G10K 1/00
Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body
Official title: Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs (multi-toned musical instruments G10D13/08; automatic carillons G10F1/10)
G10K1/00 (Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body) appears on 293 US grants and 185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
- 293
- Published applications
- 185
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 419
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Food processor30 Jun 2026US 12,667,217 B2NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Bell for bicycle16 Dec 2025US 12,497,117 B2Koizumi Factory Corporation
- Intelligent singing bowl16 Dec 2025US 12,499,859 B2Beijing Zhirun Technology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for providing music using valve control12 Aug 2025US 12,387,702 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Handbell cushion22 Jul 2025US 12,367,856 B1
- Wind-responsive furniture with integrated airflow-actuated acoustic elements3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260640 A1
- Bell resonator device, system, and method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155126 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Wind chimes with sound-activated lighting elements26 Feb 2026US 2026/0059629 A1Evergreen Enterprises, Inc.
- Hands-Free Motorized Singing Bowl Arrangement29 Jan 2026US 2026/0031075 A1
- Timer with a sound generator8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010121 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Door chime assembly and method81US 6,750,760 B2Broan-NuTone LLC · 2004
- Illuminated wind chime58US 4,854,214 A1989
- Electromechanical chaotic chiming mechanism58US 5,072,208 A1991
- Outdoor lighting fixture providing audio and visual effects40US 5,980,056 A1999
- Method and device for the internal plasma treatment of hollow bodies40US 8,747,962 B2Schott AG · 2014