ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,717, issued on Nov. 3.
"Portable timpani gauge" was invented by Sonja D. Branch (Tempe, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A timpani gauge with a gauge body, drum clips, a pedal clip, and a string. The gauge body has a channel and a groove adjacent to the channel. At least one knob is positioned within and configured to slide along the channel. The drum clips are attached to the gauge body and may have a magnet configured to couple with a rim of a timpani. The pedal clip attaches to a foot pedal of the timpani. The string attaches to the pedal clip, slidingly couples with the groove of the gauge body, and attaches to a weight to sus...