Joseph C Cappello

US Patent:

8358050, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Jan 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/354069

Inventors:

Joseph J. Cappello - Woodbury CT, US
Nigel Robinson - Bournemouth, GB

International Classification:

H01L 41/113

US Classification:

310338

Abstract:

An electronic percussion apparatus for use with an acoustic drum. The apparatus has a base layer of material having a first side for contacting a drum head of an acoustic drum, and an opposite, second side. The apparatus has a top layer of material joined to the base layer of material. A percussion detector is between the top and base layers. The percussion detector generates electrical signals in response to percussion impacts on the top layer. The top and bottom layers each have a thickness that acoustically isolates the drum head from percussion impacts on the top layer, wherein when the electronic percussion apparatus is placed on a drumhead of an acoustic drum and percussion impacts occur on the top layer, the drumhead is acoustically isolated from the percussion impacts and the percussion detector generates electrical signals in response to the percussion impacts on the top layer.

US Patent:

20130152770, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Jan 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/745777

Inventors:

Joseph J. Cappello - Woodbury CT, US
Nigel Robinson - Bournemouth, GB

International Classification:

G10D 13/02
G10H 3/14

US Classification:

84730

Abstract:

An electronic percussion apparatus for use with an acoustic drum. The apparatus has a base layer of material having a first side for contacting a drum head of an acoustic drum, and an opposite, second side. The apparatus has a top layer of material joined to the base layer of material. A percussion detector is between the top and base layers. The percussion detector generates electrical signals in response to percussion impacts on the top layer. The top and bottom layers each have a thickness that acoustically isolates the drum head from percussion impacts on the top layer, wherein when the electronic percussion apparatus is placed on a drumhead of an acoustic drum and percussion impacts occur on the top layer, the drumhead is acoustically isolated from the percussion impacts and the percussion detector generates electrical signals in response to the percussion impacts on the top layer.