Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273416 | Golf training apparatus A golf training apparatus for practicing straight hits has an upright rack, a rod provided on the rack and aligned substantially horizontally and parallel to a desired hitting direction, the rod being arranged at a distance to the rack such that a golf club is swing... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261653 | Golf swing training apparatus The present invention provides a training apparatus and method for improving the stance of a golfer throughout the golfer's swing. The apparatus comprises a shaft pivotally connected to a base so that the shaft pivots about a pivot point along a plane to increase or... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7178776 | Mounting device for sensors A mounting device for contactlessly-operating proximity switches includes a continuous cylindrical or cuboidal recess for holding the proximity switch which is formed by at least two legs. The mounting device can also include at least one through pocket, connected t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172515 | Golf swing plane training method and apparatus A golf swing plane training method and apparatus consisting a pair of elastic cords suspended above the ground faithfully defining a cross section of the swing plane. The elastic cords are parallel to each other and approximately parallel to the ground. The plane fo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172516 | Directional practice device A directional practice device includes a directional frame and a rail base. The directional frame provides a part being defined to move rectilinearly and an engaging member for locating a sport apparatus. The rail base provides two parallel rail parts and each of th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7063626 | Golf teaching and training device A multi-positional swing training device having adjustable configurations suitable for addressing a plurality of swing flaws, such as with a golf swing, is provided. The training device includes a base, and an upright member extending vertically from the base. An el... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025689 | Adjustable athletic swing training aid An adjustable swing training aid for training an athlete to perform a desired swing. The swing training aid includes an adjustable stand having a pad connector; and a swing pad having an attachment spot for attaching the swing pad to the adjustable stand. The stand ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997817 | Putter alignment tool for use in establishing a correct line of putting motion A putter alignment tool for use in establishing a correct line of putting motion of a golf club head upon a golf ball. An elongated structure includes a first guide wall and a second spaced apart and substantially parallel extending guide wall, the first and second ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932712 | Golf teaching and training device A golf teaching and training device including a frame adapted to extend upwardly from a playing surface and a pair of pivotable arms extending away from the frame in a spaced relationship from the base of the frame and adapted to prevent an over-the-top golf swing. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929557 | Golf putting teaching device A golf putting teaching device includes a path with two side walls and each side walls has a plurality of first sensors on an inside thereof. An end piece has a top board and two side portions. The end piece is mounted across two sides of the path and a plurality of... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923728 | Golf club face impact alignment device A golf club face impact alignment device includes a light emitting unit and a light sensing unit. The light emitting unit includes a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, a power source and an emitting case. The first and second light emitting... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921341 | Putting training aid and calibration device A putting training aid and putter calibration device for use on a putting surface is disclosed which includes a horizontal calibrated bar with a linear centered scale and a parallel calibration block having an orthogonal face and set on the practice putting surface ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6669574 | Golf training device A device for training a golfer to putt correctly using the concept of muscle memory having an adjustable width, elongated guide path between parallel guide members mounted on an elongated pad. The pad has a fixed guide member and a laterally movable guide... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6582319 | Golf swing training apparatus A golf training device for chipping or pitching comprises a vertical support means; an arcuate rigid planar sheet having upper, leading, trailing, and lower edge portions describing an arc of approximately 120°; and an adjusting means engaging said sheet... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6497627 | Golf swing instructional device and method A golf swing instructional cage for teaching a quiet lower body swing, employs a minimum of three body constraints: a rear constraint, a forward upper leg lateral constraint and a constraint at the rear of the rearward knee area such that when the golfer ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6129639 | Putting trainer A putting trainer for assisting a golfer perfect his address, the address of the putter, and the putting stroke. The trainer is designed for use on a support surface with a golf ball and a putter. The trainer includes a pair of spaced base members carryin... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6039910 | Golf ball and manufacturing method of golf ball core A golf ball core and a method of making the same wherein remarkable reduction of eccentricity of an inner layer to an outer layer is accomplished, and mass-production of the golfball cores are possible. The golfball inner layer is penetrated into at least... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5961393 | Golf swing training device A golf swing training device for improving the swing of a golfer. The device includes a base block with a plurality of elongate guide rods extending therefrom whose tips demarcate the proper path of a head of a golf club when swinging the golf club at the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5599240 | Golf training device The invention relates to a golf training device including a base element (1) resting on the ground, which is directed toward the target hole, a guide rod (2) fastened thereon at an angle by an intermediate element (3), also resting on the ground, a barrie... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5069456 | Golf training apparatus A golf training apparatus has a frame and a golf club swing guide is formed as a partial circle of high density polyethylene pipe and is attached to the frame for guiding a person's backswing of a golf club. The golf swing training apparatus guides only t... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4928975 | Golf putting practice apparatus Apparatus for practicing golf putting has a pair of slide rails 12,13 supported along a common plane against which a putter shaft may be slid. The apparatus also has a support by which the rails are positioned above a playing surface at a height to contac... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4869510 | Golf instruction apparatus and method An apparatus and method are provided for golf instruction in which a flexible guide provides a visual and physical reference for the golf swing. The flexible guide can be adjustably fixed between the first and second end support structure whereby the flex... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4732390 | Golf club swing training device An apparatus for allowing a golfer to practice his club swings indoors or out. The apparatus is equipped with mechanical indicating devices that tell a golfer at a glance if his swing was correct. These indicators, which are held in place by magnets on a ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4725063 | Practice putting target Disclosed is a device used to practice putting including a putting station and a remote target station. The putting station comprises a mat on which two parallel rows of posts are provided which straddle parallel strips that serve as guides for the puttin... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4699384 | Training device for improving the golf swing The training device for improving the golf swing includes a base provided with spatially positioned guide means for interaction with the face of a golf club head. The base has two rods disposed at an angle to each other, one rod being in the form of an ar... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4659084 | Golf swing training apparatus The apparatus comprises a U-shaped base member which defines the place where the golfer stands and adjustably supports one or more masts with boom extending therefrom toward the golfer, each boom carrying at its extended end, a member contacting the golfe... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4583738 | Golf swing training apparatus and method A golf swing training apparatus and method for teaching a golfer to swing a golf club along a predetermined path whereby through repeated practice the golfer becomes habituated to swing form and body posture, the apparatus comprising a base, a timing devi... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4355810 | Golf club swing training device The golf swing training apparatus has a plastic grass mat that shows the proper positions for the feet and hips in the modern one piece golf swing, in which the body and the golf club, have to be coordinated. It gives the golfer the positions for putting,... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4268035 | Transverse force indicating device for swing teaching A transverse force indicating device for assisting in the teaching of a smooth swing for a golf club or other rod-like object includes a joint apparatus interconnecting bifurcated guide rods on a swing teaching apparatus or a bifurcated club, club extensi... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4129301 | Golf putting training device A golf putting training device includes a pair of inverted, generally U-shaped end members which are disposed in parallel spaced apart relationship and supported on a putting surface. A rod-like member extends from a lower edge portion of each of the end ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 3942802 | Golfing aid A golfing aid for improving a golfer's swing plane and putting stroke includes a base member with an elongated rod connected to the base member by a pivotal support arm wherein the elongated rod is movable between a first position wherein it inclines upwa... | 03/09/1976 |