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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137208 | Automatic real-time game scoring device and golf club swing analyzer An automatic real-time game scoring device and golf club swing analyzer which may include enhanced capability based on GPS parametric and golf course specific information. One aspect of the invention includes the capability to assess a player's swing as a function o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123624 | Shot Monitoring Watch A golf swing monitoring system in the form of a one piece, wrist mounted unit which includes multi-function instrumentation with extremely high degrees of precision that monitors a plurality of critical components of a golf swing. In particular, motion sensors that ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118687 | Device to measure the motion of a golf club A club shaft that can be installed in a club head permanently or can be installed in clubs with interchangeable shaft features is disclosed herein. The invention is a measurement system that enables the capturing of the speed and motion of the golfer's swing. The in... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109837 | Laser putting device A laser putting device for a golf putter includes a guiding unit for generating a laser beam, a frame for supporting the guiding unit disposed in the frame, an activator connected to the golf putter and communicated with the guiding unit for turning the guiding unit... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8025586 | Golf club A golf club includes a golf club head including a golf club head including a head body and a pair of balance adjustment portions formed in the head body, a plurality of weights detachably retained in each balance adjustment portion so that a three-dimensional gravit... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7867103 | Systems and devices for controlled putting A putting system with a putter substrate and modules that detachably couple to the putter substrate to form a putter head is disclosed. The modules detect, determine, measure and/or monitor alignment and/or tempo of the putter head. Modules include displays and/or a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7744482 | Putt sensor training device The present invention provides a portable device that can be used anywhere and that enables a golfer to improve putting performance, for training or entertainment purposes. The device has an electronic analyzing system comprising, in one embodiment of the invention,... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736242 | System for determining performance characteristics of a golf swing An instrumented golf club system and methods are disclosed. A variety of golf swing parameters are measured by the instrumented golf club and wirelessly transmitted to a portable computer device. The portable computer device generates a user interface that displays ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727080 | Golf driver impact analyzer A golf swing analyzer providing a learning tool for golfers to help improve golf backswing and club face angle consistency. To gage the club angle relative to swing path, a fence is placed and held on the shaft perpendicular to the club face. During a golf swing, an... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704154 | Golf swing trainer A golf swing modeling device includes a base having a first row of sensors, a striking row of sensors, a second row of sensors and a third row of sensors. The various sensors output individual signals. The striking row of sensors comprises a striking row inside sens... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704153 | Golf swing trainer A golf swing assistance device has a base having a flat upper surface with a hitting spot, a shallow lower surface indented adjacent to a hitting spot of the upper surface. The hitting spot is located in the middle of a golf swing that a user takes. A rear position ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7686701 | Shaft behavior automatic measuring system A shaft behavior automatic measuring system 2 according to the present invention includes a metal member 14 provided on a surface of a shaft 8 in a golf club 4, and a radar device 6 to be a Doppler radar. The radar device 6 ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7537526 | Golf putter having a function of providing putting information The present invention relates to a golf putter mainly used for a putting stoke in golf clubs. The golf putter in accordance with the present invention adds a putting information providing apparatus 4, which provides putting information to a player, to an ordi... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7427238 | Golf club swinging guide A golf club swinging guide releasably attachable to a lower end of a golf club shaft. The guide includes a housing having a stationary member with an alignment portion which is adjustably alignable perpendicular to the striking face of the golf club head. A wind van... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419438 | Putter with a distance measurement mechanism A putter with a distance measurement mechanism comprises a shaft, a head disposed on an end of the shaft, and a grip disposed on an opposite end of the shaft, wherein the grip comprises a through-hole is formed on an end of the grip, and an indication member having ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404774 | Rule based body mechanics calculation The invention is a motion training method. The motion of golf swing will be emphasized. In order to guide a golfer through a proper swing, his/her swing must be analyzed first. To analyze the swing, a set of frame photos will be needed. From those frame photo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404146 | Input device for portable handset There is disclosed an input device including a display for displaying a plurality of icons, and a selector for selecting a displayed icon. At least a portion of the display is an electronic display. The device is adapted such that the selector moves relative to the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367887 | Game apparatus, storage medium, and computer program that adjust level of game difficulty A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, suitable to games that can be experienced by a player using an entire body to play a game. The game apparatus comprises: a storage section for storing a predetermined assigned movement for a player; an assig... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364512 | Golf swing trainer The invention pertains to a golf swing trainer with a base (70) and a plurality of elongated elements (S1 to S6), each of which comprises a near end (103) and a distant end (102). Moreover, a plurality of first motion devices (4... