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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062143 | Golf course sand bunker construction and its associated method of production A sand bunker construction having different porous layers that are built up upon the ground and internal drainage. The first layer is a layer of aggregate. The aggregate is gravel having an aggregate size large enough to avoid displacement from rain and irrigation s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7887427 | 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... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7488260 | Golf ball passing elephant miniature golf course hazard A miniature golf course device that is in the shape of an elephant. An internal frame provides support for a ball guide with moving parts and an external body covering. A golf ball enters the trunk opening, the pivoting trunk is raised, and the golf ball travels thr... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7357486 | Method of laser machining a fluid slot A method of laser machining a fluid slot includes directing a UV laser beam towards a substrate with microelectronics to form a slot through the substrate. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7297069 | Putting practice aid A putting practice aid includes a light source to provide a virtual golf hole putting target and a detector to detect a golf ball with respect to the virtual golf hole. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7244199 | Portable street hockey backstop A backstop for a street hockey goal comprising left and right stanchions with a net fastened therebetween with a strut fastenable to a hockey goal for supporting the net in a deployed position. Once deployed the net exceeds the height of the hockey goal and extends ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240903 | Golf board game A method of playing a board game including each player selecting a peg; determining the number of holes to move a peg from the tee toward the cup, using a pair of randomizers of a first type, such as dice; determining the number of strokes to move a peg that has rea... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7192360 | Golf practice device A golf practice device that can be utilized for both practice as well as playing of one or more games. The golf practice device includes a base member adapted to be conformable and removably fixable to a ground surface, preferably utilizing securing elements include... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175548 | Universal, position-adjustable backstop net system A multiple sports, universally positionable, adjustable net-type backstop system mounted to a pole, such as a basketball hoop pole, comprising an outrigger assembly that is vertically and horizontally adjustable and rotatable 360° on a vertical axis, so that the ne... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134526 | Driveway safety net and method A driveway safety net. The safety net includes two stakes and a net that attaches between the two stakes. When the two stakes are placed on both sides of a driveway and the net is attached between the two stakes, the net hinders balls and other toys from rolling pas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6945730 | Bollard A bollard to be positioned in a predetermined location on a base. The bollard has an elongate body and a mounting element integrally attached to the body. The mounting element is adapted to be positioned in the base in the predetermined location, to locate the body ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6884178 | Kit and method for playing a golf-like game Kits and methods for playing a golf-like game provide golfers with a fun and challenging alternative to conventional golf. A kit comprising three T-joints, three tubes, three poles, three flags, a mat of artificial turf, a marker, and six plastic golf balls is discl... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6554284 | Target assembly for practicing ball games A target device includes a rear sheet member and a front sheet member each having one or more conductor members aligned with each other, and an intermediate member disposed between the sheet members for separating the conductor members from each other. Th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5830076 | Golf practice target apparatus A golf practice apparatus includes a foldable target in a carrying case that is sized to receive the folded target for transportation. The target has a base portion with the flagpole extending from the base portion. A plurality of arms are foldably connec... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803820 | Portable sand trap A portable sand trap for use as a golf instructional for teaching and practicing golf shots from sand. The portable sand trap is placed in various locations and at various distances from a target or hole on a driving range, golf course, indoor practice fa... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5734102 | Wind direction indicator and time display device for golf courses A wind direction indicating and time display unit is provided for use at the tee areas of a golf course. The unit wind direction indicating device is mounted on an upper surface of a support structure and extends upwardly therefrom. The wind direction ind... | 03/31/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5588652 | Golf range game A method and a facility for playing a game with a golf club and golf balls, the facility comprising: a site having a range area visibly divided into a plurality of contiguous target regions, each said target region being associated with a target identifie... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5482269 | Driving range tee area diving method A tee divider and method for dividing a tee area of a golf driving range into subsections and for blocking golf balls errantly hit by a first golfer from hitting a second golfer practicing next to the first golfer, comprises a frame having an upper end po... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5441267 | Portable golf target stand A portable golf target stand having a base member, with the base member including pivotally mounted legs, with the legs arranged in a canted orientation relative to a top wall of the base member, such as the legs are arranged for inter-folding configurati... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5407203 | Golf chipping game A golf chipping game including, a ball receiving target area with an entrance ramp leading to 5 or more ball receiving targets positioned around a curvature configuration wall. A player chips 5 balls from a position 10' to 20' forward of the target area a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5401027 | Golf game A lawn game is provided in which plastic golf balls are struck with plastic golf clubs at a target. Surrounding the target is a plurality of rings of varying size. Each ring is made up of a flexible length of tubing having opposite ends. The opposite ends... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5397130 | Portable flag-target for flying-disc game and method of manufacture therefor A method of manufacturing a two-section flag pole comprising a pointed lower section for planting into the ground and an upper section having a colored area and a numbered flag for establishing a target in a game of flying-disc golf. Each flag may be remo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5303931 | Portable flag-target for flying-disc game and method of manufacture therefor A method of manufacturing a two-section flag pole comprising a pointed lower section for planting into the ground and an upper section having a colored area and a numbered flag for establishing a target in a game of flying-disc golf. Each flag may be remo... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5026061 | Golf practice flag assembly and ball retriever holder therefor A portable segmented flagstaff for a golf practice flag has a main coaxial prong and a parallel, laterally offset secondary prong joined by a horizontal crosspiece with a flat upper surface which serves to anchor the flag by foot and limit prong ground pe... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4548413 | Game device A game device for holding and propelling a ball therefrom upon swinging movement which includes an elongated shaft with a chute member for holding the ball. The chute member is pivoted to the shaft for swinging movement through approximately 180° of arc ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4407505 | Portable, collapsible practice golf flagstaff with stowable ground spike A portable, collapsible flagstaff suitable for use to support a practice golf flag is disclosed, wherein the flagstaff comprises at least an upper, middle and bottom segment which are detachably connected to one another; a weighted cylindrical base at the... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4093233 | Golf game A golf game in which the player strikes a golf ball into a scoring field having a plurality of scoring zones and including a board having a representation of a golf course with a prescribed number of spaces between the tee and the cup of each hole. A mova... | 06/06/1978 |
