G10H 2230/251
Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instruments
Official title: Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instruments; Electrophonic musical instruments with percussion instrument features; Electrophonic aspects of acoustic percussion instruments or MIDI-like control therefor
G10H2230/251 (Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instruments) appears on 518 US grants and 430 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
- 518
- Published applications
- 430
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 566
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 25 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16 |
| 2006 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 10 | 7 |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9 |
| 2011 | 12 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 | 20 |
| 2013 | 16 | 28 |
| 2014 | 28 | 30 |
| 2015 | 23 | 18 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 |
| 2017 | 27 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019 | 27 | 31 |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 |
| 2021 | 22 | 32 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 21 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 17 | 21 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10H 2230/275Spint drumIndexing code337
- G10H 2230/321Spint cymbal, i.e. mimicking thin center-held gong-like instruments made of copper-based alloysIndexing code114
- G10H 2230/351Spint bell, i.e. mimicking bellsIndexing code55
- G10H 2230/271Spint gong, i.e. mimicking circular flat, nippled or bowl-shaped metallic percussion instrumentsIndexing code38
- G10H 2230/255Spint xylophone, i.e. mimicking any multi-toned percussion instrument with a multiplicity ofIndexing code28
- G10H 2230/265Spint maracas, i.e. mimicking shells or gourds filled with seeds or driedIndexing code12
- G10H 2230/335Spint cyldrum [cylindrical body hit or struck on the curved surface forIndexing code4
- G10H 2230/345Spint castanets, i.e. mimicking a joined pair of concave shells held inIndexing code4
Recent patents
- Electronic cymbal8 Sep 2026US 12,731,566 B2Ef-Note Inc.
- Electronic percussion instrument, control device for electronic percussion instrument, and control method therefor14 Apr 2026US 12,603,073 B2Roland Corporation
- Electronic cymbal and striking detection method7 Apr 2026US 12,597,406 B2Roland Corporation
- Pedal device for performance10 Mar 2026US 12,573,358 B2Ef-Note Inc.
- Computing device25 Nov 2025US 12,482,444 B2Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Electronic percussion instrument and mounting method of sensor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221122 A1Roland Corporation
- Electronic percussion instrument and mounting method of sensor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221127 A1Roland Corporation
- Electronic percussion instrument, wireless communication device, strike processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196198 A1Roland Corporation
- Performance input device and performance input method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0190200 A1Yamaha Corporation
- Handheld musical instrument with gesture control28 May 2026US 2026/0148723 A1
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
- 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
- Capacitive pressure-sensing method and apparatus149US 4,852,443 AKey Concepts, Inc. · 1989
- Real-time floor controller for control of music, signal processing, mixing, video, lighting, and other systems135US 6,689,947 B22004