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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105176 | Break compensating golf club head A head for a golf club, such as a putter, having a bottom surface, a heel end, a toe end and a striking face. The striking face has a planar primary portion and a secondary portion each extending from one of the two ends and meeting at an intermediate point. Each po... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096893 | Handle configuration and alignment feature for a golf club A golf club including a club head with a ball striking face lying in a plane and a shaft connected to the club head. The golf club is formed with an elongated handle, having a cross-sectional configuration with a first length in a direction perpendicular to the plan... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083605 | Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8066581 | Putter head Embodiments of a putter-type golf club head with an increased moment of inertia about the X axis (MOIxx) and an increased moment of inertia about the Z axis (MOIzz) are disclosed. Generally, the MOIzz is increased by designing the pu... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062146 | Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8012035 | Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993211 | Golf club with plural alternative impact surfaces A golf club having a shaft and an elongated head projecting at a lie angle relative to the shaft, the head having the shape of a regular polygon in a cross section at right angles to the central axis of the head, with each face being formed of a material that provid... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7959520 | Putter with aiming arms A golf putter includes a pair of aiming arms at each end of the putter head having opposite and inward facing arcuate surfaces corresponding to the outline of a golf hole. The aiming arms may be removed manually or may be made to pivot. In the latter, each arm is pi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927226 | Golf putter having alignment apparatus A putter head is provided which has a striking surface and is adapted to mount to a shaft of a putter. The putter head has an alignment apparatus which includes a sighting device and a flat surface. The sighting device has an upright element and a base element which... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922596 | Putter and golf ball deformity measuring apparatus A putter and golf ball deformity measuring apparatus is described. A putter head comprises a front portion, a rear portion, a bottom portion defining an oblong through hole, and a containment area above the oblong through hole sized and shaped to surround at least a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922597 | Golf putter head with curved sole A golf putter generally has a nearly flat sole surface, multiple or decorative sight lines used to align the putter with the target, or target line. This new design has an extremely rounded sole surface from heel to toe and from the ball striking face to the rear of... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7867104 | Structure of a golf club head or other ball striking device Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball str... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850538 | Golf club having two angularly divergent impact faces A dual purpose putting and chipping golf club has a golf club head with a golf ball impact face vertically split into a pair of angularly divergent impact surfaces; a vertical putting surface and an obtusely angled chipping surface which face in the same horizontal ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815515 | Golf putter having bar and slot alignment system Disclosed herein is a golf putter having an alignment means for aligning a golfer's line of sight directly over a golf ball and in line with a desired target. The putter head comprises a striking face and a rearwardly extending body portion. The body portion include... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806779 | Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7789767 | Methods and systems for putting analysis Analysis of a golfer's putting stroke towards a target-hole (2) is derived by an analyzer (12;50) from sensor-signals representative of initial ball-speed and direction, using accumulated sets of historical putting-data, each set of historical data inc... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766762 | True aim putter The putter according to the invention comprises a putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rear alignment section. The rear alignment section comprises one or more elongated indicator bars of uniform width that project... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7717801 | Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7670232 | Structure of a golf club head or other ball striking device Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball str... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7588499 | Putter head A putter head includes a head main body that defines a periphery of the putter head, and a bar that crosses a void space of the head main body in a forward-backward direction. The bar is inserted into insertion holes and fixed thereto by an adhesive. A face member i... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7566276 | Multi-piece putter head having an insert A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased MOI ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7491131 | Golf putter heads Golf putter heads having a front piece and a rear piece that is separate from and connected to the front piece. Embodiments of the golf putter heads include rear pieces having arrowhead shapes. Embodiments of the golf putter heads include rear pieces with removably ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7442129 | Golf club with plural alternative impact surfaces A golf club having a shaft and an elongated head projecting at a lie angle relative to the shaft, the head having the shape of a regular polygon in a cross section at right angles to the central axis of the head, with each face being formed of a material that provid... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431660 | Putter-type club head A putter-type club head comprises a head main body with a face for hitting a ball in a front side, and a plurality of rod members firmly fixed to said head main body and extending to a rear side of the head. The rod members comprise a toe side rod member provided in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431659 | Golf club head Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed to golf club heads and golf clubs including a golf club head, including a body having a generally vertical planar face, a means for aligning the planar face with a golf ball, wherein the means is positioned behind ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419439 | Golf putter A golf putter with a new and useful head configuration is provided. The putter head is designed to facilitate a golfer's ability to effectively contact and project a golf ball along a desired path on a putting surface. The head is designed to enable a golfer to effe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407443 | Structure of a golf club head or other ball striking device Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball str... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399233 | Golf putter with aiming mark A putter has a center of gravity located rearward from the face and under the stroking pivot point. The polar moment of inertia of the putter is increased by moving the distribution of weight toward the rear of the head away from the contact surface. The sole of the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396288 | Putting training device A putting training device having two alignment guides positioned to extend from the blade of a putter. In one embodiment the alignment guides extend generally parallel to each other to facilitate a generally parallel putting stroke. In an alternative embodiment, eac... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396289 | 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... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393285 | Putter with alignment means A putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rearward-facing, elongated tail section. The elongated tail section has vertical side walls, into each of which is machined an elliptical track or groove along the inside surf... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390267 | Golf club head A golf club head, particularly for putting, includes a main body having a leading section and a trailing section where the leading section has a top edge and a bottom edge and the trailing section has a top edge and a bottom edge. A sole portion interconnects the bo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377858 | Putter head A putter head includes a face portion, at least one first aiming marker, and a contrast portion. The first aiming marker appears substantially parallel to a face surface of the face portion. The contrast portion substantially contrasts with the first aiming marker i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374497 | Golf putter head with visual alignment system A mallet-style golf ball putter with a hollow pipe component that has generally the same diameter as a golf ball, is positioned about the sweet spot in the vertical and lateral dimensions on the putter striking face, and extends longitudinally towards the rear of th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371185 | Putterhead with center line forward offset hosel A golf putterhead having a neck or hosel connecting said putterhead to a shaft. The hosel protrudes above and forward of the strike face on the vertical centerline plane of the putterhead and above the intended strikepoint also in said plane. Said hosel section in f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371184 | Putter head The present invention provides a putter head which includes a putter head body which has a portion thereof connected to a distal end of a putter shaft; a laterally extending putter face which is formed on a front portion of the putter head body; a strip-like longitu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371187 | Golf putter and method of designing the same Three moments of inertia M1, M2, and M3 (g·cm 2) about three axes defined in a golf putter are defined in a manner to provide a weight balance satisfying the expressions {(M1−M2)M2 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364513 | Golf club head with inserts for impact face A striking face for golf clubs, such as a driver, iron or putter comprising a plurality of bars retained in the club head body and forming the striking surface. The bars which comprise the striking face according to the invention may be designed and arranged to prov... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354355 | Golf club head or other ball striking device with modifiable feel characteristics Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), include devices within and/or otherwise engaged with the ball striking head that allow users to selectively change the sound and/or other aspects of the “feel” associated with using the bal... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354356 | Putter head A putter head includes a first half member, a second half member, and an insert. The first half body includes a first metal, and has a face surface on a front face. The second half body includes a second metal, which is higher in specific gravity than the first meta... | 04/08/2008 |
