G10D 1/12
Zithers
Official title: Zithers, e.g. autoharps
G10D1/12 (Zithers) appears on 22 US grants and 6 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 22
- Published applications
- 6
- Assignees
- 2
- Inventors
- 39
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Autoharp keyboard mechanism24 Feb 2026US 12,562,142 B2
- Table stringed musical instrument and method for manufacturing a table stringed musical instrument22 Jul 2025US 12,367,852 B2
- Fine tuner for a string musical instrument, and string musical instrument5 Oct 2021US 11,138,959 B2Wittner GmbH & Co. KG
- Musical key-changing apparatus for stringed instruments23 Jan 2018US 9,875,728 B1
- Capo particularly suited to appalachian or mountain dulcimers4 Dec 2012US 8,324,490 B1
- A table stringed musical instrument and method for manufacturing a table stringed musical instrument1 Jun 2023US 2023/0169941 A1
- Autoharp keyboard mechanism22 Dec 2022US 2022/0406275 A1
- Fine tuner for a string musical instrument, and string musical instrument11 Mar 2021US 2021/0074248 A1Wittner GmbH & Co. KG
- Chorded zither having adjustable chord bar rack30 Dec 2010US 2010/0326255 A1
- Non-organic open-framed chorded zither/autoharp with multiple interchangeable sound chambers3 Nov 2005US 2005/0241455 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Engine test and display apparatus45US 4,125,894 ASun Electric Corporation · 1978
- Removable frets for fretted stringed musical instruments15US 5,952,593 A1999
- Stringed musical instrument having a bridge secured to and translatable along a string12US 4,332,184 A1982
- Neckless lap guitar12US 6,693,233 B12004
- Stringed musical instrument7US 4,175,466 A1979