G10D 3/00
Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments
Official title: Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
G10D3/00 (Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments) appears on 2,883 US grants and 1,831 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 2,883
- Published applications
- 1,831
- Assignees
- 495
- Inventors
- 3,223
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | 34 | 0 |
| 1980 | 36 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 49 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 58 | 0 |
| 1988 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | 60 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 51 | 0 |
| 1995 | 54 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 76 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 12 |
| 2002 | 49 | 45 |
| 2003 | 61 | 53 |
| 2004 | 55 | 65 |
| 2005 | 37 | 71 |
| 2006 | 40 | 78 |
| 2007 | 57 | 68 |
| 2008 | 57 | 73 |
| 2009 | 77 | 68 |
| 2010 | 93 | 73 |
| 2011 | 56 | 70 |
| 2012 | 72 | 77 |
| 2013 | 71 | 86 |
| 2014 | 84 | 92 |
| 2015 | 103 | 97 |
| 2016 | 123 | 74 |
| 2017 | 105 | 102 |
| 2018 | 95 | 77 |
| 2019 | 84 | 65 |
| 2020 | 89 | 62 |
| 2021 | 86 | 78 |
| 2022 | 59 | 81 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 |
| 2024 | 50 | 64 |
| 2025 | 58 | 80 |
| 2026 | 33 | 50 |
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.
- Plectrum with a three-dimensional structure29 Sep 2026US 12,749,467 B2
- Acoustic stringed musical instrument pitch changer system and related methods22 Sep 2026US 12,744,020 B1
- Plectrum with foam pad adhesive1 Sep 2026US 12,725,587 B2
- Material selection system and method for constructing a musical instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,716,875 B1
- Strings for musical instruments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301717 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Tuning stabilisers for stringed instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301718 A1
- Adjustable guitar nuts24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290286 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.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for extending a lower range of a stringed musical instrument154US 4,078,468 A1978
- Guitar tremolo method and apparatus132US 4,171,661 A1979
- Apparatus for restraining and fine tuning the strings of a musical instrument, particularly guitars89US 4,497,236 A1985
- Combined bridge and tailpiece assembly for a stringed musical instrument81US 4,457,201 A1984
- Collapsible guitar with quick disconnect neck and submerged string tunnels76US 5,353,672 AStewart Guitar Co. · 1994