Class 084: MUSIC ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000

Class
084
MUSIC

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> MUSIC

1		INSTRUMENTS
600		. Electrical musical tone generation
601		. . Data storage
602		. . . Digital memory circuit (e.g., RAM, ROM, etc.)
603		. . . . Sampling (e.g., with A/D conversion)
604		. . . . Waveform memory
605		. . . . . Read out at different rates
606		. . . . . Read out at fixed rate
607		. . . . . Recursive algorithm
608		. . . . Fourier coefficient memory
609		. . . . Note sequence
610		. . . . . Accompaniment
611		. . . . . . Rhythm
612		. . . . . . . Tempo control
613		. . . . . . Chords
614		. . . . . . Reiteration
615		. . . . Selecting circuits
616		. . . . . Fundamental tone detection or extraction
617		. . . . . Multiplexing or scanning
618		. . . . . Priority or preference circuits
619		. . . . . Transposition
620		. . . . . Stops
621		. . . . Noise reduction (e.g., error prevention)
622		. . . . Tone synthesis or timbre control
623		. . . . . Time varying or dynamic fourier components
624		. . . . . Modulation
625		. . . . . Mixing
626		. . . . Expression or special effects (e.g., force or velocity responsive, etc.)
627		. . . . . Envelope shaping (i.e., attack, decay, sustain, or release)
628		. . . . . Portamento or glissando
629		. . . . . Vibrato or tremolo
630		. . . . . Reverberation
631		. . . . . Chorus, ensemble, or celeste
632		. . . . . Chiff or percussive transients
633		. . . . . Loudness control
634		. . . . Accompaniment
635		. . . . . Rhythm
636		. . . . . . Tempo control
637		. . . . . Chords
638		. . . . . Arpeggio
639		. . . Photoelectric
640		. . . . Variable speed
641		. . . Magnetic
642		. . . . Tape
643		. . . Capacitive
644		. . . Constructional details
645		. . . MIDI (musical instrument digital interface)
646		. . Fret control
647		. . Digital combinational circuit
648		. . . With frequency multiplication or division
649		. . . Note sequence
650		. . . . Accompaniment (e.g., chords, etc.)
651		. . . . . Rhythm
652		. . . . . . Tempo control
653		. . . Selecting circuits
654		. . . . Fundamental tone detection or extraction
655		. . . . Multiplexing or scanning
656		. . . . Priority or preference circuits
657		. . . . Transposition
658		. . . . Force or velcoity responsive
659		. . . Tone synthesis or timbre control
660		. . . . Mixing
661		. . . . Filtering
662		. . . Expression or special effects
663		. . . . Envelope shaping (i.e., attack, decay, sustain, or release)
664		. . . . Chorus, ensemble, or celeste
665		. . . . Loudness control
666		. . . Accompaniment
667		. . . . Rhythm
668		. . . . . Tempo control
669		. . . . Chords
670		. . . Constructional details
671		. . Electric analog oscillators
672		. . . Variable frequency
673		. . . . With Variable filtering
674		. . . . With space discharging means
675		. . . With frequency multiplication or division
676		. . . . With transistor
677		. . . . With space discharging means
678		. . . Selecting circuits
679		. . . . With transistor
680		. . . . With space discharging means
681		. . . . Fundamental tone detection or extraction
682		. . . . Multiplexing or scanning
683		. . . . Noise reduction (e.g., error prevention)
684		. . . . Priority or preference circuits
685		. . . . Transposition
686		. . . . Stops
687		. . . . Force or velocity responsive
688		. . . . . With magnetic selector
689		. . . . . With capacitive selector
690		. . . . . With variable resistance selector
691		. . . Noise reduction (e.g., error prevention)
692		. . . Tone synthesis or timbre control
