Patents
US 10770052 B2: Analog recall synthesizer having patch and knob recall
- Granted
- 2020-09-08
- Filed
- 2019-08-30 application 16556331
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sound generating analog synthesizer that is comprised of potentiometers, a switch or switches and a set of patch jacks has a control system that can be operated in three modes, a manual mode, an automatic mode, and a guided mode; wherein manual mode allows potentiometer and switch positions as well as patch cable connections to be set by hand; wherein automatic mode, automatically sets patch connections as on or off, as well as set potentiometer positions and switch states with electromechanical or electrical devices; and wherein the guided mode provides at least one visual information on how to change the potentiometer positions, switch states, and patch jack connections such that a previously obtained sound can be reproduced.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200908.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette College 12 patents | US company or organization | Easton, PA | Lafayette College State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Lafayette College College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey M. McKenna | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ben A. Sidell | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James W. Erario | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian R. Duke | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Willem P. Ytsma | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nate Fowler | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven G. Shaw | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kyle E. Polinski Frost | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kimberly R. Dupuis | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathanial E. Shipp | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Sabatino | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Tritter | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Al Sgro | Easton, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G10H | Electrophonic musical instruments; instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means or electronic generators, or in which the tones are synthesised from a data store | G10H5/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GODDARD, KIMBERLY R. signed 2017-06-24 SABATINO, DANIEL signed 2017-06-25 SIDELL, BEN A. signed 2017-06-26 MCKENNA, COREY M. signed 2017-06-27 SHIPP, NATHANIAL E. signed 2017-06-29 SGRO, AL signed 2017-07-05 TRITTER, MICHAEL signed 2017-07-05 FOWLER, NATE signed 2017-07-07 POLINSKI FROST, KYLE E. signed 2017-11-25 ERARIO, JAMES W. signed 2018-04-10 DUKE, BRIAN R. signed 2018-04-11 YTSMA, WILLEM P. signed 2018-04-11 SHAW, STEVEN G. signed 2018-04-12 | LAFAYETTE COLLEGE EASTON, PA | 52540/315 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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