G10D 3/12
Anchoring devices for strings
Official title: Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins
G10D3/12 (Anchoring devices for strings) appears on 288 US grants and 221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 288
- Published applications
- 221
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 317
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010 | 11 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 | 12 |
| 2021 | 18 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- String tensioner for stringed instrument11 Aug 2026US 12,706,074 B2
- String deflector for guitar26 May 2026US 12,640,121 B2
- Inverted string nut for zero-fret guitar systems31 Mar 2026US 12,592,212 B1
- Stringed instrument16 Dec 2025US 12,499,856 B2
- Relative harmonic dynamic pitch control device and system16 Dec 2025US 12,499,857 B1
- Tuning stabilisers for stringed instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301718 A1
- Adjustable guitar nuts24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290286 A1
- 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.
- Self-Centering Intonation Thumbscrew for Stringed Musical Instruments6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229203 A1
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