693		. . . . Time varying or dynamic fourier components
694		. . . . Modulation
695		. . . . . Amplitude
696		. . . . . Angle (i.e., frequency or phase)
697		. . . . Mixing
698		. . . . . Partials (i.e., harmonics)
699		. . . . Filtering
700		. . . . . Variable
701		. . . Expression or special effects
702		. . . . Envelope shaping (e.g., attack, decay, sustain, or release)
703		. . . . . Attack and decay
704		. . . . Portamento or glissando
705		. . . . Tremolo
706		. . . . Vibrato
707		. . . . Reverberation
708		. . . . Chorus, ensemble, or celeste
709		. . . . Trill
710		. . . . Chiff or percussive transients
711		. . . . Loudness control
712		. . . Accompaniment
713		. . . . Rhythm
714		. . . . . Tempo control
715		. . . . Chords
716		. . . . Arpeggio
717		. . . . Reiteration
718		. . . Constructional details
719		. . . . Keyboard
720		. . . . Keyswitch structure
721		. . . . Foot control
722		. . . Fret control
723		. . Transducers
724		. . . Photoelectric
725		. . . Electromagnetic
726		. . . . String
727		. . . . . With adjustable means
728		. . . . . Noise reduction (e.g., error prevention)
729		. . . . Reed
730		. . . Piezoelectric
731		. . . . String
732		. . . . Reed
733		. . . Capacitive
734		. . . Strain gauge
735		. . . Tone synthesis or timbre control
736		. . . . Filtering
737		. . . Expression or special effects
738		. . . . Envelope shaping (e.g., attack, decay, sustain, or release, etc.)
739		. . . . Tremolo
740		. . . . Vibrato
741		. . . . Loudness control
742		. . . Selecting circuits
743		. . . Constructional details
744		. . . . Keyboard
745		. . . . Keyswitch structure
746		. . . . Foot control
		. Automatic
2		. . Combined
3		. . Electric
4		. . . With phonograph
5		. . . . Electrical connections
6		. . . Pneumatic
7		. . Stringed
8		. . . With picking devices
9		. . . . Electric
10		. . . With bowing devices
11		. . . . Electric
12		. . . With striking devices
13		. . . Pianos
14		. . . . Without keys
15		. . . . . Half width
16		. . . . Constant power
17		. . . . . Electric control
18		. . . . . . Key actuators
19		. . . . Electric power
20		. . . . . Key actuators
21		. . . . . . With expression
22		. . . . . . . By voltage change
23		. . . . . With expression
24		. . . . Pneumatic type
25		. . . . . Key actuators
26		. . . . . Grands
27		. . . . . . Connections to piano action
28		. . . . . Action above keyboard
29		. . . . . Action below keyboard
30		. . . . . Location of parts
31		. . . . . With double tracker
32		. . . . . . Double length
33		. . . . . Expression mechanism
34		. . . . . . Parts of piano moved
35		. . . . . . . Rest rail shifted
36		. . . . . . . . Normally in short stroke position
37		. . . . . . . . Position controlled from reservoir
38		. . . . . . . . Graduated shift
39		. . . . . . Wind pressure varied
40		. . . . . . . By pumping
41		. . . . . . . By throttling
42		. . . . . . . By regulating chamber
43		. . . . . . . By use of two pressures
44		. . . . . . Two cooperating pneumatics to each note
45		. . . . . . Two opposing pneumatics to each note
46		. . . . . . Transmission varied
47		. . . . . . Systematic variations
48		. . . . . . Pneumatic details
49		. . . . . . Hand controllers
50		. . . . . Pneumatic construction
51		. . . . . . Both primaries and secondaries
52		. . . . . . . Lower leaf moved
53		. . . . . . Lower leaf moved
54		. . . . . . Striker pneumatics in wind chest
55		. . . . . . Units
56		. . . . . . . Metal
57		. . . . . . Tubes and junctions
58		. . . . . . Bleeds
59		. . . . . . . With valve
60		. . . . . . Valves and seats
