Stringed Instrument Bezel – Ornamental Design Patent for Ovation Guitar Pickup Bezel

This United States design patent, granted to James H. Rickard and assigned to Ovation Instruments, Inc. of New Hartford, Connecticut, covers the ornamental design of a bezel used on stringed instruments such as electric guitars. The bezel features two rectangular pickup apertures of differing sizes arranged vertically within a contoured frame, with mounting screw positions and a distinctive asymmetric top profile. The patent includes eleven figures depicting front, rear, top, bottom, side, and cross-sectional views of the bezel design.