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G10H 2210/201

Vibrato, i.e. rapid, repetitive and smooth variation of amplitude, pitch or timbre within a note or chord

Full Title

Aspects or methods of musical processing having intrinsic musical character, i.e. involving musical theory or musical parameters or relying on musical knowledge, as applied in electrophonic musical tools or instruments > Musical effects > Modulation effects, i.e. smooth non-discontinuous variations over a time interval, e.g. within a note, melody or musical transition, of any sound parameter, e.g. amplitude, pitch, spectral response or playback speed > Vibrato, i.e. rapid, repetitive and smooth variation of amplitude, pitch or timbre within a note or chord

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G10H 2210/205 Amplitude vibrato, i.e. repetitive smooth loudness variation without pitch change or rapid repetition of the same note, bisbigliando, amplitude tremolo or tremulants
  • G10H 2210/211 Pitch vibrato, i.e. repetitive and smooth variation in pitch, e.g. as obtainable with a whammy bar or tremolo arm on a guitar
  • G10H 2210/215 Rotating vibrato, i.e. simulating rotating speakers, e.g. Leslie effect

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
  2. GOOGLE US 5,429
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
  6. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
  7. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
  8. QUALCOMM US 2,117
  9. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
  10. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924