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Elizabeth Houston

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 5434, Phone: (571)272-7134 , Office: P/3731 )

Most Active Art Unit
3731
Art Unit(s)
3771, 3773, 3753, 3731
Total Applications
610
Issued Applications
236
Pending Applications
35
Abandoned Applications
339

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/395181
Apparatus for venting airflow in a bass drum Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/390625
Woodwind musical instrument finger rest and a system including the same Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/388050
Method and apparatus for an adaptive and interactive teaching of playing a musical instrument Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/388163
Musical instrument tuner, musical performance support device and musical instrument management device Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/387946
Keyboard device and musical sound emission method Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/378870
Drum Key With End Hole Jul 18, 2021 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18124625 [patent_doc_number] => 20230010237 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-12 [patent_title] => DAMPENING DEVICE FOR AN INSTRUMENTAL DRUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/370187 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-07-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6303 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17370187 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/370187
DAMPENING DEVICE FOR AN INSTRUMENTAL DRUM Jul 7, 2021 Abandoned
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17/368594
Evaluating percussive performances Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/358423
Drum snare adjuster with anti-looseness structure Jun 24, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18047625 [patent_doc_number] => 11521583 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-06 [patent_title] => Device that attaches to stringed instruments preventing the bow from playing over the fingerboard [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/357422 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-06-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 2216 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17357422 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/357422
Device that attaches to stringed instruments preventing the bow from playing over the fingerboard Jun 23, 2021 Issued
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17/357879
Broad spectrum audio device designed to accelerate the maturation of stringed instruments Jun 23, 2021 Issued
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17/351167
MULTI FREQUENCY HARMONIZATION DEVICE Jun 16, 2021 Pending
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17/346664
Tone-altering apparatus and method for musical wind instruments Jun 13, 2021 Issued
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17/342534
Strike pad Jun 7, 2021 Issued
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17/330358
Cantilevered bridge for resonators May 24, 2021 Issued
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17/323300
Modular mounting system May 17, 2021 Issued
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17/321510
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD, INSTRUCTIONAL ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/322039
Pedal assembly for percussion instrument May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/321028
Rotor, and rotary electric machine provided with same May 13, 2021 Issued
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17/321148
Mute for a Stringed Instrument May 13, 2021 Abandoned
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