ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,511,352, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to J.W. Pepper & Son Inc. (Exton, Pa.).
"Sheet music distribution system" was invented by Ian McLoughlin (Glenmoore, Pa.), Jacob Walls (Philadelphia), David DiMarino (Chester Spring, Pa.), Kathleen Fernandes (Downingtown, Pa.), Christopher Fowler (Downingtown, Pa.), Dawn Fenstermacher (Unionville, Pa.) and Robert Scott Grady (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system that enables digital distribution of copyrighted sheet music-and allows musician to view the copyrighted sheet music on personal computing devices-while preventing the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted sheet mus...