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Is a electronic drum pad patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a electronic drum pad have been patented many times, but "a electronic drum pad" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 59 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “electronicdigital drum” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 59 best keyword matches we examined, 14 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: YAMAHA CORP (5), STEELE MARK DAVID (3), SOUNDKING ELECTRONICS & SOUND CO LTD (2), ATV CORP (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G10D (44), G10H (33), G10G (3), G06F (2).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a electronic drum pad

  1. Removable electronic drum head and/or deadening pad US-2026073896-A1 2026 · ANTOUN RAMY
    Particular embodiments described herein provide for a drum that includes a drum head, a removable electronic drum head under the drum head, a deadening pad under the removable electronic drum head, and a drum head release mechanis…
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  2. Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a strike velocity of an electronic drum pad US-12315479-B2 2025 · INMUSIC BRANDS INC
    A method of displaying drum-strike velocity information is provided. The method includes receiving trigger data. The trigger data includes a strike velocity of a drum-pad zone on a drum pad. The method includes displaying an image…
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  3. Foldable multifunctional portable electronic drums WO-2025236207-A1 2025 · SOUNDKING ELECTRONIC & SOUND CO LTD
    The present invention relates to the field of electronic drums, and provides foldable multifunctional portable electronic drums. The electronic drums comprise a post; transverse rods are connected to the post in a manner of capabl…
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  4. Electronic drums US-11449152-B2 2022 · SONUUS LTD
    An electronic drum, comprising: a bottom member; a drum head; a drum sensor comprising: a passive resonant circuit mounted on the drum head and having a resonant frequency; and an active resonant circuit mounted on the bottom memb…
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  5. Electronic drum pad US-10475424-B2 2019 · KORG INC
    An electronic drum pad includes a drum shell; a mesh head stretched at the upper opening of the drum shell; a hard-resin sheet disposed adjacent to the rear surface of the mesh head and having a ring shape with an opening made at …
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  6. Mesh electronic drum WO-2019114312-A1 2019 · SOUNDKING ELECTRONICS & SOUND CO LTD
    A mesh electronic drum comprises a drum rim (1), a mesh drumhead (2), a drum shell (10), a data acquisition module, and a data processing module. The drum rim (1) fixedly mounts the mesh drumhead (2) on the drum shell (10). A mult…
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  7. Mesh-head electronic drum US-10388262-B2 2019 · SOUNDKING ELECTRONICS & SOUND CO LTD
    The disclosure relates to a mesh-head electronic drum, including a drum base, a drum head, a data acquisition module and a data processing module, wherein the data acquisition module includes a trigger unit and a conduction medium…
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  8. Electronic drum interface WO-2015165884-A1 2015 · SMARTHEAD INNOVATIONS BVBA
    A device is disclosed for acquiring and processing signals from one or more sensors embedded in a percussion membrane. The sensors embedded in a percussion membrane are operationally connected to a percussion membrane. The device …
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  9. Electronic drum pad US-8884151-B1 2014 · LEE CHUN-MING
    The present disclosure illustrates an electronic drum pad comprising: a base body having a frame rim protruding upwardly at an edge part of an upper surface thereof, and having a frame dike protruding downwardly at an edge part of…
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  10. Electronic drum pedal US-7531733-B2 2009 · STEELE MARK DAVID
    A foot pedal for electronic drums includes a lower tab or pedal or other extension for triggering by pressing down, and an upper tab or pedal or other extension for triggering by raising the foot. Also included is the joining of t…
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  11. Electronic drum US-7473840-B2 2009 · YAMAHA CORP
    Respective waveform data on pad strike sounds, rim strike sounds, and rim-shot sounds are stored in a waveform memory, and when a CPU detects a strike detection signal outputted by either of a pad sensor, and a rim sensor, provide…
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  12. Pad for electronic drum and electronic drum US-7439432-B2 2008 · YAMAHA CORP
    An electronic drum comprises a pad comprising a body portion made of a polymeric elastic material such as a rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, and a surface layer portion which is bonded with the body portion so as to cover the …
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  13. Multi-trigger electronic drum pedal US-6979770-B2 2005 · HAMPTON JR RONALD K
    A bass drum foot pedal assembly for triggering rapid multiple drum beats in an electronic drum or percussion synthesizer having a frame with an upper striking surface with an electronic drum trigger wired to the electronic drum an…
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  14. Electronic drum WO-02065445-A3 2002 · LE BLANC KEITH
    An electronic drum (10) comprising a cylindrical drum frame (80) and an impact portion in the form of a drum pad (20) having an associated transducer, also comprises one or more further impact portions (21-28) surrounding pad (20)…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a electronic drum pad been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.

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