Patent ID: 11961496
Assignee: D'ADDARIO & COMPANY, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An electronic drumming assembly, comprising:
a drumhead having
a membrane stretched across a substantially circular hoop and defining a top surface and bottom surface; and
a layer of ferrous responsive material permanently cured to one or both of the top surface and bottom surface of the membrane, the layer forming a substantially ring-like pattern coaxial to the drumhead;

an electromagnetic sensor element positioned spaced from the ferrous responsive material and configured to sense vibrations of the membrane via the ferrous responsive material; and
a communication pathway communicatively connecting the electromagnetic sensor element to a sound module configured to generate an acoustic sound in response to an input signal from the electromagnetic sensor element, wherein
when the membrane is struck, the electromagnetic sensor element senses movement of the membrane and sends a signal to the sound module which thereby generates an acoustic sound associated with the drumhead, and
the layer of ferrous responsive material is non-magnetic.