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331875 | Attachable sensor for putting stroke path and plane detection A putter trainer device for detecting inaccuracies in a golf puffing stroke. The puffing trainer device of the present invention is releasably (2) attached to a shaft of a golf putter and comprises two guided ramps (19A, 19B) with each ramp havi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329193 | Electronic golf swing analyzing system An electronic golf swing analyzing system that uses an array of infrared (IR) and ultrasonic (U/S) sensors, activated by an embedded micro-controller, to capture swing data to accurately calculate the club head's velocity, face angle, and swing path at impact. The s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311611 | Method and apparatus for determining golf ball performance versus golf club configuration in accordance with a golfer's individual swing characteristics An apparatus and method is provided for analyzing a golfer's individual swing attributes and determining, based on that analysis, a suitable golf club configuration for that golfer. The swing analysis apparatus include video cameras for obtaining video images of a g... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7291072 | Performance measurement system with fluorescent markers for golf equipment The present invention is directed to a monitor system that measures flight characteristics of at least one object moving in a predetermined field-of-view using at least one fluorescent marker. The system may include a lighting unit with a light filter, at least one ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286230 | Alignment system, device and method A system for aligning an object with a target is disclosed. The system allows an operator to monitor the alignment of the object, either while the object is stationary or while the object is moving through a trajectory, without requiring that the operator directly v... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281417 | Method for evaluating quality of golf club head, method for conducting quality control of golf club head, method for manufacturing golf club head and golf club, golf club head, and golf club Evaluation of the durability or the coefficient of restitution of a golf club head 1 is performed by measuring a response signal of an impact surface 10 of a golf club head 1 when imparting a vibration to the impact surface 10, finding a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283647 | Method and system for physical motion analysis and training of a golf club swing motion using image analysis techniques The analysis tool is a system and method for providing athletic training and instruction as it pertains to a golf club swing motion, specially a golf putting stroke motion. The analysis tool provides analysis information to a user from the analysis of at least one v... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264555 | Diagnostic golf club system A diagnostic golf club system having a diagnostic golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The diagnostic golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, and a non-volatile memory for capturing data relating to a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258622 | Golf training assembly A training aid for monitoring and improving the orientation a golfer's hands while gripping the golf club as well as the golf club itself during the swing thereof, wherein the structure of the training aid is such as to allow it to be removably attached to the golf ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238116 | Golf swing training apparatus and method for using the same A golf swing training apparatus is provided. The golf swing training apparatus is adapted to be folded in a collapsed state to facilitate quick and easy transportation and storage. The golf swing training apparatus has a main frame assembly defining a pair of A-fram... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221130 | Switching power converter employing pulse frequency modulation control A method for controlling a switching power converter provides an efficient algorithm for controlling the output voltage across loads that are relatively light with small transients. When the output voltage is at or below a predetermined first magnitude, a determinat... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217197 | Golf swing training device A small lightweight golfers' aide comprising low-level high frequency physical vibration generator within a housing for transmitting the vibrations to a golfer as physical vibration patterns indicative of a preferred swing tempo for the golfer. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7169067 | Hand to eye coordination training aid A swing training device which utilizes an microprocessor controlled set of colored LEDs to teach the user to watch the ball through the contact of a ball hitting device such as a baseball bat or golf club with the ball. Also shown is a method of providing a confirma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150178 | Golf ball COR testing machine The present invention comprises an automated machine for testing the physical properties of spherical objects. Preferably, the apparatus comprises a firing mechanism that includes an inner and outer barrel. An object inside the firing mechanism is propelled towards ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7121987 | Golf exercise device Disclosed is a golf exercise weight machine for anaerobically strengthening the large rotary muscles of the body—including the upper thigh, trunk and abdomen, and shoulders—most used in performing a golf swing. Preferably, the device includes a floor mounted bas... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112145 | Golf training device A golf training device that assists a golfer in sighting the direction to hit, and in the proper alignment of his body with respect to the golf ball. The device has a housing for mounting at least two lasers having a vertical element that provides vertical support f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104900 | Diagnostic device for analyzing a golf swing A golf mat similar to the type used at a driving range, including a hole for inserting a golf tee, with the addition of a pressure sensor (transducer) embedded in one corner of the mat, sandwiched between a top artificial grass and a bottom rubber backing of the mat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101287 | Sports training apparatus and sports training system A sports training apparatus for sports in which a ball or the like are played with a racket or the like, comprising a programmable microcomputer, an acoustic device and at least one input device, wherein the microcomputer can be controlled by the input device to out... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086955 | Method and apparatus to determine golf ball trajectory and flight A launch monitor system including a support structure, a first light-reflecting element disposed on this support structure, a lighting unit and an camera unit. A computer receives signals generated by light patterns received by the camera unit and computes a variety... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7041014 | Method for matching a golfer with a particular golf club style A method is disclosed for matching a test golfer with a particular golf club selected from a group of golf clubs having a plurality of styles. The method utilizes data set derived in an initial procedure in which the club style preferences for each of a large number... | 05/09/2006 |
