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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713148 | Topography linked golf aid A method, apparatus, and program for computing a path, starting velocity, aim angle, and aim points for directing a putted golf ball from a point on a golf course to another point and incorporating such data into easily read charts or electronic media is provided. T... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7607999 | Golf green reading device A golf green reading device has a lens with a reference line that is illuminated when the reference line is in a horizontal or vertical orientation. The reference line is illuminated by an electrical circuit secured within a housing having a power source, a light so... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7325327 | Method and apparatus for measuring angular or linear displacement An apparatus and method are disclosed for measuring the angular or linear displacement of an object. That displacement is transmitted to a movable conductive member, which, in response thereto, is moved to a position at which it electrically contacts one of a plural... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288032 | Putting training device A golf putting training device that indicates the proper aim point on sloped putting surfaces such as golf course greens and compensates for the slope of the various putting surfaces. The device comprises a platform supporting one or more spirit levels. The device c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252596 | Putter alignment device A golf club alignment device, especially for use with a putter, the device comprising a viewer which removably and adjustably attaches to the shaft of a club. The device provides for viewing downwardly to see the target which is horizontally distant from the user, t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225663 | Apparatus for measuring green-speed A method and apparatus is employed in determining the green-speed of a golf putting green. The method is achieved by selecting a site on a putting green having a relatively flat surface and determining the extent of putting surface available for measurements, settin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220187 | Apparatus and method for computing and outputting golf ball putting instructions Apparatus and a method for computing and outputting a putting backstroke instruction for a planned putt of a golf ball during recreational play. A computing means includes means for initializing or customizing according to a specific golfer putting on a specific gol... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7166044 | Putter's training aid A device and a method for training a golfer to putt a golf ball into a hole. The device includes a slope indicator, which provides a visual indication of the slope of the slope of the golf green at the rim of the hole. The golfer marks the slope and practices differ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7086953 | Golf putter and putting aid A golf putter and putting aid. The golf putter comprises a putter head, a shaft and a grip. The head includes a face, a sole and a handle attachment. The shaft includes a first end, a second, a reinforcing means and an interior region having a fill assembly position... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063625 | Putting aid and method for using same A golf putting aid is used with a putter having a handle, a putter head, and an elongated putter shaft. The putting aid includes an elongated member affixed to the putting aid and an attachment member capable of detachably securing the putting aid to the shaft of a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6997823 | Golf green reader A golf green reader includes a lens comprising a plurality of spaced, parallel lines and a line extending perpendicularly to the spaced, parallel lines. When the perpendicularly extending line is aligned with a golf ball resting on a golf green and the pin of the go... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6890273 | Golf putt-line variance determining system An offset measurement system, for aiding a golfer when putting upon a putting green having varying slope between a golf ball, resting upon the green, and a hole having a hole center. A target having a target line is positioned at the hole with the target line aligne... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6770000 | Apparatus and method for a golf alignment paddle The present invention 10 discloses an alignment paddle that allows the golfer 18 to identify a straight line between the golf ball 12 and the intended target 14. The hand held alignment paddle includes a vertical elongated aperture 26 ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749527 | Portable golf greens speed meter This device presented here is a portable, collapsible greens speed measuring instrument to aid golfers in putting. It has been difficult for golfers to have accurate readings of the putting green speed since most golf courses do not evaluate their greens. This inven... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749526 | Golf greens speed and contour teaching device The golf green speed and contour teaching device is used to help the golfer learn and understand the green he is about to putt on. Golfers usually take years of practice to become proficient at learning the speed and route the ball will take when struck. He must put... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6665962 | Shoe with level and method for determining grade A level is adapted for attachment to an upper surface of a shoe in such a manner that the level is visible to a wearer of the shoe. The level is calibrated by using a known level surface to stand upon and then adjusting the level so that it reads level wh... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6547680 | Greenspeed measurement device and method A greenspeed measuring device for quick and accurate measurement of the speed of a golf ball on a putting surface. The greenspeed measuring device includes an elongated shaft having a release end and a handle end opposite the release end, the shaft includ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6386994 | Golf green break reader An aid for the game of golf for assisting a golfer determine the slope or break of a golf green. The aid is placed on the green and the slope is read in two directions by sighting a level on top of the aid. Contact is made with the green by using contacts... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6358162 | Golf putter with green-reading features A golf putter provides a horizontal reference line when the putter is freely suspended by its shaft. A longitudinal axis of the shaft passes through a center of gravity of the putting head so that the shaft, when suspended, extends vertically. The putting... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6165083 | Golf putting aid A golf putting aid is disclosed that includes a level detector for measuring a slope of a golf green and for generating an electrical signal representing the measured slope, a control circuit coupled to the slope measuring sensor for receiving the electri... