G10H 1/0016
Means for indicating which keys, frets or strings are to be actuated
Official title: {Means for indicating which keys, frets or strings are to be actuated, e.g. using lights or leds}
G10H1/0016 (Means for indicating which keys, frets or strings are to be actuated) appears on 232 US grants and 238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Electronic device and electronic musical instrument10 Feb 2026US 12,548,539 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Virtual tutorials for musical instruments with finger tracking in augmented reality13 Jan 2026US 12,525,139 B2Snap Inc.
- Input interface device, electronic musical instrument, light emission control method and storage medium6 Jan 2026US 12,518,727 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Artificial intelligence (ai)-based creation system and method for smart guitar4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155123 A1Dongguan Midiplus Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- Sound production method for intelligent error-correcting guitar7 May 2026US 2026/0128023 A1
- Virtual tutorials for musical instruments with finger tracking in augmented reality30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120592 A1Snap Inc.
- Input interface device, electronic musical instrument, light emission control method and storage medium9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100175 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Electronic string instruments15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018149 A1Digital Strings Music Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Musical performance training data transmitters and receivers, and storage mediums which contain a musical performance training program158US 6,025,550 ACasio Computer Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Keyboard instrument with the display device employing fingering guide153US 6,008,783 AKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for simulating a jam session and instructing a user in how to play the drums113US 5,739,457 A1998
- Electronic music system97US 5,270,475 ALyrrus, Inc. · 1993
- Methods and apparatus for providing an interactive musical game77US 6,835,887 B22004