G10D 3/14
Tuning devices
Official title: Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
G10D3/14 (Tuning devices) appears on 725 US grants and 419 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 725
- Published applications
- 419
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 725
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005 | 9 | 13 |
| 2006 | 11 | 20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 19 |
| 2008 | 15 | 18 |
| 2009 | 18 | 12 |
| 2010 | 27 | 15 |
| 2011 | 13 | 14 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 21 | 18 |
| 2015 | 19 | 23 |
| 2016 | 37 | 22 |
| 2017 | 32 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 | 11 |
| 2020 | 20 | 13 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 14 | 19 |
| 2025 | 11 | 19 |
| 2026 | 11 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Acoustic stringed musical instrument pitch changer system and related methods22 Sep 2026US 12,744,020 B1
- Tremolo unit and saddle14 Jul 2026US 12,682,871 B2Gotoh Gut Co., Ltd.
- Locking string tuner7 Jul 2026US 12,676,129 B2
- String deflector for guitar26 May 2026US 12,640,121 B2
- Speed reducing instrument tuner and assemblies thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,603,070 B2Mana Instruments, Inc.
- Stringed musical instrument with fretting appendage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279312 A1Polyphonic Chromaticism, Inc.
- Miniaturized Universal Tuning Machine for Stringed Instruments20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245530 A1
- Self-Centering Intonation Thumbscrew for Stringed Musical Instruments6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229203 A1
- System for a musical instrument and a method thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196191 A1
- Adapter and assembly for interchangeable tuning heads2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188285 A1Tune Up LLC
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
- Tremolo mechanism for an electric guitar67US 4,632,005 ASteinberger Sound Corporation · 1986