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129641 | Golf putting scope A scope which is positioned over a golf ball which is on a green in position for putting has a housing with a mirror and which functions as a periscope. A vertical alignment guide and a horizontal alignment guide are viewable from above the housing. The s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6095933 | Simplified green slope indicator A slope indicator for indicating the slope of a golf green, comprises a polycarbonate flat circular base and a dome-shaped transparent cover that is filled with distilled water and has an observable bubble. The base has a spike extending from its lower su... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6059672 | Golf training device particularly for the short game An instructional device for the game of golf has housing containing therein; a micro processor, a visual display means visible from outside the housing, data input means connected to the microprocessor and a plurality of sensing means whereby the informat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6001025 | Golf putting aid A golf putting aid is provided having an elongated body member difining an interior cavity. An attaching device, such as a clamp, is configured on the body member to removably secure the body member to the shaft of a golf putter. A weighted mass, such as ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5865689 | Golf-leveler device A golf-leveler device, process for making a golf-leveler device, and a method of using a golf-leveling device comprising a 360-degree dome leveler housed within and at one end of a standard golf ball and having a base at the opposite end. Both the dome le... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5792015 | Putting aid A putting aid to assist the golfer in accurately predicting the path along which the golf ball will travel in rolling toward the cup along a sloping green. The aid includes a light-weight, hand-held casing which has an easy-to-use viewing window with appr... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5755623 | Level accessory for golf putters A golf green level determining removable accessory for temporary securement to a shaft of a golf putter, to in effect create a level tool having the length of the golf putter. With this accessory temporarily in place, the golfer lays his or her putter at ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5669832 | Inclination indicating apparatus and method for using the same An inclination indicating apparatus having a housing with a base defining a first plane. A plurality of support legs support the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration. At least one of the support legs is rotatable so that a... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5662535 | Green reader device A reader device for determining a proper golf ball putt direction relative to a slope of a green including a body, a green viewing area formed in the body, a ball viewing area formed in the body below the green viewing area, a bubble level affixed to the ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5640138 | Golf course electronic safety device A safety device is used to protect golfers located in blind areas of a golf course from balls being driven, for example, off the tee. The safety device is manually activated by a push-button switch once the golfers enter the blind area. The switch initiat... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5582554 | Golf accessory for indicating a natural break component of a green A device for ascertaining the natural break to the west of a golf green is obtained by the incorporation of a compass with an existing golf implement in accordance with one or more of a plurality of embodiments. The compass includes indicia indicating wes... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5520384 | Golf trajectory indicating device An apparatus for determining the direction to impart to a golf ball when putting is disclosed as having a transparent receptacle including at least one longitudinal line on at least one side thereof. A slot is provided in the top of the receptacle that is... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5503393 | Golf putting aid and method A golf putting aid for use in reading a green slope includes a housing having an interior cavity and a pair of apertures aligned along a common center axis. A pair of lenses are supported proximate each aperture and provide magnification of the field of v... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5492322 | Green reader device A green reader device including a clear body having a horizontal line and a vertical line formed thereon and a bubble level affixed to the body. The horizontal line and the vertical line extend in intersecting relationship. The bubble level serves to indi... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5476258 | Golf ball position marker with slope indicator A golf ball position marker has a thin, circular body that is sufficiently transparent to permit viewing 1) of a body-defined, disc-shaped, oil-filled chamber, 2) of body-carried indicia located adjacent the chamber, and 3) of a steel ball that is movably... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5437446 | Method for aligning a golf putting stroke The alignment of a putting stroke comprises the alignment of direction-indicating markings on a ball position marker with a chosen line of putt to a desired hole; the placement of a golf ball adjacent to the ball position marker so that a line of indicia ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431403 | Golf putting practice device with perfect putting surface A golf putting device having a perfect surface to simulate a three foot putt on an actual outdoor putting green, enabling a golfer to develop a proper and consistent three foot putting stroke and develop proper muscle memory therefrom. The surface include... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5431391 | Golfer's putting aid A method for compensating for the slope of a golf green when putting begins with sighting a first line extending from a first point at eye level about two to twelve feet behind a golf ball, over the center of the golf ball, and toward a cup. Then a second... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5411253 | Putting training method A base with a referenced concave surface and a movable indicator form a putting aid which indicates direction and amount of slope on a golf green. Diametrically opposed sighting rods provide convenient and accurate visual alignment while the putting aid i... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5409212 | Combination ball mark repair tool and golf green slope indicator The invention provides a novel combination tool for the repair of ball marks on a golf green and for assisting a golfer in determining the slope of a golf green. The device is compact and easily capable of being carried in a golfer's pocket. The device co... | 04/25/1995 |
