ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,694,854, issued on July 28, was assigned to YAMAHA Corp. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Cymbal holding structure and holding device" was invented by Yuki Uchida (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holding structure for a cymbal includes a cymbal stand that includes: a rod configured to be insertable through a cymbal; and a supporting part that is provided on the rod, the supporting part being configured to support the cymbal through which the rod is inserted. The holding structure further includes a holding device attachable to the rod, the holding device being configured to clamp the cymbal between the holding device and the suppor...