Gel drumhead transducing
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Dec 17, 1996
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Jan 16, 1996
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Jun 23, 1992
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Abstract
There is a gel drumhead mechanically coupled to an mechanoelectrical transducer. The gel drumhead is constructed and arranged to present substantially the same resistive forces to drum sticks when struck presented by an acoustic drum correspondingly struck.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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RTOM CORPORATION A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION | 30 WEST HAMILTON AVENUE ENGLEWOOD NJ 07631 |
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- 1996 Application Filing Year
- G10D Class
- 107 Applications Filed
- 42 Patents Issued To-Date
- 39.26 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Rogers, Thomas P | Englewood, NJ | 10 | 150 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 150 |
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- 31 Citation Count
- G10D Class
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