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Electronic musical instrument having an attack circuit

Assignee: Chicago Musical Instrument Co
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Filing: 1963-04-05
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1983-04-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter J Anderson
  • 👤 Robert M Grodinsky

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:16
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/04; G10H1/053; G10H1/057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
AN ATTACK CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A SERIES OF SIGNAL SOURCES HAVING READOUT ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO A COMMON OUTPUT BUS, AND A SERIES ON KEY SWITCHES OPERATIVE TO APPLY A COUPLING POTENTIAL ON THE READOUT ELEMENTS, SAID CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) A PULSE BUS HAVING CAPACITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE READOUT ELEMENTS; AND AND A NORMALLY NON-CONDUCTING PLATE CIRCUIT UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID GRID, SAID PLATE CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED ACROSS THE SOURCE OF COUPLING POTENTIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
AN ATTACK CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A SERIES OF SIGNAL SOURCES HAVING READOUT ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO A COMMON OUTPUT BUS, AND A SERIES ON KEY SWITCHES OPERATIVE TO APPLY A COUPLING POTENTIAL ON THE READOUT ELEMENTS, SAID CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) A PULSE BUS HAVING CAPACITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE READOUT ELEMENTS; AND AND A NORMALLY NON-CONDUCTING PLATE CIRCUIT UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID GRID, SAID PLATE CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED ACROSS THE SOURCE OF COUPLING POTENTIAL.

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