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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568981 | Golf club This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the golf club to a barycentric position of th... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7507165 | Golf club This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the golf club to a barycentric position of th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7494422 | Vertically mass balanced putter The components parts of a putter are weighted and assembled to form a putter in which the vertical center of mass lies within the horizontal length of a preferred striking surface on the face of the putter. Vertically mass balanced putters with flat bottom surfaces ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7473184 | Golf club This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the golf club to a barycentric position of th... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465238 | Golf club A golf club comprising a clubhead with a sole profile shaped in an inverted peak roof, the clubhead having a line of centers of percussion which intersects the sole at the peak and which runs through the centroid of the clubface. The line of centers of percussion is... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7415867 | Golf shaft and club flex neutralization/matching and method for manufacturing same In accordance with the present invention, this method encompasses a shaft with a neutral flex point mark and identification mark/sticker of quantitative characteristics that has been achieved by deflecting a shaft, at its tip, a specific distance while resting in a ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416495 | Golf club This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the golf club to a barycentric position of th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338386 | Golf club shaft A light-weighted golf club shaft, which can stabilize the swing orbit of a club head during a swing and can allow a player to swing a golf club easily and to have a consistent shot pattern, is provided. The golf club shaft has a length of 42 to 48 inches and a weigh... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331876 | Integrated putter system A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a head... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326125 | Golf club A golf club comprises a club shaft having a tip end and a butt end, a golf club head being attached to the tip end of the club shaft, and a golf grip being attached to a region of the club shaft extending from the butt end toward the tip end of the club shaft, the g... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311615 | Golf club head with ceramic layer A hollow club head having an aluminum alloy base material covered with another material layer of Ni or Ni/P with ceramic granules. The thickness of the material layer on the striking face is thicker than on the rest of the club head. The material layer has a hardnes... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267619 | Golf club balancing apparatus A golf club balancing apparatus consisting of an elongated, pliable housing component tapered as respects the top portion thereof with flexible, durable ribbing affixed to the exterior walling of the remnant portion of the housing component serving to hold the housi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229362 | Golf club head or other ball striking device with discrete regions of different density Ball striking devices may include: (a) a sole member; (b) at least one intermediate body member; (c) a crown member; and (d) a face member. The materials making up the sole member, the intermediate body member(s), and the crown member may be selected so that the den... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201669 | Golf club head having a bridge member and a weight positioning system A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195565 | Golf club fitting system An improved golf club fitting system for fitting a set of golf clubs to a player includes the steps of measuring a player's hand grip strength and selecting a representative golf club having a dead weight directly proportional to the player's grip strength. The club... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175180 | Method for playing Blackjack with a three card poker wager (“21+3”) Card games that combine the play of Blackjack (“21”) with a 3-card Poker wager or side bet (“21+3”). Each player places a basic Blackjack wager and an optional 3-card Poker wager before the cards are dealt. Each player is then dealt a card with the dealer re... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175537 | Golf putter with lift angle 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... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163469 | Rear, perimeter, and face weighted putter support A golf putter head has a main body frame that is rear, perimeter and face weighted. A first weighting member weights the main body frame in the front and a second weighting member weights the rear and perimeter of the main body frame providing a dynamically balanced... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140973 | Putter grip with improved vibration transmission to hands A putter or other golf club grip has rigid vibration transmitting protrusions either attached to the club shaft or in intimate contact with both the shaft and the golfer's hands, areas between said protrusions optionally being filled with conventional grip materials... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7066465 | Side bet for blackjack style card game A side bet which may be implemented in any blackjack-style card game method provides an opportunity to win a bet based on combinations of three cards which may be the player's first two cards and the dealer's first card. The player may win the side bet with certain ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059972 | Golf club head Disclosed is a golf club head, in which a face surface is divided into upper and lower portions by a boundary line across a position of a sweet spot thereof, a roll radius of the upper portion is set at 305 mm or less, and a roll radius of the lower portion is set a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041000 | Training golf club The training golf club is provided with a shaft that has two weights added into the shaft, thereby allowing the club to assist the golfer in producing a golf swing that is in a plane and has a fluid tempo to improve the golf swing effectiveness. A first weight is ad... