US Patent Issued to Steven Gimbelman on Jan. 27 for "Hands-free motorized harmonica positioner" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,983, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Steven Gimbelman (Edison, N.J.).

"Hands-free motorized harmonica positioner" was invented by Steven Gimbelman (Edison, N.J.) and Sam Baldwin (Andover, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harmonica positioning device includes a yoke, support member, gear arrangement, and motor. The yoke encircles the musician's neck. A first portion of the harmonica support member releasably couples to a harmonica, and a second portion secures to a shaft that co-rotates with one of the gears, which are housed within the yoke. A wireless foot pedal controls the motor to drive the gears to rotate to the...