61		. . . . . . . Inside
62		. . . . . . . Outside
63		. . . . . . . . Adjustable
64		. . . . . . Screening and cleaning
65		. . . . . Power pneumatics
66		. . . . . . Connections to hammers
67		. . . . . . . To key
68		. . . . . . . To abstract
69		. . . . . . . To wippen
70		. . . . . Wind-supply devices
71		. . . . . . In grands
72		. . . . . . Pedals
73		. . . . . . . Folding
74		. . . . . . . With keylock
75		. . . . . . . With doors
76		. . . . . . . . Operating together
77		. . . . . . . . . 0Door-carried pedal
78		. . . . . . . . . 0Upper panel moved
79		. . . . . . Distribution
		. . . . Cases
80		. . . . . Key slips
81		. . . . . Upper panel
82		. . . . . Lower panel
83		. . Wind
84		. . . Organs
85		. . . . Stop actions
86		. . . . Cylinder
87		. . . . Disk
88		. . . . Electropneumatic action
89		. . . . Pneumatic action
90		. . . . . With keys
91		. . . . . Pipe organ
92		. . . Organettes
93		. . . Mouth blown
94.1		. . Combs
94.2		. . . Combined
95.1		. . . Cylinder type
95.2		. . . . Combined
96		. . . . Cylinder construction
97		. . . Disk type
98		. . . . With star wheels
99		. . . . Multiple disks
100		. . . . With phonograph spindle
101		. . . Note-sheet type
102		. . Bars
103		. . Bells
104		. . Drums
105		. . Outside players
106		. . . Cylinder or disk
107		. . . Electric or electropneumatic
108		. . . Cabinet type
109		. . . . Case connectors
110		. . . . Pneumatic
111		. . . Striker details
112		. . . Constant power
113		. . . . Electric control
114		. . . . Pneumatic control
115		. . Selectors
116		. . . Tracker-box location
117		. . . Mechanical fingers
118		. . . Plurality of sheets
119		. . . . Synchronized
120		. . . . Single tracker
121		. . . Sheet not rolled
122		. . . Winding and rewinding
123		. . . . With electric features
124		. . . . For two types of rolls
125		. . . . Shifting gear and clutch
126		. . . . Two clutches
127		. . . . Gears
128		. . . . Speed control
129		. . . . . Roller and disk or cone
130		. . . . . By wind supply
131		. . . . . Compensation for diameter
132		. . . . Feeding
133		. . . . Rewinding
134		. . . . Brakes
135		. . . . Sheet pressers
136		. . . . Registration
137		. . . . . Movable detector at edge
138		. . . . . . Controlling shifter bellows
139		. . . . . . . Single detector
140		. . . . Extra end holes
141		. . . . . Single end hole
142		. . . . Extra center holes
143		. . . . Flange shifted
144		. . . . Hand operated
145		. . . . Transposition only
146		. . . Trackers and sheets
147		. . . . Electric
148		. . . . For organs
149		. . . . Vertical
150		. . . . Playing on wind and rewind
151		. . . Trackers
152		. . . . Double scale
153		. . . . . Trackers rigidly connected
154		. . . . . . Pivotally mounted
155		. . . . . . With slide valves
156		. . . . Duct closers
157		. . . . Modified for expression
158		. . . . Metal
159		. . . . Extensible
160		. . . . Pneumato-electric
161		. . . Note sheets
162		. . . . Ends and joints
163		. . . . Overlapping holes
164		. . . . With expression and tempo marks
165		. . . . With marks for voice
166		. . . . With projections
167		. . Key locks
168		. . Couplers
169		. . Indicators
170		. Combined
171		. . Electric
172		. . Piano and organ
173		. Stringed
174		. . Pianos
175		. . . Duplex
176		. . . Separable
177		. . . Cases
178		. . . . Fall boards and desks
179		. . . . Fall boards
180		. . . . Music desks or racks
181		. . . . Music receptacles
182		. . . . Swells
183		. . . . Protectors
184		. . . Frames, string plate and sounding boards
185		. . . Frames and string plates
186.1		. . . Frames
