ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,698, issued on Aug. 12.
"Chanter of a wind instrument" was invented by Shane Darren Stewart (Whangarei, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chanter of a wind instrument is disclosed. The chanter comprises a bulb 106 and a chimney section 102. The bulb 106 or at least a portion thereof is located adjacent and around an external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 of the chanter. At least a portion of the bulb 106 is spaced apart from the chimney section 102 thereby forming or defining a gap around at least a portion of the external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 and at least a portion of an intern...