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040000 | Method for manufacturing a golf club head A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a disparate metallic material provided on a hosel side of the head, which can improve degree of freedom in the design of a head. A head body is made up of a columnar material body 13 made from a forgeable metal... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022031 | Iron-type golf club head An iron-type golf club head comprises a face portion whose surface defines a club face for hitting a ball, the face portion is provided with a thin part which is defined as having a thickness of not more than 3 mm, the thin part defines at least a part of the club f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018302 | Adjustable shaft-extension apparatus for golf club putters An apparatus which may be used to convert conventional length putters to long putters while also providing an adjustment feature over a large range to accommodate virtually all golfers who wish to use long putters which have the precise length suited to their indivi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004849 | Putter A golf putter head adapted for attachment to a club shaft is provided with a face member having a strike face and a cylindrical back cavity, and a body member configured to fit and rotate within the back cavity is disclosed. Selective rotation of the body member wit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966846 | Counterweighted golf club A conventional length golf club with a grip including a heavy counterweight, the mass of which is sufficient to cause the center of gravity of the whole golf club to be located within the boundaries of the grip. The counterweight may be an elongated member with a bo... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6695937 | Steel golf club head having reduced face thickness and optimum distributed mass A golf club head is comprised of cryogenically treated steel resulting in the striking face having a reduced face thickness of between 0.115 inches and 0.130 inches, and therefore, a reduced striking face mass. Extra material which is eliminated from the ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695708 | Golf putter with polyhedral head and rotatably selectable traction control faces A golf putter includes a polyhedrally-shaped head having a plurality of generally vertically disposed ball-impacting faces which have different ball impacting characteristics and a shaft having at the lower end thereof a hosel terminated by a prism-shaped... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6659882 | Golf club with a head balance plane having multiple sweet spots and face and top markings and methods and tools for locating same An improved golf club head consisting of a balance plane that derives markings visible on the club head face indicating the ideal points of contact with a golf ball regardless of whether the golf ball is lying on the ground, on a golf tee or otherwise, to... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6506128 | Counterweighted golf club A conventional length golf club with a grip including a heavy counterweight, the mass of which is sufficient to cause the center of gravity of the whole golf club to be located within the boundaries of the grip. The counterweight may be an elongated membe... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6488595 | Putter having extra high moment of inertia 10A golf putter having a moment of inertia in the 12,000-28,000 gm/cm2 range. The main body of a putter blade is disposed in trailing relation to a ballstriking surface and includes a frame part formed of a preselected light-in-weight material.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478689 | Golf club and set of golf clubs A golf club includes a shaft, a head attached to the tip end of the shaft, and a grip attached at the butt end of the shaft. The 14-inch balance is D0 or more. The club has initial velocity per equivalent pendulum length Vb/Lp that is larger than -3.57 Lc... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6379261 | Swing trainer having double bent shaft A golf swing training and muscle exercising apparatus or swing trainer is provided which is designed to be used indoors as well as outdoors. The golf swing trainer includes a double bent shaft having upper and lower end portions separated by a center port... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371867 | Method and apparatus for playing blackjack with a three card poker wager ("21+3") Card games that combine the play of Blackjack ("21") with a 3-card Poker wager or side bet ("21+3"). Each player places a basic Blackjack wager and an optional 3-card Poker wager before the cards are dealt. Each player is then dealt a card with the dealer... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364787 | Golf club with advantageous weight distribution A golf club wherein a redistribution of weight is provided to increase the moment of inertia but to decrease the swing weight of the club and thus allow increased velocity about the pivot point of the club when using the same energy input or swing, by mea... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6328660 | Method for club fitting A system and method for fitting a golfer with one or more golf clubs. The system or method comprises measuring one or more swing characteristics of a golfer and selecting a swing coefficient that is a function of one or more measured swing characteristics... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6290608 | Golf club The golf club in a position of use of initially impacting a golf ball at ground level has a shaft that is joined to the hosel in a horizontal plane that is parallel to ground level and at an elevation that is the same as maximum vertical spacing of the to... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6234915 | Three-piece golf putter A three-piece golf putter comprises a putter head, an anti-shock slat, and a neck. The neck made of a material differs from that of the putter head and the anti-shock slat in specific gravity. So that, by replacing the neck with different specific gravity... | 05/22/2001 |
