G10D 3/147
Devices for altering the string tension during playing
G10D3/147 (Devices for altering the string tension during playing) appears on 406 US grants and 233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10D- Granted patents
- 406
- Published applications
- 233
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 378
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
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.
- System and method for learning to play a musical instrument24 Feb 2026US 12,562,073 B2
- Apparatus for lengthening the vibrating length of strings on a harp27 Jan 2026US 12,536,981 B2Joris Beets Design Limited
- Tremolo stabilization system20 Jan 2026US 12,531,039 B2
- Stringed musical instrument with fretting appendage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279312 A1Polyphonic Chromaticism, Inc.
- System for a musical instrument and a method thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196191 A1
- Musical instrument bridge system28 May 2026US 2026/0148718 A1Angel's Music, LLC
- Lock system and method for a floating vibrato tailpiece4 Dec 2025US 2025/0372061 A1
- String tensioner for stringed instrument9 Oct 2025US 2025/0316249 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Guitar tremolo method and apparatus132US 4,171,661 A1979
- 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
- Tremolo apparatus having broken string compensation feature66US 4,882,967 A1989
- Tuning of musical instruments58US 5,390,579 ATorque Talk Limited · 1995