 61 | 53 |
| 2018 | 43 | 50 |
| 2019 | 50 | 44 |
| 2020 | 59 | 44 |
| 2021 | 60 | 53 |
| 2022 | 36 | 62 |
| 2023 | 50 | 57 |
| 2024 | 38 | 44 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 |
| 2026 | 18 | 28 |
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
- Custom fitting stringed instrument pick2 Jun 2026US 12,646,490 B2
- 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.
- Fret wire for stringed instrument3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260633 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Guitar with removable fretboard and pickup section powered by a headphone amplifier53US 5,929,362 A1999