Acoustic instruments

see also Baschet, under "individuals"

Ideophones

• "Noise-Making Paddle", A. C. Stavig, US Patent 3157000. 1964. a slap stick.
• "Musical Saw", C. G. Carter, US Patent 2510957. 1950. augmented singing saw.
• "Musical Instrument", E. C. Doyle, US Patent 2687059. 1954. a lame sonore.
• "Musical Instrument", M Bartholomae, US Patent 1671882. 1928. enhanced flexatone.

Noise generators

• "Device for Simulating Motor Sounds", J. W. Ryan, US Patent 3190034. 1965.
• "Motor Simulating Sounding Toy", J. W. Ryan, US Patent 3160984. 1964
• "Sound Producing Device", M. H. Leavenworth, US Patent 3094972. 1963. white noise from a fan.
• "Engine Noise Simulator", G. S. Uchihara, US Patent 2994078. 1961. similar to John Bowers' "Victorian Synthesizer".
• "Submarine Simulator", O. C. Niederer, US Patent 3180295. 1965. decoy
• "Screw Noise Simulation Technique", S Grodzinsky et al, US Patent 3165734. 1964. purely electronic method./a>

• "Instrument de Musique", Luigi Russolo, French Patent FR15733a. 1931
• "Tremolo Producing Device", A. L. Appel, US Patent 2460868. 1949. electro-mechanical tremolo
• "Soft Body Guitar", Walter E Smith, US Patent 4339981. 1982
• "Collapsible Guitar", A Jorgensen, US Patent 4073211. 1978
• "Collapsible Bass Fiddle", P Ruggiero, US Patent 2464100. 1949

Winds

• "Sound Improving Device", P. D. Jackson, US Patent 2504264. 1950. acoustical comb held in mouth during singing.
• "Brass Voice formant System for Electronic Organ", I. F. Hyden, US Patent 3126436. 1964. organ uses bugle as loudspeaker.
• "Mute for Musical Instruments", T. J. Hermes, US Patent 2439733. 1948. keyed trumpet mute.
• "Tone Mellower", W. F. Holland, US Patent 2501388. 1950. trumpet mute, fabric.

Electrical

Instruments using optical generators

• "Multiple Telegraphy", Ernst Pierre Mercadier US Patent 420884, 1890. electro-optical siren-like method
• "Photo-electric Translating Device", H Van Der Bijl, US Patent 1369764, 1921
• "Synthetic electronic Musical Instrument", Ivan Eremeef, US Patent 1990024, 1934
• "Photo-electric Musical Instrument" Emerich Spielmann, US Patent 1977095, 1934. tone wheel improvements
• "Electronic Musical Instrument", R. W. Bumstead, US Patent 2241027. 1939
• "Apparatus for the Production of Music", B. F. Meissner, US Patent 2215708, 1940. electro optical generator
• "Symphonic Instrument", A Fuschi, US Patent 2452743. 1948
• "Method and Means for Electrically Generating Tones", CCCCage, US Patent 2525156. 1950
• "Electronic Musical Instrument", M. Davis, US Patent 2601265. 1952.
• "Electronic Musical Instrument", M. Davis, US Patent 2900861. 1959
• "Procede de Synthese Sonore par Composition d'Interceptions de Rayons Lumineux", Jacques Dudon, French Patent FR2579813A1, 1985

Instruments using electrostatic generators

• Pianoforte Action, T Cahill, US Patent 520667, 1894
• Art and Apparatus for Generating Music Electrically, T Cahill, US Patent 580035, 1897. Telharmonium
• Art and Apparatus for Generating and Distributing Music Electrically, T Cahill, US Patent 1213804, 1917. Telharmonium
• Sound Producer, E. P. Bone, US Patent 1580112, 1926.conductive ink
• Method and Apparatus for the Production of Music, B. F. Meissner, US Patent 1915860, 1933. electrostatic piano
• "Electrical Musical Instrument", Laurens Hammond, US Patent 1956350, 1934. electrostatic tone generators
• "Electrical Musical Instrument", Alexander Bourn, US Patent 1996669, 1935. electrostatic
• "Musical Instrument", V. H. Severy. US Patent 2178706, 1939. metallic printed tracks with electrostatic pickups
• "Art or Method and Means for Generating Music Electrically", Thaddeus Cahill, US Patent 2463597, 1949

Instruments using feedback oscillators

• "Electrical Means fro Producing Musical Notes", L De Forest, US Patent 543990, 1915. Audion Piano
• "Electrical System for Producing Musical Tones", F. E. Miller, US Patent 1376288, 1921
• "Electrical musical instrument", US Patent US1847119, 1932
• "Keyboard Electric Musical Instrument", A. A. Volodin, US Patent 3288909. 1966
• "Method of Tuning an Electronic Tone Generator", A. A. Volodin, US Patent 3355976. 1967
• "Electronic Musical Instrument With Air-flow Volume Control", Georges Jenny, US Patent 3483304. 1969.
• "Toy Electronic Musical Instrument", Norman Kramer, US Patent 3551579. 1970. carbon traces on paper form resistors in an oscillator circuit.

Instruments using playback of prerecorded sounds

• "Multi-tape Reproducer With Single Pickup Head", H. C. Chamberlin, US Patent 3278188. 1966. the Chamberlin.
• "Mechanically Keyed Optical Organ", Stephen Bartok et al, US Patent 3751573, 1973. Mattel Optigan
• "Optical Disc Drive for Organ", J Northrop et al, US Patent 3724860, 1973.