United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,598.449 B2 Sullivan (45) Date of Patent: Oct
US007598449B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,598.449 B2 Sullivan (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 6, 2009 (54) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 4,815,353 A 3/1989 Christian ..................... 84,724 (75) Inventor: Daniel E. Sullivan, Shoreview, MN (US) (Continued) (73) Assignee: Zivix LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO-2008O19089 A2 2/2008 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(b) by O. davs.yS (Continued) (21) Appl. No.: 11/498,996 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (22) Filed: Aug. 4, 2006 “International Application Serial No. PCT/US07/17383, Interna tional Search Report mailed Mar. 7, 2008', 4pgs. (65) Prior Publication Data Primary Examiner David S. Warren US 2008/OO2892O A1 Feb. 7, 2008 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. (51) Int. Cl. GIOH 7/00 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT GIOH I/34 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. ............................. 84/646; 84/615: 84/678: A musical device is disclosed that generates note tones, influ 84f722 ences the sound of notes that are generated independently and (58) Field of Classification Search ................... 84/615, performs a variety of user defined or user controlled activities. 84/678,646, 724, 722 These activities includebut are not limited to producing musi See application file for complete search history. cal notes, determining, influencing or changing the Sound, quality, Voice, Volume or other characteristics of a note, acti (56) References Cited Vating and coordinating the replay of stored loops, recording, U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS editing and playing user created pieces previously produced and controlling peripheral devices Such as lighting.
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