ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,071, issued on April 14.

"System and a method for a guitar pick with a modular interchangeable insert" was invented by Michael Rubin (Bethesda, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular guitar pick is provided. The modular guitar pick comprises a pick body including a tip portion configured to engage a string of a musical instrument, a gripping portion for manual control, and a body region between the tip portion and the gripping portion. The gripping portion includes an ergonomic grip layer formed of a material differing from that of the pick body."

The patent was filed on July 28, 2025, under Application No. 19/282,104.

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