186.2		. . . . Wrest planks
187		. . . String plates and sounding boards
188		. . . String plates
189		. . . Resonance devices
190		. . . . Supports or platforms
191		. . . . Insulators
192		. . . . Sounding boards
193		. . . . . Materials
194		. . . . . Multiple
195		. . . . . Ribbing
196		. . . . . Crowning devices
197		. . . Stringing
198		. . . . Auxiliary strings
199		. . . Strings
200		. . . Tuning devices
201		. . . . Simple pin
202		. . . . Locking devices
203		. . . . . Involving two pins
204		. . . . Worm gear
205		. . . . Direct pull
206		. . . . With push piece
207		. . . . With lever
208		. . . . Transverse pressure
209		. . . Bridges
210		. . . . Inverted
211		. . . . Agraffes
212		. . . . On sounding board
213		. . . . . With string holders
214		. . . . String clamps or holders
215		. . . . Depressing bars
216		. . . Expression devices
217		. . . . Dampers lifted
218		. . . . Dampers held
219		. . . . Pianissimo devices
220		. . . . . Curtain type
221		. . . . . Hammer stroke shortened
222		. . . . . . Lost-motion preventers
223		. . . . . . . In grand actions
224		. . . . Auxiliary strikers
225		. . . . Pedal mechanism
226		. . . . . Locks
227		. . . . . Spring fulcrum
228		. . . . . Bearings
229		. . . . . Pedals
230		. . . . . . Auxiliary
231		. . . . . . . Pedal carried
232		. . . . . . . With footrest
233		. . . . . Mouse guards
234		. . . Harmonic dampers
235		. . . Couplers
236		. . . Hammers actions
237		. . . . Horizontal
238		. . . . . Down striking
239		. . . . . Grand
240		. . . . Upright
241		. . . . . Jack serving as retractor
242		. . . . . Standard type
243		. . . . Details
244		. . . . . Power-operated hammers
245		. . . . . . Sostenuto
246		. . . . . . Electric striker
247		. . . . . Jack constantly controlled
248		. . . . . Inverted jack
249		. . . . . Jointed jack
250		. . . . . Action frames
251		. . . . . Flanges and joints
252		. . . . . . Continuous
253		. . . . . Checks
254		. . . . . Hammer heads
255		. . . . . Damper heads and stems
256		. . . Bowed or violin pianos
257		. . . . With belt bow
258		. . . Plectrum
263		. . Combined
264		. . Harps
265		. . . Bodies
266		. . . Erard action
267		. . Guitars
268		. . Mandolins
269		. . Banjos
270		. . . Resonance devices
271		. . . . Closed back
272		. . . . Two rings
273		. . . . Mutes
274		. . Violins
275		. . . Bodies
276		. . . . Bass bars
277		. . . . Sound posts
278		. . . Combined chin rest and support
279		. . . Chin rests
280		. . . Supports
281		. . . Positioning devices
282		. . . Bows
283		. . . Bow guides
284		. . Dulcimers
285		. . Zithers
286		. . . Chord selectors
287		. . . . Damper-bar type
288		. . . . . Dampers independent
289		. . . . Guard-plate type
290		. . Details
291		. . . Bodies
292		. . . . Metal
293		. . . Necks
294		. . . Resonance devices
295		. . . . Auxiliary strings
296		. . . . With diaphragm
297R		. . . Strings and fastenings
298		. . . . Guitar bridges
299		. . . . Guitar bridges with tailpieces
300		. . . . Banjo tailpieces
301		. . . . Mandolin tailpieces
302		. . . . Violin tailpieces
303		. . . . Spools
304		. . . . Tuning pegs
305		. . . . . Friction increasers
306		. . . . Worm gear
297S		. . . . Strings
307		. . . Bridges
308		. . . . Banjo
309		. . . . Violin
310		. . . . Violin mutes
311		. . . . . Attached
312R		. . . Tunings
312P		. . . . Pedal operated steel guitars
313		. . . Tremolo devices
314R		. . . Finger boards and frets
314N		. . . . Nuts
315		. . . Fingering devices
316		. . . . For semitone
317		. . . . For chords
318		. . . . . Capo tastos
319		. . . . Stopping fingers or blocks
