Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica patent search

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

If I were you, I would trust Pat Missin with a description of the invention.  Pat is an expert on harmonica patents and could inform you of any existing patents that "read" on your invention.  If Pat doesn't knowe about a patent, it probably doesn't exist.  If nothing else, Pat is an expert in the process of searching patents.

Not only that, but Pat has an exhaustive listing of harmonica patents on his website that have mostly to do with chromatic schemes.

Vern

On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Michael Easton wrote:

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> I know a few of you like to research patents on harp designs.  I have a design I'm considering getting patented for chromatics but
> I need to do a specific search on the US Patent office website.   Is there a way to look up harmonicas then hone in on a specific part of the chromatic to see if the patent has been granted.
> 
> I don't want to give any details until I do the search myself then perhaps contact a patent attorney.
> 
> thanks
> Michael Easton
> www.harmonicarepair.com
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