There are several musicians who hold US patents.
The recently deceased Les Paul holds at least two patents relating to electric Guitars (US 3,018,680 & US 3,725,561) issued in 1962 & 1973 respectively. He was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005.
The also recently deceased Michael Jackson holds a 1993 patent (US 5,255,452) for a special shoe that would allow a wearer to lean forward beyond his or her center of gravity, thus creating "an anti-gravity illusion".
Eddie Van Halen holds two patents (US 7,183,475 & US 4,656,917) & a design patent for a guitar peghead, US D388117
99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
The USPTO granted a total of 247,727 patents from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, including Reissue Patents, Plant Patents, Design Patents, and Utility Patents.
No; Twitter notably has not filed for any patents.
As of 2010, General Electric (GE) has 1,222 patents. Aside from this, they have filed 37, 268 patents in the US.
ALL US patents expire within a timeframe.
There are tens of thousands of patents on the airplane and all parts of it.
The US Patent Office issued 99,200 total patents from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990, including 9 reissue patents, 6 plant patents, 194 design patents, and 98,991 utility patents.
U.S. patents are only effective in the United States, its territories, and its possessions
No, patents cannot be obtained for any naturally occurring substance.
Kia Silverbrook. Silverbrook is listed as an inventor on 3123 issued US utility patents.
Marconi had 33 US patents and 6 UK patents, for developments in wireless telegraphy.
Yes, the noun 'musicians' is a common noun; a general word for any musicians of any kind.