320		. . . Picking devices
321		. . . . Picks on reciprocating carriage
322		. . . . Hand or finger picks
323		. . . Hammer mechanism
324		. . . . Spring-shank hammer
325		. . . Bowing mechanism
326		. . . . With keyboard
327		. . . Instrument supports
328		. . . Arm, hand, or finger rests
329		. . . Article holders
330		. Wind
331		. . Pipe organs
332		. . . Actions
333		. . . . Stop chambers
334		. . . . Single chamber
335		. . . . Pneumatic details
336		. . . . . Membrane valve
337		. . . . Electric
338		. . . . Electropneumatic
339		. . . . . Details
		. . . . Couplers
340		. . . . . Pneumatic
341		. . . . . Electric
342		. . . . Key valves
343		. . . . Stop actions
344		. . . . . Combination
345		. . . . . . Adjustable
346		. . . Swells
347		. . . . Electropneumatic
348		. . . Valve tremolos
349		. . . Pipes
350		. . . . Reed
351		. . Reed organs
352		. . . Cases
353		. . . . Pedals
354		. . . Folding
355		. . . Wind-supply devices
356		. . . . Pressure and exhaust
357		. . . . Pedals
358		. . . . . Auxiliary
359		. . . . Distribution
360		. . . Reed boards
361		. . . . With qualifying tubes
362		. . . . With resonance chamber
363		. . . Reeds
364		. . . . With tuning means
365		. . . Key actions
366		. . . . Pedal
367		. . . . Pneumatic
368		. . . . Pallets
369		. . . Stop actions
370		. . . . Combination
371		. . . . Celeste
372		. . . Swells
373		. . . Couplers
374		. . . Fan tremolos
375		. . Minor reed
376R		. . . Accordions
376A		. . . . Attachments, supports and locks
376EA		. . . . Electronically amplified
376K		. . . . Keys and keyboards
376SM		. . . . Shift mechanisms
377		. . . Harmonicas
378		. . . . With resonance chambers
379		. . . . Supports
380R		. . Wood winds
381		. . . Duplex
382		. . . Clarinets
383R		. . . . Mouthpieces
383A		. . . . . Reeds
384		. . . Flutes
385R		. . . Saxophones
385A		. . . . Woodwind supports
385P		. . . . Pads
386		. . . Pitch-changing devices
380A		. . . Double reed
380B		. . . Bagpipes
380C		. . . Edge tone
387R		. . Brasses
388		. . . Valve type
389		. . . . With four valves
390		. . . . Rotary movement
391		. . . . Helical or sliding movement
392		. . . . Piston details
393		. . . . With substitute tubes
394		. . . . Tuning devices
395		. . . Trombones
396		. . . . Tuning devices
397		. . . Drainage
398		. . . Mouthpieces
399		. . . . Adjustable
400		. . . Mutes
401		. . . Tremolos
387A		. . . Supports
402		. Rigid vibrators
403		. . Bars and supports
404		. . . With strikers
405		. . . With electric action
406		. . Bells
407		. . . With electric action
408		. . Tongues
409		. . Forks
410		. . Resonators
411R		. Drums
412		. . Collapsible
413		. . Cord tighteners
414		. . Head material
415		. . Snares
416		. . . Material
417		. . . Inside
418		. . Tambourines
419		. . Tympani
420		. . Toy
421		. . Supports
411A		. . Unitension
411M		. . Mutes
411P		. . Practice Pads
422.1		. Drum and cymbal beaters
422.2		. . Combined
422.3		. . Hi-hat
422.4		. . Drumsticks
		. General features
423R		. . Keyboards
424		. . . Plurality of manuals
425		. . . Auxiliary
426		. . . . Pedal
427		. . . Plurality of touch plates
428		. . . . Whole-tone scale
429		. . . Curved front
430		. . . Key bottoms
431		. . . . Folding
432		. . . Key frames adjustable
433		. . . Keys
434		. . . . Fulcrums and guides
435		. . . . Fulcrums
436		. . . . Guides
437		. . . . Plating
438		. . . Manufacturing processes
439		. . . Touch regulators
440		. . . . Resistance
441		. . . Key holders
423A		. . . Uniform
423B		. . . Button type
442		. . Key selectors
443		. . Chord players
444		. . . Pedal operated
