You know them as pedals and stomp boxes. The circuits in these effects can transform your guitar tone into a meaty overdrive for a blues rock sound. Guitar effects (distortion, flanger, chorus, delay, wah) started out with a creative, inventive concept and a working knowledge of electronics. Many guitar effects pedals are patent pending or have been issued United States patents.
Our firm has prepared and filed numerous U.S. and International patents within a diverse range of musical instruments including guitars.
In addition, our services are provided on a FIXED FEE BASIS. This allows you to predictably budget your intellectual property services and related legal work.
Avoid the common patent mistakes do-it-yourself filers make. Patent searching prior art is a prerequisite to determining the patentability of your valuable invention. Learn strategies for licensing and marketing your patent. Many inventors providing innovation should take advantage of Stoneman Volk Patent Group's boutique quality & low fixed fees.
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, several members of our firm's staff have technical knowledge in the field of guitar effects pedals. Our firm is dedicated to helping musician inventors by giving them predictable and budgetable fees for patent and related legal work.
In particular, Michael Volk brings his interest and passion being an amateur musician and guitar player to his patent law practice. Michael has always enjoyed learning about guitar electronics, guitar effects, guitar amplification, etc. Michael has attended the National Association of Music Merchant trade show in Anaheim, CA., in the past and will be in attendance again this year.
If you have a guitar related invention, call Stoneman Volk Patent Group, and ask for Michael.
Stoneman Volk Patent Group has been serving local and worldwide inventors since 1961.
Call us for a free initial consultation at 602.263.9200 or toll free at 888.252.2200.
Samples of our Work
Samples of applications/publications written by our firm in the areas of music inventions are provided below. Additional work samples are here for your review.
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Mobile
Percussion Instrument Field Rack System (PDF  , Text Only, Figure 1
A mobile percussion-instrument field rack
that holds a multiplicity of percussion instruments such
that one or more percussionists can play at the same time.
The field rack is foldable and easily transported,
preferably in between the seats of a bus. It has large wide
wheels attached to a center portion of the rack with a fixed
stable wheelbase which is independent of swinging and
height-adjustable side wings of the rack. It is
exceptionally stable and comprises a distinct upper and
lower framework which utilizes a two-point clamping system
for improved securing of the instruments.
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Projector systems (PDF , Text Only, Figure 1)
A vehicle projection system relating to use of a light projecting system comprising at least one light projector adapted to project at least one decorative light design onto at least one exterior portion of a vehicle. The system preferably uses a laser projector and user-selectable controller to select and control decorative designs projected onto the vehicle exterior. The controller may be manually operated, computer programmed, remote controlled or utilize pre-selected programming.
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Rigid-flex circuit board system (PDF , Text Only, Figure 1
A rigid-flex circuit board system that can be manufactured using less expensive and more reliable rigid circuit board methods and equipment, and can maintain rigidity and dimensional stability until the time when it is first desired to flex.
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MOTOR BATTERY SYSTEMS (PDF , Text Only, Figure 1
A combined motor-battery system comprising an electric power source adapted to convert self-originating electrical current to mechanical power utilizing a set of common functional structures. Preferred embodiments include an electrochemical cell comprising field reactive electrodes that directly produce extractable mechanical forces in the presence of a magnetic field.
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