G10H 3/18
Using a string
Official title: using a string, e.g. electric guitar {(mechanical features G10D1/085)}
G10H3/18 (Using a string) appears on 1,202 US grants and 919 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10H- Granted patents
- 1,202
- Published applications
- 919
- Assignees
- 314
- Inventors
- 1,472
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 19 |
| 2003 | 11 | 22 |
| 2004 | 18 | 41 |
| 2005 | 14 | 30 |
| 2006 | 30 | 34 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 |
| 2008 | 17 | 33 |
| 2009 | 18 | 34 |
| 2010 | 27 | 31 |
| 2011 | 34 | 32 |
| 2012 | 30 | 33 |
| 2013 | 31 | 36 |
| 2014 | 52 | 56 |
| 2015 | 56 | 47 |
| 2016 | 53 | 48 |
| 2017 | 71 | 53 |
| 2018 | 39 | 55 |
| 2019 | 49 | 38 |
| 2020 | 35 | 32 |
| 2021 | 27 | 48 |
| 2022 | 28 | 33 |
| 2023 | 19 | 38 |
| 2024 | 15 | 29 |
| 2025 | 17 | 46 |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10H 3/186Means for processing the signal picked up from the strings506
- G10H 3/181Details of pick-up assemblies292
- G10H 3/185In which the tones are picked up through the bridge structure179
- G10H 3/182Using two or more pick-up means for each string129
- G10H 3/183In which the position of the pick-up means is adjustable93
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