ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,624, issued on Aug. 26.
"Methods and systems for production of handpans" was invented by Colin Foulke (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods for hydroforming a handpan shell. Hydroforming a handpan shell using a mold complementary to the intended shape of the handpan shell can improve the quality and performance of the handpan while reducing the time and cost needed to form features into the handpan that allow musical tones to be produced."
The patent was filed on March 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/189,095.
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