445		. . Transposers
446		. . . Auxiliary keyboard
447		. . . Keyboard shifted
448		. . . Intermediate parts shifted
449		. . . Sounders shifted
450		. . Solo attachments
451		. . Special or enharmonic scales
452R		. . Materials
452P		. . . Plastic material
453		ACCESSORIES
454		. Tuning devices
455		. . Strings
456		. . Pipes and reeds
457		. . Forks
458		. . Tools and machines
459		. . . Tuning hammers
460		. . . Felt pickers
461		. Recording devices
462		. . Electric
463		. . Applying expression lines
464R		. Producing color or light effects
464A		. . Lights in Instrument
465		. Exercising devices
466		. . For singers
467		. . For pianists
468		. . . Attached to performer
469		. . . Armrest rail
470R		. Teaching devices
471R		. . Charts or boards
472		. . . Easel type
473		. . . With transposing slide
474		. . . With transposing dial
475		. . . For transcribing
471SR		. . . Slide rules
476		. . Blocks
477R		. . Indicators
478		. . . For keyboard
479R		. . . . Single position
480		. . . . . With transposing slide
481		. . . . . Plurality of cards
479A		. . . . . On keyboard
482		. . . . Shiftable
483.1		. . . Tune Sheets
483.2		. . . . Notation Systems
484		. . . For tempo
485R		. . . For fingering
485SR		. . . . Slide rules
477B		. . . Twirling and conducting batons
470P		. . Phonograph recorders
486		. Leaf turners
487		. . Motor operated
488		. . Gravity operated
489		. . Hand and spring operated arms
		. . Spring-operated arms
490		. . . Plurality of latches
491		. . . . Fixed latches
492		. . . . Plurality of releasers
493		. . . . . Latches and releasers pivoted
494		. . . . . . Integral
495		. . . Single latch
496		. . . . Fixed latch
497		. . . . Sliding latch
498		. . . . Escapement
499		. . . . . Air operated
500		. . Single spring arm
501		. . . Latch and releaser integral
502		. . Player-operated arms
503		. . . Plurality of actuators
504		. . . . Plurality of finger pieces
505		. . . . . Actuators pivoted
506		. . . . . Actuators and finger pieces integral
507		. . . . Single finger piece
		. . . Single actuator
508		. . . . Progressive action
509		. . . . . Arms and actuator on different axes
510		. . . . . . With segmental gear
511		. . . . Sliding actuator
512		. . . . . With segmental rack
513		. . . . Repeating action
514		. . . . . Arms and actuator on different axes
515		. . . . . Sliding actuator
516		. . Single arm
517		. . Single transfer bar
518		. . . With buckling devices
519		. . . With suction devices
520		. . . Leaves prepared
521		. . . . With magnetic disks
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Plural speakers
DIG 2		Preference networks
DIG 3		Foldable; detachable; collapsible
DIG 4		Chorus; ensemble; celeste
DIG 5		Chiff
DIG 6		Cathode-ray tube
DIG 7		Electric key switch structure
DIG 8		Keyed oscillators
DIG 9		Filtering
DIG 10		Feedback
DIG 11		Frequency dividers
DIG 12		Side; rhythm and percussion devices
DIG 13		Gas discharge tube
DIG 14		Harmonicas
DIG 15		Accordions
DIG 16		Crescendo
DIG 17		Cabinets
DIG 18		Tuning
DIG 19		Light sensitive resistor
DIG 20		Monophonic
DIG 21		Mechanical resonator
DIG 22		Chord organs
DIG 23		Electronic gates for tones
DIG 24		Piezoelectrical transducers
DIG 25		Pedal clavier
DIG 26		Reverberation
DIG 27		Stereo
DIG 28		Service manuals
DIG 29		Tape
DIG 30		Fret control

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Last Modified: 6 October 2000

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification as of June 30, 2000

Class 084 MUSIC

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
084
MUSIC