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Patents Acquired from 1900 to 1924

Application Inventor(s) Title; Invention Claimed;
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Letters Patent
File Date Number     Grant Date Number
Jun 10, 1902
111,013
Henry Ziegler
"Upright Piano"; plate for upright piano having capo tasto bar formed integrally therewith
Feb 03, 1903
719,977
Jan 11, 1907 351,777 Frederick Steinway "Case for Upright Pianos"; upright piano case with swinging panel May 28, 1907 855,143
Jul 24, 1906 327,517 Henry Ziegler "String-Frame for Upright Pianos"; plate for upright pianos having brace ribs, inverted scale ribs and transverse braces Feb 11, 1908 878,926
Oct 31, 1910 589,948 Theodore E. Steinway "Lid for Upright Pianos"; sliding keylid for upright pianos Jul 18, 1911 998,422
Jun 10, 1916 102,831 Theodore E. Steinway "Sostenuto Device for Pianos"; sostenuto pedal for grand piano Jan 30, 1917 1,214,237
Mar 03, 1922 540,722 Paul H. Bilhuber "Trackerboard for Player Pianos and Organs" Jun 19, 1923 1,459,355