ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,875, issued on Aug. 25.
"Material selection system and method for constructing a musical instrument" was invented by Bryan John Galloup (Big Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Material selection systems and methods for constructing a musical instrument and/or where a selected material is a wood material are disclosed. One example material selection system includes a rating module and a rating database. The rating module includes an excitation device configured to act upon material samples; a vibration receiver in cooperation with the excitation device; a rating computer coupled to the vibration receiver, the rating computer...