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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177657 | Quick release connection system for golf clubs The present invention is directed at a quick release connection system to facilitate customization of golf clubs. It can be used to interchange shafts, removable weights, or soleplates quickly and easily. Teeth are disposed on the inside of a frame so that a shaft m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172701 | Golf club with deep undercut A golf club head having a deep undercut is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a cavity in a back portion thereof, opposite the striking face. A recess is provided in the back portion of the club head in proximity of the heel and, optionally, the sole. The... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658518 | Watch | 05/01/2012 |
| D658517 | Watch case | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152651 | Iron golf club with improved mass properties and vibration damping A golf club is provided having improved playing characteristics based upon a multiple material construction. This construction involves a club body in combination with a face insert that defines a hollow channel therebetween. This hollow channel is substantially fil... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147354 | Golf club head with multi-component construction A golf club head with multi-component construction. The golf club head includes a hollow body that is created from components constructed of different materials so that the weight distribution may be optimized. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D655630 | Watch case | 03/13/2012 |
| 8096039 | Golf club head with alignment system A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member includes a strike face and a top portion. The second body member is coupled to the first body member and extends away from the first body m... | 01/17/2012 |
| D652464 | Golf club | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095950 | System and method for delivering audio and video content to remote facilities based upon input advertising content selections A computer-assisted method of preparing video and audio content for playback at a plurality of facilities. The method includes transferring the content from a central network computer to at least one remote playback system located in each of the facilities. The meth... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088022 | Golf club head with top line insert A golf club head having a recess located in a top portion thereof between the heel and the toe and extending toward the sole. The recess may be only in the top line of the club head or extend from the heel around the toe. An insert may be placed within the recess. T... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083607 | Iron-type golf clubs The present invention is directed to an iron-type golf club that may be included in a set. In particular, the inventive golf club includes an adjustable hosel coupling and a mechanism for altering the sole configuration. The golf club may be included in a set having... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079919 | Golf club head with undercut A golf club head having an undercut is disclosed. The club head includes a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back, a heel, and a toe. The back contains a cavity that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the face. A recess is provi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074388 | System and method for media display The invention provides a media display system and method that allows a user to easily maneuver through crowded areas while providing advertisements that can be selected and altered even while the media display system is in use. According to the invention, the system... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073864 | Method and apparatus for human-powered mobile visual search and feedback A system and a method for receiving live human feedback of an image provided using a mobile device equipped with a camera. The method includes capturing an image with the mobile device equipped with a camera, inputting a text query, where the text query corresponds ... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649580 | Eyeglasses | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057323 | Weight adjusting structure of golf club head A weight adjusting structure of a golf club head comprises a 360-degree rotatable rotary table installed in a body of a golf club head, wherein the rotary table is combined with an incomplete annular weight block at a peripheral portion on an arbitrary side thereof,... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038545 | Golf club head with concave insert A hollow golf club head with a concave portion is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a metallic portion and a light weight portion, which may be formed of plastic, composite, or the like. The concave portion allows the club designer to make a club head ha... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8015915 | Wine fermentation vessel with lees containment apparatus There is provided a fermentation apparatus that allows the separation of a wine, beer or other brewed or fermented beverage from its lees using a single container. The vessel can be used in wine making operation and is constructed so that the lees that settle out du... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7999862 | Method and apparatus for an automated background lighting compensation system A system and method for removing background lighting variations from an image. The method includes capturing at least one first image including a first background and a subject wherein the at least one first image includes at least one background lighting variation,... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7931080 | Method and system for extraction of hydrocarbons from oil sands A system and method for extracting hydrocarbon products from oil sands using nuclear energy sources for power to decrease the viscosity of bitumen in oil sands deposits and provide sufficient heat and pressure to produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products. Step... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7883555 | Fuel reforming process for internal combustion engines A fuel reforming system, process, and device including a catalytic chamber and a heating chamber. The catalytic chamber, further including a fluid fuel intake and a gaseous fluid exit port and at least one heat exchanger for distributing heat between the heating cha... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837072 | Flush mounted spigot assembly A spigot assembly for use in a fermentation vessel, such as the type used in wine making, is provided. The spigot assembly is of a multiple part construction such that it substantially avoids entrapment of either sediment or air in or on the assembly as the spigot o... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7822468 | Method and an arrangement for the determination of the optical properties of a multi-layered tissue The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the determination of the optical properties of a multi-layered tissue. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the detection and characterisation of tumors in a tissue. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7784206 | System and method for media display A media display system and method is provided. The media display system comprising a two wheeled base configured for a operator to stand on; a steering column operatively connected to said base; a display means for a user standing on said base to hold and steer, sai... | 08/31/2010 |
| D620265 | Chair | 07/27/2010 |
| 7756743 | System and method for branding a facility A computer-assisted method of establishing a brand presence in a facility. The method includes accessing, by facility personnel, a computer having a playlist that controls the playback of audio and video broadcasting within the facility and entering on the playlist,... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750316 | Polymer biochip for detecting fluorescence This present disclosure provides an optical chip for fluorescence detection. The optical chip has one or more parabolic optical elements that capture and collimate the fluorescent light and direct it onto a detector. The optical chip may be constructed of a polymer ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747780 | Method, system and apparatus for discovering user agent DNS settings A method, system and apparatus including receiving a request from a network device, the request including an IP address of said network device, generating and sending to the network device a domain name for locating a device configured to process a DNS query, the do... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739294 | Method for creating a topical reading list A method for creating an ordered reading list of predetermined length of relevant topics from a hyperlinked database source of information website for a user. The method includes determining at least one topic of interest based on a plurality of methods and choosing... | 06/15/2010 |
| D612656 | Wine making vessel | 03/30/2010 |
| 7589470 | Method and apparatus for producing plasma A method and apparatus for producing a distributed plasma at atmospheric pressure. A distributed plasma can be produced at atmospheric pressure by using an inexpensive high frequency power source in communication with a waveguide having a plurality particularly conf... | 09/15/2009 |
| D594516 | Transparent hockey stick | 06/16/2009 |
| D594515 | Transparent baseball bat | 06/16/2009 |
| D584855 | Nail file | 01/13/2009 |
| D584452 | Nail file | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467601 | Method and system for aquaculture production A system and method provide an intensive aquaculture system for producing caviar or other goods. The system has a photosynthetic subsystem to consume waste from a production species, a food production subsystem to consume the photosynthetic species and be eaten by t... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7445041 | Method and system for extraction of hydrocarbons from oil shale A system and method for extracting hydrocarbon products from oil shale using nuclear energy sources for energy to fracture the oil shale formations and provide sufficient heat and pressure to produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products. Embodiments of the presen... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7383652 | Stationery accessory system A stationery accessory system comprises a slidable tab including indicia of contents contained in or demarcated by the stationery accessory system and a sheet-like member including a rail; one of the slidable tab and the rail having a channel defined along a longitu... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7355924 | 3-D forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation An imaging sonar system develops three-dimensional images of the space below, to the sides, and forward of a ship relative to a fixed frame of reference. Various features permit the system to be used in non-military environments and make possible low cost with subst... | 04/08/2008 |
