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US 2026/0188286 A1Published application
Methods and systems for production of handpans
OwnerColin FOULKEinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for hydroforming a handpan shell. Hydroforming a handpan shell using a mold complementary to the intended shape of the handpan shell can improve the quality and performance of the handpan while reducing the time and cost needed to form features into the handpan that allow musical tones to be produced.
Claims21
1-75. (canceled)
A system for forming a handpan, comprising:
- a mold comprising a shape complementary to an intended shape of a top shell of the handpan, wherein the intended shape of the top shell comprises (1) five or more notes arranged in a note ring around a center point of the top shell and (2) a central note;
- a plate configured to form the top shell of the handpan;
- a pressurized fluid configured to cause the plate to deform into the mold to form the top shell of the handpan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.