ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,296, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Sunhouse Technologies Inc. (New York).

"Systems and methods for capturing and interpreting audio" was invented by Tlacaelel Miguel Esparza (Ridgewood, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is provided for capturing vibrations produced by an object such as a musical instrument such as a drum head of a drum kit. The device comprises a detectable element, such as a ferromagnetic element, such as a metal shim and a sensor spaced apart from and located relative to the musical instrument. The detectable element is located between the sensor and the musical instrument. When the musical instrume...