Chitravenu US patent granted

[uday_shankar]

Chitravenu patent got granted in the US, in a record processing time of about a year. Here’s the link to it…US Patent #8822797.

http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0& ... subrahmani

Other patents including a combined wind/string instrument, which might be the final form of the chitravenu, are in the pipeline. Among other things, this is the first entirely new non-electronic musical instrument to be granted a US patent in the past several decades. It is also the first entirely new musical instrument to come out of India in several centuries.

Meanwhile, there hasn’t been a word from the Indian patent office, where this really belongs, in nearly two years . Perhaps the bureaucratic machine moves very slowly.

[vasanthakokilam]

Congrats Uday. Great achievement indeed.

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Congratulations!

[Rsachi]

this is the first entirely new non-electronic musical instrument to be granted a US patent in the past several decades.

Uday,
Congrats.
I suggest you write directly to the HRD Minister Smriti Irani enclosing your Indian patent application and a copy of the US Patent. Ask her to hasten matters!

Perhaps you can get a great maestro play this instrument in a Parivadini webcast soon, timed with a Dec. Season slot live in Chennai.

[thanjavooran]

Shri Uday,
Congratulations ! Wish you good luck.
Thanjavooran
04 09 2014

[rshankar]

Congratulations, Uday!!

[arasi]

Uday,
So happy for you! As your family is, proud we are too, of your efforts and their results
A (*) you are!

[cacm]

Dear Uday, On behalf of your countless fans, CONGRAGULATIONS ON A VERY SIGNIFICANT ACHEIVEMENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR CLEVELAND CONCERT AS WELL AS N.A. TOUR. :ymparty: :ymapplause: ) #:-s :-@ VKV

[rajeshnat]

Uday
Very nice . With the patent looking forward for more musicians to take up chitravenu. Congratulations

[munirao2001]

Sri Udayshankar Sir,
Congrajulations, Best Wishes and Blessings. Now, take up the challenge of adoption of this new instrument, seamlessly in Carnatic Music presentations for the true gratification of original creativity.

munirao2001

[S.NAGESWARAN]

Congratulations from your fan S.NAGESWARAN.

S.NAGESWARAN.
05.09.2014,

[ajit]

Uday,
Cool.. Great job.. I am sure there are already musicians willing to take up this instrument(
I know one musician who would like to try his hand:-))

ajit

[cienu]

Well deserved recognition for years of dedication and persistence. Certainly a proud moment for Uday and his family who have stood behind him during the entire journey.

[sureshvv]

Congratulations Uday!

Looking forward to a concert invitation.

[Ramasubramanian M.K]

Congrats Udhay--Great achievement thro 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration