G10H 2230/045
Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic
Official title: Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic of a specific acoustic musical instrument category
G10H2230/045 (Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic) appears on 907 US grants and 778 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
- 907
- Published applications
- 778
- Assignees
- 239
- Inventors
- 1,121
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 | 29 |
| 2005 | 8 | 29 |
| 2006 | 15 | 22 |
| 2007 | 18 | 23 |
| 2008 | 21 | 13 |
| 2009 | 18 | 17 |
| 2010 | 31 | 18 |
| 2011 | 18 | 19 |
| 2012 | 19 | 36 |
| 2013 | 31 | 39 |
| 2014 | 44 | 47 |
| 2015 | 31 | 25 |
| 2016 | 38 | 44 |
| 2017 | 54 | 40 |
| 2018 | 34 | 50 |
| 2019 | 53 | 49 |
| 2020 | 33 | 37 |
| 2021 | 37 | 55 |
| 2022 | 17 | 32 |
| 2023 | 27 | 40 |
| 2024 | 26 | 19 |
| 2025 | 28 | 37 |
| 2026 | 15 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10H 2230/251Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instrumentsIndexing code518
- G10H 2230/075Spint stringed, i.e. mimicking stringed instrument features, electrophonic aspects of acoustic stringedIndexing code170
- G10H 2230/155Spint wind instrument, i.e. mimicking musical wind instrument featuresIndexing code150
- G10H 2230/055Spint toy, i.e. specifically designed for childrenIndexing code79
- G10H 2230/065Spint piano, i.e. mimicking acoustic musical instruments with piano, cembalo or spinetIndexing code25
- G10H 2230/245Spint accordion, i.e. mimicking accordionsIndexing code23
- G10H 2230/051Spint theremin, i.e. mimicking electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are controlledIndexing code10
- G10H 2230/061Spint organ, i.e. mimicking acoustic musical instruments with pipe organ or harmoniumIndexing code9
Recent patents
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion6 Oct 2026US 12,756,232 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Electronic cymbal8 Sep 2026US 12,731,566 B2Ef-Note Inc.
- Water harp with optical sensing of the break of flowing water streams8 Sep 2026US 12,731,567 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion18 Aug 2026US 12,712,389 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion7 Jul 2026US 12,676,505 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Keyboard device for keyboard musical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301714 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
- Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280345 A1May Patents Ltd.
- A Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280346 A1May Patents Ltd.
- Adaptation and Modification of a Theremin System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268881 A1
- Electronic percussion instrument and mounting method of sensor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221122 A1Roland Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Touchscreen interface having pop-up variable adjustment displays for controllers and audio processing systems520US 5,559,301 AKorg Inc. · 1996
- VideoHarp240US 4,968,877 ASensor Frame Incorporated · 1990
- Programmable motion-sensitive sound effects device154US 6,150,947 A2000
- Tactile, visual, and array controllers for real-time control of music signal processing, mixing, video, and lighting153US 6,570,078 B22003
- Electronic musical re-performance and editing system152US 5,488,196 A1996